Their Vicious Games
Book description
“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…
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2 authors picked Their Vicious Games as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book was Beautiful Gowns but make it horror—and I loved every second of it. While more of a thriller than horror, the kills in this one stick with me like its comparative film, Ready or Not did.
Our main character is the resident bad girl of her private school, and once she's lost everything she worked for, she's not afraid to be the villain for the bag. I love reading about ambitious girls who leave scratch marks behind them, and Adina practically plows through the book, telling everyone, "This is not America's Next Top Best Friend." Not…
From Sami's list on the bloodiest YA books for bad bitches.
I, quite literally, couldn’t put this book down until I finished it.
I love an ambitious Black girl who will go after what she wants by any means necessary, and this book did not disappoint. It didn’t shy away from delivering a satisfying ending either. I loved the tension and distrust built up throughout the pages and, for me, this was an amazing Final Girl story.
From C.M.'s list on Black girls who aren’t all that nice.
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