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The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games

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  • Author：Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Summary

Don't miss this New York Times bestselling "impossible to put down" （Buzzfeed） novel with deadly stakes， thrilling twists， and juicy secrets--perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out。

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 conwoman， 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。

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Reviews

Novie ，

Not bad， but not excellent。 Very fast paced！

Satvika ，

Poor Girl's life suddenly change and there are hot and handsome boys whom didn't like her at first。。yeah the vibe and the theme are kinda similar to 90's telenovela Maria Mercedes and Erin Watt's Paper Princess but i read it because i thought it would be different because there was a puzzles， a riddles and a games。。ookaaay sounds good and thrill and let's read 。I like Avery at first ， she is so smart and strong but then she become so unlikeable in the middle ， she became so whiny and not so smar Poor Girl's life suddenly change and there are hot and handsome boys whom didn't like her at first。。yeah the vibe and the theme are kinda similar to 90's telenovela Maria Mercedes and Erin Watt's Paper Princess but i read it because i thought it would be different because there was a puzzles， a riddles and a games。。ookaaay sounds good and thrill and let's read 。I like Avery at first ， she is so smart and strong but then she become so unlikeable in the middle ， she became so whiny and not so smart ， the depth of all of these characters need to explore more ， the interaction and the romance are so shallow。。could i say this is so "insta-love" and i didn't like it ， i also didn't get the thrill from the games and the puzzle。。it's merely a background from the actual plot （and for it's so disappointing） 。But i kept on reading。。because the story keep me asking "WHY？" and the when i read the answer i was just "eeeh。。what？ *insert emotionless face emoticon a thousand times*that one thing i like about this book is the bestfriend Max 。。。more

Mia ，

BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE！！ This book， I kid you not， is a masterpiece。 It is a page-turner that will leave you in awe。 If you like mysteries， riddles and escape rooms this is definitely a book for you！！ There is also a bit of romance （Not a lot。 But， the plot and story is SOOO good that you wont even care） Definitely read！ BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE！！ This book， I kid you not， is a masterpiece。 It is a page-turner that will leave you in awe。 If you like mysteries， riddles and escape rooms this is definitely a book for you！！ There is also a bit of romance （Not a lot。 But， the plot and story is SOOO good that you wont even care） Definitely read！ 。。。more

Aranza♥︎ ，

This book had me hooked from the first word till the last one and it deserves all praise for that because it’s been YEARS since that happened。 I literally read it in two sittings。 But about the book itself: Everything about the Hawthorne family captures your attention the second you meet them。 They are all different， and unique and kinda twisted and broken and that’s all it was needed to bring me in。 I ended up loving， specially， the Hawthorne boys with their secrets， and riddles and charming pe This book had me hooked from the first word till the last one and it deserves all praise for that because it’s been YEARS since that happened。 I literally read it in two sittings。 But about the book itself: Everything about the Hawthorne family captures your attention the second you meet them。 They are all different， and unique and kinda twisted and broken and that’s all it was needed to bring me in。 I ended up loving， specially， the Hawthorne boys with their secrets， and riddles and charming personalities。 You never know where each of them it’s going to turn to。 Living in Hawthorne House meant finding out new secrets and new pieces of the puzzles （plural， because the boys are as much a puzzle as the ones Tobias Hawthorne left） left and right， and every secret opened new doors and new questions。 I adored Avery。 From the get go we understand she’s smart， but even more importantly， she proves it through the entire story。 She doesn’t let her feeling cloud her better judgment either。 It’s a character that I enjoyed reading about a lot。 The only thing I have left to talk about it’s the goddamn love triangle。 Most people， for what I’ve seen， would tell you they can’t choose between Grayson and Jameson but I don’t have that problem。 I love all the Hawthorne boys but I adore Grayson。 I kinda hated him at first， but soon enough I had fallen for the guy。 Although， I imagine the fact that I spent most of the book actively distrusting Jameson has something to do with my bias。 Either way， I can’t wait to get my hands on the second book and find out what’s going to happen next。 。。。more

Maeve ，

*3。5*

Baylee Gabbard ，

This is the first book in a long time that I’ve sprint read and enjoyed that much。The fact that it felt like the book version of knives out had me loving it from the start to finish。 Now I need the next book ASAP rocky

Rebecca McPhedran ，

I loved the Cinderella retelling aspect of this book！ Avery has nothing; except for her sister。 When she is called to be present at a billionaires will reading， she has no idea why she’s there。 Until Tobias Hawthorne gives his entire fortune to her。 The only stipulation; she must live in the Hawthorne mansion for a year。 Yes， among his entire family he just disinherited。 She wants to figure out why Tobias Hawthorne would give her， a complete stranger， his fortune？ With a total Knives Out vibe， I I loved the Cinderella retelling aspect of this book！ Avery has nothing; except for her sister。 When she is called to be present at a billionaires will reading， she has no idea why she’s there。 Until Tobias Hawthorne gives his entire fortune to her。 The only stipulation; she must live in the Hawthorne mansion for a year。 Yes， among his entire family he just disinherited。 She wants to figure out why Tobias Hawthorne would give her， a complete stranger， his fortune？ With a total Knives Out vibe， I totally loved this book。 I can’t wait until the next book comes out。 I can’t wait to see what other mysteries will be revealed。 。。。more

noura ，

OK I PRE ORDERED THE SECOND BOOK。 Plssss can it come out any earlier？！？

Chloe ，

I read it in a day。。。

em ，

I。 ADORED。 THIS。 BOOK。 the characters， plot， mystery and vibes in this book were just perfect。 The plot twist was amazing and I absolutely loved Xander and Jameson！ It gave off massive Rebecca， Gossip girl， Hunger games and We Were Liars vibes and it was amazing， one of my new favorite books。 I can't wait for the second book in september。 I。 ADORED。 THIS。 BOOK。 the characters， plot， mystery and vibes in this book were just perfect。 The plot twist was amazing and I absolutely loved Xander and Jameson！ It gave off massive Rebecca， Gossip girl， Hunger games and We Were Liars vibes and it was amazing， one of my new favorite books。 I can't wait for the second book in september。 。。。more

Emily Halphide ，

I couldn't put this book down！ This feels like a modern Agatha Christie mystery complete with hidden passageways， secret messages and plot twists that you won't see coming。 I couldn't put this book down！ This feels like a modern Agatha Christie mystery complete with hidden passageways， secret messages and plot twists that you won't see coming。 。。。more

Taylor ，

Amazing book。 Absolutely loved it。 But。 The ending is so annoying purely because it only leaves u with more questions

Victoria ，

This was so fun！ The mystery， the puzzles， it kept me hooked。 Definitely see the Knives Out comparisons。 The side romace（s？） I could have done without but it didn’t spoil the book for me。 Looking forward to book 2！

christian ;） ，

con questo libro spunto la casellina: "PARTY IN THE U。S。A。: un libro che aspettavi con ansia uscisse in Italia" della #FUFFYREADINGCHALLENGELetto in 24h。 Non tra miglior mistery YA， molte cose sono irrealistiche， Casa Hawthorn ha una fisica tutta sua e l'inizio un po' deludente。 Però intrattiene， ti incolla alle pagine ed è molto scorrevole。 E anche le prove/indovinelli mi sono davvero piaciuti。 consigliato per gli amanti del genere e per uscire da una slump con questo libro spunto la casellina: "PARTY IN THE U。S。A。: un libro che aspettavi con ansia uscisse in Italia" della #FUFFYREADINGCHALLENGELetto in 24h。 Non tra miglior mistery YA， molte cose sono irrealistiche， Casa Hawthorn ha una fisica tutta sua e l'inizio un po' deludente。 Però intrattiene， ti incolla alle pagine ed è molto scorrevole。 E anche le prove/indovinelli mi sono davvero piaciuti。 consigliato per gli amanti del genere e per uscire da una slump 。。。more

Lily Mehsen ，

i need the sequel now 。

Ellie Bean ，

90%

Tatyana ，

I've expected so much more。。。 The book is an epitome of "great idea， bad execution"。 Also， there were too many du Maurier's "Rebecca" references for my taste。 I've expected so much more。。。 The book is an epitome of "great idea， bad execution"。 Also， there were too many du Maurier's "Rebecca" references for my taste。 。。。more

Aurora ，

I picked up this book and then all the sudden it was a few hours later and I was 100+ pages in。 In fact， I finished this book in two days。 This book may not outright be a dark academia novel， but it gives off a lot of the same vibes that a dark academia book would。 If you like mystery， puzzles， fortune， sibling rivalry， academics， ect。 then you'll love this book。 It's a quick and enjoyable read to say the least。 I picked up this book and then all the sudden it was a few hours later and I was 100+ pages in。 In fact， I finished this book in two days。 This book may not outright be a dark academia novel， but it gives off a lot of the same vibes that a dark academia book would。 If you like mystery， puzzles， fortune， sibling rivalry， academics， ect。 then you'll love this book。 It's a quick and enjoyable read to say the least。 。。。more

Margo ，

best book ever

Bianca ，

that was an adventure

Jade Boonen ，

Een zeer spannend en meeslepend boek！ Een echte aanrader！！

Sara ，

This book is incredible good！！ I needed this to get out of my slump， and boy it helped。 I recommend this to anyone who love mystery， games and found family trop。

Krista ，

This was an enjoyable read！ The writing was good， I enjoyed the storyline and the riddles/game portion of the the story。

Ellis van Zijll ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 De cover is vrij druk， maar trekt toch de aandacht。 Je ziet verschillende elementen， die later ook terugkomen in het verhaal。 Toch doet de cover aan als een fantasy boek en ik heb meermaals van andere lezers gehoord dat zij ook een fantasy verhaal hadden verwacht。 Hierom hadden ze uiteindelijk geen prettige leeservaring。 Als ik zelf niet geweten had waar het over ging， had ik ook een fantasy verhaal verwacht。Het verhaal begint met een inkijkje in het sombere leven van Avery。 Zij en haar zus hebb De cover is vrij druk， maar trekt toch de aandacht。 Je ziet verschillende elementen， die later ook terugkomen in het verhaal。 Toch doet de cover aan als een fantasy boek en ik heb meermaals van andere lezers gehoord dat zij ook een fantasy verhaal hadden verwacht。 Hierom hadden ze uiteindelijk geen prettige leeservaring。 Als ik zelf niet geweten had waar het over ging， had ik ook een fantasy verhaal verwacht。Het verhaal begint met een inkijkje in het sombere leven van Avery。 Zij en haar zus hebben het beiden niet breed en Avery mist haar overleden moeder nog elke dag。 Dan staat de gewelddadige vriend van zus Libby weer op de stoep en besluit Avery om dan maar in haar auto te gaan wonen。 Ze is de wanhoop nabij。 Dan krijgt ze te horen dat ze de erfgename is van het fortuin van Tobias Hawthorne。 Vanaf dat moment leef je erg mee met Avery。 Je bent net als zij， nieuw in deze wereld en naïef。 Niet wetende dat er uit alle hoeken gevaar dreigt， ook van mensen die eerst vriendelijk lijken。 Het grote mysterie houdt je als lezer constant bezig en je wilt net zo graag als Avery zelf， weten waarom Tobias haar nu uitkoos als erfgename。 De personages vond ik prima neergezet。 Ook de vier Hawthorne broers zijn zo neergezet dat ieder van hen uniek is。 Gothic zus Libby blijft toch mijn favoriet en ik ben blij dat zij met Avery mee gaat en wat leven in de brouwerij houdt op sommige punten。Wat ik wel wat minder vond is de romantiek。 Avery voelde zich om de een of andere reden tot alle vier de broers aangetrokken en dit kwam op mij niet goed over。 Ik voelde er als lezer niets bij en er was ook niet echt een reden waarom ze op de jongens viel。 Dit maakte dat ik liever had gehad dat de romantiek er niet in zat， of dat de auteur zich had beperkt tot een romance， die wat diepgaander was dan alleen “hij is zo knap。”Het ontrafelen van het mysterie komt ook iets traag op gang， maar naar het einde toe zat ik er helemaal in。 De laatste honderd bladzijde moest ik dan ook in een zit uitlezen om er uiteindelijk achter te komen dat het nog niet gedaan is met het Hawthorne spel。 Er blijkt nog een vervolg te komen en ik kijk er zeker naar uit！Al met al vond ik het een prettig boek om te lezen met fijne korte hoofdstukken en een vlotte schrijfstijl。 Het was geen 5 sterren read， maar ik kan hem zeker aanbevelen als je graag over mysteries leest。Ik geef het boek 4/5 sterren en raad hem zeker aan als mysteries jouw ding zijn。Er komt nog een vervolg op De erfenis， genaamd De verloren erfgenaam。 Deze zal begin september van dit jaar verschijnen。 。。。more

Sam Zucker ，

This one hurt my soul。 The idea is great and I'm all about the puzzles。 The execution was painful and I'm generally pretty forgiving of not great writing。I can forgive a lot， but the book wouldn't allow the reader to make a single inference。 It assumes you're an idiot who can't remember anything ever。 Instead， Avery narratives every thought imaginable in an endless cycle。 Expect to have every quote repeated for you 500 times with a reminder of exactly who said it and when。 Expect Avery to ask ev This one hurt my soul。 The idea is great and I'm all about the puzzles。 The execution was painful and I'm generally pretty forgiving of not great writing。I can forgive a lot， but the book wouldn't allow the reader to make a single inference。 It assumes you're an idiot who can't remember anything ever。 Instead， Avery narratives every thought imaginable in an endless cycle。 Expect to have every quote repeated for you 500 times with a reminder of exactly who said it and when。 Expect Avery to ask every thing as an idiotic question over and over and over and over again。 Honestly the book could be half the length if it was actually edited。 And the love triangle is just cringey。The audiobook is a tough listen too （god those Texas accents are terrible） but at least I could put it one 1。5x speed and use the 15 sec skip button to fly through。 。。。more

Celine Price ，

ok， this book was so good。 i’ve been wanting to read it for a LONG time now and i’m so glad that i finally got the chance to read it。 this mystery novel was so confusing but also so great at the same time。 tbh it felt like so much info was being thrown at me at once that it was hard to take in， but once you take a few seconds to think about it， you see the whole story coming togetherthis story and plot was so well done。 i didn’t expect myself to love it so much。 all of the characters were so wel ok， this book was so good。 i’ve been wanting to read it for a LONG time now and i’m so glad that i finally got the chance to read it。 this mystery novel was so confusing but also so great at the same time。 tbh it felt like so much info was being thrown at me at once that it was hard to take in， but once you take a few seconds to think about it， you see the whole story coming togetherthis story and plot was so well done。 i didn’t expect myself to love it so much。 all of the characters were so well done and it felt like you were part of the story the whole time。 avery and jameson are the power duo that everyone needs to read about。 i give grayson credit for trying to squeeze himself in there， but they were the true combo。 this book is very much like the movie knives out。 like very similar。 which， side note， if you’ve never seen knives out， you’re missing out。 that movie is so good。 this book was full of riddles and misdirections and games and it was so fun to read。 i couldn’t put it down。 and…。 the chapters were so short。 i loved it :）honestly if you haven’t read this book， you’re missing out。 read it。 now i just have to wait for the second book to come out in paperback。 let the waiting commence。 。。。more

Rachel ，

3。75

Emma ，

I have a bit of commentary that I would like to add（Spoilers ahead！） First off， considering that Avery is supposed to be extremely clever， she has no idea when she is being used。 Like cmon， you thought that Jameson kissing you at his dead ex-girlfriend’s house was a good idea？ Speaking of Jameson， he needs therapy。 Actually， all of them need therapy。 The only logical person in that family was Alexander， and my favorite。 I really hope I see him more in Book 2 because he is extremely underrated！ I I have a bit of commentary that I would like to add（Spoilers ahead！） First off， considering that Avery is supposed to be extremely clever， she has no idea when she is being used。 Like cmon， you thought that Jameson kissing you at his dead ex-girlfriend’s house was a good idea？ Speaking of Jameson， he needs therapy。 Actually， all of them need therapy。 The only logical person in that family was Alexander， and my favorite。 I really hope I see him more in Book 2 because he is extremely underrated！ I think I would have liked the book a lot more if there wasn’t a love triangle between Avery， Grayson， and Jameson。 It wouldn’t have been so bad if Avery wasn’t a replacement for their dead ex girlfriend。 I know that Emily’s death was needed for the plot， but I absolutely hated it every time she was brought up。 The more you read about her， the more you realize that she was not a good person。 The fact that her own sister basically implied that she wasn’t speaks for itself。 I did feel sorry for her due to her health issues and obviously her death， but she manipulated everyone around her。 The fact that her sister had to hide her relationship because it didn’t revolve around her AND THEN she two timed the Hawthorne brothers！？ I also got extremely annoyed that anytime she was brought up they always have to bring up that she “wanted to live life to the fullest”。 I know it’s supposed to be ironic but still。 It was painfully obvious that Jameson wanted to replace Emily with Avery。 I don’t know if this is true with Grayson， but my money is on Grayson ending up with Avery。 Avery really should have listened to Alisa’s advice about dating a Hawthorne。 I am actually very curious about Alisa’s and Nash’s relationship。 I can’t help but feel bad for Alisa， as her sole job is to work for her ex-fiancé’s family， and she has to watch her ex-fiancé flirt with her new client’s sister。 She needs to find a new job。 I hope that in between the first and second book they all have a group therapy session， because all of them need to work on their emotional intelligence。 It’s not like they can’t afford it。 My final thought is about Tobias。 Tobias stalked Avery for her most of her entire life， but didn’t help at all？ Not after her mom died or after she was basically homeless？ He was a billionaire！！！ I am planning to read the second book， so hopefully we can find more about Avery’s past。 。。。more

Angie ，

Sometimes I don’t enjoy YA novels but this one was intriguing and very entertaining。 We listened to the audio version and it was a lot of fun。 Will definitely read the next one。

Tess ，

I loved this book from start to finish！ I just couldn't put it down。 Please read it！ It's currently my favorite book。 Can't wait for the sequel :） I loved this book from start to finish！ I just couldn't put it down。 Please read it！ It's currently my favorite book。 Can't wait for the sequel :） 。。。more

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