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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Start date: July 1, 2023

Finish date: July 31, 2023

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Dec 31, 2021 Elizabeth Aguilar rated it it was amazing

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Sep 23, 2021 Priya rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2021

This was a fun ride that felt like I was playing a board game with lots of players who were constantly planning and strategising!
It has that fantasy feel to it because Avery, the 16 yo MC is transported into the world of mansions and billion dollar bank accounts from a life in which she is living in her car, literally!
Left his whole fortune by an eccentric billionaire,Tobias Hawthorne, Avery arrives at his house, only to be stunned not just by its opulence (bowling alley inside the house!) but b ...more

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Jun 26, 2021 Shelley rated it it was amazing

First let me say this then I will move on...I REALLY WANTED THIS TO BE A STAND-ALONE NOVEL.
With that said, Barnes does not disappoint with the new series she just brought out. This a treasure trove of puzzles and riddles, and if you are into that sort of thing, watch out, because you will be hooked! (Even if you aren’t you might become one…)

I must admit I wasn't overly excited about a book that focused on inheritance. I am the average joe, and I won't have to worry about anything like that, and ...more

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Jul 05, 2021 Kayleigh {K-Books} rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own-physical, thriller

The Inheritance Games Review on K-Books

“Everything’s a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.”

Wow! There are no words to describe just how much I loved this book. Jennifer Lynn Barnes has been on my radar for a while but this was actually the first of her works that I have read. What the hell was I waiting for? This book is absolutely phenomenal. Right from the very start of the book I was completely obsessed and couldn’t put this book down!

The The Inheritance Games Review on K-Books

“Everything’s a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.”

Wow! There are no words to describe just how much I loved this book. Jennifer Lynn Barnes has been on my radar for a while but this was actually the first of her works that I have read. What the hell was I waiting for? This book is absolutely phenomenal. Right from the very start of the book I was completely obsessed and couldn’t put this book down!

The Inheritance Games follows the story of Avery, a poor student who is living out of her car who is suddenly left a fortune (literally) by a total stranger. She is suddenly thrown into this dangerous world of the rich and famous… and the lengths that they will go to to get their inheritance.

I loved every moment of this book. I’ve really been into mysteries and thrillers lately and this one is definitely more on the mystery side of things, and I loved that. I just couldn’t put this book down. I was so obsessed with finding out just why Avery was left all of this money, who was this mysterious benefactor and why didn’t he leave his fortune to his family? Along the way all of the characters are left puzzles that they must solve to get the next clue… it truly is the inheritance ‘games’. I loved it! It was completely unputdownable to me.

Jennifer’s writing is addictive and fantastic. She throws all these little hints throughout the book and, like the characters, I was scrambling to figure them all out. It was such a clever and superb way to write this story and I was left dying to get my hands on book 2 to see what is going to happen next. Add in the small hint of romance along the way and this was just the perfect book for me. I loved every single second of it.

The Inheritance Games was everything I could have wanted and more. It was a wonderful mystery with twists and turns around every corner with the slightest hint of thriller. I couldn’t put it down and I will definitely be picking up more books by Jennifer Lynn Barnes in the future. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it. Roll on September so I can dive into the sequel.

“This family – we destroy everything we touch.”

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Apr 17, 2024 Caitlin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Finally, I was able to finish a book. It's been months. ...more

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Nov 08, 2020 Maddie rated it it was amazing

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Holy crap 😳 okay that book was GREAT!? That ending such a cliffhanger ahhh I want more lol omg this is the YA that I loooove, so surprised I'm saying that about a contemporary mystery. I did struggle to tell the brothers apart, and I didn't like Max's way of swearing, but Lord THIS WAS GREAT ...more

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