4.5 - Thank you so much to Colored Pages Book Tour and Simon Teen for a copy of this book!

This book is out now!

"Life is a competition. You win or you lose in every situation you face, right?"

Ya'll YA authors are doing it right when it comes to YA thrillers that "adult" thrillers are just not hitting. This one was just SO GOOD. I can see why there has been so much hype around this book.

First off, the cover is amazing between the font colors and they iridescent image on the perfume bottle. *chef's kiss*

Secondly, this was such a wild ride from start to finish. There is just something so enticing about rich people behaving badly. In this case it is a mix of both adults and teens that mingle with this trope. Rich white men controlling a bunch of teenagers to make them compete for the "heart" of the next Remington men turning 18. The teen girls are put through the impossible tasks that there are pretty much no rules and death is an option. Adina had NO IDEA what she was in for when she accepted the invite to the games.   

Wellington did such a great job with building personalities for the other competitors and making them truly horrible individuals. Horrible might be a strong word but they were not good people. Saint is truly the best side character in the book! Absolutely love her and Adina's dynamic throughout the book.

I did pair this with the audio courtesy of my library and thought that Ariel Blake did a great job narrating!

I don't want to say too much about the games itself because that is part of the fun in reading.
I know this is fictional but it's a wild thought to imagine if this was something that happened in real life - gosh I hope it doesn't happen in real life because WHEW.

“What do you like to eat, then?”
“The rich.”

If you are a fan of a cat & mouse game, somehow a mix of The Bachelor, Gossip Girl & Hunger Games - this is for you!