WoW: Winners & Liars by Aleema Omotoni

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!

Derin’s acceptance into Cambridge University is the end of an era—just not the one she expected.

When she and her ultra-competitive Uni prep group, The Kenfield Set, were first invited to Professor Darnley’s summer ball, they planned on celebrating the group’s success surrounded by the riches of his historical Kenfield estate—not kicking off the festivities with the professor’s will reading.

But when the Darnley’s aristocratic children are disinherited, the students are offered the opportunity of a lifetime: compete in a Victorian, literary-inspired inheritance competition to be named the new heir—winner takes all!

For Derin, it’s a chance to help her working-class family. But the remaining Darnleys won’t take losing their stately home and its multimillion-pound inheritance lying down. And into the mix, a mysterious note is slipped under Derin’s door alluding to a dark family secret lying in wait.

Now, Derin must balance the cutthroat games; scheming relatives; and a cute Kenfield intern amidst her dawning realization that the history of this inheritance might be soaked in lies… and blood.

Published by: HarperCollins
Expected Publication: May 12, 2026

Why I’m Waiting: I meannnnn “VICTORIAN, LITERARY-INSPIRED INHERITANCE COMPETITION TO BE THE NEW HEIR” seems like it’d be a good book. OMG this sounds amazing! And there’s a dark family secret, scheming relatives, and of course a maybe romance….. CAN I JUST HAVE IT NOW PLEASE?! This sounds incredible! I’m already of thinking of librarians and teens I could give this to. Maybe Inheritance Games fans? Ugh I need this YESTERDAY!

What about you? Will you read this one? What do you think of the synopsis and the cover? Let me know in the comments!