ARC Book Review | I Am Her Revenge by Meredith Moore

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2015 12:00 AM
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: April 7, 2015
My Rating: 4 Stars


She can be anyone you want her to be.
Vivian was raised with one purpose in life: to exact revenge on behalf of her mother. Manipulative and cruel, Mother has deprived Vivian not only of a childhood, but of an original identity. With an endless arsenal of enticing personalities at her disposal, Vivian is a veritable weapon of deception.

And she can destroy anyone.
When it’s time to strike, she enrolls in a boarding school on the English moors, where she will zero in on her target: sweet and innocent Ben, the son of the man who broke Mother’s heart twenty years ago.

Anyone… except for the woman who created her.
With every secret she uncovers, Vivian comes one step closer to learning who she really is. But the more she learns about herself, the more dangerous this cat and mouse game becomes. Because Mother will stop at nothing to make sure the truth dies with her.



Review

I Am Her Revenge was one of my most anticipated April reads, so you can imagine my excitement when I finally got my hands on it.  To say that I was ecstatic is a bit of understatement, I may or may not have been jumping up and down.  I love me a good revenge story and I couldn't wait to dive into Vivian's world. 
 
Vivian Foster is a bit of a chameleon, she can be anything that she needs to be in order to get what she wants.  Which I admit, sounds kind of awesome.  I would love to be able to change my personality to suit the task at hand.  However, this isn't something that Vivian learned herself because she wanted to.  This is something that her Mother taught her, in order to get the ultimate revenge.  You see, Mother had her heart broken 20 years ago and she's out to ruin that man's heart...by having her daughter break his son's heart.  Eye for an eye, right?  But everything isn't as simple as Mother says, and Vivian will uncover some things that will make her question everything she's even been told.
 
While I'd liked to say that I liked Vivian from the start, that really isn't the case.  But with this kind of plot, I was expecting it.  Mother has made her into a shell of a human, she has controlled every aspect of Vivian's life and pushed it into her head that you can't let anyone close, or worst of all, fall in love.  So as you can imagine, it's hard to get to know the person underneath Mother's teachings.  But like the summary says, with every secret Vivian uncovers, we get to see a little more of HER, and I actually liked that Vivian.
 
Ben, on the other hand, I liked from the start.  From the moment we meet him, we see that he's popular, but he isn't like the others in the popular crowd.  He's caring and sweet, and seemingly an easy target to Vivian. 
 
I really liked the fact that the whole revenge aspect was so well planned, it really made the story flow really well and it kept me interested and guessing.  I didn't expect the whole mystery aspect in this book though, but I loved it.  I didn't put the puzzle pieces together and I didn't see it coming, so when everything was revealed, I got that shock factor, which was great.
 
Overall, I Am Her Revenge is an intriguing read that will give you so much more than a revenge story. 
 
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Christy

Christy is a 27 year old wife, mother, nursing student and self proclaimed book addict. When she's not busy spending time with her family or learning to save lives, you can find her with a book in her hands, and a smile on her face.

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So glad you ended up enjoying this for the most part! I actually think that I'll like Vivian from the start--for some odd reason, I'm drawn to those sort of zombie-fied characters. Ben sounds like a sweetheart and I can't wait to meet him!
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1 reply · active 518 weeks ago
You'll have to let me know what you think of them :)
I'm with Aimee on that, I think I'll like her fro the beginning since I seem to like those type of characters more, too. Really looking forward to the mystery and twist side of things to see if I can guess right, which hopefully I won't if it's really planned out, which sounds like It is. And of course I can't wait to meet Ben. ;)
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1 reply · active 518 weeks ago
Everything was planned and layered so well! Let me know what you think when you read it!
I'm excited to try this. I love revenge stories but often YA revenge stories are too tame for me, and fall into the silly prank revenge rather than the scorched earth revenge category. I've also got All the Rage on my list and I can't wait to read that too!
Great review!
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1 reply · active 518 weeks ago
I love revenge stories as well! I hope you enjoy I Am Her Revenge and All the Rage :)
Glad you liked this even if you didn't always love the main character, but at least you were expecting that so it wasn't a disappointment. ;)
1 reply · active 518 weeks ago
Exactly! Thanks for stopping by :)
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Pam@YA Escape · 518 weeks ago

I do like the TV show Revenge, so the premise of this book definitely piqued my interest. Glad to hear it was well done, I'll definitely be reading this one.
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I like the sound of this - revenge stories are one of my favorite concepts in books! Glad you enjoyed it & fantastic review overall <3
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This book sounds so intriguing!I am not into revenge stories,but I love the sound of this book,so I think I may give this one a try.
Great review Christy!
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