The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes on September 1, 2020
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Class Differences, Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / New Experience, Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense / General
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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“We aren’t normal. This place isn’t normal, and you’re not a player, kid. You’re the glass ballerina—or the knife.”
Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why — or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man’s touch — and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a con-woman, and he’s determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather’s last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.
This was just alright for me. Maybe it’s because I’m not super into young adult anymore, but I don’t know I expected. This was a very fast paced book though. Very short chapters filled with LOTS of misdirection. Anyway, I liked the plot and the writing style. The characters were interesting too. Sexy brothers, arrogant women, way too much money. We all love that. The tension was there and you never know who the main love interest really was. The plot twists were pretty unpredictable for me as well.
I gave this novel a 3.5 star rating. Not quite there but nevertheless still interested to read the sequel. Basically, a nice light read