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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Start date: July 5, 2022

Finish date: July 7, 2022

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Sep 21, 2020 Robyn rated it it was amazing

Avery Grimbs life is far from perfect. Her mother passed away two years prior and she now lives paycheck to paycheck with her half sister, Libby. All of this changes when Avery is named in Tobias Hawthorne’s will leaving Avery a billionaire overnight. There is only one problem. Avery does not have any idea who Tobias Hawthorne is or why he left her just about his entire estate. The Hawthorne family is equally as puzzled and also quite angry especially since no one has ever heard of a seventeen y Avery Grimbs life is far from perfect. Her mother passed away two years prior and she now lives paycheck to paycheck with her half sister, Libby. All of this changes when Avery is named in Tobias Hawthorne’s will leaving Avery a billionaire overnight. There is only one problem. Avery does not have any idea who Tobias Hawthorne is or why he left her just about his entire estate. The Hawthorne family is equally as puzzled and also quite angry especially since no one has ever heard of a seventeen year old girl named Avery prior to the reading of the will. Avery will get everything on one condition. She must live at the Hawthorne House for one year or forfeit everything. Does Avery have what it takes to figure out the clues and puzzles Tobias left behind or will someone make sure Avery’s time is limited at the Hawthorne House even if it means murder?

OMG! OMG! OMG! I am absolutely positively hooked on this story! I read a lot of books, but every now and then you just pick up a book and you never want it to end. I read nice and slowly as I wanted to savor this story like a delicate mouth watering treat. I can now say I am totally addicted! This story just grabs you right from the first page and you are sucked into a creative, mind-blowing, intricate web full of puzzles and clues while trying to figure out what is going to happen next. I do admit I figured out one piece of the puzzle early on Although, I had no idea how it would be worked into the story. There is no part of this story that drags and page by page there is something always happening that drags you in even deeper. Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a genius and writes some pretty intricate puzzles and clues and I am glad Avery was smart enough to figure things out cause I would be crying in my room. I hate puzzles! LOL

Although Avery is only seventeen years old, she has been through a lot with the death of her mother, her relationship with her sister and her sister’s on again/off again loser boyfriend, Drake. Avery, for me, was a standout fully fleshed character I could not help liking. She is analytical, wise beyond her years and didn’t let the new found money change her. Avery soon finds herself in a bit of a love triangle with Jameson and Grayson, two of the four Hawthorne brothers. I just want to say, I loved loved loved the brothers and I am hoping they each get a story in the series? One can only dream!

The Inheritance Games is a hugely imaginative, twisty read that will have you furiously flipping the pages until you get to the end. Ahem, a bit of a cliffhanger there, eh? What a way to keep me hooked! So, I see the second in the series comes out in 2021. The first half hopefully? How am I going to wait so long! I need the second book now! Ugh! Needless to say if you have not figured it out by now. The Inheritance Games is a huge five star read for me! ...more

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Nov 13, 2022 ✨ tweety ✨ rated it it was amazing

Had this in my TBR for a while, and decided to start it once the series was over. I'm glad that I waited, because this book was addicting and even if it gave us some answers to the riddles and the games, there is still a lot left to say. This story reminded me of the Knives Out movie at first, due to the unexpected person inheriting the fortune of a deceased old man. Then I was surprised to find it wasn't anything like that. The story was good, albeit superficial in some points. It moved fast, a ...more

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Jan 28, 2021 Marion rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series-to-finish, favorites, challenged-heroes, free-reads, audiobook, mystery-thriller, family-drama, highschool, ya-na, read-in-2021

Audiobook, 4.5 Stars!

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Oct 24, 2021 Jenner rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-less-than-24-hours, series-i-have-finished, z2021, young-adult, ya-mystery

Series Review 10/25/22: 4 stars. The first book is the best book to me and I did not guess the ending until close to the end. I think anyone who enjoys young adult and mystery with high stakes might consider reading this series.

Book Review 10/24/21: Wow, what a delight. I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I did not read anything about it beforehand and it blew me away. It was fast paced, entertaining, and suspenseful.

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