A review by sophiesometimesreads
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book was an enjoyable read, with the mystery slowly evolving through the story in a way that was easy to follow and made you want to figure it out yourself (spoiler: I didn’t, even though I was convinced I knew the answer to a clue and it turned out I was completely off).

I generally liked the characters, though I feel like there was a lot of focus on how “attractive” Grayson and Jameson were and I didn’t particularly feel like this “being drawn to both brothers” thing was necessary. Obviously, this is a series and I assume that’ll come into play later but it felt a bit overdone in this sort of YA series. That, and I’m generally not a huge fan of love triangles.

The mystery was mostly believable, as far as a 17 year old girl inheriting billions can be. I felt a bit disappointed at the reveal at the end, though. The answers we got to the questions seemed a bit lacklustre after all the build up. HOWEVER, the final twist really got me and left me so shocked and needing more, so I guess it worked to some extent.

I feel like I’ve said more negatives than positives in this review but I really did enjoy myself overall and I definitely will be reading the next book in the series.

NOTE: I started this book on the 9th of March but put it on hold from the 10th to the 14th of March.

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