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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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Feb 25, 2023 Ellen-Arwen Tristram rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, buddy-read, library-books, audio-book

This was a fast-paced, fun and exciting book! I've heard a bit about this series and it didn't disappoint.

Avery is a normal teenager (well, she's living out of her car, but fairly normal) and out of the blue she becomes one of the wealthiest teenagers in the world. Tobias Hawthorne left her billions of dollars in his will... where's the catch? She's never met or heard of the man. Ever. Bit strange?

And the rest of the family are not impressed at being left out of the inheritance (fair enough tbh) This was a fast-paced, fun and exciting book! I've heard a bit about this series and it didn't disappoint.

Avery is a normal teenager (well, she's living out of her car, but fairly normal) and out of the blue she becomes one of the wealthiest teenagers in the world. Tobias Hawthorne left her billions of dollars in his will... where's the catch? She's never met or heard of the man. Ever. Bit strange?

And the rest of the family are not impressed at being left out of the inheritance (fair enough tbh). The four Hawthorne grandsons are immediately MCs, and we get to see Avery being super protective of her sister, generous to pretty much everyone, intelligent, but has a soft spot for two of the Hawthorne brothers: Jameson and Grayson... That can't go well... There's also some chemistry between Libby (Avery's half sister) and Nash (the eldest Hawthorne brother), which is fun, particularly after Libby's awful relationship with her ex.

Tobias Hawthorne leads his grandsons and Avery on a series of puzzles, riddles and adventures throughout the book with some strange things along the way. Part of the requirements for inheriting is that Avery spends a year living at Hawthorne Manor. You can imagine how awkward that's going to be... But is it more than just awkward? Is it dangerous?

This was better than most YA mysteries for me because there was a genuine reason for them not calling the police/detectives - they're solving riddles rather than crimes. It makes sense! There was a plot twist that was very obvious, but also a few that I didn't see coming at all! Well played Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

I listened to this on audible from the library and I'd like to continue the series, but I think I'll read via e-book or physical book; the narrator wasn't great for me. Most of the characters sounded the same - to the point that I was constantly confused between Jameson and Grayson, whose voices were exactly the same even though their personalities were different!

Great fun, definitely a book to be binged. ...more

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Jul 21, 2021 Sibil rated it really liked it

I went in blind and I got the best surprise ever! Sure, the plot may be not the most original out there, I think I have watched a movie or two with a lot of similarities, for example (but I am not complaining or saying that it was boring, not at all!), but I really enjoyed the characters and the story. It was compelling, and it was captivating, and I had a really hard time putting it down.
And the final twist? It was just so good!
To be honest I don't have a favorite. I really enjoyed Avery, she i ...more

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Sep 29, 2023 Penny Well Reads rated it liked it

Shelves: m-read-mystery-suspense-thriller, 0-read-most-read-list-choice-award, y-read-young-adults

Actual rating: 2.5 stars.

I am personally not interested in this story. Not my kind of thing.

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Jul 25, 2021 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it liked it

Shelves: 2021, completed-series, for-a-challenge, mystery, 3-stars, young-adult, borrowed-from-library, contemporary, mystery-thriller

3 stars. Fun read. I liked the writing and the plot a lot. A lot of twists and turns and crazy reveals. I’m only giving it three instead of four stars because of the fact that I didn’t really care or connect with any of the characters. The main character, Avery, was very generic and there wasn’t anything that made her stand out to me. The side characters weren’t any better which was shame since there is a pretty big cast of characters in this. I did like how this ended though so I’ll read the se ...more

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Mar 22, 2022 Leslie Baker rated it it was amazing

I 100% bought this book because I loved the cover. I had no idea what it was about. I’m not a huge mystery fan, but I was completely taken in by page three. I couldn’t put it down! I was solving the mystery and puzzles right along with Avery and the Hawthorne brothers.
This. This is the book experience I want every time I pick up a new one and start reading. This book is magic, and I can’t wait to start the next one.

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