Book Review: The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews #BreachWarsBook1

 

We are at war and for one woman, it will change everything. Buckle up as we go into the breach.

The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews

Series: The Breach War Book 1

Alien Invasion Science Fiction, Action Adventure

Release Date: August 10th, 2025

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My Rating for The Inheritance: 5 Stars and a Recommended Read

As the mysterious gates open and monsters swarm Earth, war ignites and Talents awaken in many people. Now after many years, Adaline is a Talent, classified as a noncombatant and has been working for the government since her world shattered whent he war ignited. Now she risks her life to go into the breaches to find anything to help Earth survive the war: medicine and magic metal just a few things she can do to help with the war effort. Divorced, two kids and a cat to support, this latest breach mission seems like old hat for her but there is something going on with it that strikes her anxiety but in she goes. What happens next will change her, make her question everything she knew about the breaches and beyond that, about herself. For if she wants to escape the breach with her sidekick German Shephard, Bear, she's going to need to traverse the Breach and find her way to escape because she made a promise to her kids and by god, she was going to keep it!

My Review of The Inheritance:

It's been a long time since I sat down to start a book and just lost myself into a world filled with magic, alien worlds, monsters, and characters that literally made me want to meet them for a drink. Ilona Andrews new series, The Breach Wars first book, The Inheritance, delivers all that and so many other things that just captivated me. I couldn't put this book down. I just HAD to find out if Adaline and Bear would make it out of the Breach and find their way back to Earth. What got me sucked in was how lifelike Adaline was to me. She had bills, responsibilities and took care of her family after a shattering heartbreak along with a world changing events happening as her core. That resonated with me on a  deep level as a parent and human being. I  loved her character, the spunkiness and drive she had. She had her meltdown moments but man, did she hike those girls up and took one step at a time, determined to not disappoint her kids. A promise was given and she was determined to keep it. 

This author is one of my favorites to read as they always deliver something so astonishing and craveable with their books that it feels like you are coming home after an extended vacation. I love their books and reread them all the time but I think The Inheritance is by far one of their best works to date also wildly different. I loved all the different characters and world building they did, the cheat sheet with all the Talents listed and the connectiont ot he Innkeeper series was bloody brilliant. 

The Inheritance is a exquisite read that will keep you captivated tillt he very end and now I want more of Ada, Bear, Elias and the Chaos Guild, the Breach secrets and more. I really hope they don't keep us in suspense forit too long because OMG, that ending alone had me cheering and anxious. 

This is an objective review and not an endorsement