Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

9 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Classism, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Sexual harassment

jerseynoonatic's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

I gave 5 stars mainly because of the new character that was introduced, Gigi. She's so much fun! I wish I could be friends with her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Murder

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Grief, Death, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

leof555's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I feel like it was only written to ship avery and jamie, and it was a bit confusing bc of the interview part at the end bc it's also in the last gambit at the end only in another perspective. Overall a good and solid book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

savheath's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Death of parent

toris_in_her_own_world's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Infidelity

lovelymisanthrope's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

After reading and really enjoying the rest of "The Inheritance Games" books, I was excited to get a new book from two of the Hawthorne brothers' perspectives.
"The Brothers Hawthorne" follows two perspectives: Grayson and Jameson. Grayson has worked hard to be the best and always put his family first. Unfortunately, his half-sisters have found themselves in a bit of a mess, and Grayson makes it his mission to deal with the problem. Jameson loves to take risks, so when his father appears and asks for his help to infiltrate an exclusive club, Jameson cannot resist.
I really, really enjoyed this book. I do not think it was necessary to add more to the world, but I appreciated getting a new book in "The Inheritance Games" world from two new perspectives. I also really enjoyed that Grayson's and Jameson's "missions" were not connected per say, so it almost felt like two new stories instead of one.
Grayson's story is the one that I think best highlights character growth, and understanding what is ultimately important in life. Grayson is such a great guy, and he does not bat an eye at anything related to keeping his family safe. He always puts everyone ahead of himself, but in this installment, I think we finally get to see Grayson realize what he wants and accept that it is okay to show a little emotion sometimes.
Jameson's story was more like the classic "The Inheritance Games" mystery. Jameson embarked on a wild mission that required him to think outside of the box and follow clues to uncover the mystery.
I still very much enjoy this series and this world, but I am very content with the ending. This was a great addition, and I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

livvmarks's review

adventurous challenging informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexism, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Classism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Addiction, Murder, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Drug use