So this is the cover for the Games Untold book by Jennifer Lynn Barnes which is getting released on Novermber 12, 2024. In the cover, you can notice several things-
A pearl necklace ( Nan? Alice ? Who may it indicate lemme know)
A key to a lock ( A lock is visible on the grandest game cover )
A longsword ( Grayson probably )
A dagger with a rose shaped jewel on it ? Idk what is it.
A cowboy boot ( NASH HAWTHORNEE)
A compass ( True north, skye and zara ? )
Lots of Roses
Lots of Calla Lilies on the sides ( Lyra kane ? )
The description of Games Untold
Why did Fire light up on two of the roses at the corner ? (@carmenpowerpuffgirl mentioned )
EDIT- NO 4 IS ACTUALLY A RING. ( Libby and nash maybe )
AND A GOLD COIN on the lower right corner side.
Share your opinion on what do the above things indicate cz I'm lazy and have no idea what they mean.
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If Eve doesn't want Toby as a dad, I'll take him. If Avery doesn't want Grayson, I'll also take him.
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It was mentioned multiple times how Jameson was somewhat similar to Toby, they both loved playing games growing up but also tended to self-destruct and act recklessly.
But then we also have Avery who is described to be just like her mother. Someone who is mysterious and secretive.
There are so many parallels between the two couples such as wanting to travel the world and solve puzzles together. Unfortunately, toby and Hannah's love story was doomed in the end.
So Jameson and Avery were what Toby and Hannah couldn't be.
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Can I just honestly rant about some things? Girl I really cannot get toby and Hannah's story outta my head. And like, the weirdest thing is, how is Avery still coping with this? I need the amount of mental strength she has. Toby and Hannah's story is going to be epic I just know it. I cannot wait to read games untold but at the same time I'm not ready for it. Toby was literally responsible for Kaylie's death, so I have no idea how the hell Hannah fell in love with him. Seems like Jackson was right when he said she was the damnest Rooney. So, Hannah hated him at first then started to like him? Truly strangers to enemies to lovers with hurt/comfort. Jennifer, I hope you're not going to destroy our mental health with whatever devastating story you're writing about them, I do not think I can handle the scene where toby leaves Hannah. JUST WHY COULDN'T THEY BE TOGETHER?!! Toby was such a coward for this, but hey, can't blame him. I hope we have both Hannah and toby's Pov. But toby's one sounds very interesting. What if the scene of Hannah birthing Avery is also there and it is from Hannah's Pov? Okay, goodbye. I cannot think straight anymore. It's already too much for me to bear.
I hope there is also snippet of Alice and Tobias's story, what made her runaway like this, is still a mystery and I hope it's going to be solved in Games Untold.
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Games Untold Theory!
I'm just gonna get right into it. So, we are able to guess who the subjects are for most of the stories – except for Pain at the Right Gun.
I know that some of us are guessing that this one could be about Gray and Lyra (and I personally started to believe that too), but last night I had a sudden thought.
What if it isn't about Gray and Lyra but about Tobias and Alice?
One of the main reasons I don't think it's Gray and Lyra is because the events in Games Untold happen before the start of TGG and plus, JLB mentioned that the stories revolve around the characters from the original trilogy – AND the new Grandest Game characters do not appear.
Now, for my reasons as to why I think it's Tobias and Alice. I mentioned before that I believe Alice will be included in this book because of the pearl necklace on the cover. As for Tobias, I think he'll be included because of this:
The key. There's a key on the cover and the blade of the key (the part which you put in a lock) is shaped like a letter H. Tobias once said that the keys he made for the key challenge he created (the one where they had to find which key would open the door to Hawthorne House) told the story of his life. So this could be an indication that he's included.
But how could Tobias and Alice's relationship relate to the title of their short story, if it really was about them?
Pain at the Right Gun. There are several meanings for the word "gun". It could mean a weapon. Or it could also mean a bicep; muscular arms.
WARNING: This will start to sound like I'm stretching TOOOOO far but I'll try to make this make sense.
If we took "gun" to mean bicep, then it would mean Pain at the Right Bicep. Right bicep can kind of relate to right-hand, as in right-hand man. And I believe that Tobias and Alice had quite a close relationship since Tobias mentioned that Alice was the woman that he loved wholly (with that Hawthorne love).
Bicep pain is caused by muscle strain. So what if this is pointing to a strain in their relationship? As I said before, whatever Jameson heard in Prague (which was presumably Alice's words) was quite unnerving towards the Hawthorne family. It even seemed as though Alice didn't want to have anything to do with them. She didn't even come back to Hawthorne House during the old man's funeral – she didn't even have an intention of coming back to see her grandsons. And she warned Jameson to not talk about the fact that she was alive to anyone. What if there was a strain in Tobias and Alice's relationship and she ran away? Pain at the Right Gun. The pain could also be due to the fact that Alice kind of destroyed Tobias by running away. Tobias said "once you love the way a Hawthorne loves, there is no going back."
"If she is the one, someday, she will destroy you."
NEXT – Yes, I know there are calla lilies which point to Lyra on the cover. But remember – Nan mentioned that Tobias sent flowers to Lyra's dad's funeral... and who is to say that the flowers weren't calla lilies? Lyra's father gave her a calla lily before he sh0t himself de@d. He said "a Hawthorne did this". Somehow, I think the calla lilies mean more than a parting gift from Lyra's dad to Lyra.
And I just thought of something... WHAT IF... Alice is related to Lyra and her family in some way? What if she knew what Tobias did and it led to her running away?
Okay, that's it for my theory 👋 thank you for reading :P
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You know what's so funny? I recently got The Hawthorne Legacy from the library to reread it and now with the announcement of Games Untold, everybody's asking who the amnesiac playboy and the woman who should hate him is. I think this is your sign for all of you to grab The Hawthorne Legacy for a refresh of Toby and Hannah's backstory (and you know, also that hot tub scene in Ch. 47 while you're at it 👀-oop-I mean-). You're welcome.
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