A review by bellebookcorner
Better Than Revenge by Kasie West

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another sweet, light-hearted and heart-warming YA romance to recommend! 
There are lots of important messages throughout the story, and I adore the characters. They’re not perfect, which makes them more relatable. 
 
In this story, we follow Finley, who makes a plan to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend after he betrays and humiliates her. 
I really enjoyed seeing Finley’s journey; how her character grows throughout the story, as well as her relationship with her family and friends.   
 
As for the romance, I wasn’t sure about Finley and Theo chemistry at first. 
But I was rooting for them soon enough after they start to open up about each other while Theo was helping Finley with her revenge plans. 
 
Aside from the sweet romance and revenge storyline, I also enjoyed the sub-plot of Finley’s grandma love life back when she was young. 
I loved that Finley’s bond with her grandma wasn’t affected by her grandma’s Alzheimer’s. She choose to spends time with her reminiscing together about her grandma’s history and lets her grandma set the pace.    
 
Better than Revenge comes with a satisfying ending and brought up important themes such as forgiveness, moving on, empowerment through self-improvement and that revenge is not the answer. 
This wasn’t my first book by this author, and it definitely won’t be the last. I’m looking forward to read more books by this author in the future! 
 
Thank you to TBR and Beyond Tour, Netgalley, author and publisher for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily!