Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This novel tried too much to be the classic "Westing Game," one of the best children's books ever published. The riddles in "Inheritance Games" are dull. The characters, especially Avery and the Hawthorne crew, are poorly drawn. The teen angst was laughable. The "surprise" ending was telegraphed to me at the beginning. The author only maintained my attention by keeping chapters short. I'm a senior citizen, and I always read YA and children's books. But I'm finding them less and less well-written. Not recommended.