The Queenâs Gambit meets The Hunger Games in this âbrisk and brutalâŠharrowing and intriguingâ (Kirkus Reviews) novel about a teen girl whose abusive father teaches her the finer points of chess and hunting, all for his own sinister endsâŠdrawn from the authorâs own experiences.
For forever, Didi has had to be the best at anything her father demanded of herâthe fastest runner, the master at chess, able to take down a deer with a bow and arrow at a dead sprint. If she fails, he denies her food. Clothes. Kindness. Yet he claims he loves herâhe says he doesâitâs why he pushes her. To be ready. Prepared. For anything. Ready to fight. Ready toâŠ
âŠDidi is terrified of what he may one day ask.
But she might be more prepared than her father ever expected.