Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“If yes is no and once is never, then how many sides does a triangle have?”

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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CBR 16 Bingo – Games: This whole series is centered around games and puzzles. Also it’s in the title. Avery is simply living her life, trying to make it through high school, get a scholarship, and get out when she receives a mysterious invitation to the reading of the will of billionaire Tobias Hawthorne. He leaves her the majority of his inheritance, even though she doesn’t know who she is and has never met the man in her life. To receive this inheritance, Avery has […]

“ He left you the fortune, Avery, and all he left us is you.”

The Inheritance Games: A Novel by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Cbr16bingo Games, Bingo Blackout This book is the start of a YA series that promises to be fun to follow. The main characters are mostly teens, mostly very wealthy, and all involved in a strange and dangerous game that seems to have been contrived by Tobias Hawthorne. Hawthorne was a billionaire who was fond of games and inventions. He loved puzzles and riddles, and constantly challenged his grandsons to match wits with him. Tobias has died, and his two daughters and four grandsons expect to […]

These Were Actually Really Good!

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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I chose these as my four Binge books for CBR Sixteen Sweet Books challenge, because I read each book in a single day, then was cranky that I hadn’t made them last longer. I picked up the first book for two reasons.  The first was that I am always on the lookout for something to hand over to The Best Niece in Australia – the quest to be a worthy Aunt is ever-challenging.  The second was that I just really liked the cover.  I know […]

I could really use some money, if like a billionaire is listening or something . . .

The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 3 Book 14/30 This was fun! I love puzzle books. Not that I even tried to solve any of the puzzles in here; as previously related in many reviews (one just last week, I believe), I am a more passive reader and not super great at puzzles or riddles, so I just sit back and let the characters do all the work for me, presenting me with mysteries and then serving up the answers. This particular puzzle book is […]

Oversells the puzzles somewhat

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Bingo Square: Guide (might be stretching this one a bit but she’s being guided to the truth through puzzles?) 17 year old Avery Grambs is a bright student who keeps to herself. Living with her half-sister since her mother died, she’s working hard at school and her job to better her life. But when her sister’s awful boyfriend moves in, Avery moves out, and into her car. Life isn’t going great, until Grayson Hawthorne shows up at her school. She’s been summoned to the reading […]

“Traps upon traps. And riddles upon riddles”

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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3.5 stars Official book description: Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why — or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man’s touch — and his love of puzzles, riddles, and […]



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