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The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
4.5
adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

LISTEN: I get this says it's a different series than The Inheritance Games, I do! BUT, I personally recommend reading all the Inheritance Games books (yes, Brothers' Hawthrone IS included in that) before picking this up. Just my OPINION of course, but I feel like you really get a full sense of the book once you understand the 4 book backstory :) okay review time!

General Description: The 2nd annual grandest game involves a list of hand picked folks and those that were able to find their tickets in the wild. You follow the 3 perspectives of Rohan, GiGi, and Lyra, all who have a different connection to the Hawthrone family. The first task is a team task to escape the most elaborate escape rooms known to mankind. Who of our 3 perspectives will prove successful?

The goodies:
- i LOVE the multiple perspectives. Each voice is so unique, I always knew who I was reading even if I had to put the book down for a break.
- THE PUZZLES. Top tier. I absolutely loved every single one of them.
- The pacing of this book has been my favorite of all of Jennifer's within the Inheritance Games world that I've read so far.
- I seriously CANNOT wait for the second book. I don't know how many will be in the series, but this feels like a perfect series starter (or even a duology starter) for me.

the loss of a half star:
- Some of the scenes were just tough to visualize and as a visual reader, I feel it took me out of the book quite a bit.

Overall, if you're an inheritance games fan, you should absolutely pick this up. If you haven't read the inheritance games, read that first and decide!