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A review by oashackelford
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
5.0
Avery is *this* close to inheriting Tobias Hawthorne's 28 billion dollar estate, and, as always, someone has it out for her. After multiple attempts on her life, Avery is looking to keep close to home as she enters the final weeks nearing her inheritance. That is until she meets Tobias Hawthorne Jr's daughter, Eve. Eve has come to Avery because Toby has been taken and Eve needs help to get him back. Will Avery and the Hawthorne's be able to find Toby in time? Can Avery trust Eve? And will she be able to survive long enough in the Hawthorne house to get her inheritance?
I have had this novel sitting on my bookshelf for a year and for one reason or another I was struggling to get through it. It has a little bit of a slow start, and I still have little kids at home, so I relented and got the audiobook version so that I could listen to it while I cleaned. I only made it halfway through the audiobook before I put my chores on hold and pulled the book off of the shelf to finish the novel myself.
The book definitely takes a minute to get going, but once it does you find yourself right there with the Hawthornes rooting for them to find Toby in time and dying to see whether or not Avery really will inherit her fortune, and what she will do with it once she has it. I thought that this was the perfect wrap up to the story until I saw the epilogue at the end. I also saw that the author intends to write at least one more in this series. I am really excited for the fourth book and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys scavenger hunt type books, or intriguing puzzles.
I have had this novel sitting on my bookshelf for a year and for one reason or another I was struggling to get through it. It has a little bit of a slow start, and I still have little kids at home, so I relented and got the audiobook version so that I could listen to it while I cleaned. I only made it halfway through the audiobook before I put my chores on hold and pulled the book off of the shelf to finish the novel myself.
The book definitely takes a minute to get going, but once it does you find yourself right there with the Hawthornes rooting for them to find Toby in time and dying to see whether or not Avery really will inherit her fortune, and what she will do with it once she has it. I thought that this was the perfect wrap up to the story until I saw the epilogue at the end. I also saw that the author intends to write at least one more in this series. I am really excited for the fourth book and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys scavenger hunt type books, or intriguing puzzles.