he will always be such a cutie to me. jameson makes me giggle and smile while grayson makes me swoon and gives me all the butterflies hehe. jameson also being vulnerable…my heart ached for both him and gray😔the way they had to grow up…let me just say that i absolutely LOATHE their stupid mother. a b Ihemeson, Adamma (2021-04-13). "2021 Teens' Top Ten nominees announced". American Library Association . Retrieved 2021-12-21. i shot grayson a look. "sometimes, it feels like hawthornes always just know. like you're all so sure of everything."

Hate me, if you can, for all the reasons I deserve. But don't hate me for leaving while you sleep. I knew you wouldn't let me go, and I cannot bear to say good-bye." I was hesitant with him being a total asshole. But I get it: he wanted to protect his family. I wanted to beat the shit out of him on the first chapters... And then, I was like "he's hot" and started to questioning myself about this fact. However, he, as his brothers and Avery, felt bland. Like, c'mon, dude, have a little more of personality. His lasts scenes with Avery, the romantic ones, were so random for me. One moment he was saying "stay away from my family" and the next one he was saying "I'm going to protect you". LIKE WHAT, HOW?? Let me just tell you that there were one too many plot twist in the end and somehow everyone was related and no one was related and now I need a family tree drawn out because I am confused. Everything’s a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.” Nash: eh. Not really a fan of Nash tbh. I saw potential in him in TIG, but he hasn’t really grown as a character or anything since then. Also, he didn’t play a HUGE role in this book, so I just haven’t really grown to love him. We’ll see if that changes in The Final Gambit 😕😕I kind of liked him... Until I didn't. I came to totally dislike him. One moment he was okay for me and then he was being a total jerk. He was boring as hell. The only line where I agreed with thim was with this: The plot was as good as the first book. With more secrets and riddles and plot twists I loved how every level of the mystery was slowly unraveled and how we actually had to travel to places this time to figure it all out. It was engaging and really fun to read. I admit the plot does add a lot without totally progressing, but it’s so fun I can’t help but love it. I hope the third book does have a clear finale type direction but either way I suspect I’ll enjoy it. he kissed me to save me from what i'd been about to say. for a small eternity, nothing in the world existed outside of that kiss. his lips. mine.” 🫦

The Avery/Grayson/Jameson love triangle. I love the drama. Very angsty. A+. And I do kinda understand the direction that went. I get it. I really do. I couldn't stop laughing when that happened. They were sooo pissed it was hilarious. Although I can't blame them, I would've wanted to kill her... which is probably why she got all those death threats- this scene just screams “who did this to you?” and i loved it omg. i love nash for libby especially since she went through so much with her ex bf. the way nash would stay in her room while she slept to make sure she was okay and protected!? swoon. this is just how you know i’m a romantic because there weren’t even a lot of scenes with nash and libby, but when little things would happen between them or they were mentioned…i would be screamingggggg😂 when you're ready, if you're ever ready, if it's going to be me—just flip that disk. heads, i kiss you." his voice broke slightly. "tails, you kiss me. and either way, it means something."Now poor Avery has to live in Hawthorne Manor with the very same grandsons who were all but cut out of the elder Hawthorne's will. That isn't awkward at all. He also just is very complex and has many layers and is the most realistic character or most lifelike to me, and I feel like the author really didn’t spend as much time with him in this book as she should have to make him get even more depth. That being said he’s still mysterious and I adore him <3 You don't have to say anything. You don't have to kiss me now. You don't have to love me now, Heiress. But when you're ready... if you're ever ready, if it's going to be me--just flip that disk. Heads, I kiss you." His voice broke slightly. "Tails you kiss me. And either way, it means something."

The sister is named Libby and I was reading this on Libby and I was laughing out loud like half the time.

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You'd think because Grayson didn't have as many scenes as Jameson, I'd love Jameson more obviously, right?? HAHA NO BECAUSE THE VERY FEW SCENES BETWEEN GRAYSON AND AVERY WERE ALSO SO PRECIOUS. Like at this point?? I give up on choosing between the two boys, it's impossible. I just want both of them to be happy by the end of this series😭 i also can't get over the whole emily subplot. this book was literally just....avery: Mf's be in relationships with their dead cheating Gf for like 3-5 years 😒 like damn other ppl wanna date you too 🙋‍♂️❗️😂🤣 and for most of the novel, that is exactly how jameson and grayson act. then 75% in, jameson suddenly changes his tune and goes the whole "i actually don't care about emily at all despite constant references to and comparisons between you and her” route. like, okay, buddy. I had a lot of fun with this continuation. The Hawthorne Legacy may not be perfect, but it's pretty freaking fun. This was the Grayson I’d met weeks ago: dripping power and well aware that he could come out on top in any battle. He didn’t make threats, because he didn’t have to.”