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

Jennifer Lynn Barnes: The Inheritance Games (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) 3 stars

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, …

Review of 'The Inheritance Games' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I hate it when I get a book and think "is this a YA novel?" only to get to the end and see that, yes, the author is known for writing YA novels.

So I'm not the target audience here. I found it to be very manga-ish. A young woman catapulted into a different life, confronted by a series of characters that are almost caricatures. The cowboy, the nerd, the heir, the mysterious one. Add a little Mean Girls, throw in a pile of regret. The puzzles weren't as puzzling as I expected, and just generally it wasn't my thing. But it's a YA novel and these novels aren't my thing, so there you go.