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emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
The first The Inheritance Games full-length book strictly from the Hawthorne brothers' POV.
I know this is probably the publisher's fault, not the authors, but I hated that it was two different stories going on at once and switching back and forth. This book really should have been two separate books! The constantly switching POVs took me out of the story. I would have preferred it as book 1 and book 2, one with Jameson's story and one with Grayson's. Plus, they didn't even have different narrators for each brother!
I didn't enjoy this book nearly as much as the others. I don't know if that's because this is the first one I listened to on audio, or if it's because of the problem of it being too long and the POV switching all the time.
Overall it was okay to good, but nowhere near great. It was also a bit predictable.
Narrator Rating: 3 stars
The narrator was good at doing different voices. But not great at changing tone for mood shifts. And didn't use much emotion in the reading.
Extra ratings: Fluff - 3/5 Heartfelt- 2/5 Helpful -NA Horror -NA Inspiration -NA Love aka Romance- 2.5/5 Mystery -2/5 Predictability -3.75/5 Spice-0.5/5 Suspense - NA Tear- 2/5 Thrill - 1.5/5 Humor-2.5/5
I know this is probably the publisher's fault, not the authors, but I hated that it was two different stories going on at once and switching back and forth. This book really should have been two separate books! The constantly switching POVs took me out of the story. I would have preferred it as book 1 and book 2, one with Jameson's story and one with Grayson's. Plus, they didn't even have different narrators for each brother!
I didn't enjoy this book nearly as much as the others. I don't know if that's because this is the first one I listened to on audio, or if it's because of the problem of it being too long and the POV switching all the time.
Overall it was okay to good, but nowhere near great. It was also a bit predictable.
Narrator Rating: 3 stars
The narrator was good at doing different voices. But not great at changing tone for mood shifts. And didn't use much emotion in the reading.
Extra ratings: Fluff - 3/5 Heartfelt- 2/5 Helpful -NA Horror -NA Inspiration -NA Love aka Romance- 2.5/5 Mystery -2/5 Predictability -3.75/5 Spice-0.5/5 Suspense - NA Tear- 2/5 Thrill - 1.5/5 Humor-2.5/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death
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