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Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Alcohol
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm
Adina is a Black teenager who was about to secure her future through her scholarship to Yale. Her plans are ruined once an incident at school causes her to lose that well-earned scholarship. The only way to get it back is to enter the Finish--a competition where young women prove themselves worthy of being a part of the wealthy Remington family through three different events. It is not long before Adina and the other girls in the Finish realize that the stakes are higher than money and power. It's life or death. The younger Remington boys say they're trying to change the system, but are they? Being one of the only girls who didn't grow up in the rich world the Remingtons live in, Adina realizes she has to either change herself or change the Finish to survive.
Though the characters may seem superficial at first, each one has their own motivations and moments of reckoning. Wellington's commentary on race and class and what people will do to achieve and maintain power is fascinating. She certainly doesn't attempt to make the reader comfortable, and there are many times I had to remind myself that I wanted Adina to get out and not to conform to the Remington way.
This novel challenges social structures and typical tropes, and it was just a damn good book with a satisfying ending.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Grief
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Classism
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Classism
One thing I loved about this book was that I was unable to predict the ending. The stakes were high and the odds for a good ending felt very unlikely. Does she win the games? Will she survive? Will she somehow get out of it? Those questions really kept me engaged and excited to read how it would end.
I could’ve done without any romantic subplot but it wasn’t horrible.
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Classism
Minor: Alcohol