Rating: ★★★★
Audience: YA Mystery
Length: 432 pages
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Publisher: Little Brown Books
Release Date: July 29th, 2025
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

Millions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game by #1 bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts—and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.

The stakes get higher, the game gets twistier, and everything heats up in this newest installment in the TikTok sensation Inheritance Games Saga.

GREAT READ.

I have such an enjoyable time reading these books. I’m liking this spin off a lot more after reading this book. AND BLESS, there are multiple narrators with multiple romances and multiple all the things. I like the complexity and diversity of each character and I am loving seeing where their decisions are coming from.

This had a fantastic cliffhanger and I loved seeing the characters from the previous books. The worlds colliding led to the intense kind of chaos and I will absolutely be picking up book three.

I know this all sounded really vague but it’s a middle book and I don’t want to spoil where everyone is!!

Overall audience notes:

• YA Mystery
• Language: low
• Romance: make-outs
• Violence: moderate

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