THE INHERITANCE GAMES BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

I wasn't sure if The Inheritance Games would live up to all the hype but it did! This is an exciting mystery novel that's both puzzling and addicting!

​Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Series: The Inheritance Games #1
Pages: 385 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased. 

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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​The Inheritance Games is another one of those books that actually lived up to the hype for me! Normally, books that have been posted all over social media and talked about endlessly tend to let me down because I go into them expecting more than they deliver. That wasn’t the case here. This is one solid mystery novel and left me feeling intrigued, perplexed, and absolutely captivated! I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this before, one where puzzles and riddles are used throughout the plot in order to solve a mystery, and I truly loved it. I now want to find more books like this because I was so consumed by them.

All in all, this is a solid read by the author and I’m really glad I gave it a chance. I love a book where the characters are faced with things they can’t control and need to work out how to get through them and his is exactly what this book is. The characters are great too. So, I definitely recommend this one. I can’t wait for my copy of the next one to come (PS: this IS a trilogy and must be read in order).

𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙:
• Mysteries
• YA mysteries and thrillers
• Puzzles and Riddles

𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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