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Darkly | Marisha Pessl
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A seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship. And a legendary game designer, now dead, leaving a dark legacy. The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this masterful YA psychological thriller. What would you kill for? When an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation poses this question, seemingly every high school student in the country rushes to apply. Arcadia Dia Gannon has been obsessed with Louisiana Veda, the late game designer whose obsessive creations have attained a cultlike status, ever since she and her mom played Disappearing Actbut Dia has never won anything in her life. So shes shocked when shes chosen as an intern, along with six other teenagers from around the world. Little is known about Louisiana Veda. Her game-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious, utterly terrifying toys and games, rife with hidden symbols and secrets. But after Vedas mysterious death, Darkly went bankrupt and production was discontinued. The remaining games are priced like highly sought-after works of art, with the rarest and most notorious items commanding tens of millions of dollars at auction. Now the interns are thrust into the enigmatic heart of Louisiana Vedas operation, and Dia immediately questions everything. Who are these other kids? Why do they all seem to have something to hide? And why was she really chosen? It soon becomes clear that this summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all. As chilling and addictive as one of Louisiana Vedas complicated and inventive games, Darkly is an intricate labyrinth full of buried clues and hidden connections created by Marisha Pessl, whose dazzling prose and signature powers of imagination will startle, tantalize, and delight readers.
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I loved NIGHT FILM and Pessl‘s latest YA novel reminds me a bit of that one with its multimedia approach & the attention to detail. Louisiana Veda created a revolutionary & successful board game enterprise, Darkly. Years after her death, an internship is announced & Arcadia, 17, nicknamed “Nana” by her peers for her penchant for pearls, work in an antique shop & having only octogenarians for confidants, is shocked to be selected! Mysterious & fun!

Emilymdxn I neeeeeees this I love her 3mo
TorieStorieS @Emilymdxn I know!! I was so excited to be approved through NetGalley!! It comes out 11/26! 3mo
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