The Inheritance Games Book Review

Hello friends! I hope you’re doing well and enjoying your weekend. This week on my blog I have The Inheritance Games Book Review. This book was a lot of fun and a really quick read. I hope you enjoy it!

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Title: The Inheritance Games

Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Rating: 4 Stars

Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller

Content Warnings: Abusive relationship, Murder/Attempted Murder, Death of a loved one.

Format: eARC

Publisher: Little, Brown Books

Date Published: September 1st 2020

Goodreads Description: A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists, 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 the 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.

I received a review copy from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Review

Characters

Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love four super-rich, super twisted brothers? The relationship dynamics in this book alone made my head spin. Anyhow, I’ll try to be coherent. Avery is our main character, and I found her to be very likeable. She’s a smart cookie, although the plot does happen to her a lot in this book. But that is the point. She’s supposed to be seen as just a pawn in the game, not a player. I really hope we get to see more of her smarts in the second book.

This book also had quite a large cast of characters, but it wasn’t hard at all to keep track of them. The Hawthorne brothers were very interesting indeed. Especially Grayson and Jameson. Their relationship with Avery is a strange one and I love how all of the brothers interact with her. I’m not a fan of love triangles and the drama that accompanies them, but the love triangle isn’t a major plot point (yet) in this, so it was bearable.

I’m really interested to see where these characters and their stories are going.

Characters = 8

Atmosphere

The general mystery vibe was very present. The setting of Hawthorne House and Avery’s lack of knowledge about her surroundings made it very interesting. It was like playing one of those escape rooms and I immensely enjoyed it. There was enough action and here and there I thought I had something figured out, only to be proven wrong. It was just a fun book to read and I didn’t have to think too hard about it.

Atmosphere = 8

Writing

I really liked the writing. The chapters were short and easy to take in and the writing flowed really well. I love it when books are to the point and don’t beat around the bush. This was just a lot of fun and I loved it.

Writing = 8

Plot

Was this the world’s most complicated mystery? No. Was it very enjoyable? YES. I won’t say this book was predictable, even if I did figure out the mystery at around the 20% mark, but that makes it a good mystery for me. All of the things that were needed to set up the end of the book were present in the beginning, so the set-up was amazing.

I’m really glad that this book has a sequel coming out because there’s still so much mystery to get to and so much more character development to get to. I’m actually actively excited about the second book. I just love a good mystery.

Plot = 7

Intrigue

As I said, the big mystery wasn’t that hard to figure out. I called it at 23% to be precise. What I did enjoy was all of the puzzles and the teamwork required to solve them. Plus who doesn’t want to be a billionaire teenager? Sounds like the dream to me.

Intrigue = 8

Logic

I couldn’t spot any plot holes in this. I certainly have a few questions that I hope the sequel will answer, but I’m more than happy with this book. The decisions made by characters made complete sense and all of the puzzles make complete sense.

If I had a billion dollars, I would definitely build a mystery house. It’s obviously the best way to spend all that money.

Logic = 8

Enjoyment

Yes, I really enjoyed this. And I highly recommend it! If you’re looking for a fun YA mystery, this is the one.

Enjoyment = 9

CAWPILE = 8/10

Stars = 4

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