“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, knows 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?”
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Content Warning: graphic death, domestic abuse, toxic relationship, moderate gun violence, death of parent
23 Books In 2023 – Book 3 of 23
There is a lot of online discourse about this entire series so I knew it was about time I finally started reading them, and I wish I had earlier to tell you the truth. The Inheritance Games is the first of soon to be four books that tell the story of Avery Kylie Grambs and the Hawthorne brothers, all in line to receive something from the will of recently deceased billionaire Tobias Hawthorne. Avery has no idea who Tobias is, though.
When she arrives at the Hawthorne estate along with her suspicious sister, Avery finds out that she has been left pretty much everything that Tobias owned, which lands her in hot water with the surviving family, none of which she knows, none of which know her.
I had a feeling I’d like this one even before I picked it up; there is nothing I love more than a cliche mystery with a main character who has a somewhat traumatic background that nobody else knows about. I eat it up every time so this one, of course, was no different!
This being said, however, I think the whole Emily thing was a bit too particular and finnicky, and there could have been something else that linked Avery to the family, not just plain and simple, pure coincidence. It could have been literally anything under the sun, but this was how we got there? Alright then.
Of course I’m looking forward to reading the next few installments, and might have to have a little late new year Waterstones trip for the next one (or two).
All the love,
Jade x
Tea Stains and Book Spines 