I absolutely no questions asked love Hannahs creative mind when it comes to stories, At her first anger management class, Frankie is tasked with creating a forgiveness list, which quickly becomes her revenge list. When she loses her notebook, it is no coincidence that a series of mysterious “accidents” start to happen to those she listed. There's no way in heck they are linked to her or could they be? Dive right in I had no problems and i truly don't think you will.

This book is crazy. The kind you can’t stop reading until you figure out what the heck is going on!

It starts out with an intense scene that hooks you and then never let’s go. Our main character is ANGRY. She tries to go to anger management group sessions, but then people start getting hurt on her “forgiveness” list 😳 and boy can Frankie hold a grudge!

Poor Frankie has no control, and her anger acts out in horrible ways. She says what’s on her mind and doesn’t hold back. At times I thought she took things too far, but that’s what made such a unique storyline and character.

It was binge worthy, but also a bit of a slow burn at times. Lots of family drama and flashbacks to those on her list and how they wronged her.

I was pleased with the reveal at the end, and I hope there is a sequel coming because it was left with an open ending that had my jaw dropping!

Oh @hannahmarymckinnon you wrote a great book that had me glued to the very end. If you’re looking for a thriller that you will binge in one sitting - this is it.⭐️

The Revenge List is so unique and is full of twists. Frankie has an anger issue - she’s in an anger management course and as a way to reconcile, has to make a list of those that she needs to forgive. When the list goes missing, and people on the list start getting hurt, Frankie has no idea who is doing this - why are they going after the people who she hates.🤔

I started this book - sat outside and honestly didn’t look up until the last page - and oh what an ending! Such a great binge worthy book. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I’ve been a fan of Hannah Mary McKinnon since her first book “The Neighbors” and she has solidified herself as a top writer in the genre of domestic suspense. Frankie seemed to be the character that everyone loved to hate but I really liked her. She had anger issues, but she’s fearless. The character development was flawless and the plot development was seamless.

I always enjoy thrillers from McKinnon. This was a decent one, not my favorite as I thought it seemed too easy to figure out. Some parts of it were a little far fetched but sometimes that's ok in a story. If you are new to thrillers this would be a great one to read.

I love every book I have read by this author and this one was no different. Great and original plot, unlikeable MC and a dark twisty storyline kept me interested throughout. What happens when Frankie’s private “revenge list” falls into the wrong hands? Guess you’ll have to pick this book up and find out!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review and opinion.

Way to deliver a great thriller! Couldn’t put this one down. Great twist. Thank you for this opportunity to read this ARC.

Got me again!
Twists and reveals, right to the end! (Shouldn't I be getting smarter by now? Don't I read enough thrillers? Do I need a whiteboard to keep track of theories? An algorithm? A team of investigative minds on call and at the ready?)
Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing/Mira Books and Netgalley for my eARC for review.
Hannah Mary McKinnon's latest novel, The Revenge List, takes an anger management exercise and flips it.
Frankie (Francesca) Morgan's dad thinks she has rage issues. She goes to anger management classes on his request, and loses her notebook along the way. The notebook contains a list of those she feels need her forgiveness.
Someone, though, has found it and made it into a hit list.
The Revenge List took me a bit to settle into. But once I got to the second half, the pace was set and I raced to the end. We are taken through Frankie's feelings of guilt and remourse, as well as her trove of secrets.
Well done, once again Hannah - recommended!
Released on May 23.

Thank you Harlequin for an advance copy in exchange for a review.

Frankie Morgan works with her dad in construction. Her father has encouraged her to sign up for an anger management course because he believes she has too much rage in her that she needs to work through. Frankie's not sure what the benefit would be but reluctantly attends the first session. The group sessions are being led by a woman named Georgina, who suggests that all the attendees put together a list of people they would like to seek revenge against. The goal of the sessions is to work through their anger by forgiving each person on the Revenge List.

This was a fun thriller. The story was interesting and not too scary, which I was happy about. I was looking for a suspenseful thriller with some twists, and this book provided me with an abundance of twists and kept me curious. I wanted to guess the direction the story was taking and enjoyed going on the journey with Frankie. Frankie was a somewhat likable character with some anger issues. I found her backstory intriguing and looked forward to learning more about her.

I recommend this book if you are looking for something to distract you. There are a few triggers in the story, but I felt that the book wasn't too heavy, even though the topics were intense. I rate this book a strong four stars and cannot wait for her next release.

I love when Hannah has a new novel out. They are always entertaining. In this installment we get a character, Frankie, that is very hard to like or root for. She has anger issues that are more than out of control. In her anger management class, she writes a list of all the people that have done her wrong that she needs to forgive. Then it appears someone is getting revenge for her as accidents happen to those on her list. Everyone Frankie encounters becomes a suspect to her.

While at no point did I like Frankie, she is a strong willed woman that knows what she wants. The more I read, the more I understood what made her what she is today. Some of her own doing and some were just part of a hard life. But it is hard to sympathize with her becuase she never learns from her mistakes. About halfway through I figured out who was “helping” Frankie get revenge, but as usual, there were still a few twists to come. The beginning and the ending were fast paced, but the story slowed down a little in the middle for me, but just when I started to lose interest in Frankie and her dilemma, the story went full steam ahead and pulled me back in.

Anyone loving suspense filled character driven stories, should pick this one up.

Julie here... Hannah Mary McKinnon has done a great job with The Revenge List! I loved it!
And...I might add...I love a good revenge list.
This book has:
A list with names on it.
Anger management sessions.
The boss who is also your father. And he fires you.
A high school bully.
An envelope with a family profile.
Unfortunate "accidents".
A karaoke night.
A stunning realization.
More stunning realizations.
It's great!

Frankie Morgan had a rough life with many losses, and now she's in an anger management group. She makes a list of all the people who have wronged her, and her name is on the list as well. She doesn't think about it again until she realizes she lost the list and everyone on it is dying off in bizarre accidents. If she can't figure out what's happening, she could be next.

Frankie is an angry, irritable woman. Everything sets her off, and she takes it out on whoever is around her. It escalates quickly; we know it's just over a week because we open with an intense drive, and chapter two begins ten days earlier. She resents the world and wasn't a fan of the anger management class or the idea of making a list of people she hated so that she could forgive them. The accidents didn't always end up in death, but they happened fast and at random along her list, so the guilt regarding her list drove her further into her anger. As she contemplated each name, we learned why she hated them, and the wrong each one did to her. She didn't have it easy, and all those who manipulated her or took advantage of her meant that I felt sorry for her even as she kept screwing up.

As the story escalated, I was constantly surprised. First, by how far Frankie went to try to figure out what was going on, then by her capacity for forgiveness after all. The actual killer was a surprise, and the ending was a shocker. This is an excellent and tightly wound suspense thriller, that I stayed up late to finish. I had to know what happened next, and it was absolutely worth it.

When our main character, Frankie, is asked to make a forgiveness list by one of her counselors she does so begrudgingly. How can she ever forgive the people who have hurt her the most and why should she? If this list is what her father expects of her she decides that she should at least try to give it to him. The jerk client, her obnoxious neighbour and last but not least the man that killed her mother all of these people make their way onto Frankie's list as she categorieses it by severity levels. Things take a terrible turn when Frankie's notebook and her list are suddenly taken. Who could want such a private list and for what reason? Frankie has no idea but she becomes desperate to find out. I loved this book because I have never read a book about anything even remotely close to forgiveness lists. That fact alone I find amazing because so many people wrote lists for so many things so it's not far fetched yet I've never seen it done before. While the concept of this book was amazing I found the execution to be not quite what I was expecting and it was very hard to hold my interest all the way through. I found myself putting it down a lot and considering how short the book was it took me a lot longer than usual to finish it. Overall while there were a few small parts I didn't like they were easily looked past and I am glad that I got the chance to check it out because even though it started off slow it quickly picked up and took off like a rocket. This book had all the great workings of an amazing thriller and the characters really had you rooting for their safety. The ending and the big reveal were my favourite parts I never could have seen it coming.I can't wait to see what else Hannah McKinnon comes out with because I will be one of the first to check it out whatever it is.

I was excited for another book by this author. The beginning starts at an anger management session which wasn’t obvious to me right away. I kept waiting for this story to pick up pace and it didn’t. I couldn’t finish.

I found Frankie SO unlikable that I didn't really care about what was happening to her. Not my favorite HMM.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

I loved this book. It was original and dark. I could not help but wonder what I would do if I was in the same position. There are some twists and a few turns, which added to the suspense and overall enjoyment of the novel. I was satisfied with the ending and felt that overall this was a brilliantly plotted and fleshed out thriller!

The plot of this one made me eager to pick it up and I'm glad I did. I found this to be a very unique read as we followed Frankie through not only her anger but discovering what happened to her list and what was going on with the people on that list. While she was trying to figure everything out, she was also working through her own internal issues and resentment.

I especially enjoyed that as the story went on, my opinion of Frankie changed over time as she herself grew and moved along in her journey. I think that's a great thing when the growth of the character can cause your feelings to shift.

Overall I really enjoyed this read and loved that the tension was maintained through most of the book. The ending really surprised me, in a good way. I will definitely check out more of this author's books in the future.

The more I read by Hannah Mary McKinnon, the more I like it. The Revenge List is the latest, and McKinnon keeps things moving right along. I'll admit that Frankie got on my nerves a bit at first, but I've had those times when I felt like giving someone a piece of my mind and those moments when I followed through on that feeling. So, The Revenge List was certainly intriguing. OF course, things go off the rails with the list, and as the story progresses, we learn more about Frankie and why she is the way she is. I'll stop there so I don't give away the book's secrets. Suffice it to say that the book is well written, it's hard to put down, and it's another twisty read by this author.

One of my favourite things about Hannah Mary McKinnon’s books is that each one is a different, and awesome, reading experience. The Revenge List is another winner for me!

Frankie Morgan is a great lead- she’s angry, she’s smart and she’s out for revenge. Unfortunately someone stole her forgiveness list (let’s be real revenge list) and has taken things into their own hands.

The plot of The Revenge List is layered and the characters are complex. I love how the novel ultimately centred on family - the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s a great spring board for HMM’s signature twists and turns, and it also has heart, which is not something I often say about thrillers!

And the ending is *chef’s kiss *. DM me to discuss !

I had to pop by my local @indigobayandbloor and see the book in the wild.

Thank you @netgalley @_mira_books_ @harlequinbooks for the gifted eARC.

**3.5-stars rounded up**

In The Revenge List we follow Frankie Morgan, a single-woman living in Portland, Maine, who works as a Project Manager for her Dad's construction company.

Frankie has had some difficult times in her life, beginning with the hit-and-run accident that killed her Mom when Frankie was just a teen. Since that time, things have snowballed. Now Frankie finds herself a barely functioning adult, filled with anger, guilt and growing list of regrets.

It doesn't matter where she is, or who she is dealing with. Frankie has a short fuse and zero restraint when it comes to her reactions. There's no 'take a deep breath and count to ten' in her playbook. After an explosive incident at work involving a very important client, Frankie's Dad is fed up. Her temper is having a major impact on their family and their business. As luck would have it, a woman he is friendly with leads a local anger management group. It is arranged that Frankie will start attending; required, not requested.

At her first session, one of the tasks is to create a list of people to forgive. People who have angered her in the past that she will now forgive. Even though she thinks it a little silly, Frankie goes along with it and records her list in her favorite notebook, the one with sunflowers on the cover.

In the events of the evening that follows, Frankie sort of forgets about the list. It was just an exercise, it doesn't mean anything, but then the list goes missing. Shortly thereafter, individuals on her list start getting injured in very bizarre ways. At first, after the first one or two, Frankie thinks it must be a coincidence, but three? And it's starting to get closer to home?

Is Frankie losing it, or is someone actually targeting the people on her forgiveness list?

Desperate to get to the bottom of it before it's to late, Frankie begins to investigate the harmful incidents. Things get wild and crazy from there. Trust no one.

I had a lot of fun reading this. I had been looking forward to it for a while, having really enjoyed previous works from Hannah Mary McKinnon. I enjoyed the choices that McKinnon made in telling this story. For example, it felt refreshing to have just one-POV.

I feel like for the past two or three years, the vast majority of stories that I've read have featured dual, or multiple, POVs. And while I love that, I also liked getting the chance to just ride out this entire narrative with Frankie. I felt like because of that choice, I genuinely got to know Frankie's character and it felt important to hear it all from her. It gave great insight into the reasons why she was the way she was. It made her actions make sense.

In some ways, she's not a super likable person, but I felt myself really empathizing with her and connecting with her. She's like that friend who you love, but who always makes the stupidest choices and you just want to grab her by the shoulders and shake the heck out of her.

The best part about Frankie's journey was watching the growth she made as a character. I wasn't expecting much in that regard, but I loved how McKinnon gave her room to learn and change. When you first meet Frankie she is bogged down in her anger. It literally feels like she is being crushed by it. It's palpable. As she evolves over the course of the story, you can feel that weight dropping off. It was impressive to me how McKinnon was able to capture that feeling so well.

As far as the overriding plot went, I was super intrigued in the first half. I had no clue what was happening. Then there was a bit of a shift and I felt like the answer was then obvious, but I was still invested in following along with Frankie as she got the evidence she needed.

I would say it's a slow-burn story, but the tension does continue to build throughout. Additionally, it gets bat-poop crazy at the end, so be prepared. Grab your popcorn and be prepared to yell at the book. I did. And the ending!? Don't even get me started. I mean, I can't say anything, but like, Hannah!? Hannah Mary McKinnon!? What the?

It made me so devilishly happy, but also...

Overall, I had a fun time with this one, I really did. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I also feel like this one is going to stick in my head for a while.

Thank you so much to the publisher, MIRA, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I can't wait for more from this author!