Avery Grambs

> The trick to being abandoned was to never let yourself long for anyone who left.
>
> Avery Kylie Grambs, *The Hawthorne Legacy*

## General Information

### Also known as

* Heiress, MG, Mystery Girl, Cinderella (by Jameson)
* A Very Risky Gamble

### Age

* 17 (in The Inheritance Games and The Hawthorne Legacy)
* 18 (in The Final Gambit and The Brothers Hawthorne)
* 19 (in The Final Gambit epilogue)

## Physical Description

### Hair Color

Ashy brown with natural blonde highlights

## Relationships

### Parents

* Hannah Rooney(mother)
* Ricky Grambs (father)
* Tobias Hawthorne II (adoptive father)

## Series Information

### Appearances

* The Inheritance Games
* The Hawthorne Legacy
* The Final Gambit
* The Brothers Hawthorne

## History

### Early Life

Avery's mother passed away when she was fifteen . Since then, her half-sister, Libby Grambs, has taken custody of her and the two live together in New Castle, Connecticut. She works at a hole-in-the-wall diner to help pay rent as she and Libby are just scraping by. Avery has a plan to ensure a better future. She is currently a junior and will graduate next year with at least two semesters' worth of college credits. Her test scores should put her in scholarship contention at the University of Connecticut, which has one of the top actuarial science programs in the country. Avery picked statistical risk assessment as her major because it was the closest that she could come to double majoring in poker and math, and because it is one of the most employable majors. It's also a degree that would allow her to work remotely and pays well so she can pursue her passion of traveling the world.

### *The Inheritance Games*

Avery Kylie Grambs gets notice that she inherited millionaire Tobias Hawthorne's money. But to claim it she has to live in the Hawthorne house for a year. When moving in she meets the 4 Hawthorne brothers and has to deal with them.

The mystery rises when Avery has to go through mazes, riddles, and a bunch of clues to figure out why Tobias would ever to choose her. A girl he has never met.

### *The Hawthorne Legacy*

Avery has been living in Hawthorne House for less than a month.

Avery learns the extent to which she has gained notoriety and thus the level of the inevitable hate that comes with it. Someone leaves examples of the online death threats against her in her locker at school.

### *The Final Gambit*

Avery is discussing her upcoming eighteenth birthday, and the one year deadline of her inheritance, with Alisa. As of the first week of November, Avery will have met Tobias's requirement.

Toby is abducted by someone unknown, who is later known as Vincent Blake. Avery has to solve riddles and puzzles to get him back. She finds him and plays a game of chess to determine everyone's fate and therefore a Toby's name changed to Toby Blake and it is announced that he is alive.

## Appearance

Avery has thick ashy-brown hair that's not quite wavy, not quite straight with natural lighter highlights. Her eyes are hazel with golden-brown flecks, framed by thick eyebrows. She is described as having an expressionless face that is very hard to read although Grayson Hawthorne has no trouble reading her expression. Avery believes there is nothing remarkable about her face. She is about five foot seven (approximately 171 cm). After her makeover, her stylist works in layers and styles her hair in bed-head waves. Her hair is also dyed with subtle streaks a shade darker and richer than her natural color. Her stylists clean up her eyebrows but leave them thick. After multiple attempts on her life, Avery begins carrying a weapon on her at all times. She often has a knife sheathed inside her boot.

After her impromptu press conference, Avery sees pictures of herself post-makeover for the first time. She barely recognizes herself, describing the "girl in the photos" is pretty and looks as arrogant and dangerous as a Hawthorne.

## Personality

Avery is brilliant, curious, practical, and a logical thinker. She has always been good at math, and as a great guesser, she is able to solve various mysteries, riddles, and puzzles. She is a straight-A student and wants to attend college and major in actuarial science. Avery is a bit of a loner. Her lack of friends is more a result of practicality than preference or ostracism because she has no free time between her part-time job and studying. Avery can never leave a puzzle alone. She has a habit of cutting things close. She is the best type of person to inherit billions of dollars because she doesn't want to use the money for selfish reasons but to help make the world a better place. Her Myers-Briggs Personality type is INTJ.

## Relationships

### Jameson Hawthorne

Avery meets Jameson when she is brought to Hawthorne House for the reading of Tobias Hawthorne's will. Jameson is immediately fascinated with her, and Avery is immediately attracted to him even though she knows he is a bad idea. They start a strange kind of friendship. They work together to find clues to solve Tobias's puzzle he left his grandsons.

He has the tendency to constantly give Avery nicknames. He first calls her Mystery Girl, then M.G., and finally Heiress. On one occasion he calls her Cinderella. Avery comes to believe that Jameson just sees her a piece in the game, something "laid out in the beginning to be useful by the end." After Avery realizes that Jameson was only interested in her because he believed she was chosen by his grandfather because she was "truly special," she puts distance between them.

As time goes by, and especially after one of the attacks on Avery puts her in a coma, Jameson develops real feelings for Avery. Jameson and Avery consistently banter and flirt with each other. By the time Avery's required year living in Hawthorne House is over, Avery and Jameson are in a relationship. Jameson becomes increasingly protective of Avery, which she gets angry about. But they are able to work through things and remain together happily.

### Grayson Hawthorne

Avery and Grayson meet when Grayson arrives at her high school to inform her that she is in his grandfather's will and must come with him to Hawthorne House. After Tobias's will is read, Grayson becomes hostile towards Avery because he believes she is a con-woman who manipulated his grandfather. He warns her several times to stay away from his family, and specifically from Jameson. Avery is immediately attracted to Grayson despite his rudeness and knowing that he is bad for her. When Avery's first and only real use of her new fortune is to arrange a place to sleep and food for her homeless friend Harry, Grayson is finally convinced that he misjudged her. They form a bond over their shared desire to use their money and power to help people. After solving the Davenport desk clue, Grayson becomes certain that Avery has no idea why his grandfather left his fortune to her. Grayson becomes increasingly attracted to Avery, and the romantic tension between them grows. Avery feels as if Grayson wants to be the one to save her, like he *needs* to be the one to do so. Perhaps because of the guilt he feels over Emily's death. Grayson makes it clear he will protect Avery. However after solving his grandfather's puzzle left in his will, Grayson steps back from Avery telling her that they can't be together because Jameson also has feelings for her and he refuses to have a repeat of what happened with Emily. Grayson and Avery continue to have a friendship that's complicated by their attraction to one another. They care for and respect each other.

### Xander Hawthorne

Avery and Xander have pretty much always had a smooth and 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 have mutual respect for each other. Avery and Xander become real friends as they spend more time together. He becomes Avery's "self-appointed BHFF, Best Hawthorne Friend Forever, and considers it his sacred duty to keep her spirits high."

### Libby Grambs

Avery loves her half-sister Libby, and the feeling is reciprocal. Libby is Averys legal guardian. Avery lived with Libby part-time before inheriting Hawthorne House, and Avery and Libby both care for each other and are concerned for one another when needed. Libby and Avery have Avery loving relationship and they would do anything for each other.

### Max Liu

Avery and Max are best friends. Avery consistently turns to Max for support because Max is her only friend. However, Max and Avery have a falling out after Avery becomes an heiress. Max tells Avery that her own life has been upended because of Avery's new life. Avery feels terrible and guilty upon learning this. Avery feels like she has always needed Max more than Max needed her because Max is her only friend while Avery is one of many friends for Max. Avery realizes that she has not been equally supportive of Max as Max has been for her. Avery vows to change this. After Avery is almost killed when a bomb is planted on her plane, Max and her mom, a doctor, arrive at Hawthorne House to help Avery recover. This allows Max and Avery's friendship to heal as well.

## Trivia

* Avery has been running a weekly poker game in her high school's parking lot to finance Harry's breakfasts, and sometimes her own.
* She owns an ancient Pontiac.
* Avery hates butterscotch. Chocolate cupcakes are her favorite.
* She played her first game of chess at six years old.

## References

1. ↑ *The Inheritance Games*: page 4
2. ↑ *The Inheritance Games*: page 187
3. ↑ *The Inheritance Games*: page 195
4. ↑ *The Final Gambit*: page 2