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PUBLISHER'S SYNOPSIS: During the summer before Priestly King is set to start at West Windsor University, she receives a mysterious invitation to a Summer-ween party at the college. The twist? Underclassmen have to dress-up as final girls from slasher movies. When Priestly arrives at the party, she runs into three men, each wearing masks inspired by infamous movie serial killers.
What starts as a thrilling, mask-wearing encounter spirals into a web of seduction, danger, and intense passion. As Priestly explores her desires and navigates the complex relationships with these three men, she uncovers hidden motives and dark secrets that challenge her understanding of love and trust.
This is a masked-men encounter with multiple men and one woman. While it ends on a HFN, this book is a prequel to a full-length novel.
MY THOUGHTS: This prequel novella might just be a taste of what we can expect in Sinclair's Murder Game series, but I loved every bit of this story and can't wait to see how the larger story plays out. This novella had me enthralled from start to finish, loving everything from the characters to the positions they found themselves in. This prequel novella is definitely coded for fans of both horror and masked encounters, and anyone who loves those elements will find Final Girls and F*ck Boys hard to put down.
This novella follows Priestly as she searches for the next adrenaline high. But whether she's seeking it in public, in front of a camera, or at wild parties, Priestly was such a fun character to tag along with. She was unabashedly herself, despite having a rougher childhood, and I loved watching her character come to life through her every action.
Sinclair created a cast of main characters worthy of a horror movie. Priestly's story wouldn't even exist without her adopted brother, Chamberlain, and his two - really close - friends, Camber and Atley. Yes, these characters have names to match their Southern breeding and money, but readers can't let these three fool them into thinking they have manners when the lights go out. Between being masked up and the things they do and say to Priestly, these three crossed many lines and kept me turning those pages.
If you're looking for a dark romance that features masked men, horror vibes, and multiple partners, this novella gives you all that and more. The epilogue set up the rest of the series so well, and I can't wait to see what future horrors await the students at West Windsor University.
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Release date: 9/27/24
Format: eARC
eARC provided by: the author
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