The Inheritance Games: TikTok Made Me Buy It
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‘A MASTER OF PUZZLES AND PLOT TWISTS’ E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars
The addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes that’s ‘impossible to put down’ (Buzzfeed). Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.
A BILLION-DOLLAR FORTUNE TO DIE FOR.
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.
A DEADLY GAME.
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.
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?
**Avery’s story continues in The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit and The Brothers Hawthorne**
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penguin (3 Sept. 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 4195 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 372 pages |
by S Payne
This book seems to be everywhere at the moment, I don’t have TikTok and even I knew about it. I approached this book with some trepidation as I’m not sure how highly I rate the general “TikTok made me buy it” quotes but it was 99p so I purchased it with an open mind.
The Inheritance Games is the first book in a trilogy following Avery Grambs who has inherited a billion dollar fortune from a man she has never met before. After her mother’s death, Avery had been living in her car and sometimes with her sister Libby and we meet her as she is approached by strangers and told she’s needed to attend the reading of the will of Tobias Hawthorne. At the reading, it is revealed she’s now the heiress of a multi billion dollar inheritance with the catch being that she needs to live in a mansion for 12 months and must allow the family of the late Tobias to reside there too, including his four grandsons. The house itself is huge with secret passageways, different wings, a bowling alley, theatre, library’s etc and Avery can’t believe it’s all been left to her by someone she’s never met. Avery and the grandsons of Tobias are all left with a letter from Tobias with a cryptic message that they must all decipher.
As I said, I had low expectations for this book which is why I enjoyed it so much I think. It wasn’t an amazing read but I was on holiday when I read it and it was a perfect quick read for that (I read it in a few hours). Avery as a character was fine, I think she probably needed a bit more fleshing out, we are made to believe that she is genius level but we never really get that I think. The love triangle storyline was not great to be honest. Avery barely spent any time with the boys but is in love with them anyway, it was also very predictable. The boys themselves were fine but also nothing new really. I was intrigued by Nash and I expect we will find out more about him as the series progresses. I enjoyed the puzzles and the twists, these were very clever.
Overall, a good holiday read but nothing groundbreaking. I’ll probably pick up the rest of the series at some point.
by Emma Reader
awesome book, had me hooked. couldn’t leave it alone and left me wanting more. Totally unexpected and a very enjoyable day spent reading.
by Kubakate
Just read it!!!
The plot twists and cliffhangers in this are amazing and the love triangle and interests are amazing! Just read it now!
by heather
Easy to read, twists and turns at every corner. Chapters were nice and short. The whole story was just intriguing, dramatic and fun. Immediately buying the rest of the books. I must know how this ends.
by Katie Moss
I couldn’t put it down. This book is full of twists and turns and exceeded my expectations from reading the synopsis. Can’t wait to read the 2nd one.
by Lilia Morgenstern
My friend recommended this book to me but it’s not very good so, sorry, I don’t recommend it.
by Yggdrasil_dreams
I got this book because I kept seeing it everywhere. It was a good book but I don’t think it quite lived up to it’s hype.
Did I enjoy it?….Yes but I’m not in any hurry to read the next book
Was it predictable?…No
Would I re-read it?…Probably not, it was good but I’ve got the other books in the series to read and it didn’t grip me that much
The whole situation surrounding this book is weird. I’m not sure what I think about the Brothers Hawthorne. There are too many secrets in that family and I think a few of them just may be a bit messed up.
That being said I do hope Avery survives the year and gets to keep the inheritance but not sure what’s going to happen. This book did keep me guessing which I did enjoy….maybe I will read the next book sooner that I thought I would.
by Natalie H
The Inheritance Games is the first book in a trilogy following Avery Grambs who has inherited a billion dollar fortune of a man she has never even met before. Averys life is turned upside down and inside out from the life she is used to living. After her mother’s death, Avery has been living between her car and her sisters apartment due to not getting along with her sisters boyfriend. When she gets told she’s needed to attend the reading of the will, her and her sister Libby fly to Texas and its revealed she’s now the heiress of a multi billion dollar inheritance. The catch is she’s to live in the sprawling mansion for 12 months constantly and must allow the family of the late Tobias Hawthorne to reside there too. The house itself is ginormous with secret passageways, different wings, a bowling alley, theatre, library’s etc and Avery can’t believe its all been left to her by someone she’s never met. The reading of the will leaves her and the four grandsons of Tobias Hawthorne with a letter from Tobias with a cryptic message. Can they solve his final puzzle to them and who can Avery trust? This was such a good read that I bought book two and three to read back to back. This is the oerfect escapism for me right now and Ice enjoyed the puzzles the secrets and especially the house in this book.