Their Vicious Games

Savage and suspenseful; easily devoured.

Liked the idea of the games; the beginning felt like a mix of The Selection, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I think this would be much better if it was a TV show (felt very Freeform) or if it was written for adults. The love triangle was my least favorite part of the book. It felt forced and out of place. I wanted more action, less romance. 

Joelle Wellington's ‘Their Vicious Games' is a gripping page-turner that kept me hooked from start to finish. The suspenseful plot, coupled with the uncertainty surrounding the main character's fate, made it an intense read. The narrative's exploration of racism, misogyny, and classism adds depth to the story, creating a brutally beautiful portrayal of societal issues. Despite the challenges, the satisfying sliver of justice in the end provides a poignant closure.

So... young women from influential families were dying/going missing after participating in the Finish at the Remington estate for centuries and their families were accepting of this?????? Like did no family get suspicious at all when they never heard from their daughter/sister???????? And the worst part of it all, the girls were fighting to death to marry a man and could leave in body bags or emerge the victor. bombastic side-eye from me

This book is... not good at all. The adults during the Finish failed the girls, and the Royale “game” at the end was horrendous. Adults were hunting kids down and kids were fighting each other to their deaths. The kids were failed by the adults and everyone was annoying AF. I could not handle how some off the names of the kids were a huge tragedeigh. The only upside of this was Adina was wise enough to ghost Graham once she got out.

Quite an interesting and lovely read. I was expecting a little more action, but I had a fun time with the book.

4.5/5 - Wow, wow, wow! This book was wild!! This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I had to stop reading the book and only listen to the audio because I kept trying to skip to the bottom of the page to see what happens next. The FMC (Adina) worked my LAST nerve with her bad decisions, which had me screaming and cussing the entire time. Did no one teach her anything in the 18 years she was on earth?! That is why I removed the .5. Other than that, she came through for me at the end. This books was a fun ride!

What a PHENOMENAL, UNPUTDOWNABLE debut! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

First of all... check on your friends or loved ones who recently read this book because we are not okay. 

I don't even know what to write because I'm still awe over this book. Despite the evil in someone the characters, I loved each person who popped up in this book. Every character served a purpose, and were fully fleshed out. 

ADINA. Adina is now on my list of favorite FMC. I loved reading how she managed navigate through almost certain death, and despite the chaos around managed to keep her priorities straight.... Even with the questionable romance which worked in her favor in the end but 🌝

The ending of this book was my favorite part. The vivid descriptions of the gore/fighting in this book were top tier but the ENDING? Yea Ms. Wellington needs an award for that. I had my eyes bugged out my head reading. Ugh... it was a fantastic time 🤣🤣

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1.5.

I don't even know where to start.
This book isn't poorly written so much as baffling in it's choices. It needs to either be far more over the top or way less- it does some weird middle of the ground choices that make no sense in any sort of way. Is this real world or not? No decision seemed to be made in that regard. It's like a bad teen book version of Get Out meet Hunger Games.