

Watching Avery investigate the truth about the past-both the Hawthorne family’s and her own-is intriguing and unpredictable.

As the family tree is quite significant, though, it’s worth taking the time to know who is who and how they are related. I had a bit of a struggle keeping them straight this time, but I think that’s more my own fault than the author’s. So apparently taking a couple weeks break between books one and two led to me forgetting who most of the older generation of Hawthornes were. And as she starts following the various clues, she becomes less and less sure about who she can trust-and who she cares more for, Jameson or Grayson Hawthorne.

However, the results, as well as her birth certificate, call other things into question. To try to establish her connection (or lack thereof) to the family, Avery gets a DNA test done to prove who her father is. In The Hawthorne Legacy, Avery is still living in Hawthorne House after being named the heir to Tobias Hawthorne’s massive fortune, despite the dangers from both without and within.
