Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

Pages: 416 

Publisher: Penguin 

Released: 27th of July 2023 

*Squid Game at an American High School - the twisty YA thriller that everyone will be talking about in 2023.*

Twelve girls. Three rounds. One ultimate prize . . . for the last one left alive.

Edgewater Academy is a school for the very rich and very powerful.

Adina Walker is neither of those things. Alone and outcast, when she gets into a fight with a fellow student (and former friend), her scholarship to a top college is revoked, and her world falls apart.

Until she's invited to The Finish.

Annual games for the brightest and the best, hosted by power-family The Remingtons, the winning prize for The Finish is everything Adina wants. This is her chance at the life she's dreamed of.

Then the contestants start to die.

Love, revenge, pride - all are on the line. This isn't a game any more . . .

Horrific and engrossing in equal measure, THEIR VICIOUS GAMES is also a thoughtful and clever commentary on race and class. Ace of Spades meets The Inheritance Games, this is a game you'll want to see through to the finish.

What I Have to Say 

This book was amazing! I honestly keep waiting to get bored of reading about people killing each other in deadly competitions, but I never do! This one sucked me in from the start with the voice of the main character. She was sarky, compassionate and in many ways innocent. I can't really say what it was that set her apart but it was just fantastic. 

This book also surprised me. Through most of the book, I thought I knew what was going to happen. But there were mysteries there and twists that changed things. It felt fresh and original, which is impressive from an idea that has been done so often before. 

Just everything about this book was completely perfect. I'm so glad that I read it. 

5 stars 

My thanks go to Penguin and Netgalley for providing me with this gifted copy for review.