Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - The Brothers Hawthorne

I enjoyed the first three books in this series, but this one wasn't as good for me. The number of characters continues to grow, and you need to have remembered people from the previous books. I didn't remember them all, which made me feel like I was missing something. If I had reread the last book or were reading it in a row (the way I would have as a teen), it would have been as exciting as the first three. I'll give up on this series now.

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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ezrahattrick's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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emmieanna's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I adore Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ writing and can’t wait for the last installation of the series. I loved that the focus was the brothers instead of Avery and I love how each had their own storyline and narrative voice. The concept of the game in Jameson’s storyline and the Devil’s Mercy was so enticing and I was constantly anticipating his next chapter. Grayson’s storyline was complicated and messy (but so well written) and I was living for the drama,

I’m glad he found connection with people who almost get what it’s like to be him, but in a different way to his brothers which was refreshing.

The only let down for me was that I do wish their stories intertwined more. Perhaps if there was a link somehow, since the original trilogy was so meticulously put together but maybe we see that in the final book.

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savheath's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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courtneys_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Honestly didn't know where this book was going after the trilogy left things off in a nice place. But these Hawthorne brothers just have more and more going on.

I have to say though I enjoyed diving in with Grayson and Jameson this time and leaving Avery as a side character. These boys have got their own stories to tell. That being said, this could have easily been two different books. At first the switching was taking a while to get used to but then sunk into a groove.

I was thinking the only reason they would be interwined would be

because they somehow were connected but that was wrong.

On top of that, they still left a few questions up in the air...

First off, what is Eve planning? I guess she just wants some attention because she's jealous of Avery but like what's her game?

Second of all, who is the mysterious woman calling Grayson and what will we find out about that?

Oh! And Jameson revealing his grandmother is alive?! Not what I was expecting for his big secret in Prague but they have to tell us more.

I suppose these things will be answered in the next book - because ya know there's going to be another one. I am just wondering how long this goes on. Not that I'm complaining, I'm enjoying the series but I hope it doesn't become one of those things that keeps going just because there is money to be made. Because even I know there's only so far this mystery and puzzle thing can be taken...

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4.5

Another very fast read, and it was very fun getting to see more about the Hawthorne brothers. With every book that has a split pov, I tend to reach a point where I strongly favor one character over the other and it's a slog to get through the one I care less about, but both Grayson and Jameson's stories kept me riveted the entire time. The only thing I took a half star off for is because, while I trust Jennifer Lynn Barnes, I do feel

that having another character who's been presumed dead for years not actually be dead is pushing it.

I trust that this will be resolved in a satisfactory way in the next book, but still.

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