I Am Her Revenge

I Am Her Revenge is by debut author Meredith Moore.

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 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...expect 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.

The Breakdown:
1. Moore does an great job of writing a tale with so many twist and turns.  Not everything is what is seems, and so few know the whole truth, including Vivian. While the beginning dragged at times, once the reason's for Mother's need for revenge really start to unfold, it becomes quite the page turner.  The things leaned in the end are shocking to say the least.

2. I have to admit, that in the beginning, I was not a fan of Vivian. She is a cold tool molded by Mother, and does not care who gets hurt to carry out the revenge. Once her true self starts to leak through the facade that Mother has created on her, she becomes much more interesting for me.  The passion she has for drawing, and as she learns to care for both Claire, her roommate, and Ben, the boy she is suppose to destroy, she becomes more human, more of her own person.

3. From the very beginning Mother was a character that I loved to hate.  It was obvious that Vivian was never more than a tool for her, to discarded if she was no longer useful. As the story unfolds and it is reveled just how depraved Mother really is, she honestly starts sending chills down my spine.

4.  Moore writes an interesting pair of boys for Vivian.  First there is Ben, her target, the seemingly nice and outgoing popular boy at school.  He easily falls for the persona that Vivian presents to him.  Him caring for her, and his attitude toward their relationship really help to crack Vivian's resolve on the revenge plot.  Then there is Arthur, the boy from her past.  He knows Vivian better than she knows herself at times, and cares for her anyway. It is him that she runs to when she needs help.  It is pretty obvious that there is something deeper between them.

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