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The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games

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  • Create Date：2021-07-19 07:19:15
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  • ISBN：0759555400
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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

Kara Downs ，

This was a quick， engaging read。 The main character， Avery， was clearly drawn， and the author does a good job creating personalities for each of the brothers。 Even though the premise is far-fetched， I did find myself reading this in a couple of sittings， as I wanted to figure out why Avery was chosen。 The writing is engaging and kept my attention throughout。 The ending felt rushed in a way， perhaps because it sets up a sequel？

Bethany ，

Well， this was intriguing enough to get me to read the whole thing in one day！ I didn’t realize until the end that it was just the first book。

Rund ，

‘traps upon traps’ ‘riddles upon riddles’Oh。 My。 God。 This。 Story。 Was。 So。 Freaking。 Good。 What。 The。 Actual。 Hell。This story well deserves all 5 stars， no， it deserves more。 So much more。 I have come to a conclusion that I absolutely love mysteries。 I finished this book literally 5 seconds ago and WHERES THE SECOND BOOK BECAUSE THE CLIFFHANGER。 THE CLIFFHANGER。 Wow， I was NOT expecting that。 Honestly， this book made me feel stupid， I could not for the life of me solve the riddles。 I think I so ‘traps upon traps’ ‘riddles upon riddles’Oh。 My。 God。 This。 Story。 Was。 So。 Freaking。 Good。 What。 The。 Actual。 Hell。This story well deserves all 5 stars， no， it deserves more。 So much more。 I have come to a conclusion that I absolutely love mysteries。 I finished this book literally 5 seconds ago and WHERES THE SECOND BOOK BECAUSE THE CLIFFHANGER。 THE CLIFFHANGER。 Wow， I was NOT expecting that。 Honestly， this book made me feel stupid， I could not for the life of me solve the riddles。 I think I solved like one or two and the rest I was on the edge of my seat。 The amount of times I had to put this book down。 The amount of times this book had me gaping at my walls。 The amount of times I stayed up till 1 am in the morning just to read a little bit more。Can I just say that I LOVED everything about this book。 Four Hawthorne brothers。 Four。 Four hot Hawthorne brothers。 Four smart Hawthorne brothers。 Four funny Hawthorne brothers。 I absolutely loved them。Now I cant tell you that I loved every single character， because that would just be false。 Of course， this book had drama。 Lots of it。 AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT STOP。 The question you have been all waiting for: Team Jameson or Grayson？ I have no idea， I couldn’t tell you even if I wanted to。 At first， I was team Jameson， but once Gray started to trust her。 。 。 I loved him as well。 And I thought I was team Gray for a while， but UGH I CANT DECIDE。I love all of the brothers。 I usually would have a favorite character after finishing a book but I love them all。Here are all: Avery， Max， Libby， Henry （ifykyk）， Nash， Xander， Gray， Jamie， and Oren。I have so much more to say about this book but I really don’t want to spoil it for anyone who may be reading this。 Please go pick this book up。 Yes there is romance， but it’s not the main thing。 I’m not a re-reader AT ALL， but I can tell that I will re-read this book because of how much I loved it。 God I’m still hung up on the ending WTF。 。。。more

alessia mia ，

Before I read this book I took a VERY long pause from reading; however， now that I have read it I can’t wait to read the sequel。 I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN！ Best plot ever。 Best characters ever。 So so so many foreshadowing moments that you just have to tab… plus other moments。 It’s almost like you are Avery， the main character， trying to solve all the puzzles and riddles。 In conclusion， GO READ THIS。 Also I’m team Jameson :）

Claire ，

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 4/5⭐️ I love YA novels so much and this one was not an exception！ I loved this book so much， and I can barely wait for the sequel coming out in September！ the inheritance game is a must for lovers of Knives Out。 It is a Cinderella story of Avery who is a lower class kid with barely any family。 She gets an unexpected visitor at her High School telling her she is due to meet for a Will Reading for a man she’s never met。 He just so happens to be the ric The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 4/5⭐️ I love YA novels so much and this one was not an exception！ I loved this book so much， and I can barely wait for the sequel coming out in September！ the inheritance game is a must for lovers of Knives Out。 It is a Cinderella story of Avery who is a lower class kid with barely any family。 She gets an unexpected visitor at her High School telling her she is due to meet for a Will Reading for a man she’s never met。 He just so happens to be the richest man in Texas。 The will uncovers a bunch of games in the giant Hawthorne House Mansion that Avery needs to solve before it’s too late。 There is tons of mishap on the way， and things just seem to be unsolvable。 I loved this book and this genre so much！ I recommend this to anyone over the age of 16 who loves mysteries！ 。。。more

hafsa ，

this was so much fun to read wow

Jamie ，

So many twists and turns that kept me hooked all through the night。 The characters' emotions， and personalities are portrayed magnificently that makes you question and try and figure out the mystery as much as the characters are。 I waited a little over a month for it to come into my grasp and it was so worth it。 So many twists and turns that kept me hooked all through the night。 The characters' emotions， and personalities are portrayed magnificently that makes you question and try and figure out the mystery as much as the characters are。 I waited a little over a month for it to come into my grasp and it was so worth it。 。。。more

Olive ，

this book was such an adrenaline high。 the twists， the turns， the characters， the plot。 i loved everything about it。the ending， though。 i'm sorry but wtf？ what was that ending？？I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING AT ALL？ need the next book asap😭 this book was such an adrenaline high。 the twists， the turns， the characters， the plot。 i loved everything about it。the ending， though。 i'm sorry but wtf？ what was that ending？？I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING AT ALL？ need the next book asap😭 。。。more

anne ，

4。5🌟

Alicereads ，

The beginning was boring if you ask me and it was like that basically until she started to discover the houses secrets after that though it was great and I enjoyed the book a lot。 When we got to the climax it was hard to put the book down！

✨ Rosalie ✨ ，

I don't think this kind of book is for me。 I was pulled in with a promise of mysterious games and intrigue but my disbelief can only be suspended so much。 Kinda wishing now that I realised this was a duology before I started because I wouldn't have picked if I did - now I can't even complain that the ending was so unsatysfying because there is a whole other book to this story！When it comes to the characters， I disliked pretty much all of them with warrying intensity。 Grayson， surprisingly， I lik I don't think this kind of book is for me。 I was pulled in with a promise of mysterious games and intrigue but my disbelief can only be suspended so much。 Kinda wishing now that I realised this was a duology before I started because I wouldn't have picked if I did - now I can't even complain that the ending was so unsatysfying because there is a whole other book to this story！When it comes to the characters， I disliked pretty much all of them with warrying intensity。 Grayson， surprisingly， I liked the most。 He was a little over the top in his pompousness but other than that pretty palatable。 It might he because he reminded me of characters from other books I've enjoyed more。 James， I think his name was， I disliked a lot。 Every scene he was in took a little bit of my patience away。 I couldn't help but roll my eyes when he was introduced。 Really， speaking in riddles？ Giving the mc a nickname of 'mystery girl'？ The other guys I've already forgot the names of， they played really minor roles in the book and were both were just a trope without much depth。 Especially the one who's only trait was being a cowboy。I think it's the main character I had the most problems with。 In the first pages of the book we hear about how much not like other girls she is - she literally is called special in the beggining chapters。 Of course she's really smart and makes all the boys slowly fall in love with her， has a dead parent and is so good that everyday she tries to buy meals for the homeless guy she plays chess with。 She reads like a caricature of a YA protagonist and maybe this was the point。 That's honestly why Im rating the book at 3 stars - because If all of it was made with self awarness; the stupid ya outfit choice scene， the slew of handsome boys she has to live in close proximity with， her backstory and personality - then it was executed well。 Overall it's not like I hated all of it， I wouldn't have finished if that was the case - but it was so painfully tropy it makes me confused as to why it has such a high average rating。 。。。more

Sam ，

I'd describe this one as Knives Out （inheritance feuds） meets We Were Liars （rich teens' drama and secrets） meets The Mysterious Benedict Society （puzzles and mysterious challenges）。 Given that logline， I was very excited for it， but it was a little underwhelming。It was a pulpy fun YA easy read， but the puzzles were not really the type that you could solve as you read-- more the kind that they tell you the solution only when the hero finds the previously undescribed location or object that conta I'd describe this one as Knives Out （inheritance feuds） meets We Were Liars （rich teens' drama and secrets） meets The Mysterious Benedict Society （puzzles and mysterious challenges）。 Given that logline， I was very excited for it， but it was a little underwhelming。It was a pulpy fun YA easy read， but the puzzles were not really the type that you could solve as you read-- more the kind that they tell you the solution only when the hero finds the previously undescribed location or object that contains the answer。 The book also kind of talks down to the reader regarding the puzzles， maybe due to their expected audience age （they have to explain basic things like what different roman numerals are， to give you an idea）。 The teen drama was melodramatic for sure， but that wasn't really what I was looking for in this book-- in terms of the main character's drama （the unexpected poor person involved in the inheritance）， there were too many paragraphs that were devoted solely to protagonist-falls-for-every-handsome-rich-heir interior monologue that I never really got invested in， but the rich private school teens' drama was interesting enough and developed in twisty unexpected ways。 Oh， and the cliffhanger at the end was irritating-- the central mystery was only partially resolved and will be continued in the next volume！ It wasn't self contained which I feel like a mystery/puzzle-based book should be， since it's just unsatisfying to start the book thinking you'll find out what the answer is and then have it only give you part of the answer。I liked the fast pace， the eccentric mansion， and the concept， but the puzzles could have been punched up （to make it more the level of Mysterious Benedict Society or Winston Breen， both middle grade books that use interesting puzzles well without talking down to the reader） and the undeveloped romance could have been either developed better or toned down。 。。。more

Dalal ，

Such a good book！ Never a dull moment， can’t wait for the next one！！！

Josefin Landin ，

This is what the love child of Knives Out and The Vampire Diaries would look like。

Charisse Yngayo ，

One of my best reads this 2021！ I am very much thankful I've got to discover this book through my fave booktuber Read With Cindy。 This is a must-read for those people who loves fairy tales and mystery genre。 One of my best reads this 2021！ I am very much thankful I've got to discover this book through my fave booktuber Read With Cindy。 This is a must-read for those people who loves fairy tales and mystery genre。 。。。more

Yana ，

thrilling

Katie ，

So good！

Sophia Mairose ，

COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN！！ Loved it highly recommend。 September 7th can’t come soon enough so I can read the second book。

Lynn Laks ，

Absolutely amazing！！

Fabio Balack ，

Imagine isso: Você tem uma vida um pouco complicada， sem muito dinheiro e por conta do namorado da sua meia-irmã você está morando no seu carro velho。 Até que um cara em um belo terno aparece e diz que você está presente no testamento de um bilionário。 Mas， o que você não esperava é que o cara deixou， digamos que， "migalhas" para os familiares e toda a fortuna， imóveis e tudo mais， ele deixou pra você， isso mesmo， você nem conhece o cara e agora é a herdeira de uma herança multi-bilionária。Essa Imagine isso: Você tem uma vida um pouco complicada， sem muito dinheiro e por conta do namorado da sua meia-irmã você está morando no seu carro velho。 Até que um cara em um belo terno aparece e diz que você está presente no testamento de um bilionário。 Mas， o que você não esperava é que o cara deixou， digamos que， "migalhas" para os familiares e toda a fortuna， imóveis e tudo mais， ele deixou pra você， isso mesmo， você nem conhece o cara e agora é a herdeira de uma herança multi-bilionária。Essa é a história de Avery， ou o começo dela pelo menos。 Em meio a 4 irmãos acostumados com a riqueza e todos os jogos e enigmas do avô， ela precisa descobrir qual o motivo dela ter sido escolhida a grande herdeira dos Hawthornes。Eu AMEI essa história。 Aqui temos: mistério， morte não explicada， gente rica， "romance"， tentativa de homicídio， anagramas， pistas， passagens secretas e muito mais。 A narrativa é ágil e sempre tem algo que te deixa com o coração na mão。 。。。more

✿ Booktrovert ✿ ，

My next book！ The synopsis is fascinating！What's even more amazing is that Anushka recommended it， and that adds to my hype even more！ Can't wait to start it！ 😁😁（That's a really beautiful cover🤩🤩😘） My next book！ The synopsis is fascinating！What's even more amazing is that Anushka recommended it， and that adds to my hype even more！ Can't wait to start it！ 😁😁（That's a really beautiful cover🤩🤩😘） 。。。more

Sofia ，

already suffering from being in this girl's brain， her pov is annoying as all hell， girl have a personality I'M BEGGING-- DNF at 17% - 65 pages in already suffering from being in this girl's brain， her pov is annoying as all hell， girl have a personality I'M BEGGING-- DNF at 17% - 65 pages in 。。。more

Nziza ，

Really good。 If you are a fan of the movie Knives Out then this is the book for you。

Ginger Dingman Bridges ，

Fantastic book！ Can’t wait for the next one！

kate ，

woahhh it’s like knives out but instead of chris evans it’s 4 teenage boys 😲 gripping plot and lots of that ya angst

Axellesbooks ，

I really enjoyed reading this book， but I expected more depth in the characters。 The riddles were fun though， loved to think along with Avery and the brothers。 I don't know but I expected something different I guess？ It's still a good book though。 I really enjoyed reading this book， but I expected more depth in the characters。 The riddles were fun though， loved to think along with Avery and the brothers。 I don't know but I expected something different I guess？ It's still a good book though。 。。。more

juveria ，

this book was pretty darn amazing。 i liked it a lot a lot。 it could easily become a 5 star read。 i should read more of this genre; it was addicting。 this book was parts dark， messed up， and twisted and i loved it。 grayson ily baby。

Amber ，

*3。5

Kolsey ，

I’m so sorry but this book disappointed me。 I was so excited to read it but once I started， it was so boring and since the chapters are so short I felt like I was jumping all over the place in the story。 The plot is so good and I really feel like if the chapters were just a little longer， I would’ve read it just fine。

Katie Wong ，

first mystery and i’m positive nothing can top it。 so good you won’t be able to stop reading。 wow i cant even express what i feel for this book cant wait for the second

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