Maxine Liu

Maxine Liu
Maxine Liu is portrayed as a sarcastic and loyal friend. She uses words like 'fox' and 'beach' instead of swearing. Her mother and father are extremely strict and when Max's (now ex) boyfriend tries to sell conversations between Max and Avery to reporters, Max refuses to let him near her phone. This results in her boyfriend sending Max's nudes to her parents, who had no idea that Max had a boyfriend. Her phone is taken away and when Avery tries to call her, Max tells her that as much as she understands why Avery needs her there she hasn't ever asked how Max is. Max then tells her she is unsure when she will get her phone back or a chance to call. In Hawthorne Legacy Max visits the mansion and helps Avery and the Hawthorne brothers solve mysteries.

Personality
Max is very witty and has a good sense of humor. She is also an extremely loyal friend, helping Avery whenever she can. During the auction she made sure to bid higher on items that she knew other people wanted badly. Meaning they had to pay more to get it. She's sarcastic and not afraid to say what's on her mind, meaning she's also pretty honest at times. Although it's harder for her to open up about her home life as seen in the second book. She avoids the topic of her parents while otherwise talking about Avery's love life.

Appearance
She is said to have black hair tied in two buns when she first arrives at the Hawthrone House in The Hawthrone Legacy.

Avery Grambs
Max's best friend. They have a lot of history together and will do anything to protect one another. During the whole fiasco in the first book, Avery always turns to Max for help. During that time however, Max had told Avery that she too was having a hard time. That put a strain on their friendship, seeing as Max felt alone during that time. Their friendship was later picked up again in the second book. Max flew all the way to the Hawthrone house after a fight with her mom. Avery even told her to come to the fundraiser for Emily Laughlin and let her wear some of her clothes.

Alexander Hawthorne
Could potentially be a love interest. They meet in Hawthorne legacy and Xander appears to want to make her happy and even builds drones for her. Even saying that they're very close now. They immediately became friends when introduced to each other, seeing as their personalities are somewhat similar. When at the cabin Xander let her go on his shoulders to inspect the blades of a fan for some reason. Saying that he only dropped her once.