A review by shortiebabe
The Revenge List: A Novel by Hannah Mary McKinnon

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was my first read by this author, and was an almost DNF because of how horrible the main character,  Frankie Morgan, was throughout the majority of the story.  I did appreciate how she didn't take crap from men who treated her disrespectfully, especially in a male dominated field like construction. She had tenacity and  guts to stand up for herself, even to the point that it resulted in doing more harm than good in the situation.  If only she could take a step back,  breath deeply,  and think before she acted, but then again, we wouldn't have the story we have now. 
  
The plot had great potential, reminding me of Arya"s list in Game of Thrones, but wasn't executed as efficiently.  It wasn't really believable that after being angry and traumatized for almost 2 decades, she had an epiphany one day and was able to control her anger by the end of the story.  Lastly, the ending was predictable for the most part. 

I did love how fiercely she loved her brother and protected him at any cost.  

There could be a potential sequel with the way the book left off, but I'm not sure if I would have any desire to read it. We'l  cross the road if that ever happens...
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