What you’re about to witness comes from a dark place. It’s taken a lot of planning, but you should know that every single thing I’m about to do is deserved. More than deserved, it’s owed, tenfold. Nothing I could do to these people will ever be enough to get even.Charlotte McLintock has a new identity and a new look as Raven Deighton. She needs it so that she can infiltrate the elite private … infiltrate the elite private school that’s covering up her twin’s death. They claimed it was suicide, but she knows better.
Her plan’s been almost two years in the making. What started off as a desire to know the truth has turned into a burning compulsion for vengeance. However, she soon finds that life at Westchester Preparatory Academy’s not what she expected and that everyone’s hiding secrets – even the four hot guys she’s rapidly falling for.
Her one mission is to uncover the truth about what happened to Lizzie so that she can make everyone involved pay, and she’s not about to let anyone or anything – even her own torturous heart- stop her from burning them all to the ground.
Vengeance is a contemporary New Adult reverse harem bully romance, with dark themes and a twist. It works as a savage standalone piece (if you love a cliffhanger) but will actually form part of a trilogy with closure at the end of the series.
WARNING***
This book carries an 18+ warning.
Vengeance is a medium to fast burn dark romance. It contains hot guys, foul language and sexual scenes, including some graphic physical bullying, and potential suicide, depression and sexual assault triggers.
I would love for you to read this book, but please be aware that it comes with a warning.
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This was a non stop rollercoaster and a mind blowing ending. I could not put this book down even if my life depended on it. I thought this was going to be bully academy romance but I was so wrong. It’s like no other book I’ve read before. I can’t wait to read the next book. Definitely recommend. Definitely five stars from me!
Wow! What a great read! I loved the unfolding of Lizzie’s story through her journal. I also loved the relationship development between Raven and the guys. The storyline is fantastic and gripped my attention from start to finish! And let me say, the ending is intense! Where do things go from there? Guess I’ll have to read book two and find out, can’t wait!
This book had me from the beginning.
Reading the entries from Lizzie’s diary just got worse and more heartbreaking with all that she suffered. And it helped remind why Raven continued on her path of revenge for those who harmed her sister.
There’s definitely some villains in this story and it did leave me guessing until the end.
The chemistry and romance Raven has with Ace, Thorn, Rebel and Jax is HOT but even I was left guessing if they were more involved with Lizzies death.
And that ending!!!
Everything I questioned was answered but then left me wondering whats next???
Because this story totally took an unexpected turn.
Am literally jumping straight into book 2
What a rush!! There’s nothing better than a great revenge story. This was definitely that kind!
After the death of Charlotte’s twin sister, she assumed the identity of Raven Deighton. There was two things on her mind, 1. Find out the truth about her sister’s death and 2. Exact revenge on those who tortured her. She enrolled at the university, where her sister attended, and did just that! What she didn’t expect was to fall for the four “Princes” of the school. Incredible!! Absolutely incredible. Crystal North always seems to keep me on my feet with all of the twist and turns. I have read the Knox Academy series first, so seeing a cameo from Baxter made me fangirl squeal…because I looove him! Why didn’t I read this sooner?!?!?!?
While that might be true this book is hot. Full of all the emotions and drama. The world building is excellent in the character development is complex and believable. I can’t wait to read the second book. The book ends on a cliffhanger and not at all how I thought it would. This author is the queen of the cliffhanger. I enjoyed the fact that there were crossover characters from another series. I’m very curious to see how they all interact in the second book. Definitely recommend this series
I have to say that I loved the characters in this book! Raven was a kickass chick who didn’t let anyone run over her or tell her what to do. The guys!! Holy cow!! Can we say hot! The descriptions of them are so vivid that its very easy to picture what they looked like. And the sexy times!! Whew!! Steamy!! I loved everything about this book! Can’t Wait to read Atonement book 2!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!! !
I could not put this book down, it was such a page turner; and the twists!
Charlotte/Raven is after revenge for the death of her sister so she attends the school to find out who is responsible and make sure they pay.
I loved Raven, she was tough but also caring too. The guys were all lovely but still had their own secrets.
This book is really well written and will keep you hooked to the end, I can’t wait to start the next one to see where their story goes next.
OMG. This book threw me for a loop! I feel like it is so different than the other academy bully romances I’ve read before. Usually the main character falls for the bullies so this was a nice switch up. I loved how strong and determined Raven was as a character. She was not the kind of weak character that gets bullied like in other books. I also loved the incorporation of the journal entries and the coded messages within those entries that helped Raven (Charlotte) figure out what truly happened to her while she attended the academy. Having them pop up periodically in the book helped link the past and present and made me feel like we were finding out the information at the same time Raven was. The ending was such a cliffhanger! I know I have more than enough questions that I need answered in the next book. I definitely was not expecting that kind of ending.
Well my state of mind is in shock people. First off, this book is without a doubt one of the best I books I have read this year. So if you have not read this book then you need to. However, please keep in mind that this book does have a trigger warning. What an amazing, thrilling and vengeful book! The emotional turmoil throughout the book is gripping and pulls on your heart with a feeling of no end in sight. There are also moments of bliss and happiness, scary as heck and some deliciously sinful times as well.
So we follow Charlotte aka “Raven” Deighton to West Prep School. Why does she go to this school? Something tragic happens and she is trying to get answers! So she is on a mission to take down some people for the pain that has been inflicted on her. So when Raven starts school she meets Jax, Rebel, Ace, Thorn the Princes of the school. She also meets the Princesses of the school with Tilly being the psycho of the bunch. However, Raven is prepared with her snarky comments as well as other things. So how close does she get to the enemy? Who are the enemies? All theses questions and more are answered when you read this book. However the twist is the ending… I. DID. NOT. SEE. THAT. COMING!!
Don’t miss out on this book. Once you start reading this book you will not want to put it down.
WOW WOW WOW
This was an amazing read. From the moment that I started I was hooked and finished it in one sitting. The story will grab you and leave you wanting more. You can not put this book down. You need to know what is going to happen next and you have to keep reading to find out. The characters are awesome and seem so real that you feel as though you have known them forever. It moves along really great making it a nice enjoyable read. There is no doubt that you will recommend this book to others and that it will be added to your list of books to read.
This is a winner.
So, I went into this book thinking that I was a standalone and that all the mysteries and what not would be explained and I’d have nice ending to wrap everything up… Well, boy was I WRONG! While a whole host of things were answered, and the biggest mystery in the book was resolved, there are a ton of other things that are still hanging open, unresolved, including something to surprising that it was even revealed until the last page of the book. While I find the cliffhanger aspect completely frustrating because I wasn’t looking to start a new series, my frustration does not take away incrediable this story was. The book was well written with fantastic character development throughout. I feel like I really got to know Raven, Thorn, Jax, Rebel and Ace. I even feel like I know Lizzie, which is amazing, since she wasn’t actually a live for much on the book. I like how the author was able to tell an engaging, full story that left me with so many answers that I don’t feel like I’m left completely hanging. While the story has a cliffhanger, I almost sets it up so that the next book will be a completely new story, with a whole new host of issues. I am looking forward to Atonement and hope that a release date is announced soon.
Vengeance by Crystal North is a super read. It’s a book full of nasty characters, a great mystery and some seriously hot guys! Raven is a really strong MC who is entirely focused on finding out the truth. It’s a pretty detailed read but the story and characters are in-depth and dimensional. The ending was a surprise and will make for an interesting Book 2. Great read!
This is such a different take of a bullying book. And such a wild ride! You don’t see many books where you meet the mc and they are the one who willing goes seeking out the bullies and putting themself in the position to be bullied for revenge! It was such an amazing story!!!!
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Words fail me about this book because it exceeded my expectations on a regular RH school bully book by a mile. The person being bullied in this book is Lizzie. Twin sister to Charlotte (MFC) aka Raven who with the help of Lizzie’s Journal and her friend Michael tries to piece together the reason why she took her own life (or if someone else did it instead?) and who drove her to it if that was the case? So Raven enrols in Westchester Preparatory Academy to find out the truth. Complications like four hot guys – Thorn, Ace, Rebel and Jax might get in the way of that happening. This book is so fast-paced i could barely keep up with it but thats what made it so damn good. Brilliant story, hard to read in parts especially some of Lizzie’s journal entries but the twists and the revenge as well as that absolutely blinding ending was just amazing!! Couldnt put it down it was that good!
This book was so good! Read the whole thing in 24 hours. It is a page turner that keeps you guessing. SO worth the read, you will definitely enjoy it!
Crystal North is an evil genius! Reading Vengeance was like riding on a wild/terrifying roller coaster. You know what Im talking about- the ones that only adrenaline junkies willingly go on? That is this book, you start out slowly going up hill and then BAM you are racing down the hill, taking sharp turns, and doing upside down loops that make you think you’re sure to fly out of your seat! You never know what is going to happen next and just when you think you do, Crystal throws in another sharp turn and your racing downhill once again! I highly recommend this book! There is a large amount of steaming hot scenes, action, sweet romance, and mystery! The perfect start to what promises to be an amazing series!