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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2023, physicals, 6-star-reads, 2025, reviewed-ish, currently-reading

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read in April 2023

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lia ₊˚ˑ༄ؘ said: " 6 ★
i don’t typically post reviews, so forgive me for the quality of this.
TLDR: i recommend this to young / new readers and people who want a fun read with a big fandom. if you want complex characters and good commentary, you’re in the wrong place.

the 6 ★
i don’t typically post reviews, so forgive me for the quality of this.
TLDR: i recommend this to young / new readers and people who want a fun read with a big fandom. if you want complex characters and good commentary, you’re in the wrong place.

the inheritance games is one of my favorite books of all time. i’ve read it 3 times now. it has an intricate mystery with plot twists galore, a love triangle (which is controversial, i know), and sooo many explorations in the concept of family- grandpa issues, grandma issues, mommy issues, daddy issues, you name it the inheritance games has it. the plot is fast paced and easy enough to comprehend, giving the book that page turner quality. it’s the perfect mystery to cozy up with and gasp dramatically at on a chilly, foggy day.

however, as mentioned in one of the book leo’s new videos (“how to read critically in the age of bad media literacy.” a great video from a great channel!), we must understand our own subjectivity.

the inheritance games is a fun novel, and that’s pretty much it. it’s not a major philosophical breakthrough, it doesn’t make any important comments on society or the human conscience, but that is because it’s not meant to. through my subjective lense, it’s great. it’s the perfect YA mystery- face paced, romance, easily digestible. through an analytical lense, the inheritance games isn’t anything special. the writing is young adult writing, no themes are unheard of, and at times the book can be cliche and a bit corny. again, this is because it’s MEANT TO BE!!! it’s a young adult book, and it’s meant for younger audiences, who might not be able to engage with more difficult texts, or people who just want to read for fun. people complaining how the characters aren’t well developed (which i disagree with- sure they might not be the most complex but that leads to my next point) need to keep in mind who the target audience is! it’s like complaining someone else is eating meat when you’re a vegetarian.

it’s still perfectly fine to have opinions on a book, in fact that’s the best thing to have in this age. you should be able to read critically and determine if a book is or isn’t for you, but you should be able to acknowledge that you aren’t the target audience. and even all of this is just one girl’s opinion 🤷‍♀️

approaching this as a fun novel is just the best way to read it. it, as of right now, has 7 books, and will finish in july 2026 with 9 books. it’s got a humungo jungo fandom and crazy theories. it’s just so fun to be in and i think we need to realize it’s not jane austen or anything and move on and we can all party and eat rainbows and poop butterflies while holding hands and skipping happily!!! ...more "

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