4.5 Stars 
 Wow! That was some ending! 
 Fallen Heir is Easton Royal's book. With Reed and Gideon away at college, he's now the oldest at home. He's led a life of privilege and money gets him out of any of his many situations that usually involve sex and / or drinking. He's cocky and has a fairly high opinion of himself -- at least until he strips away some of his bravado and we get to see the real Easton. 
 Easton becomes interested in Hartley, the new girl at school. It starts off more as a challenge because Hartley really doesn't want anything to do with Easton. But he slowly worms his way into her heart. 
 The book is entirely in Easton's voice, which I liked. I actually found myself liking Easton, even though I wanted to whack some sense into him most if the time and he kept repeating the same mistakes. But when he showed some vulnerability, especially with Hartley, I really liked him. 
 As for Hartley, she got on my nerves at times mostly because I didn't quite believe her circumstances, which were very sad when revealed. She did have some backbone and I did like her self sufficiency and sense of honor, especially in contrast with all the morally bankrupt adults in the book. 
 This book follows a similar pacing as the previous books in the series. There's a very slow build to the story and at times I found myself getting frustrated with that, but then toward the end the pace speeds up and hits like a freight train. In Fallen Heir, I never saw that train coming and I absolutely loved that about this story! I was blown away by the cliffhanger ending (it's a doozy) and now I can't wait to see what's going to happen next. 
 Loved the big bang ending, so I'm giving this 4 1/2 stars in spite of the slow build. This really is not a standalone read, and I do recommend reading the first three books in the series before tackling Fallen Heir. If you are a fan of intrigue among the wealthy, then you may like this series. 
 An ARC was provided for review.