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The Hawthorne Legacy

The Hawthorne Legacy

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  • Author：Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Summary

Intrigue， riches， and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson。

The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell， and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery， a virtual stranger， rather than to his own daughters or grandsons。

As the mystery grows and the plot thickens， Grayson and Jameson， the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons， continue to pull Avery in different directions。 And there are threats lurking around every corner， as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture - by any means necessary。

With nonstop action， aspirational jet-setting， family intrigue， swoonworthy romance， and billions of dollars hanging in the balance， The Hawthorne Legacy will thrill Jennifer Lynn Barnes fans and new readers alike。

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Reviews

JustMeMichelle~ （coNstAnlY CafFeInaTeD） ，

Oh my oats， I cannot wait for this book tho， 😢

tallulah ，

oh wow idek why people don’t like this book or are confused by it i loved it

Kaitlin Nabors ，

I received an ARC of this from The NOVL， as one of their July Reps for The NOVLbox。 Spoiler free::: I am absolutely speechless。 I absolutely adore this book and this series。 I know it gets cheesy and can feel overwhelming when every single detail matters and everyone's birthday means something， and all the symbols have two meanings， but I absolutely love it。 This series is so engaging and I read both this one and The Inheritance Games in one sitting。 Definitely a worthy follow up to the first on I received an ARC of this from The NOVL， as one of their July Reps for The NOVLbox。 Spoiler free::: I am absolutely speechless。 I absolutely adore this book and this series。 I know it gets cheesy and can feel overwhelming when every single detail matters and everyone's birthday means something， and all the symbols have two meanings， but I absolutely love it。 This series is so engaging and I read both this one and The Inheritance Games in one sitting。 Definitely a worthy follow up to the first one！ 。。。more

Saylor ，

if its not grayson i’m gonna quit life

juveria ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 7/18/21: i needed this book yesterday

andrea ，

4。5 stars

MSgoddess ⚡️ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t know where to begin with for this one。 But， one thing is damn sure that Jennifer Lynn Barnes listened to everyone’s comments regarding a lack of payoff for all the buildup in ‘The Inheritance Games’ because ‘The Hawthorne Legacy’ has been nothing but reveal after reveal after dramatic scenes， however， was left like a ruined orgasm in the end。 The mission with which book one started wasn’t even achieved， quite frankly don’t even know the MO of the ending and very much felt like， once agai I don’t know where to begin with for this one。 But， one thing is damn sure that Jennifer Lynn Barnes listened to everyone’s comments regarding a lack of payoff for all the buildup in ‘The Inheritance Games’ because ‘The Hawthorne Legacy’ has been nothing but reveal after reveal after dramatic scenes， however， was left like a ruined orgasm in the end。 The mission with which book one started wasn’t even achieved， quite frankly don’t even know the MO of the ending and very much felt like， once again living the GOT’s final season， final episode。 I FELT CHEATED！ The ending was pretty much rushed， no closure was given to the characters， and I feel so sorry for this one specific character because it didn’t deserve to be assassinated like this。 I felt so many questions were left unanswered。 And， now we may never know。 MY RATING: 2。89/5 。。。more

clare ♡ ，

‼️minor spoilers‼️SO MUCH BETTER THEN THE FIRST BOOK the letters between toby and averys mom made me cry so much ESPECIALLY THE “you have a daughter now” “i have two” ORNOSNWKEN。 ALSO MAX WAS SO ADORABLE IM SO GLAD SHE GOT MORE SCENES IN THIS BOOK IM IN LOVE WITH HER ESPECIALLY ALL THE SCENES WITH HER AND XANDER <33333

zita ，

😐*will write a review later after i’m done reeling*

Pilar ，

QUE TERMINE CON GRAYS9N

elhyza ，

“I’m not the glass ballerina。 I’m not going to shatter。”oh god， saying this sequel was a mess is definitely an understatement。 up to about 85 percent of the book it could've been at least a 2 star read for me， but no just no the ending made the entire unstable storyline even more messy。 there was just something lacking from this installment that the first book has， the aspect more of a single mystery to follow with less subplots and threats。 while this installment just had reveal after reveal， t “I’m not the glass ballerina。 I’m not going to shatter。”oh god， saying this sequel was a mess is definitely an understatement。 up to about 85 percent of the book it could've been at least a 2 star read for me， but no just no the ending made the entire unstable storyline even more messy。 there was just something lacking from this installment that the first book has， the aspect more of a single mystery to follow with less subplots and threats。 while this installment just had reveal after reveal， twist after twist that didn't leave the intended impacts。 it just kept going back and forth with the truth or the truth ending up not being so true after all。 yeah see what i'm trying to convey？ the plot was just in so much shambles it might as well be nonexistent。 some particular points were quite easy to assume but then reading it actually happen when it could've gone any other way and not the predictable route。 avery still an icon though and does not deserve the hell she's had to go through。 i'm gonna go forget this book exists， i recommend reading this series by just reading the first book and then concluding your own assumptions from there。“We all make decisions， and those decisions affect other people。 They ripple through the world， and the more power you have， the greater the ripple。” 。。。more

Amy ，

I NEED THIS BOOK NOW， I need more of Grayson and Xander （my favorite Hawthorns<3）， more of Avery and of course more mystery and puzzles。 I’m team Grayson all the way， I rlly hope they end up together。 I like Jameson but I felt more chemistry between Grayson and Avery besides even if Jameson at the end rlly ended up liking her I didn’t like that most part of the book he kept seeing her as a part of the puzzle and the game instead of seeing Avery as herself （and as a person instead of a tool）。Gray I NEED THIS BOOK NOW， I need more of Grayson and Xander （my favorite Hawthorns<3）， more of Avery and of course more mystery and puzzles。 I’m team Grayson all the way， I rlly hope they end up together。 I like Jameson but I felt more chemistry between Grayson and Avery besides even if Jameson at the end rlly ended up liking her I didn’t like that most part of the book he kept seeing her as a part of the puzzle and the game instead of seeing Avery as herself （and as a person instead of a tool）。Grayson genuinely cared for her and when Xander told the others that Avery needed them （when they needed to put their prints in the tunnel and that） he was the first to show up， Jameson was the last one and made them wait。 Also I’m excited to see more of Xander， I loved him so much and I’m happy he’ll have more importance on this sequel。 。。。more

franzi ，

Rating: 2。5 stars。 For me， this was pretty similar to the first one。 Same structure， similar plot， same sort of weak mystery。 I definitely found it entertaining just like the first book， but some more structure in plot and pacing would've been nice。 I feel like whenever one piece of the puzzle was revealed， the author added more questions and more pieces and it was just too much at some point。 I liked the romance better in this one than in the first， and I think the characters definitely all gre Rating: 2。5 stars。 For me， this was pretty similar to the first one。 Same structure， similar plot， same sort of weak mystery。 I definitely found it entertaining just like the first book， but some more structure in plot and pacing would've been nice。 I feel like whenever one piece of the puzzle was revealed， the author added more questions and more pieces and it was just too much at some point。 I liked the romance better in this one than in the first， and I think the characters definitely all grew on me as well。 The ending was pretty messy though， it sort of felt incomplete and the mystery still wasn't completely solved， which was pretty unsatisfying。 I also think the last 20% or so were way too fast-paced compared to the rest of the book and therefore seemed messy。 It would have felt more natural if those events had been spaced out。 Overall this didn't disappoint me but also didn't positively surprise me， but it was a fun book， just like The Inheritance Games， too。 。。。more

Ellen ✵ ，

Can someone take pity on me and just give me the book already？

Wendy ，

It was good， but lacked the excitement and intensity of the first。

Anna Beth ，

I was greatly rewarded for my regular perusal of Edelweiss+ when I saw this ARC！ I shall save my thoughts for after it's release。 I was greatly rewarded for my regular perusal of Edelweiss+ when I saw this ARC！ I shall save my thoughts for after it's release。 。。。more

Madelaine Pope ，

*I won an ARC of the book in a giveaway from The Novl*Overall， I enjoyed the sequel to The Inheritance Games。 Book 2 picks up immediately after book 1 ends， so it did take me about 50 pages or so to get oriented with the story because I was having to remember that happened in book 1。 After that， though， I quiet enjoyed the mystery and trying to figure out the twists （even if there weren’t as many ciphers and riddles in this book）。 Was the book realistic？ No。 But， like the first book， this one su *I won an ARC of the book in a giveaway from The Novl*Overall， I enjoyed the sequel to The Inheritance Games。 Book 2 picks up immediately after book 1 ends， so it did take me about 50 pages or so to get oriented with the story because I was having to remember that happened in book 1。 After that， though， I quiet enjoyed the mystery and trying to figure out the twists （even if there weren’t as many ciphers and riddles in this book）。 Was the book realistic？ No。 But， like the first book， this one sure was fun to read。 Even so， there were a few issues that made it hard for me to like book 2 as much as book 1。 First， everything is really fast-paced and there were times where I thought things needed to be explained more/better。 Second， the ending of book 2 felt kind of abrupt and in some ways didn’t make sense。 Frankly， the ending felt a underdeveloped and like it wasn’t effectively set up through the rest of the mystery and twists。 Third， the love triangle was silly and distracted from the rest of the plot。 Finally， I had thought this was supposed to be a duology， and the main plot and love triangle were resolved， but there were still enough loose ends at the end of book 2 to make it seem like there is the possibility for another book。 I don’t know if there is going to be a third book or not， but I would appreciate getting more answers and seeing the characters develop more than they did。 。。。more

isabelle♥ ，

i can only read during june-august for complicated reasons so if I read the first book， I'll have to wait until next summer to read this book :'（ i can only read during june-august for complicated reasons so if I read the first book， I'll have to wait until next summer to read this book :'（ 。。。more

noelani ，

3。5 well

skylar ，

3。75the ending was kinda rushed but the writing was still as addicting as the first book

Katie。dorny ，

Gimme gimme gimme

Anna Jackson ，

Just like a Rian Johnson take on Star Wars， The Hawthorne Legacy took all the gritty and mysterious foreshadowing from The Inheritance Games and completely nullified it。 And like movie-goers at Star Wars Episode VIII， readers of this book are left with the same nagging questions: Does any of it matter？ Was it all worth it？ And PLEASE， will there be a sequel？More ranting （and Star Wars comparisons！） follow， but I am giving some major spoilers， so。。。fair warning！ （view spoiler）[I’m not going to li Just like a Rian Johnson take on Star Wars， The Hawthorne Legacy took all the gritty and mysterious foreshadowing from The Inheritance Games and completely nullified it。 And like movie-goers at Star Wars Episode VIII， readers of this book are left with the same nagging questions: Does any of it matter？ Was it all worth it？ And PLEASE， will there be a sequel？More ranting （and Star Wars comparisons！） follow， but I am giving some major spoilers， so。。。fair warning！ （view spoiler）[I’m not going to lie to you - the letdown I felt after finding out that Avery really was just the glass ballerina or the knife was almost palpable。 After being led to believe that she was somehow more， that her parentage was significant （kind of like Rey in The Last Jedi。。。hmmm）， I feel like the author’s choice to just obliterate that， was。。。probably more realistic， but way less satisfying to the puzzle loving， mystery junkie。 It felt almost like the author was trying to throw another curveball at the last minute to be tricky， but the effect fell flat。 Which was incredibly disappointing because I LOVED the first book。But speaking of curveballs （or non-curveballs）， let’s talk about the pathetic attempt at a love triangle， shall we？ Honestly， the love triangle just felt lazy and forced to me。 Avery always had something with Jameson， and other than thinking that Grayson was hot and nice and protective， there really wasn’t anything there。 And while I personally would have chosen Grayson （I mean， the fiercely loyal， protective， nurturing type is kind of my type… *see my husband as example #1）， it was never really an option for Avery’s character。 And everyone knew it。 So I do approve of how that ended （Jameson had a lot of growth throughout the story， so he was pretty awesome by the end）， but the love triangle was unnecessary and kind of a waste of pages。And going back to our Rian Johnson metaphor。。。 just like Snoke， in Star Wars， was expected to be this major player， but ended up being a creepy， boring， nobody with zero plot interest。。。 Toby ended up being barely worth the time - especially since （view spoiler）[ he ended up NOT being Avery’s father！ （hide spoiler）] So this whole book， this whole story arc was just a way to tell Toby’s （rather boring） story。 I mean， at least Snoke got an awesome death scene。 We didn’t even get that with Toby。But， never fear， dear readers （and Star Wars watchers！） I am convinced that there WILL be a sequel！ Just like JJ Abrams had to salvage the wreckage that was episode VIII， Jennifer Lynn Barnes will probably try to salvage the debris of this series by concluding the trilogy on a （hopefully） high note。 I mean， we still have to find Xander and Jameson’s fathers， right？ （And we all know Xander is the best Hawthorne prove me wrong！） （hide spoiler）]Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for giving me an advance reader copy of this book。 I appreciated the opportunity to read this early！ 。。。more

maya ，

was it perfect no i think everyone made a mistake was it seamless was it flawless no nope nope nope it wasn’t any of those things but it sure was entertaining3。5（？） 。。。 need to ponder this a bit more

Jasmin ，

This book isn't out yet but I know it's going to be lit like the first one。 Can't wait for the sequel tbh。 Gimme Grayson Hawthorne！ This book isn't out yet but I know it's going to be lit like the first one。 Can't wait for the sequel tbh。 Gimme Grayson Hawthorne！ 。。。more

Madison ，

The Hawthorne Legacy is the brilliant and thrilling sequel to The Inheritance Games by the incomparable Jennifer Lynn Barnes。 It is perhaps no secret that I ADORE her writing， complex characters and skill for piecing together a compelling plot that twists， turns and endlessly surprises。 Once again， Jennifer Lynn Barnes has crafted a novel that is totally addictive and she makes me like - nay love - things I usually hate。 Like love triangles。 Of course， it is a love triangle involving two Hawthor The Hawthorne Legacy is the brilliant and thrilling sequel to The Inheritance Games by the incomparable Jennifer Lynn Barnes。 It is perhaps no secret that I ADORE her writing， complex characters and skill for piecing together a compelling plot that twists， turns and endlessly surprises。 Once again， Jennifer Lynn Barnes has crafted a novel that is totally addictive and she makes me like - nay love - things I usually hate。 Like love triangles。 Of course， it is a love triangle involving two Hawthorne boys and a girl who doesn’t have time for either of them， so what’s not to love。 But the romance is really just a small part of the book。 We readers are taken on a thrilling ride as Avery recovers from the news she received in the last book。 One puzzle might have been solved， but there are so many more still to unravel。 DNA tests， fund raising galas， new unexpected relatives， deadly attacks， high school， and secret vaults。 Avery and Jameson team up to uncover the secrets of the past and how they relate to Avery’s current position as the beneficiary of the Hawthorne vast estate。 Avery gets to explore a little bit more of her inheritance， including a nice snowy hideaway。 There isn’t much time for relaxing or skiing， though， as Avery races to stay ahead of the people who want her dead， the people who want her silenced and the clues that seem never ending。 I love that Max， Avery’s best friend， is given a bigger role in the book。 She joins Avery at Hawthorne house and she is the perfect loyal， steadfast and lighthearted relief to the Hawthorne brothers’ brooding， mesmerising intensity。 Okay， let’s talk about that love triangle。 I love， love， love what Jennifer Lynn Barnes does to explore the relationships Avery has with both Jameson and Grayson。 It didn’t go down as I was expecting， and for that I am grateful。 It was honest， real and surprising and I loved it。 The Hawthorne Legacy could be the end of The Inheritance Games series or it could equally be the stepping stone for the another book。 I am happy to say I am content with （read: LOVED） the ending （unlike a certain other series I won’t name that didn’t get properly ended…cough， cough…The Fixer…cough， cough）。 But， of course， I would love to return to Avery and the Hawthorne brothers。 I would never tire of their banter， puzzle solving， competitiveness and opulent world they live in。 And Max and Xander…。just saying…。Brilliant。 Amazing。 I can’t wait to hand this to my mystery readers at school。 I know they will be desperate to get their hands of it。 For those new to the series， you must absolutely read the books in series order。 The launch of this second book is the perfect opportunity to promote again the fantastic series opener， and indeed all of J。L。 Barnes’ books。 The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes。 All opinions are my own。Find more reviews， reading age guides， content advisory， and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library 。。。more

Susan ，

I just love Jennifer’s books。 They never disappoint。 I have been eagerly awaiting the next Inheritance Games book and I was thrilled to receive an early copy from the publisher。 I loved reading this next chapter in Avery’s story and o really hope there is a third book！I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。

solenn bernabe ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 the start and middle were so mf good but the ending……the last few pages？？？ UM！ MS JENNIFER WHY WLD YOU😅 IT WAS JUST。 I WANTED TO THROW MY PHONE…THE RAGE I FELT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT avery wasnt even TOBY’S DAUGHTER！ AND HE HAD ANOTHER ONE？？ CALLED EVE？ like thats so mf UNNECESSARY 😄😄😄 AND IM ALL FOR GRAYSON AND AVERY SO WHEN SHE HAD HER LONG SWORD PRACTICE WITH GRAYSON i was sure she’d pick him BUT IT ENDED SO FAST？？ AND THEN SHE KISSED JAMESON LIKE WHAT 💔💔💔💔 i feel like jameson and avery really the start and middle were so mf good but the ending……the last few pages？？？ UM！ MS JENNIFER WHY WLD YOU😅 IT WAS JUST。 I WANTED TO THROW MY PHONE…THE RAGE I FELT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT avery wasnt even TOBY’S DAUGHTER！ AND HE HAD ANOTHER ONE？？ CALLED EVE？ like thats so mf UNNECESSARY 😄😄😄 AND IM ALL FOR GRAYSON AND AVERY SO WHEN SHE HAD HER LONG SWORD PRACTICE WITH GRAYSON i was sure she’d pick him BUT IT ENDED SO FAST？？ AND THEN SHE KISSED JAMESON LIKE WHAT 💔💔💔💔 i feel like jameson and avery really get each other， they are the same in many ways but i just dont feel like he’s genuine you know？ he always sees everything as a game， i like him BUT GRAYSON IS SUPERIOR FOR AVERY>>> he cares for her so much and it’s so apparent he’d do anything and I MEAN GO TO LENGTHS FOR HER and its so adorable yes。 BUT OVERALL START-MIDDLE AMAZING。 ITS JUST the last few mf pages 😅 。。。more

Kim ，

I have enjoyed so many of Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ books， and I am very thankful to my friend for loaning me her ARC of The Hawthorne Legacy。 It did not disappoint as a sequel！ While it took a little while to get caught back up again—there are SO many characters—the story came together smoothly。 The book is full of twists and turns and misdirections。 The pacing was a little off at times， but sometimes those， too， were just misdirections。 Overall a great mystery that teens will be sure to love！

Sarah ，

3。75rtc

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