Day 19 of 30 Day Reading Challenge- The Inheritance Games – Book Review

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.

This book had so much hype that I wanted to read this book for a long time. So when I finally got my hands on this book, I was super duper excited to read this book.

And I finished this book within four days so you can say that I simply couldn’t put the book down.

Avery Gamble is living with her sister Libby and had plans to go to college. Avery’s life changed when a billionaire man named Tobias Hawthorne leaves his entire wealthy and estate to none other than Avery Gamble instead of his family. Now Avery need to find the reason why this stranger decided to leave behind all his wealth to her instead of his own family which consisted of Hawthorne brothers–Jameson, Nash, Grayson and Xander. Even though Avery and the Hawthorne family are at odds with each other, Avery must seek help from one of the Hawthorne brothers and uncover the clues left behind by their grandfather to find the reason why Tobias Hawthorne left wealth to Avery. And as they play the games, they find many secrets deep inside the family.

This was a fast-paced thriller told mainly from Avery’s point of view. There are some unexpected twists and turns, may secrets are revealed and there are riddles that are interesting which needed to be solved. I like how Avery gradually gains trust from the Hawthorne brothers. Other than the fact was the plot was interesting, the writing was great and I like the fact that the chapters are short thus making the book quick to read. I actually liked the cliff hanger towards the end which means that the story will continue into Hawthorne Legacy to discover more.

So is this book worth the hype? In my opinion, it is! Although there are some books that are not worth the hype, this book definitely worth the hype. I cannot wait to read the second book in the series to see what is going to happen next.