The Revenge

by Hannah Jayne

Overview

From the author of Truly, Madly, Deadly, The Escape, and Twisted, comes another edge of your seat thriller sure to keep you guessing until the last page.

After a bad breakup, Tony's ex-girlfriend Hope embarrasses him in front of the whole school and spreads vicious rumors. Tony is devastated and in a moment of revenge, he makes the location on her phone public. But a week later, when Hope calls Tony and begs him to stop the prank, he hears a shriek and a car door slamming. Then the call is dropped.

Too late, Tony realizes that he may have put Hope's life in danger. Can he trace Hope's movements and save her before times runs out?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492647379
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	07/04/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	160,379
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Hannah Schwartz lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and writes cozy mysteries, young adult fiction, chick lit, and grocery lists that she never seems to remember to bring to the grocery store. Hannah shares a house with two neurotic, feet-attacking cats and has Kryptonite-like weakness for donuts. Visit www.hannahjschwartz.com.

Editorial Reviews

Reminiscent of a young adult version of Gone Girl, The Revenge is a psychological thriller that hooks readers from the first page . . . This is perfect for fans of April Henry's character-driven thrillers and a solid addition to Jayne's edge-of-your-seat titles. —VOYA

From the Publisher

Reminiscent of a young adult version of Gone Girl, The Revenge is a psychological thriller that hooks readers from the first page. Golden girl Hope raises Tony’s social status from nowhere to the top when they start dating. When Tony tires of her "mean girl" side and ends things, the revenge they both seek on each other spirals out control. Hope disappears and Tony realizes he may have gone too far by sharing her personal information online. Unsure if Hope has engineered her own disappearance, Tony withholds information that later points to him as the major suspect. Ostracized at school, vilified in the media, and with police breathing down his neck, Tony attempts to find her on his own, but he cannot trust anyone. Hope's television-personality parents have always used her as a prop for higher ratings, but how far are they willing to go? In alternating point-of-view chapters, readers discover that the ruthless Hope is actually lonely and unloved, while Tony continues to second-guess himself and everyone else. Authentic teen dialogue and supporting characters with distinct personalities compliment the story. Tony’s family dynamics are convincing: frustrated but caring parents and an especially affectionate relationship with his little sister. If certain periods seem slightly inconsistent, readers likely will not notice as the chapters get shorter and shorter and the book barrels towards a gripping conclusion. This is perfect for fans of April Henry's character-driven thrillers and a solid addition to Jayne’s edge-of-your-seat titles. Reviewer: Lee De Groft; Ages 12 to 18.

VOYA, August 2017 (Vol. 40, No. 3) - Lee De Groft

06/01/2017
Gr 9 Up—A riveting account of a staged kidnapping gone horribly wrong and the potential dangers of the relentless pursuit of fame. Tony is an average high school nobody, and that's exactly what pretty, popular local celebrity Hope likes about him. After Tony unexpectedly ends the relationship, however, Hope decides to exact her revenge by staging her own kidnapping and pinning the blame on him. Tucked away in a cabin in the woods, Hope is soon fighting for her life after her plan goes awry. Meanwhile, Tony battles against the press, the police, Hope's parents, and his own suspicions in an attempt to learn the truth and find Hope. Jayne crafts two perfectly imperfect protagonists and one of the most chilling psychological villains of the year. Chapters alternate between Tony and Hope, with the first few focusing on Tony's flawed and frustrating struggle to determine Hope's whereabouts. Hope's resourcefulness and drive to survive are extraordinarily compelling, even in the face of her selfishness, and her adrenaline-infused sections fly by. The ending feels somewhat rushed and offers no real resolution but is realistic. VERDICT A must-read for anyone who loves thrilling crime novels. Purchase where teens are looking for Gone Girl—like YA.—Emily Grace Le May, Mt. Pleasant Library Providence Community Library

School Library Journal

2017-04-17
When a local teen celebrity goes missing, her ex-boyfriend becomes the prime suspect.White teens Tony Gardner and Hope Jensen have just broken up, and everyone at school is on Hope's side. Hope is the rich, beautiful daughter of the local morning show anchors, while Tony is just a poor nobody. Licking his wounds, Tony spends the night signing Hope up for every dating app and free-sample delivery he can find, plastering her picture and address all over the internet. The next day Hope calls, begging him to take it all down, and during the call Tony hears Hope abducted. While the town searches for Hope, Tony does his best to avoid suspicion, to no avail. Fairly early on, Hope is revealed to have Gone Girl-ed Tony, faking her kidnapping to get even. But things go terribly awry. The novel's hook raises interest, but the characters quickly scuttle it. Hope is a shallow, vindictive person with little going for her, and self-centered Tony continually makes staggeringly bad decisions. The author effectively crafts a town coming together to search for a missing person and the paranoid atmosphere that emerges, but the center doesn't hold. These two teens are just too inert to engage readers. A last-minute turn lands with a thud. A decent hook ruined by shoddy characters and limp plotting. (Thriller. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews