This is the most bizarre, outlandish, absurd, CAMP, and downright disturbing story I’ve ever read…and I loved every second of it. I genuinely believe that if The Hunger Games, Gossip Girl, and The Purge franchise somehow had a love child - it’d be this. From the theatrics of showing the absurd lives of the rich and elite and how far they are willing to go to cure their boredom, to incorporating a sinister twist that involved scheming, strategy, and survival between the classes was absolutely brilliant. I never read a story like this - every time I thought I had things figured out, it would take a completely different turn hitting me like a bus. Yes, a bus. I love psychological thrillers more than anything, especially when it keeps me on my toes and makes me crave more and more. Honestly, this gave me the feeling of when you’re looking at something and you know you should/want to look away but because it’s so effed up you just can’t.

I also love an unreliable narrator. I felt like I didn’t know who to trust and that made the story even more addicting to read.

Final Thoughts: This is not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think this is a very unique and engaging story. Honestly, I need the physical copy so I can continue to gush and remind folks why psychological thrillers continue to reign supreme lol. Brazier did an excellent job of showing how rich people may think everything, including life itself, is a game as well as exploring the themes of class, social status, old vs new money and how others will view/judge and possibly be suspicious of you, no matter how much money you have in your bank account - especially if you pulled yourself up by the bootstraps and earned it 🙃.