A review by cortanasreadingnook
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Their Vicious Games is a perfectly insane book where Ready or Not meets a fucked-up version of the famous The Selection. When Adina Walker’s acceptance to Yale and well… everywhere gets rescinded, she decides that she will take her future back. And the only possible way to do it is to join The Finish, an annual event hosted by the founding family of her alma mater Edgewater Academy.

This book is basically a slow descent into madness that laughs at the classism and bigotry of primarily white systems and their seeking praise for inviting women of color into their institutions. Wellington was able to create a story that is a big fuck you to racism in a fun, adventurous manner where a black woman stands at the end of it all and where women of color are given a voice.
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