Reviews

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

thestoriessofar's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kat8books's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sarajesus95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

nimue_black's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ems_world's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Honestly, maybe just not my genre

srobbins92's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

megsandham94's review against another edition

2.0

Overly dramatic, and way too long

_because_she_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

sprainedbrain's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

camy007's review against another edition

4.0

Rating: 4/5 ★ 

This could be in the same book family tree as "Plain Bad Heroines" when it came to the atmosphere and set up for the story. Toxic queer obsession in this book feels different because it is mutual and reliant on us not knowing what happened with Alex. I feel like the book truly ramped up with the reveal of Ellie's past and the gun.

The book built enough distrust in Felicity by the end of all the reveals about Alex that I did think she killed Clara. The ending felt a little too clean and I thought Felicity was going to kill her girlfriend at the end.