Their Vicious Games
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington, published by Simon and Schuster on July 25, 2023, is a young adult fiction novel that delves into the complexities of social themes, class differences, and prejudice. The story follows Adina Walker, a Black teen who, after losing her Ivy League acceptance, enters a perilous elite competition at Edgewater Academy. As she navigates this high-stakes contest, she uncovers the deadly realities behind the seemingly prestigious opportunity, revealing the harsh truths of meritocracy and the sacrifices required to succeed.
In this 416-page thriller, readers will find a narrative that explores the intense pressures faced by Adina as she competes against other ambitious young women in a series of mysterious events. The competition, sponsored by the powerful Remington family, presents not only a chance for redemption but also a dangerous game where the stakes are life and death. As Adina grapples with the challenges posed by her environment and her fellow competitors, she realizes that to survive, she may need to redefine the rules of the game. This edition presents a gripping exploration of ambition and survival within a framework of social critique.
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“A brutally honest and haunting cautionary tale…exposing the lie that is meritocracy and the unrelenting toll that being a final girl takes. A bloody tale spun masterfully…a dark delight.” —Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, New York Times bestselling author of Ace of Spades
A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to discover the stakes aren’t just high, they’re deadly, in this “spine-chilling thriller” (Publishers Weekly).
You must work twice as hard to get half as much.
Adina Walker has known this the entire time she’s been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy—a school for the rich (and mostly white) upper class of New England. It’s why she works so hard to be perfect and above reproach, no matter what she must force beneath the surface. Even one slip can cost you everything.
And it does. One fight, one moment of lost control, leaves Adina blacklisted from her top choice Ivy League college and any other. Her only chance to regain the future she’s sacrificed everything for is the Finish, a high-stakes contest sponsored by Edgewater’s founding family in which twelve young, ambitious women with exceptional promise are selected to compete in three mysterious events: the Ride, the Raid, and the Royale. The winner will be granted entry into the fold of the Remington family, whose wealth and power can open any door.
But when she arrives at the Finish, Adina quickly gets the feeling that something isn’t quite right with both the Remingtons and her fellow competitors, and soon it becomes clear that this larger-than-life prize can only come at an even greater cost. Because the Finish’s stakes aren’t just make or break…they’re life and death.
Adina knows the deck is stacked against her—it always has been—so maybe the only way to survive their vicious games is for her to change the rules.
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