The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, 3)

Since I don't want to spoil anything, I'll try not to go into specific details so everyone can enjoy and experience the book for themselves. I was really looking forward to the last book in this trilogy so much that I couldn't even wait for my physical copy to arrive to read it, and started the Kindle as soon as the book hit my virtual bookshelf. The Final Gambit is as epic as the first two books. It's binge-worthy, and I had a hard time putting it down when I had to do other things🙈. I really tried to read it slowly and savor every page at first (knowing there won't be another sequel), but who was I kidding?! With this kind of story, it's simply not possible to read slowly.🤷‍♀️ The puzzles, riddles, and mysteries kept coming, and while I tried to solve the riddles with Avery and the Hawthorne brothers, I also couldn't wait to turn to another page to see what would happen next. Not all of us can be as extraordinary as them. So why try when they solve it for me, right? The story builds on what we learned from the previous books and expands on that. You get sucked into the story, and the reality around you just ceases to exist. You need to know what comes next, and since the chapters are short, the usual "one more chapter" keeps coming every other minute.😅 We get to know some new characters, uncover layer after layer of the Hawthorne secrets, and get plenty of time with the brothers (yes, they wormed their way into my heart even more than before, and I love them all. Who wouldn't, right? But my all-time favorite Hawthorne will always be Grayson😍)! And Avery is the queen! The finale was grand! And we came a full circle. The development of the characters and the story as a whole (from The Inheritance Game to The Final Gambit) is sooo good!❤️‍🔥 The interactions between the main characters (and some side characters), and their life together since Avery came to the House shaped them into who they were meant to be, changed them, healed them, and showed them the right path. I think it's perfect. Everything got explained, and we got a very satisfying end. The only minus is there is no other sequel. What am I gonna do?!😭

I loved this book! It was the best one in the series IMO. I loved the first book because of the mystery and suspense and was immediately hooked. This book had so many exciting puzzles to solve and mystery so engaging I couldn’t put it down. **Mild Spoilers Below** In the first book the romance wasn’t really there for me. It annoyed me that Avery was so insta-love with both Jameson and Grayson and I didn’t really like either one of them in the end of Inheritance Games. By book two I was team Jameson. I have loved the growth of his character through the series and I love him and Avery together. This is the book where I think the author was finally able to bring their feelings through and make it good. The thing I loved most in this book is Avery was not so dependent on the Hawthorn brothers to follow her leads. She took initiative and went off on her own instead of waiting around for one of them to pay her attention. I have been waiting 3 books for this Avery and loved it. One frustrating part of this book for me was the mention of a past wine cellar scene…..in the previous books, the author did a great job at weaving everything through so that you never felt like you had forgotten something. She wouldn’t go into lengthy paragraphs to recap, but Avery will quote something or have a thought of a place to jog your memory of important facts or times. Jump to this third book, and Avery keeps mentioning Grayson in the wine cellar. I could not for the life of me remember a scene with a wine cellar. Every time it’s mentioned I rack my brain and come up with nothing. At first I kept reading hoping something else would be mentioned and I would remember, but after a while I started pouring through the pages of the last two books looking for this scene I missed. Come to find out it’s something we haven’t seen yet and will be explained later. I was a little frustrated, but it did not ruin the book for me. Still loved it, still love this series, and still think this was the epic ending for an amazing story!

Plenty of pages. Lots of words to read. Colorful. Exciting. Thick.

This whole series was a solid 5/5. I am absolutely in love with all of the Hawthorne boys and their shenanigans. The puzzles and riddles were so fun, and the entire series was a nice change from a normal mystery because it didn't feel like the reader COULD solve the puzzle before the characters. We were missing so much information, we had to rely on them to solve it. There was no pressure as a reader to guess or predict anything, and I loved that. This final book had higher stakes than the others, and the big reveal re: why Avery was chosen by Mr Hawthorne finally comes to light, and literally every loose end gets tied up. Perfection.

Overall, did I get my chosen love story? NOPE and that made me sad. I love Grayson and he was done so dirty in this book, not because of Avery but just everything overall, poor guy. But as an end to a captivating trilogy this was such a good ending and the loose ends were tied up nicely. I read the book in two days, the puzzles and riddles were engaging as always and I can say I love this series! I would have loved it even more if…..ya know…if Grayson had some happiness in his life. Give him a spin-off, he deserves on! And that’s all I’m saying about that!😅

The book itself is great and exactly what I was hoping for as part of completing the series. I really enjoy the story and the overall continuation of the series. However, the packaging quality needs improvement. The copy arrived with noticeable issues such as bent corners and light surface damage. It seems the book was not properly protected during shipping, which affected its condition upon arrival.

Absolutely wonderful book. Except for some sticky residue, I absolutely loved the way the book was shipped with no other damage. Sticky residue wiped right off with wet cloth and then dried immediately. Thanks again Amazon!

It’s one of those books you don’t want to put down! I love Jennifer Barnes, all her books are great

AMAZING SERIESSS SO WORTH IT. Book came fully intact 👍.

super spannend

Contra todo pronóstico (mío) el tercero es casi el mejor, pues por fin aclara muchas cosas que aún no estaban resueltas. Buena saga, leí el primero por mis alumnas de inglés y terminé leyendo tres.

I loved this book even though there were some things I wish occurred. I feel like the positives outweigh the negatives. I found this better than the second book. We were thrown into more twists and turns, and when I finally got into the book properly, I just wanted to know how it all ended with Tobias Hawthorne. I think we finally got the proper answer as to “why Avery?” with that final video. Libby ended up being virtually a background character in this book and even though Avery set her up for Libby’s future, I would have liked a bit more involvement with them as sisters. Don’t get me started on Grayson and what was to be/not be. That’s all I’m going to say on that. Team Gray all the way. Think Xander got the best deal with his father. Also, it would have been nice if Max was physically with them when the clocked ticked over. It would have been a complete circle at that point. I loved that the brothers finally found their bliss in the end but it took that major bombshell from Avery to push them in that direction. Should she have asked the family what to do with that money? Or taking that bold choice was right? If only what Avery did in the book at the end was something all billionaires did in real life - maybe the world would be a better place. Great series! Will read it again one day as I just loved how fast paced it was and enjoyed the story overall.

Ik dacht dat ik een andere cover zou krijgen, maar ik heb toch de originele cover (de rode) gekregen. Nu is mijn Collectie compleet. Ik kan niet wachten om het te lezen. Het boek is in goede staat aangekomen en dus niet beschadigd.