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The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06 AVERAGE

aarna_bajpai123's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

claire_anna's review against another edition

3.0

it was ok. i feel like everyone said they couldn’t put this book down but i had no problem doing that! let’s see how the second one goes

galuvs15's review against another edition

4.0

4.2 ⭐ lo bueno que hay otro libro pq me dejaron picada

simplysophiereads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

Way too YA for me at my big age. Which is a shame because it seemed like a fun premise and I'm sure I would've loved it if I read it as a teenager.

kchilli28's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rissa_mira's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pomni's review against another edition

3.0

I've been having a hard time deciding on whether to give this book three or four stars. For now, I'll give it a tentative three stars. I liked this book more than I thought I would, and I'm glad I gave it a shot. The book reminded me of Knives Out, if Knives Out were a YA novel with a love square. However, unlike Knives out, the family doesn't have any compelling reasons to want to keep their deceased patriarch's inheritance. None of them are in financial trouble and were left a reasonable amount of money in the will, so them wanting to keep a poor girl from inheriting the lion's share just makes them come across as petty jerks. Like, how dare someone try to ascend from their social class?

Grayson in particular reminds me of a grown-up Boss Baby, if the Boss Baby were a villain. I've never met a teenager in my life who talks the way these boys do. All four of them are absolutely ridiculous. I think the romance wasn't necessary in this book. Avery had better chemistry with Rebecca and Thea (thank god, a bisexual character who isn't a stereotype and doesn't get killed off). But, to be honest, I liked the subtle chemistry that was brewing between Avery and Grayson. I just really like rivals-to-lovers relationships, and I think they just had a pretty solid rivalry in place.

The mystery was compelling enough for me to sneak in a few pages during work (I swear I'm not a slacker!). To be honest, if not for my job, I would've finished this way sooner. The twist at the end of the book makes me excited for the sequel. My only problem is that at the end, I felt like I still didn't understand why Tobias chose Avery to be his heiress. I'm guessing that'll be explored in the sequel. I was also a little dissatisfied at the idea that the puzzle he had set up was supposed to be some way for the four brothers to reconcile over Emily's death...I think? But why didn't he just send them to therapy? His mansion was the size of a small town, with everyone that entails, but not a single therapist? Hello? How does the Emily subplot fit into the overall narrative?

As a final note, if I came into contact with billions of dollars, I'd fund all of my favorite organizations and make sure my friends and family would never want for anything again. Also, I would go shopping. How did this entire book go by without Avery being like 'you know what, I've always wanted a Nintendo Switch'? Does she not have any personal desires? You can want nice things for yourself and still be a generous person. Great book 3/5 can't wait for the sequel.