~ The end felt a bit open ended to me…at least with what happened in the chess game and afterwards. In the end I was even saying stuff like Avery didn’t deserve him anyway! 😂 But even the romance between Avery and Jameson – there wasn’t a lot of it. Also…I felt like Avery was just so focus on the game, there was nothing emotional about her or nothing new to her character or development to her? And what was with her internally waffling feelings about Grayson – like girl you chose Jameson, so stick with him and stop trying to create a love triangle! LOL…okay I’m just mad because Grayson was so sad. ~ I did like how high the stakes are raised in the final “game” Avery has to play…but also, I thought she won in an anti-climactic way. He needs his own series – that boy was done so wrong in this book. But Grayson always had my heart and I’m so sad he’s so broken in this one. ~ I’m happy for Avery and Jameson, really I AM.

Avery had a lot to figure out in this one but she does it because it’s Avery. There’s a moment in the end when Avery goes all Mackenzie Bezos with her inheritance which I thought was funny but cool. This series is so amazing because of these half siblings, and their bond.

Jameson is the wild one that I wouldn’t want to try and tame lol…but yeah Xander and Nash have heart. Grayson is my favorite because he’s handsome and broken – the type I want to fix. + Xander and Nash are the sweethearts of the brothers and I love that they were chill. It’s the reason this story moves so fast paced – it’s the cat and mouse chase, the secrets to unlock the puzzles to figure out. + The games, riddles and secrets are back. Well, I did it! I finally read the last book of this trilogy and what an ending it is! Here is what did and didn’t work out for me: *I’ll try my best but there may be SPOILERS* Riddles upon riddles. In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake-and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning.Ĭontent Warning: violence, mention of assault It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. She knows their secrets, and they know her.īut as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help-and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.

The final gambit cover