Jennifer Lynn Barnes: The Hawthorne Legacy - The Inheritance Games Book 2

I read this for a co-worker who chooses his own book list for Battle of the Books and uses it in his classroom each year. I'd already read and loved the first one, and he brought this to me one morning (ironically while I was desperately trying to finish Skyward again so I could read Cytonic) and asked me to read it and write questions for the book. I finished it in one day, and that should also tell you a lot about how I felt about this book.

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes picks up with Avery Grambs' story almost immediately after the conclusion of The Inheritance Games. Avery is trying to find Toby Hawthorne, the son of the billionaire that left her his entire fortune. Along with the help of the Hawthorne grandsons, she must unravel the mystery of who she really is, how she's related to this family, and where Toby might have gone.

I loved this book. Just like The Inheritance Games, there is a twist around every corner. Barnes is a master of giving you just enough information that you start to draw your own conclusions, and then subverting that assumption with a new twist to the story. I loved Avery's journey of self-discovery and how Barnes includes us as readers on that journey.

I didn't enjoy this as much as The Inheritance Games and I don't know that I can put my finger on exactly why. I think I got tired of the intrigue with all of the people surrounding her.

I still rate this book: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

PG - mild violence and a steamy scene

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