Avery Grambs

Avery Kylie Grambs is the main protagonist and the narrator of both The Inheritance Games and The Hawthorne Legacy. Avery receives most of Tobias Hawthorne's will in The Inheritance Games. Her mother passed away when Avery was fifteen, leaving her to live with Libby, her half-sister. Prior to living in The Hawthorne Legacy, Avery resided in New Castle, Connecticut.

Personality and traits
Avery seems to portray a subtle personality throughout the book. She is a brilliant, straight-A’s student and wants to attend university abroad. She is extremely smart and a great guesser, making her able to solve mysteries and riddles. Avery has also been proven to be curious throughout the serious, always looking for more clues and trying to get out of the house.

Features
Avery has long, layered, ashy brown hair with natural blonde highlights and “subtle streaks a shade darker and richer [than her natural hair]”. Her eyes are a varying hazel/green with golden brown flecks, framed by thick eyebrows.

Expressions
Avery is described to have an "expressionless" face that is hard to read.

Relationships

 * -|Jameson =

Avery first met Jameson while he was on the railing of a 2nd-floor balcony. He immediately became fascinated by her, starting a strange kind of friendship between them. They would find clues with each other as Avery slowly discovered more and more about the Hawthorne brothers and Emily Laughlin's scandal. Avery and Jameson grew closer to each other and eventually formed a romantic relationship. However, Avery and Jameson hit a rough patch after Avery realized that Jameson thought of her as a puzzle and a riddle, even when they had kissed. Jameson develops real feelings for Avery and those feelings are reciprocal. In The Hawthorne Legacy, we see Jameson and Avery fall for each other, forming a true relationship with each other.
 * -|Grayson=

Avery and Grayson's relationship was rocky at first, Grayson being very wary of Avery, convinced that she had planned all along for the Hawthorne inheritance to be hers. Grayson begins to see who she is and realizes he was wrong and makes it very clear that he will protect Avery but they cannot be together. Grayson and Avery kiss during The Hawthorne Legacy, with Grayson initiating it and it becoming mutual. Grayson and Avery have some very close moments together, including sword fighting scenes, private conversations, and moments sprinkled throughout the books. Avery and Grayson both care for each other and have mutual respect’s relationships and feelings.
 * -|Alexander=

Avery and Xander always had a smooth, friendly relationship. Xander did not hold any hate towards her inheriting Tobias Hawthorne's money. Xander would help Avery with the puzzles sometimes, and Avery and Xander had mutual respect. Avery and Xander became friends after they spent more time together.
 * -|Libby=

Avery loves her half-sister Libby, and the feeling is reciprocal. Avery lives with Libby part-time before inheriting Hawthorne Estate, and Avery and Libby both care for each other and are concerned for one another when needed.
 * -|Maxine=

Maxine is Avery's best friend, supporting Avery throughout the immediate fame and luxury she went through. In The Hawthorne Legacy, Maxine and Avery share quite a few moments of friendship, with Maxine’s mother helping Avery through her coma after she was blown up in The Hawthorne Legacy.