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A review by pocketsable
The Revenge by Hannah Jayne
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Revenge is the story of Tony, a boy who just broke up with the most popular girl in school. Said girl, Hope, decides to get revenge for the breakup by humiliating him. Tony decides to get back by sending her personal information to all corners of the internet. However, one night he gets a call from Hope begging him to take down the information, only for it to get cut off. When Tony goes to her house, he finds nothing but her broken cellphone and the nagging suspicion that she's either getting her revenge or maybe, he caused something terrible to happen to her instead.
This is a quick, fast paced read. It's extremely suspenseful throughout and it never really slows down. Some twists you can see coming from a mile away, although the final twist is rather surprising and disturbing. There is a POV switch half way through the book which, to me, was frustrating at first. But makes more sense as the story progresses. We never really get a chance to learn much about these characters, which is disappointing. And the background characters dont even get any time to do anything but push the plot forward. However, Tony as our lead isn't a bad character. Hope, on the other hand, is a downright horrible character. Although, that's not to say you won't be hoping for her safe return by the end.
The biggest flaw about this book is the lack of an ending. There is no big showdown, no reuniting of characters, no explanations, no comeuppance for the bad guy... Nothing but the equivalence of the story hitting a brick wall. It ends with a very vague one page epilogue which feels wholeheartedly disappointing.
However, if you're looking for a really quick, fun read, this may be for you. I did enjoy the journey, I just wish the ending was better.
EDIT:Â
Upon reading other reviews of the books, I was not at all aware of the controversy, nor the whole comparisons to books like Gone Girl (mostly because I have not seen/read it and dont plan to do so). As such, being an outsider on these two factors I have a very different view of this book. That being that this was a basic, popcorn suspense novel with not much to it other than just being a quick read.
Although, from an outsider opinion, i'm slightly disturbed by the villagers-with-torches mentality going on in the reviews as this book didn't really do anything as near controversial as other books to warrant such a strong reaction.
This is a quick, fast paced read. It's extremely suspenseful throughout and it never really slows down. Some twists you can see coming from a mile away, although the final twist is rather surprising and disturbing. There is a POV switch half way through the book which, to me, was frustrating at first. But makes more sense as the story progresses. We never really get a chance to learn much about these characters, which is disappointing. And the background characters dont even get any time to do anything but push the plot forward. However, Tony as our lead isn't a bad character. Hope, on the other hand, is a downright horrible character. Although, that's not to say you won't be hoping for her safe return by the end.
The biggest flaw about this book is the lack of an ending. There is no big showdown, no reuniting of characters, no explanations, no comeuppance for the bad guy... Nothing but the equivalence of the story hitting a brick wall. It ends with a very vague one page epilogue which feels wholeheartedly disappointing.
However, if you're looking for a really quick, fun read, this may be for you. I did enjoy the journey, I just wish the ending was better.
EDIT:Â
Upon reading other reviews of the books, I was not at all aware of the controversy, nor the whole comparisons to books like Gone Girl (mostly because I have not seen/read it and dont plan to do so). As such, being an outsider on these two factors I have a very different view of this book. That being that this was a basic, popcorn suspense novel with not much to it other than just being a quick read.
Although, from an outsider opinion, i'm slightly disturbed by the villagers-with-torches mentality going on in the reviews as this book didn't really do anything as near controversial as other books to warrant such a strong reaction.