Good Morning Everyone :)
I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
A couple of months ago, I shared my review with you all of The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I didn't end up caring for it, I didn't appreciate a lot of the content, and the mystery part of the plot was not at all what I'd been expecting.
However, because I was curious where the story was going to go from there, I still decided to go ahead and give the second book a try. I was hoping for a much more positive reading experience than the first book had been.
Keep reading below for my full review to find out what I ended up thinking about book two.
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes:
Source: Libby App
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: September 7th, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Young Adult Thriler
Series: The Inheritance Games
Synopsis:
Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.
The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons.
Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows that she's not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture - by any means necessary.
With nonstop action, aspirational jet-setting, family intrigue, swoonworthy romance, and billions of dollars hanging in the balance, The Hawthorne Legacy will thrill Jennifer Lynn Barnes fans and new readers alike.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
I didn't have high expectations going into this one, as I honestly had been really disappointed in the first book. However, I was still interested enough in how the first book had ended to want to go ahead and read this one, and I was hoping I would at least end up enjoying it a little more than I had the first one.
However, this one really ended up not being what I was hoping for or expecting. I found the entire mystery of this one to be a massive letdown. So much is built upon the story going in a certain direction, and yet the wrap up to the mystery was massively disappointing, and was rushed through way quicker than it needed to be.
I also found the sexual content to be way more over the top in this one, and the love triangle really grated on my nerves. I just wanted Avery to make a decision and stick with it, and I got tired of rolling my eyes at the back and forth between her and the two Hawthorne boys.
The one positive note I found within this story, was that I really appreciated the way Avery and all four Hawthorne grandsons are starting to act like a family, and I thought it made the story stronger that they now are looking at her as an ally in this whole ordeal, instead of as an outsider or an enemy.
All in all, I think I ended up enjoying this one even less than I did the first book. The mystery had such great potential, but I ended up disappointed in the direction it goes, and in the unnecessary content and the obnoxious love triangle.
Final Rating: 2/5.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)
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