Inheritance Games -- Five Stars

❖︎Plot❖︎
Topsy, turvy, and a little bit of What just happened? At least there at the end.
How I love eccentric old billionaires and their power plays and mysteries and riddles. Ah, if only I had the funds I would drive my family crazy from beyond the grave.
But this isn't about me.
This is about Tobias. I mean, we could say it is about Avery and those Hawthorne boys, but Tobias, that old kook was the one pulling the strings and making the magic behind the curtains. This is about him still having control of his family and fortune. Though I don't think control was his intention, but we'll get to that later.
There was death and attempted murder and love triangles and suspense and suspicion and honestly, the excitement is almost as appealing the money. Almost. Because to live out a mystery like this is, yes, please!
But it was the ending for me. I did not see that coming and now I NEED to read more. Good thing the newest installment just came out. :)

❖︎Characters❖︎
Gotta love those Hawthorne brothers. I just loved how unique they were, yet they all sort of fit together, like a puzzle all their own. I related to Xander the most in the beginning as I usually place myself firmly in the nerd corner. Proudly and purposefully. Oh, but the tension with Grayson and Jameson was so thick and I could taste it. I definitely see the appeal and magnetism. Poor Avery doesn't stand a chance. However, I think it was Nash, so level-headed in all this, that was my favorite. Tobias, who like I said, didn't seem like he really wanted control, rather wanted his grandsons to come together. Maybe work towards something together. He'd obviously worked hard to make them well-rounded and it was almost like he had trained them throughout their lives for this. I think he saw in Avery her humility and work ethic through the years and wanted her to inspire his grandsons. Avery was very independent through this considering she had been dropped into a totally different world than the one she'd come from. Of course, the boys helped her along, especially Xander. But had most girls her age been left with all this suspicion and new fame, being shot at and living with strangers who don't particularly care for even if she worked getting 'their' money, many would have bailed or crawled into a corner and hoped to survive the year. Very eager to see what she does next.
And alas, Nan. Okay, probably Nan is my favorite. She's sassy and bold but in a quiet way that no one suspects. I just adore her.