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A review by monicalaurette
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
So this book to me had a lot of potential because I like hidden passages and riddles like they were advertised - and luckily I got that and had at least a good time trying to also figure out what those were.
The main thing I didn’t like about this book were the characters and their interactions with each other. All of the romance that was there just seemed weird to me. Grayson being over 18 and Avery being under 18 just gave me weird vibes when they were having ~moments~ together.
Because I really didn’t care for many of the characters or their storylines as it pertained to the story, I didn’t have as much fun as I could have. The twist at the end was odd and something that I wasn’t expecting - but the additional twists with the Hawthorne family wasn’t enough to make me want to read the next book.
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent