Description
In a world where desire and danger move in tandem, a pair of rivals are drawn into a high-stakes game of power, secrets, and carefully measured cruelty. As alliances shift and every choice carries a cost, the characters must navigate obsession, betrayal, and the thin line between control and surrender. With sharp emotional tension and a relentless pace, this story explores themes of manipulation, consent, and the ways people weaponize intimacy to get what they want. Joelle Wellington delivers a gripping, character-driven narrative that blends suspense with raw, high-voltage romance—leaving readers questioning who’s playing whom, and what it truly means to win.
Available Editions
paperback
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Published Jan 1, 2023
416 pages
ISBN: 9781665922425
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Community Reviews(1)
"squid games" this, "the bachelor" that. baby, this was its OWN fucking story and i was HOWLING the whole way through. of course you're gonna recognize similarities to the hunger games, squid games, kiera cass's the selection. there's even elements from the movies the purge: anarchy, ready or not, and you're next. but NONE of those things combined can explain the sheer mania that was this novel. none of these comparisons will prepare you for the nonstop satirical exploration of what would crazy-ass, extremely rich, classist and racist white people do if no one ever told them no. and what would a girl who has fought twice as hard all her fucking life do to survive it. this was everything to me. soooo insanely good.
Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
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