Thank you Viking Books / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Inheritance in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Viking/Pamela Dorman Books
Published: January 21, 2025
Summary:
Most family reunions end in tears. This one will end in murder.
Meet the Agarwals, who have gathered on a private, luxury island off the west coast of Scotland for a much-anticipated family reunion.
Raj, the patriarch and a business tycoon, is about to announce to his wife and three children the succession plan for his multimillon-dollar Delhi-based company. Shalini, the fragile matriarch, is ready to have her husband to herself after years of sacrifice to the family business. Myra, the golden child, owner of the island and host of the reunion, is, unbeknownst to her family, on the brink of bankruptcy. Aseem, the son and supposed heir, is torn between his love for his wife and his duty to family. Aisha, the youngest, a party girl whose antics are legendary, can’t pass up an opportunity to wreak havoc. And then there’s Zoe, Aseem’s wife, the outsider whose #InstaPerfect life is built on a foundation of lies.
They’ve all got secrets they would die to protect. Who will survive this high-stakes reunion, and who will become a victim of their own greed? One thing is certain: this family gathering will shatter more than just their illusions of unity.
My thoughts:
As soon as I heard about this one, I knew I wanted to read it…little did I know just how much I would enjoy it! I will definitely be looking into this author’s backlist as I wait for her next book…she is for sure an author I will be reading again!
This book was all kinds of fun…and a whole lot darker than I expected and I could not have loved it more! A story about a family reunion in an isolated location already had me at the get-go, but add in the complicated, messy family dynamics and ALL the secrets and you have one drama-filled, suspenseful story that kept me flipping the pages very quickly. I am quicky coming to love the whole “rich people behaving badly” trope and this one had that and more. There is that sense that you are never quite sure who you can trust and that quickly puts you on edge, plus just who would kill their own to protect their secrets?
I couldn’t have loved this one more and it definitely makes for a great bookclub pick – it was the second choice for Jordy’s Book Club subscription box and I think it was a great one. Such great themes to discuss – ones that are both universal to life in general and specific to this book.
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