somethingaboutbooks23 's review for:

The Revenge Plot by Jackie Kabler

3.75

dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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When Ella Leonard arrives at work one Monday morning, she’s stunned. The place isn’t just shut – it’s gone. Boarded up, closed down. Days later, she gets home to find she’s been evicted from her flat, her belongings piled on the doorstep. It’s as if, bit by bit, someone is taking her entire life away from her. Who, and why? And how much worse can it get? The answer? A lot worse. This is just the beginning…

This was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed the writing style, a fast-paced thriller constantly building the tension throughout.

Character-wise I can’t say I found any of them endearing, but they’re not meant to be! Ella was slightly ditzy & I felt some of her actions weren’t necessarily what was expected in the scenarios she finds herself in. Harriet was my favourite but I felt she lost some credibility towards the end, again relative to the events that happen.

I must admit I did figure out all of the twists before they happened, especially the ending (no spoilers!) but I still needed to carry on reading to figure out if I was indeed right. The final quarter of the book ramps up the twists and turns to the extreme, some a tiny bit implausible, but the biggest reveal does create a satisfactory outcome. Safe to say I would never want to meet any of the women in this book!🤣