Book: The Hawthorne Legacy
Author: Jennifer Barnes
Pages: 384
This is my 92nd read for the year
What Amazon says:
The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons. Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows she's not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, two of the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne gradsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture - by any means necessary.
This was a great book. I enjoyed it almost as much as the first one. There are a lot of surprises, great puzzles, a lot of mystery, and it makes you think. Avery still remains a good main character, and I even like some of the side characters. It did lose a star for me this go around for 2 reasons. 1) there seemed to be just a bit too much going on. It felt like the author wanted to got a few different directions and I started to lose track of the story line. 2) The love story - while mild - was a lot more prevalent in this book. Yes, I know it is YA and I appreciate that the author keeps it very PG, but it was more central this go around. Otherwise - strong read and Barnes is a really good writer.
Stars: 4
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