The Inheritance Games
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- Author：Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Summary
A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists。
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。
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。
Reviews
MyLittleCorner
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Absolutely loved it！ And it makes me even happier to know it isn't over。 （patiently waiting for the second book）A poor "random" girl inherits a fortune from a family she knows nothing about。 She and the four Hawthorne brothers are left with clues to possibly solve the mystery of why her。 The book is fast-paced and filled with puzzles， riddles and family/love drama。 It definitely gave me "Knives Out" vibes and I am all for it！ Absolutely loved it！ And it makes me even happier to know it isn't over。 （patiently waiting for the second book）A poor "random" girl inherits a fortune from a family she knows nothing about。 She and the four Hawthorne brothers are left with clues to possibly solve the mystery of why her。 The book is fast-paced and filled with puzzles， riddles and family/love drama。 It definitely gave me "Knives Out" vibes and I am all for it！ 。。。more
Brittaney
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Fun book。 I love a good Mystery thriller。 It cool read。 Some areas in the middle kind of dragged a little。 But overall good read🙂
Tanya
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Wow！ I had no idea what to expect from this story。 It was SO GOOD！ All the twists and turns and mysteries were so good！ What a wild ride this was。 Surprises。 Secrets。 Family drama。 It's all there。 I can't wait for the next book to come out！ Wow！ I had no idea what to expect from this story。 It was SO GOOD！ All the twists and turns and mysteries were so good！ What a wild ride this was。 Surprises。 Secrets。 Family drama。 It's all there。 I can't wait for the next book to come out！ 。。。more
Hanna Fogel
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This is what I wanted TUESDAY MOONEY TALKS TO GHOSTS to be。
Priya
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Rtc
Courtney Curtis
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This was just plain fun！ I can't wait for the sequel 😍 This was just plain fun！ I can't wait for the sequel 😍 。。。more
Deidre Butkus
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Avery has been poor most of her life， after her mother died and her older sister， Libby， takes care of her。 Until one day at school a Grayson Hawthorne shows up at her school， claiming that she is needed to attend a reading of the will for his late grandfather， Tobias Hawthorne。 Not knowing who he is， Avery quickly discovers he’s worth $42。6 billion dollars and he’s left most of his estate to her。 Soon she’s thrown into a wild goose chase to figure out why he left her that money， after realizing Avery has been poor most of her life， after her mother died and her older sister， Libby， takes care of her。 Until one day at school a Grayson Hawthorne shows up at her school， claiming that she is needed to attend a reading of the will for his late grandfather， Tobias Hawthorne。 Not knowing who he is， Avery quickly discovers he’s worth $42。6 billion dollars and he’s left most of his estate to her。 Soon she’s thrown into a wild goose chase to figure out why he left her that money， after realizing she doesn’t remember ever meeting him。 With the help of his four grandson， she is led on a hunt for clues and tries to figure everything out。 This book was amazingly written and I loved every second of it。 I was guessing the entire time and I cannot wait for the sequel to come out in September。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Gabriella Castiglione
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Holy sh*t！！！ I just finished this and I am in shock！！ The first hundred pages were slow， but after that it took off。 I am completely engrossed in their world， and the ending！ I didn’t see that coming！ I can’t believe I have to wait until September for the next one！
Lore
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Ik ben echt invested omg en het volgende boek komt pas uit in september 😔
Shani
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Very cute。 Fun writing style， fun ideas。 I wanted to keep reading， although it wasn't too deep or believable。 I realized it was typing adult only after I was hooked on the story。 Very cute。 Fun writing style， fun ideas。 I wanted to keep reading， although it wasn't too deep or believable。 I realized it was typing adult only after I was hooked on the story。 。。。more
Kristy
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Really predictable and silly。 There is no way someone handed that kind of inheritance would make all the nonsense choices this protagonist does。
Jessie
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ok now this is some good YA fun。 puzzles？ murder？ a poor unknown girl getting a massive fortune in a mysterious will， while the deceased grandsons get nothing？ a mansion with tunnels and secret passageways？ this book has got them all。 I did not care about the love triangles between the main character and the grandsons。 did i read the whole thing in a night just bc i needed to know what happened though？ yes
Peyton Green
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i honestly can’t write a good review on this bc it took me five thousands years to read it but i liked it！ it was supposed to be a bit mysterious and i’m a bit upset it took me so long to read bc the ending probably would have affected me more。 also every time i picked up the book again i kind of forgot who some of the characters were but again， that’s on me lol。 i still think if i read this in a timely manner i would give it a 4/5 tho。。。 it’s a casual 4/5 i’d say！！not really that big of a commi i honestly can’t write a good review on this bc it took me five thousands years to read it but i liked it！ it was supposed to be a bit mysterious and i’m a bit upset it took me so long to read bc the ending probably would have affected me more。 also every time i picked up the book again i kind of forgot who some of the characters were but again， that’s on me lol。 i still think if i read this in a timely manner i would give it a 4/5 tho。。。 it’s a casual 4/5 i’d say！！not really that big of a commitment to me but i would still recommend 。。。more
Mariela
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I finished this book in about two days。 I could not put it down。 It's fast paced and intriguing and you always want to know what happens next。 Now even though I really liked it， I give it four stars instead of five because I feel like Avery's character could have been fleshed out a bit more。 I like her interactions with the boys and the rest of the Hawthorne family。 They were written great。I also loved that book ends with its beginning。 I mean it started with her and Harry and ends with her and I finished this book in about two days。 I could not put it down。 It's fast paced and intriguing and you always want to know what happens next。 Now even though I really liked it， I give it four stars instead of five because I feel like Avery's character could have been fleshed out a bit more。 I like her interactions with the boys and the rest of the Hawthorne family。 They were written great。I also loved that book ends with its beginning。 I mean it started with her and Harry and ends with her and Harry who apparently is a Hawthorne。 I can't wait what the second book brings。 。。。more
Sarah Slane
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This was so entertaining。 Very reminiscent of “The Westing Game，” one of my fave school reads from middle school。 Quite a bit of the dialogue felt awkward and the romance was a little forced， but pushing through was worth it for the twists and turns！
CJ
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Soooo good！ I could barely stand to put it down。 Initially， I thought it was another overused trope， but Barnes took it to another level and kept me guessing。
Brooke
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I wasn’t ready for this one to be over！ Started slow， but I really enjoyed。
Laurie
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Such a fun read。
Ellie
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At first I was going to give it 4 stars， but a few hours after I finished reading the book， I was still thinking about the characters and the plot line。 The mystery is very intriguing， although its not overly fast paced。 The short chapters flow well making the story easy to read and build and loosen the tension when needed。 The characters: at first i'd thought it would be hard to remember all the characters and their qualities， with the 4 brothers and Avery as well as minor characters who featur At first I was going to give it 4 stars， but a few hours after I finished reading the book， I was still thinking about the characters and the plot line。 The mystery is very intriguing， although its not overly fast paced。 The short chapters flow well making the story easy to read and build and loosen the tension when needed。 The characters: at first i'd thought it would be hard to remember all the characters and their qualities， with the 4 brothers and Avery as well as minor characters who feature a lot。 However， after a few chapters it really started to flow and the characters appeared natural， and unique， so they started to stand out from each other instead of blending in like at the beginning。 I thought I would find Avery annoying as sometimes the authors thoughts for the teenage female character surrounded by boys can be repetitive and predictive however， this was not the case。 Avery was actually quite realistic and not "over done" which definitely shaped the book。 The romance was light and not stupid or really a main feature which I enjoyed。 There is a small love triangle but it doesn't play a huge part in the plot or it doesn't become repetitive or tiresome。 I enjoyed this since if anything it helped understand the characters mind set and more about how they acted and behaved as well as pushing the story along。 Overall， its a brilliant mystery and the characters are very interesting。 Not much of it is predictable like with many mysteries， although I did see one part coming。 5/5！😀 。。。more
Emma Cook
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umm so i was not expecting this book to have been THAT GOOD！！ i was so so invested and don’t think there was ever a point where i was bored！ WOW i’m literally still shaking from all the plot twists and i can’t wait for the next one
Jeanette （Now on StoryGraph）
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This was just a ton of fun， but DAMN， that ending leaves you thirsty for something you can't drink till September！ This was just a ton of fun， but DAMN， that ending leaves you thirsty for something you can't drink till September！ 。。。more
Sariah Hossain
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i didn’t think i was gonna enjoy this one but i really did！！ mystery is so fun i’m gonna hit up more mystery now
Chiara
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4。5also。。。。 THE ENDING ？！？！？！！？！！？？！ WHAT
Randi Penner
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Chef kiss。 This book is fantastic。
✨Kailey Pocock✨
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IM SO EXCITED FOR THE SEQUEL AHHHH
Kate
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Like Knives Out meets the Westing Game。 Lots of fun and compulsively readable。
Sydney
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Oooh， this was a delightfully fast-paced read！ Its comparison to Knives Out was for sure a draw for me because that movie is incredible。 I loved all the puzzles in this and how everything was gradually revealed。 Also， Avery was wonderfully unique， at least with her interests in statistics。 It was the perfect length for an engrossing story that also leads perfectly into a sequel ;）。 I do always love books that you end up reading in just a few hours because you’re just so enraptured with it。
Hannah Gines
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This book was written amazingly。 The author fed us questions from the very beginning。 As some got answered， more would be introduced。 I was drawn in by the romance and banter as well as the mystery that was maintained up until the very end。 The characters were so well written I feel like I could sit down and have a conversation with them。 This book was crazy addictive and I would have read it in one sitting if I had had the time。 Can’t wait for the next book to come out in September！
Kirsten
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I’ve been in a reading slump for weeks but this book sucked me in from the start。 Mystery， puzzles， a vast fortune， some cute but complicated brothers， and a resourceful young woman all add up to a very fun read。 Now I’m dying for book two。
novelsnerd （Anshrah）
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MIND= BLOWN
Reference
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