#inheritance trilogy spoilers

[queenlovesbooks]

Avery Kylie Grambs- Vigilante Shit by Taylor Swift

(Be kind as this is a fancast and I am unused to making stuff not already casted or with content)

@reminiscentreader

#avery kylie grambs #my edits #my edit #a very risky gamble #the inheritance games #the inheritance spoilers #inheritance series #inheritance cycle #the inheritance trilogy #young adult books #danielle campbell

[defixntgxmer]

My Favorite Quotes from The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (so far)

"I keep mine under lock and key." -Avery Kylie Grambs

"If yes is no and once is never, how many sides does a triangle have?" -Jameson Winchester Hawthorne

"Sometimes, things that appear very different on the surface are actually exactly the same at their core." -Jameson Winchester Hawthorne

"My house, my rules." -Avery Kylie Grambs

"I'm a Hawthorne. It's never too soon to start trash-talking." -Alexander Blackwood Hawthorne

"Maybe you're blameless. Maybe you're the evil genius that Gray seems to think you are, but at the end of the day, even if you thought you'd manipulated our grandfather into this, I guarantee that he'd be the one manipulating you." -Alexander Blackwood Hawthorne

"In his honor, I'll eat this scone." -Alexander Blackwood Hawthorne

"You don't scare me, Grayson Hawthorne." -Avery Kylie Grambs

"Because if you don't tell the story, someone else will tell it for you." -Jameson Winchester Hawthorne

"You might think you're playing the game darlin', but that's not how Jamie sees it. We aren't normal. This place isn't normal, and you're not a player, kid. You're the glass ballerina—or the knife." -Nash Westbrook Hawthorne

#im not finished with the book yet #the inheritance games #the inheritance trilogy #the inheritance spoilers #avery grambs #avery kylie grambs #alexander hawthorne #alexander blackwood hawthorne #nash hawthorne #nash westbrook hawthorne #grayson hawthorne #grayson davenport hawthorne #quotes #quotes from books #book quotes #books #booklr

[the2amshitposts]

Okay I forget to talk about this but there something rlly cool in the inheritance game trilogy (spoilers btw)

So the covers have rlly nice symbols i dont know if anyone noticed them but okay so the whole trilogy had chess pieces but the brothers Hawthorne doesn’t so that’s because the trilogy is kinda its own era Toby / Avery , Avery/ Tobias , Avery/vincent

okay so for the first book the chess piece is a king probably reference to Tobias king of the games of the mystery of the empire left for Avery

The second book has a rook which is where I get a bit more like crazy with this but the rook could reference Toby/Harry cause you know the rook is usually trapped in a corner till the like half the game kinda like how Toby was trapped till the fire idk kinda a stretch

The final gambit it’s a queen now Avery is the legal heir she won and beat vincent and how does she beat him queens gambit do you see it

Okay also in each three books you got the knife in every single cover (it’s kinda hidden in the third ) and in all three you got a flame and I think this is supposed to be reference to the fire Toby caused also there are necklaces in all books including the brothers hawthorn except the final gambit I still haven’t figured that out and finally keys these probably are reference to Avery’s first puzzle with the keys ( no key in the third tho ) and in all three you got crowns cause you know heiress

you also got the ballerina in the first book you also got the weird disk in the second book amd also Zara’s ring and a seashell ( reference to Toby and fire and lake )

And I am pretty sure that’s all but it’s rlly cool

#the inheritance games #the inheritance trilogy #the inheritance spoilers #the inheritance series #tig #the hawthorne legacy #thl #the final gambit #tfg #silly 2 am post as usual

[slutisnotabadword]

Okay, let’s be for real here.

I am the same age as Grayson Hawthorne. And if I fell deeply in love with someone a few years back, and was in this complicated love triangle with my sibling, and then that someone I fell in love with died, and it appears to be my fault…

That would’ve fucked me up for years. Maybe even for life.

I know people usually disregard traumatic things like this in books because they already realize that this fictional. But the story itsself doesn’t know it’s fictional, because within that book everything is rule, just like the lives we are living right now, is real. If that makes sense.

So let’s put outrselves in Grayson’s shoes for once.

Blaming yourself for someone’s death is one of the the worst things that you can do to yourself. It will destroy you, point blank. And to carry a burden like that at such a young age, during a time where you don’t know what the fuck to do with your life, especially since he was disinherited out of no where, after being grromed to become a deattached heir—it has to be damaging.

And then he finally does fall in love with someone else—as in Avery—he can’t express it, he can’t pursue anything because, once again, his brother is involved and also, Grayson will NOT let himself feel, whether he’s still in love with Emily, or he still blames himsself for his death, or he simply doesn’t think he’s worth it. So what does he do? He doesn’t even try. He steps back, knowing damn well he’s in love with that girl, and leaves open room and practically pushes Jameson to have a bigger chance to be with Avery.

This is fucked up. No matter how you see it. No matter what you think. Grayson’s trauma is hell, and it’s hell because this could literally happen in real life. This isn’t like some crazy shit happened like fantasy stories. I bet you there a millions of other people right now that don’t think they are enough, and I bet there are some people out there that blames themselves for someone else dying. That is one of the hardest things to live with and kudos to Gray for living through it, because I don’t know man… that shit is rough.

#disregard any typos. #i’m writing this because i’m seeing people bash grayson and i don’t know why #he’s one of the most selfless people in the book #and he’s one of the most complex characters as well #and all though i hated how he suffered in the last book #i’m glad that it showed us into gray’s mind and how BAD everything is #like he’s going through some rough ass shit #and it’s worse than we thought #the final gambit spoilers #tfg spoilers #the final gambit #the inheritance trilogy #the inheritance games #the hawthorne legacy #the hawthorne brothers #grayson hawthorne #avery grambs #jameson hawthorne

[genspiel]

if i had a nickel for every time an n.k. jemisin protag mistook a powerful, ancient immortal entity for a young boy, i would have two nickels. which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

#tre reads #the inheritance trilogy #the hundred thousand kingdoms #yeine #sieh #broken earth spoilers #broken earth #the fifth season #the obelisk gate #the stone sky #essun #hoa #houwha #and when i say “weird” i mean “this is super interesting actually” fshdk #it's kinda cool seeing how certain character types/worldbuilding details/plot beats have evolved throughout jemisin's writing career #and how even when they're similar between series the rest of the setting n stuff still makes them feel different from each other

[gods-favorite-autistic]

Listen I usually don’t get that into straight romances in books

But oh my god in The Final Gambit when Jameson actually Avery by her real name when he was trying to keep her safe-

#also later after realizing that he probably wanted to protect because he couldn’t protect Emily is just- #this fucking book man #the final gambit #the final gambit spoilers #the inheritance games #the inheritance trilogy #averyjameson #the inheritance games spoilers

[averyjamesqn]

i’m sorry but the inheritance games series could be otherwise be called ‘the averyjameson diaries’ lmao.like it them throughout all three books?? genuinely don’t get how you read any of them and finish them being team grayson? or think they weren’t set up for endgame from very early with lines like ‘see you’re already his’ and ‘there is no one like jameson’ ??? like fck the gossip,they were elite in the first book and the angst hit so hard.

pls don’t get offended by this lol,be whatever team u want to,it’s my opinion and preference!!

#averyjameson owned the entire trilogy and i love it #it was them from the start #avery grambs #avery kylie grambs #jameson hawthorne #the final gambit #the hawthorne legacy #averyjameson #the inheritance games #avery x jameson #jameson winchester hawthorne #grayson hawthorne #averygrayson #averyjameson is endgame #spoilers #tfg

[thevintagemagazine]

*spoilers*

Avery felt a rush with Jameson through an audacious gesture in a fancy car, going at outrageous speeds, brimmed in unparalleled adrenaline

and all it took for Grayson was a single, split second of eye contact to make Avery feel the exact same rush

and you EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT AVERY AND JAMESON WERE ENDGAME?

#the inheritance trilogy #the inheritance games #grayson hawthorne #jameson hawthorne #grayson davenport hawthorne #jameson winchester hawthorne #avery grambs #hawthorne legacy #the final gambit #jennifer lynn barnes #booktok #books #spoiler #rant

[hourglass-full-of-stars]

ok i know the book has only been out one day but why are we only focussing on the romantic relationships and not like anything else, like yeah it was interesting i admit and i am still on grayson’s side, but there’s so much more ???

#the TOBY THING KILLS ME #also it's one complicated family tree #also the amount of murder this family has continue to 'let' happen it's just....fascinating #three generations and the same thing basically happened #also.......i wanted to see the mystery that tobias left for zara and skye #i also wish zara was a Bigger Player but i guess her zara is so close enough is zara her mother or step mother i forget #also flashback trilogy to zara skye and toby when #it poisoned s z and me....... #ALSO i am glad we finally got an answer as to WHY she was really chosen #the hannah connection was cool and made sense in a weird hawthorney way #i love me a good complicated family tree tho #the blakes the laughlins the hawthornes #my stuff #the inheritance games series #the final gambit spoilers #i also loved loved loved the chess stuff i wish i could actually play chess just so i can write something like that #also nash really shined thru this book man #with his cowboy hat... #lmao but other than that he was just really nice made me soft #xander working w his father made me so happy too #however i wish we saw more of the thea rebecca xander friendship ?? #also rebecca is so...............................rebecca and eve are also like lowkey foils #and rebecca was kind of the antagonist or one of them in the first book and then we just....like yeah #SADIE SINK CAN PLAY HER OMG SHE EVEN HAS THE RED HAIR #gasp i need to figure out a casting for this book #sadie sink sadie sink !!!!! #ok goodnight

[sirendeepity]

I'm a Jameson girl through and through but Grayson does things to me

#dee reads #the final gambit #the inheritance trilogy #tfg spoilers

[queenlovesbooks]

#avery kylie grambs #a very risky gamble #the inheritance games #inheritance cycle #hawthorne brothers #the brothers hawthorne #hawthorne legacy #the inheritance trilogy #inheritance series #the inheritance spoilers #avery grambs #the final gambit

[hascalwrites]

Just finished The Hawthorne Legacy and loved it! Now on to the Final Gambit 🙂 I really liked this one. The only things I didn't like was how little Xander was part of everything when it was HIS game right?;Everybody leaves him out and I'm tired of it. He deserves better! I also love both Jamie and Gray but I kinda wish there was never a love triangle. Gray needs a girl that is for him and not giving mixed signals lol... I need a book just about Toby and Hannah though PLEASE ❤️

And can somebody share the B&N exclusives of the books? I heard there's versions with deleted scenes and short stories but can't find them. I think there's POVs from the boys right??

#the inheritance trilogy #the inheritance games #spoilers #kinda

[nkjemisin]

Things in my ask box

Hi folks. Every so often I get questions from folks that are good, but which I worry might catch them some flak from my other readers or whoever. Sometimes I answer those people privately, but in general I prefer not to do private replies to asks; for one thing, other people might want to know the answer, and for another, I've had a few awkward situations result from doing so (basically just people going parasocial on me), and I think that sort of thing is less likely when it's clear I'm talking to everyone. So, I'm going to handle these awkward asks by just treating them as Q&A questions -- without showing that person's username and where necessary, altering the question in order to protect their identity. I've got a few of these stored up, but just gonna do two this time for length and time reasons. I'll get to the rest later.

Are you a proshipper?

Yep. Feel free to alter your decision re following me on social media now that you've read that answer. But I believe in "don't like, don't read," and that fiction doesn't indicate what an author really believes (because it's fiction), and that there's no subject matter too immoral to explore on its face (everything depends on the execution), so... yep.

2. I love the Broken Earth trilogy, but I have to say, the middle book really didn't go anywhere, literally. Essun stayed in Castrima and Nassun moved around a little more but mostly stayed in the same place too. It killed a lot of the story momentum for me. Why did you decide to do this?

[spoilers for Broken Earth books, though I'll try to minimize them and will put a "read more" before I get there]

Because I felt like it. I'm not saying that defensively, I'm just noting that the answer to pretty much any question you might ask a writer about why they do a particular thing is... because they felt like it. Period full stop. Sorry that wasn't what you wanted to read! It was, however, the story I wanted to tell.

To elaborate... different people have different expectations of trilogies. That's because there are a lot of different ways to handle them, narratively speaking. Sometimes a trilogy is really a group of shared-universe stories taking place in the same world but not necessarily featuring the same characters, and with unrelated plots. Some are telling a single story, but through different POVs and smaller plot arcs that each have their own terminuses; that's what I did with the Inheritance Trilogy, for example. And sometimes, as I did with the Broken Earth books, the author is just telling one big story broken up into three parts. (There are more ways to do a trilogy than this, but let's keep this brief, lol.)

Now, there are a lot of ways to handle this kind of story, but a pattern that most of us are used to is:

Book One: Introduction to the world and important characters and the apparent stakes;

Book Two: Deep dive into the important characters and world, thus giving the audience a reason to care more; and

Book Three: Now we really know the stakes and shit just got real! Now we care what happens to the characters when EVERYTHING! BLOWS!! UP!!!

(I am feeling very silly today, sorry.)

We're familiar with this pattern because we see it all the time, especially in American media. It's a variation on the three-act structure seen in plays and other narratives. It's the basis of our most popular longform stories! The original Star Wars trilogy did it. The Mass Effect trilogy did it. (Andromeda was a separate story, probably meant to be the start of a new trilogy.) The Lord of the Rings did it, prequeled by the Hobbit and mirrored by the Silmarillion. I mentioned those examples because the middle stories of each all exhibit the same traits: a drastic change of pace or location for the protagonists, putting the protagonists through personal character growth arcs, and poking at minutia or seemingly unimportant aspects of the world (which usually end up pretty important before all is said and done).

Now let's answer your question. Spoiler warning again:

In the Broken Earth, we got introduced to the Stillness and Essun in Book One. There was a lot of physical movement in that book as Essun was on the road for most of it (as were other characters), but the plot itself was relatively simple: A bad thing happened to this person and she needs to go somewhere and find someone, to fix it! And then pretty much the entirety of that book's narrative was "Who is this person, why does the bad thing matter, and how close does she get to finding her missing person?" Then in Book Two, we learned a little more about this person, a lot more about her impact on other characters including the one she's been trying to find, and we spent a while learning about orogeny, the Obelisk Gate, and what the stone eaters have been up to. I cheated a little on this; there wasn't room to do a deep dive into the backstory of one pivotal character, but I did finally reveal that this character is the "secret" narrator of the whole trilogy, and made his agenda clearer. I ended up putting his "deep dive" into Book Three instead, where it was particularly relevant to the STUFF! BLOWING!! UP!!!

The reason a lot of readers complain about "Middle Book Syndrome," I suspect, is because of this pattern -- and because of their expectations. A lot of people come at a middle book expecting Book One Redux. That's what you often get in shared-universe trilogies -- Book One over and over again, roughly the same balance of characters vs events each time, in a familiar setting. We're conditioned to want that, I think, from other episodic works. Comic books, for example: When I was working on FAR SECTOR, my editor at the time explained that I needed to try and have a fight or action scene in most of the issues. I hate fight scenes -- sorry! -- so that was hard for me. TV shows -- the ones that aren't themselves telling a single big story over time -- do this, too. I think of it as the "If You Liked X, Then Try... X!" structure. Absolutely nothing wrong with this structure, by the way. I'm just describing it, not throwing shade. I'm a big fan of stories like this myself.

But even for audience members who were expecting the Three-Act Trilogy structure instead, that middle book is going to be jarring. It's supposed to be jarring. The refugees have survived the first book but stopped to dress their wounds and regroup; the adventurers on a quest have reached an impasse and need to find allies and grind to build up their strength; the stalwart hero has just suffered a massive setback and needs to overcome their own doubt or character flaws. A good way to handle this is to take the characters out of their familiar space, and put them somewhere new, or give them a very different kind of challenge. [Mass Effect and LOTR spoilers] Oh, no, Shepard died and their team broke up! What now? Oh, no, Frodo and Sam are on their own trying to get to Mordor! They're just these little guys! How are they gonna make it? If you got overly attached to Shepard team from ME1, or the Fellowship, you're in for a rough ride in these followups. But the jarring nature of this kind of followup is absolutely necessary. An author who does this knows they're going to lose some readers, when they do it. Clearly I almost lost you! But I stand by that choice, because I think it made the whole trilogy better.

Sidebar: I'm old enough to remember the controversy back when "The Empire Strikes Back" came out. Critics haaaaaated that movie! It was too dark, they said; wasted too much time on unimportant stuff. Too much character work, not enough space battles. Then it became clear that audiences loved the second movie even more than the first, precisely because it was darker and because Luke spent so much time futzing around with Yoda and because there were all these girl cooties romantic moments between Leia and Han. A lot of the critics backpedaled at that point, with some of them even acknowledged that they'd been hoping for Star Wars All Over Again and not What Happens Next That Is Not Star Wars. They'd simply brought the wrong expectations to the story.

This is not to say that you have the wrong expectations, Ask-er. Maybe you were expecting exactly that structure, and you just don't like the way I handled it, or you think I did a poor job. Every reader's experience of a story is different, and not everybody's gonna want to pick up everything I throw down. But you asked why did everyone stay in one place, and this is why: to do a deep dive into the character of the Stillness itself. In a story where the setting was as much a "character" as the people in it, I felt it necessary to show enough of that setting for readers to care about it. Would you care, for example, if the town of Brevard (Damaya and Schaffa spend one night there in Book One) got blown off the map in Book Three? Probably not, because I spent no time on any of its citizens or issues. A lot of people cared about Castrima, though, by the end of Book Two.

Whoo, this got long! Hope it answers your question, Ask-er.

#answered asks #the broken earth #spoilers #things in my ask box

[slutisnotabadword]

Review for The Inheritance Games Series (8/10)

I just got done reading The Final Gambit and whew, let me tell you, this series took me on a rollercoaster.

From the first book, I knew this story was special. It reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Knives Out, and I never really read a mystery book before. The one big positive thing about this series is that it keeps oyu on your toes all the way through. I don’t remember a single dull moment and with my short attention span, that is a major plus. The Hawthorne Brothers were amazing, and I loved how distinct they were. You really start to grow attached to them and their backstory is very interesting. And I liked how everything sort of tied together, like everything happened for a reason and there’s proof of that. This book balances humor, romance, mystery, and even attempted murder very well. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who have seen Knives Out and wanted a YA version of that. It’s pretty good.

SPOILERS BELOW:

Now, let’s get into it!

First of all, I want to address the love triangle. I was team Grayson all through the series and was very disappointed in The Final Gambit. Not just because him and Avery didn’t get together, but because he was stuck on Eve a little bit there. Now it made sense A LITTLE—because of course, Grayson never forgave himself or come in terms with Emily’s death and how it was not his fault. So yeah, I see why seeing Emily’s doppelgänger would fuck him up. However, doesn’t mean it didn’t annoy me, because the way the whole thing was presented, it seemed like him being hooked up on Eve was the reason why Grayson and Avery didn’t get together. But whatever. I’m not a fan of when love triangles are like “maybe if they didn’t whateverwhatever, then y’all would be together.” The same shit happened in Twilight and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Love triangles shouldn’t be resolved because of an inconvenience of one character, it should be resolved because the main character loves the other person more. You get what I’m saying? Okay.

Now Jameson—I loveddddd Jameson in the first book. He was charismatic, funny, and always saying some out of pocket shit. He made me giggle and blush from now and then. He was cool. And I wouldn’t had mind if him and Avery got together.

But it all changed when the fire nation attacked other books came out.

I know what happened but Jameson didn’t have that flair anymore after the first book. Idk if I didn’t notice because I was too busy looking at Grayson, but… it wasn’t the same. And he became a little annoying. I found myself rolling my eyes every time he appeared. However, there was this one scene with Jameson and Avery that grabbed my heart. And it was in the last book, and Avery came back to the house after Jameson locked her up for “protection” and they got into a heated argument. And Jameson basically admitted that he was trying to be this big protector of her because that’s what she wants him to be, that she wanted someone like Grayson. That whole entire scene made me really feel for Jameson and I started getting on his side a little bit, cause I was getting NOTHING from Grayson.

And y’all… there’s a good ass comparison here.

Have y’all ever watched The Vampires Diaries??? Yup! This is EXACTLY what this shit is like.

Emily is Katherine. Avery is Elena. Grayson is Stefan. And Jameson is Damon. Boom. I didn’t even realize the parallels until that scene and it took my breath away because I am Team Delena, and I was wondering why I wasn’t team Jameson for this series.

But speaking of the ships. Let me say this briefly, cause I wasn’t planning on speaking about this topic for so long.

Grayson and Avery had unmatched chemistry and tension that Avery and Jameson didn’t have—they had chemistry but not on that level. I mean, damn, the way Avery describes Grayson coming into a room or just speaking is so dramatic as if there’s a spotlight on him in every scene. And whenever they’re alone, I hold my breath. It was truly a shame they didn’t have a real kiss.

Avery and Jameson was cute but that shit went a little fast. Like damn, Jameson is sleeping in your bed already? I know y’all live in the same house but… calm down, maybe?

GraysonAvery was not close enough, and AveryJameson was too close.

MOVING ON.

The plot was strong but I wish they kept that mystery flair throughout the series, because in the first one, it was really good. The secret daughter/son thing was getting a little played out but I’m also a sucker for it.

I LOVE MAX. AND I LOVE XANDER. They can do no wrong, I don’t care and I absolutely love that they ended up together. They would both have some chaotic ass children.

Nash felt irrelevant throughout the series until the final book, cause we finally saw a little backstory of him and his true feelings about everything. And I liked how he stepped into that big brother role for everyone.

Libby was irrelevant but I like her and Nash together.

Rebecca and Thea was okay.

I like Alisa. Oren is cool and deserves everything.

Emily can choke—oh, she already did. Toby deserved better.

And Eve…. Hm… Eve’s story is kind of sad. Especially when Grayson said, “You could’ve been one of us.” Cause it’s true. Eve could’ve easily been one of them and she would’ve fit right in. And all she wanted was to be seen and loved and she could’ve had that, it was in front of her the whole time, and at the end, she still didn’t get it. But other than that, she was getting on my nerves. NEXT.

I loved how the boys finally found out their style and passion, and what they wanted to do, since the Old Man fucked them up—especially Grayson. Nash and Libby selling cupcakes and becoming engaged is really cute.

Avery becoming a player was a cool arc for her. She found her rhythm and demanded to be seen, almost like what Eve wanted.

I do like how the series put romance 2nd and the plot 1st, it worked in their favor really well because the plot is one of the best things about the series.

I definitely give this series a good 8/10!

#the inheritance games series #the inheritance games #the inheritance trilogy #avery grambs #a very risky gamble #grayson hawthorne #jameson hawthorne #xander hawthorne #nash hawthorne #the hawthorne legacy #the hawthorne brothers #the final gambit #the final gambit spoilers #book review #tfg spoilers #don’t look at the typos in this review ty

[genspiel]

HADO IS. HADO IS. HADO IS. OH MY G O D (S)

#the inheritance trilogy spoilers #tre reads #the inheritance trilogy #the broken kingdoms #caps #naHADOth i fUCKING GET IT NOW #nahadoth's unwilling vessel becoming mortal/independent: weeps. realizes he does not want to die. learns to live #mr lord bright itempas ruler of the whole world becoming mortal: sits in a room for six months. fucking dies of thirst. TWICE. LMFAO #had a whole little epiphany in the margins of the book lmao #and then decided to share it here too bc why not ahahaha #my book posts rarely get much attention at all tbh #but. hey. at least i'm having fun lmao

[rosietrace]

In association with my previous post about a potential Alisa/Nash fanfic that took place in TIG,,,,,

These ideas are kinda meh 😭 since the fic is still in its developmental stages

[ More under the cut!! (spoilers for the Inheritance Games trilogy??) ]

Bowling /j

My interpretation of Alisa's relationship with her Father (And if I ever reach TFG, I'd go into how Mr. Ortega felt when Alisa got kidnapped, because he just got SIDELINED AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF HIM KNOWING 😭)

Alisa's bond with the other Hawthornes, specifically Zara and Grayson

Going more into the brothers' (specifically Nash's) unresolved Mommy Issues

Going more into Alisa's backstory with the few crumbs we have from the series

Oren and Zara

Alisa and Libby!!

Just a lot of Alisa appreciation, my girl deserved so much more than what she got in the original series 😭

#the inheritance games #the hawthorne legacy #the final gambit #the brothers hawthorne #the grandest game #games untold #nash hawthorne #alisa ortega #libby grambs #avery grambs #avery kylie grambs #grayson hawthorne #jameson hawthorne #xander hawthorne #alexander hawthorne