The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

 

Avery Grambs, does well in school.  She's smart and works hard but life has not been kind to her. She's in Orphan and she's sleeping in her car. She's doing everything she can to get into a good school and improve here life then the unexpected happens and it is life changing. A man she does not know, Tobias Hawthorne has left her his fortune.  He is a billionaire. Avery is stumped and confused on why this man has left her all his money but she soon finds out that in order to receive it she has to meet the requirements set forth in the will.

One of them required that, Avery  live in, The Hawthorne mansion for one year with the family that has been disinherited. It seems simple yet peculiar however Avery soon finds out that it's rather complicated. She will have to play a game along with, Tobias's four grandsons to uncover the clues he left behind. 

I had quite a bit of fun reading this book, which was unexpected. The book isn't nearly as dark as I assumed it would be. The ending felt flat however that doesn't mean I won't read the sequel because Barnes 
knows how to tell a story and develop characters.