Dey's reads

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Anyway, as I mentioned before on books I’ve been putting off for years. The Inheritance Games is one of the books I’ve wanted to read for a loong time and I finally got around to pick it up AT LAST.

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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?

My thoughts:

This was an entertaining read for sure…HOWEVER, I think younger me would have loved this way more. I liked the story idea and everything well enough, but it fell flat for me.

Firstly, about the characters, they were okayish written but not fully flushed out. For example, the brothers were distinctive but also the same, if that makes sense. Imagine using one template and making some modifications for each one. Then make adjustments for the rest of the characters as well. I kept forgetting who is who.

Also, there’s a whiff of love triangle and to each their own, but that’s a no for me :-(, I found it quite unnecessary tbh. Avery (the FMC) was also not making sense a lot of the times; her actions just don’t match up. But these are teenagers, so I understand, even though they’re all hormones’ driven too much.

Secondly, the writing style was good but not what I was expecting. I absolutely LOVED The Naturals by the same author, so I had high hopes for this one. Sadly, I got the feeling this was just the introduction for the series. There truly wasn’t a solid plot twist or shocking event that made me intrigued, on the edge of my seat. I don’t even know what exactly I was reading on to find out. It was building up to something, yet it didn’t deliver. So I can only assume it’s to be given in the next books.

Overall, a cool idea with a meh execution, hope the next books will be better!

Have you read The Inheritance Games? What did you like about it? What there something that put you off as well?