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The Inheritance Games: TikTok Made Me Buy It: 1 (The Inheritance Games, 1) Paperback – 3 Sept. 2020
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4 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES!
'A MASTER OF PUZZLES AND PLOT TWISTS' E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars
The romantic, addictive and twisty mystery, 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?
**Don't miss the next books in the Inheritance Games series: The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit and The Brothers Hawthorne are available now**
**And the games continue in The Grandest Game - Pre-order now!**
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions1.11 x 12.9 x 19.7 cm
- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date3 Sept. 2020
- ISBN-100241476178
- ISBN-13978-0241476178
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Impossible to put down ― Buzzfeed
A fantastic rollercoaster of a book! We Were Liars meets The Da Vinci Code.
-- Kat Ellis, author of Harrow LakeA thrilling blend of family secrets, illicit romance and a high-stakes treasure hunt . . . The nonstop twists kept me guessing until the very last page! -- Katharine McGee, author of American Royals
From the Back Cover
An addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.
A BILLION-DOLLAR FORTUNE TO DIE FOR . . .
She came from nothing.
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.
They had everything.
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.
Now there's only one rule: 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?
'Impossible to put down' Buzzfeed
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- Publisher : Penguin; 1st edition (3 Sept. 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0241476178
- ISBN-13 : 978-0241476178
- Reading age : 12+ years, from customers
- Dimensions : 1.11 x 12.9 x 19.7 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author
I'm a Jennifer who goes mostly by Jen, an Oklahoma girl who's also lived in Connecticut and England, and a writer who spent years with a not-so-secret double life as a cognitive scientist, studying the psychology of fiction and the psychology of fandom.
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13 year old son loved it.
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2024Great book, really enjoyed and reading the second one now!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2022The 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.
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.
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2024Never sure what books to buy for my 13 year old son now. He's always loved reading and the plot for this sounded intriguing. He was gripped and really njoyed the story, I cannot comment on the plot as my wife read parts to him but I was not involved
She also found it very entertaining.
Highly recommended by my 13 year old.
5.0 out of 5 stars 13 year old son loved it.Never sure what books to buy for my 13 year old son now. He's always loved reading and the plot for this sounded intriguing. He was gripped and really njoyed the story, I cannot comment on the plot as my wife read parts to him but I was not involved
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2024
She also found it very entertaining.
Highly recommended by my 13 year old.
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2024This was a gift for a young teen. It was a compulsive read and joined the group of "new favourites".
Highly recommended for readers who enjoy this genre.
Already looking for further titles by the author.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2023This 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.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2024TikTok recommends and it didn’t disappoint! Quickly read. 4.5/5
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2022"Everything's a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win."
I will start by saying that, when this book was released, I had zero interest in reading it. Over time, I have seen so many people reading and reviewing this series over on Goodreads, that my mind was changed!
4.5 stars, rounded up.
This was a really quick read! I was engaged immediately and the short chapters made it very readable. Having said that, the length of the chapters (or lack thereof) was rather jarring to start with, and took some getting used to. The reason I rated this 4.5 stars (as opposed to 5) was due to the predictability of the plot. I didn't guess everything per se, but when certain characters emerged, I gathered that they would be important to the plot in some integral way.
The characters were fantastic, especially the four grandsons.
"They were a twisted, broken mess before you got here, and they'll be a twisted, broken mess once you're gone."
This book had the potential to be a character driven book on the strength of those four alone. However, I am very glad that it was not, and that there was a plot. I feel we have only scratched the surface of the Hawthorne brothers, and cannot wait to find out more as the series progresses.
I'm torn as to whether to read The Hawthorne Legacy #2 yet, or whether to wait, as the third (and final) book, The Final Gambit, is not due to be released until August 2022.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2024I fully recommend for year 7+. Even adults can enjoy this one!
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- SharonReviewed in Canada on 11 October 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced and intriguing.
I enjoyed the fast pace and the short chapters, which made it easier to always finish the chapter I was reading.
The story is not especially complex or hard to follow, and the twist at the end makes reading the next book a must!
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United States on 11 May 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Delightful!
I've read 60 books in the past three months, a mixture of fiction, non-fiction and 3 books of poetry. I had started three books in series that I love and had been waiting for them to be released, and for some reason not a single one of them was holding my interest. Then this book popped up as a recommendation, I saw that it was a young adult book, but even in my 50's, I find I can enjoy any genre if the story is good. I read the sample first and was transported to my youth and reminded of a book I loved as a child, called The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and I was hooked!
I read this in one day, in which I dreamed big, and puzzled hard! Every moment of this was delightful to me. I loved the characters, the plot, the feelings of simple joy it brought me as each mystery unfolded into the next one and the writing kept me absolutely engaged. I would not change a single thing.
But right now I need to go, because I need to buy the next book in the series, to get lost in the riddles and mysteries of the Hawthorne family and Every is connections to them all.
Read this book, young or old, you won't be disappointed. And I truly hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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schlauhasiReviewed in Germany on 30 November 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfekt
Alles okay
- Somya AgrawalReviewed in India on 22 September 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery
“Tobias Hawthorne left me the fortune and all he left them is me.”
The book, the plot, the mystery, Grayson and Jameson – all of them were just mind-blowing. I loved how the mystery unfolds and the taste of more mysteries being added throughout the book. It was left on a cliffhanger and all I want is to leave everything and read the next part. It was that good.
Avery was so talented and genius and I loved her character more than anything. Grayson is more of a morally grey guy but as much as I want him and Avery together I can’t decide between him and Jameson. Both of them are equally amazing with different personalities.
I can’t wait to read the next part and found more about why Tobias Hawthorne left Avery everything. Because if not anything, I can feel some mysteries are coming my way in the next books.
Somya Agrawal
Reviewed in India on 22 September 2024
The book, the plot, the mystery, Grayson and Jameson – all of them were just mind-blowing. I loved how the mystery unfolds and the taste of more mysteries being added throughout the book. It was left on a cliffhanger and all I want is to leave everything and read the next part. It was that good.
Avery was so talented and genius and I loved her character more than anything. Grayson is more of a morally grey guy but as much as I want him and Avery together I can’t decide between him and Jameson. Both of them are equally amazing with different personalities.
I can’t wait to read the next part and found more about why Tobias Hawthorne left Avery everything. Because if not anything, I can feel some mysteries are coming my way in the next books.
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Juan AntonioReviewed in Spain on 1 July 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro recomendado
Buen envío, llegó en buen estado. Libro con una historia muy buena. Recomendable para practicar inglés a un nivel de B2.