Darkly
By Marisha Pessl
Random House Children’s Books
Marisha Pessl is one of a couple authors who I took deep dives on this year. In this, her latest, teenager Dia has won a trip to the island headquarters of her favourite game off the coast of Britain. On this trip she meets the other teens who have also been chosen to take part in what is likely an adventure of a lifetime. Think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but much darker and without any Oompa Loompas. What Dia discovers are secrets that, ultimately, turn deadly.