The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games, 4) Paperback – October 1, 2024

This series keeps getting better and better. Great read, funny and highly entertaining. This one is my favorite so far!

“It always came down to power and control—who had them, who didn’t, who would lose them first”✨✨The Brothers Hawthorne is a spin off continuation of The Inheritance Games focusing on two of the Hawthorne brothers as opposed to Avery. On one hand, we have Greyson raised to be the Hawthorne Heir and to protect his family. He’ll have to do just that when his half-sisters find themselves in need of help. Can he manage it though without getting moored in emotional entanglements? On the other hand, we have Jameson, the ordinary brother who has always had to be ‘more’ to keep up with his siblings. When Jameson’s birth father shows up with an offer, Jameson can’t resist the opportunity to join an illustrious game. However, does he have what it takes to get the offer and win?✨✨Barnes has managed to pull us back into the world of the Hawthornes by offering up two of the fan favorite brothers as the lead characters. I will admit, I was immediately intrigued to learn more about Greyson, since I was rooting for him through most of the Inheritance Games. Unfortunately, I found myself wanting to go back to Jameson’s POV instead of Greyson’s POV. Not that I don’t find Greyson to be an interesting character, I just missed the puzzle aspect that I loved from the Inheritance Games. The mystery was interesting, but it was more of a face value mystery. Yes, there were puzzles but not to the degree of Jameson’s story. Which leads in to how much I enjoyed Jameson’s POV including the snippets of his background that helped shape who Jameson became. I really loved when we got to see Jameson do battle on his own - no siblings, no Avery, just him. I also enjoyed getting to work through the puzzles alongside Jameson to find the keys and boxes. The main detractor for me keeping this from being a 5 star read was how it it felt disjointed between the two brothers. The epilogue helped tie the two plot lines together but up to that point, it felt like two separate stories. It’s still enjoyable, and I fully plan to read the next book in the series.

This is the fourth book in this series. They all.have an ending, but they also give a hint of the next book. You will enjoy them more if you start with book 1. This series is a type of mystery that I really enjoyed reading.

I had to write a review for this book as somebody who loved the first 3 books. I was SO excited all year for this book and felt a little let down. It took me foreverrrr to finish this. It was SO hard to not DNF but I kept pushing through so I didn't waste my excitement for nothing. It felt as if the author was milking the story at this point. I felt no connection with Jameson & Grayson.I also felt as if the spark between Jameson & Avery has very much faded because I don't feel anything in their interactions anymore.What was the dramatic reason behind Grayson randomly emergency stopping the elevator? Only to look at old photos and then resume again? I felt very strange during the flashback where Emily kisses both Jameson and Grayson basically at the same time. Weird. Gigi and Xander were way to similar and it felt as if the author just got lazy in character personalities.Savannah is the same as grayson but I truly believe that was intentional and the point so I won't dwell too much on that.I will say, once I got to page 240, everything got super interesting and it picked up. What I really enjoyed about this book overall was the fact that these two boys were able to find a sense of true family. It was pretty heartwarming and I'm excited (foolishly) to see the continuation of Graysons development to happiness.

This is my absolute favorite book of the series! I'm not a rereader very often, but I kept going back to this one...I read it at least 4 times in the first month! Jameson's story was wonderful, but Grayson and his sisters had me hooked! So wonderful to see the character growth that both of these brothers went through over the course of this book, as well as the little snippets of their childhood that we were treated to in between. Definitely helped to understand why they think of themselves and the world the way they do. And the secret revealed at the end has me wanting more information! If you've read the first 3 books and loved the Hawthorne brothers as much as I do, definitely pick this one up!

What a great series this is! Twists and turns all the time and the games are so original, I can't imagine dreaming these up.

This is a series w puzzles as good as davinci code, with lots of family backstory and complexity. A solid sequel.

I am really enjoying this series, and this book was no exception. It is from both Grayson’s and Jamesons’s alternative perspectives, though Avery and the brothers are present. I will say that Grayson’s POV was a tad annoying, but that is also how the author has written him. I loved Jameson and Avery, and getting to know Gigi and Savannah. I was none to pleased to see Eve, and know that she is going to be in the next book. Despite that, I can’t wait for it to come out and read it!