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Their Vicious Games
Their Vicious Games

Joelle Wellington

“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.

Women in Horror (60 recs!) | recording & thank you

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Hi friends,

I had SUCH a fun time chatting with Aubrei, Naomi, Natalie, and everyone who joined us for our Women in Horror chat.

Thank you so much to the Celestial friends who stopped by, but if you missed it, I don't want you to miss out! Natalie (superstar notetaker that she is) jotted down all the books mentioned, and we also recorded the Zoom.

First, you should 1000% be following the three of them if you're not already:

Aubrei (earlgreypls): https://egp.binderybooks.com/

Naomi (fromthemixedupdesk): https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/

Natalie (weirdobookclub): https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/

Second, click here for that YouTube recording!

And third, here's the beautifully long list of books we discussed (some were recommendations and others were books that we're looking forward to) (also a few non-women snuck in; forgive us):

  1. And Then She Fell by Aligia Elliot

  2. Infested by Angel Luis Colon

  3. Brother by Ania Ahlborn

  4. Seed by Ania Ahlborn

  5. The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn

  6. Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn

  7. Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J Clover

  8. Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

  9. Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

  10. Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine

  11. Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

  12. Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson

  13. Jackal by Erin E. Adams

  14. One of You by Erin E. Adams

  15. Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

  16. The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

  17. Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

  18. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

  19. House of Psychotic Women by Kier-la Jannise

  20. Bat Eater and Other Names For Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

  21. Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread by Leila Taylor

  22. Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury

  23. Lakewood by Megan Giddings

  24. The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings

  25. Shy Girl by Mia Ballard

  26. Sugar by Mia Ballard

  27. Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements

  28. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

  29. Feed by Mira Grant

  30. Overgrowth by Mira Grant

  31. The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

  32. Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton

  33. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

  34. Come Closer by Sara Gran

  35. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

  36. Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin

  37. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  38. The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  39. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  40. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  41. The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  42. The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  43. The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  44. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  45. The Good House by Tananarive Due

  46. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

  47. The Between by Tananarive Due

  48. Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson

  49. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

  50. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

  51. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

  52. Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

  53. Goddess of Filth by V Castro

  54. Immortal Pleasures by V Castro

  55. The Queen of the Cicadas by V Castro

  56. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab

  57. The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

  58. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

  59. The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas

Thanks, folks, and we can't wait to do this again sometime!!!

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