Title- The Inheritance Games
Author- Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Series- The Inheritance Games
Succeeded by- The Hawthorn Legacy
Pages- 372
Publisher- Penguin
Genre- Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery
Rating- 4/5
ISBN 13- 9780241476178
Review No.- 53
Synopsis-
She came from nothing.
Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future. Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, know why.
They had everything.
Now she must move into the mansion she's inherited. It's filled with secrets and codes, and the old man's surviving relatives - a family hell-bent on discovering why Avery got 'their' money.
Now there's only one rule: winner takes all.
Soon she is caught in a deadly game that everyone in this strange family is playing. But just how far will they go to keep their fortune?
An utterly addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out.
Review-
There was so much of a hype for this book when it released and I understood why only after completely reading this book. This book was sooo entertaining, intriguing and captivating that it immediately became my favorite YA Mystery of the year 2020! (even after all the flaws I have mentioned below). And the first cover (the green one) looks pretty good but I am not a fan of the second one though.
Avery Grambs is living in an old broken down car and plans on getting a scholarship to get out of her difficult life until philanthropist billionaire Tobias Hawthorne leaves his entire fortune to her. The catch is that Avery must live in the Hawthorne House for an entire year in order to receive the inheritance. And its not just the riddles, clues and secret passageways that would make living in the Hawthorne House hard for Avery, when she would be living with the real, disowned heirs of Tobias Hawthorne. Will she be able to survive? Will she be able to uncover the mystery of why Tobias Hawthorne chose her as the heiress?
I loved the short-chapter writing style. It made the plot fast-paced but at the same time, easy to follow. Since the entire story is narrated by Avery's point of view, the suspense was great. The riddles and puzzles set up by Tobias Hawthorne were very interesting and entertaining. And I just loved the side characters soooo much!- Libby (the kindest, sweetest person ever), Nash, Xander (the cinnamon roll mad scientist, like Christopher Lightwood), and Max (Best Friend Forever).
I did not quite like the main characters though. Avery's story was a bit too cliche for me- the poor orphaned girl becomes a billionaire because some old, rich man thought it would be fun and exciting to do so? Not my taste. The other two other Hawthorne brothers are just broody. Even though we get a reason for that in the second half of the book, I didn't end up liking them. And the love triangle just annoyed the hell out of me. This opinion may be a little biased because another love triangle from another book is literally killing me (looking at you, The Last Hours). Another personally annoying factor was that there are soooo many questions which remained unanswered at the end of the book. That actually how a mystery series should be but it ended up frustrating me no less.
Overall, I do recommend the book. I am writing this review after reading the second book and I really loved it! It totally worth it to read The Inheritance Games series. I recommend it to fans of YA mystery.
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