5 STARS!! This YA mystery thriller is an unforgettable adventure with a fast-paced plot, buried secrets, hidden symbols, and intriguing puzzles. After winning a chance to intern at Darkly, a game-making empire, Dia and six other teens from all across America land in England and are taken to an abandoned island where they are thrown into a twisted game called Valkyrie that has never before been released to find the game’s presumed first victim, a teen boy. There were so many unexpected twists, and the shocking ending leaves you wanting more.
Darkly by Marisha Pessl, (List Price: $19.99, Delacorte Press, 9780593706558, November 2024)
Reviewed by Sandra Pinkney, Underground Books in Carrollton, Georgia