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!

Well, in The Revenge List, Frankie made a list of people who have wronged her and that list fell into the wrong hands. When people on the list start to have freak accidents, Frankie needs to intervene and make it stop. Another twisted page turner from @hannahmarymckinnon with another gasp of an ending. This book was a wild ride that had me yelling at the book, totally guessing (incorrectly because this was so clever and designed to keep you guessing) what was happening and turning pages as fast as I can to get to the end and see how it all unfolds.

Hannah Mary McKinnon never disappoints with her books and this one is another twisty, angry ride. Frankie has anger issues to say the least, and that is clearly pervasive throughout, but our girl has been through some stuff so it is justifiable. She finds herself at an anger-management group when things get out of hand, and has to make a list of everyone that needs her forgiveness. She is beyond skeptical, but does it anyway, and goes ahead and includes herself. Frankie keeps it moving and doesn’t think twice about this list, until it goes missing, oh and people on said list start getting hurt in weird accidents, each one worse than the one before. She now has to figure out what is going on before others, including herself, are next.

Coincidence? Doubtful. Are we kept guessing? Yes of course. I figured it out by the end but this was equally enjoyable, suspenseful, and so twisty that I absolutely loved this and devoured it in one sitting. All common for McKinnon’s reads that I just love so much. The only negative is that now I am done and must wait on the next one. But alas….

A huge thank you to Hannah HTP, MIRABooks and NetGalley for the advanced copy to review, this one is out now!

Unfortunately this was a did not finish for me. I made it about 40% into the book and had to stop. The entirety of what I read was based on a missing notebook and her obsession with it even though it didn’t contain much important info. While I understand there was more to this book, I had friends fill me in on what I missed, I couldn’t get into it and buy into the characters story. It seemed way too far fetched for me. It upsets me greatly I didn’t love this book because I love the author but it was not for me.

Note: As published on Crime Fiction Lover

If anyone needs a course in anger management it’s Frankie Morgan, the main character in Canadian author Hannah Mary McKinnon’s latest standalone thriller. Frankie’s trigger temper has been causing her problems both personally and professionally, and anger is one of the main themes of The Revenge List. The novel may be set in Portland, Maine but anger, revenge and forgiveness are universal.

Her boss has convinced her to attend such sessions. To complicate matters, Frankie’s boss is her father and Geraldina, the counsellor facilitating the course, is a friend of his. When Geraldina suggests writing a forgiveness list identifying individuals the participants feel anger towards, Frankie creates a list in her notebook that unbeknown to her is about to result in a whole lot of hurt for the individuals mentioned.

However, Frankie has no intention of forgiving anyone. From her perspective, the people on her list deserve to be there, even if she doesn’t know much about them – like her elderly neighbour and even Geraldina. Other names are people who have hurt Frankie deeply such as her father, a school bully and a former boyfriend. The most surprising person identified is Frankie herself.

You will begin to get an understanding of Frankie’s anger management problem when she realises that she has misplaced the notebook containing her private forgiveness list. Frankie turns detective trying to locate individuals who may have taken it. Her main suspect is Evan, a good-looking guy from the course. Frankie and Evan ditched the end of the session to go out for coffee. The evening ended with a confrontation between the two of them and Frankie leaving in an Uber.

After Frankie misplaces her notebook, strange things begin to happen. Someone leaves flowers outside her apartment door. Her Uber driver and the ride fee fail to appear on her Uber app. Instead she is charged for a no-show. When Frankie tries to contact Geraldina to see if she left her notebook at the church, she learns that the woman fell down her front steps when the handrail came off unexpectedly, breaking her nose.

McKinnon does an excellent job in showing us situations when Frankie’s anger is out of control. When her rage takes over she damages things, or relationships. In one instance, her response is so extreme that the confrontation is filmed and posted on social media. Frankie ends up trending – but not in a good way.

The love between Frankie and her family is evident in spite of the occasional friction. They also have their own struggles. Her dad’s construction business is struggling and her brother Rico and his spouse are worried about their sick child and the cost of the medical fees. You will empathise with those close to Frankie and understand that ‘walking on eggshells’ feeling her loved ones experience around her. There are times when her anger is justified, however she seems unable to express it in a way that is not self-destructive.

When Frankie’s notebook eventually turns up at the café she went to with Evan, her initial response is relief. She contemplates deleting her Facebook account to see if that will slow down the social media frenzy about her flipping out. Then she notices a post about an accident involving another person on her list. She dismisses the second accident as a coincidence but when she later sees a news story about a house fire involving yet another person on her list, Frankie realises that her forgiveness list has morphed into a revenge list. Is she being stalked? Who is harming these people, and why?

At this point, the action takes off like a racing car. She decides to seek out others on her list to warn them and to figure out who has been going after them. As the novel is presented from Frankie’s perspective, it will feel like you are along for the ride.

Near the end of the book, McKinnon begins to tie up the multiple threads in the book into a nice tidy bow. Because so much is devoted to brilliantly demonstrating how out of control Frankie’s anger gets, it takes a leap of faith to accept that she is resolving her issues. That being said, it is an enjoyable read. The end of the book makes that leap of faith worthwhile.

Are you a list-maker?⁣
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Here’s a recent one I compiled:⁣
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Most twisted thriller endings⁣
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1. All of Hannah Mary McKinnon⁣’s books
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That’s it. That’s the whole list. 😆⁣
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I LOVE her books. They’re always twisty and unique and just when you think you’ve reached the ending and it’s all wrapped up in a tidy little bow? Think again. Bow unraveled, shredded, and probably on fire.🔥⁣
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Frankie’s got a bit of a temper and you really can’t blame her. But her dad — who is also her boss — insists she gets a handle on it, so he sends her to attend anger-management. The session starts off asking the group to write a list of everyone who has wronged them — because forgiveness is a process.⁣
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But when Frankie misplaces said list, and each person she's named on it starts getting hurt — each accident worse than the one before — she kinda starts to freak out.⁣
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Because the last name Frankie put on that list… is her own.⁣
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A clever and original story, that is deliciously twisted, and compulsively bingeable in one sitting, The Revenge list is a fun and compelling thriller that should definitely be on your list to read!

Frankie Morgan is in anger management classes when she writes down a ‘forgiveness list’ of all the people she wants to forgive. When suddenly people from the list start being targeted, Frankie is scared. Who’s hurting the people on her list and why?

This was a great idea. I liked the list idea and trying to figure out who was doing this. At times this book felt wordy and I think it would be better cut down some but it was entertaining.

Frankie has started attending anger management classes. She has lost her cool one too many times with clients. One of the exercises in class is to start a forgiveness list. But, Frankie’s list ends up missing. A few days later the first person on her list is injured and then the second, then the third…and Frankie sees a pattern. She knows she is in danger!

Now, this book should have been a 5 star read for me. But…I HATED Frankie. I really found her to be a giant “Karen”. One of her outbursts was legit, but not so sure about any of the others. So, I had very little patience for her antics. Yes, she was in therapy for her anger issues but it was not like she wanted to be helped. So, this twist in this book…may be more her fault. But I really, really hated her. I almost dnf-ed this book because of her. I mean common courtesy goes a long way. Ok…I am hushing.

It sounds like I did not enjoy this book, I promise, I did. My issue with Frankie is my issue, not yours. There are several amazing twists in this tale and it just keeps building with intensity as the story moves along. Plus, the ending is fantastic…And I believe there will be a sequel.

Need a thriller with a humongous twist…THIS IS IT. Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

Frankie is in an anger management group therapy where she’s told to list anybody who hurt her then make a plan to forgive them. She can’t find the book with her list for a while, and then the folks on that list start getting hurt. I was hooked from the start & just read practically nonstop. I loved the book & rate it 5-stars!

A unique storyline and a winner of an idea! I think most people have those "moments" when anger can take over, but Frankie seems to have more of them than most of the people around her, so to anger management she will go. Lists are something most people use quite often so requiring Frankie to make a list of those she feels have wronged her.....so she can work on forgiving them.....is a reasonable step in recognizing just how often she loses her temper. BUT, Hannah Mary McKinnon has now kicked the story up a few notches. Frankie's list is misplaced, maybe. She finds it but soon after making the list, the people on her list start having accidents or bad luck. So, Frankie has to wonder what is going on.......
If you want to know more, you'll have to read the book. Again, a unique story line with some pretty interesting characters. Definitely a must read.

This was an addictive, compulsively readable domestic thriller full of twists I did not see coming a shocking ending I couldn't help applauding! If you like stories about complex characters who have suffered serious trauma and are struggling to deal with it this one is for you. Add in a great suspenseful mystery and lots of references to other thriller novels and this was one fantastic read and my new favorite from Hannah Mary McKinnon. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

The main character of this book, Frankie, is one angry lady. At her first anger management group session, they are told to write a list of people they are angry at so they can work on forgiving them. But Frankie’s notebook goes missing - and then bad things start happening to people on the list…

Definitely a fun premise, though more of a slow burn than you might expect from that description before getting kind of crazy later in the book. I totally predicted the major twist in this book super-early, though there was a minor twist o didn’t see coming. My other issue was that Frankie was just so deeply unlikeable. I’m not saying I’ll only read books with likable characters, but Frankie is just such a psychotically raging B that it’s kind of hard to feel sympathetic to her at all. But it was a reasonably entertaining page turner nonetheless. And my thriller tastes tend to differ from the norm, so others will probably like this one more than I did.

I wanted to badly to enjoy this book, but it was not for me. I wanted to DNF it at 20% and 40% since I was not enjoying it. Frankie was so unlikeable/unrelatable and I could not stand her. She made poor choices and went off the handle to easily. After putting the ebook down at 40%, I waited for the audiobook to come out because that was the only way I would get through it, but unfortunately it didn’t help.

The ending was good and unexpected but to much of the book was a major miss for me. Because of the ending I am raising my rating to 2.5 stars but rounding down to 2 stars on Goodreads.

I have loved McKinnon’s previous books, so I look forward to reading her future books.

***** Many thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing/MIRA, Hannah Mary McKinnon, and NetGalley for the gifted copy as it was provided to me in turn for my honest opinion.

Hannah has written another amazing, compelling and suspenseful book! All of her books have intriguing and unique plots and this one again has some great layers and twists. Frankie has some major anger issues and when she attends her first anger management session she has to write down a list of people she feels have wronged her. Soon the people on her list start to have frightening accidents. Frankie is alarmed and tries to find out why this is happening and how to stop it before something even worse or possibly fatal occurs. The suspense definitely increases as the book goes on and I loved seeing Frankie’s personal growth throughout the story. I enjoyed the fast pace and couldn’t put this book down. I highly recommend this one as I have with all this author’s books.

This was my first book by this author but I need to pick up more!

Frankie has a temper that often gets her in trouble. Her dad suggests anger management. When a "forgiveness list" of all the people Frankie SHOULD want to forgive gets lost and bizarre accidents start happening to those on the list, Frankie needs to figure it out before she's next!

Now for every time Frankie loses her temper in this book, I wanted to shake her and shout "shut up! Explain things in a way without anger EVERY TIME!" though there are times where she did have righteous anger (sexual harassment and bullying for example).

I did not see the twist coming but oh my was it delicious in only a great way a good thriller can be! The ending gave me chills!

Frankie Morgan begins attending anger manger sessions and in the first session is asked to write a list of all the people who have wronged her as a way to create a forgiveness list. The notebook she used to make the list goes missing and while it turns up later, she finds people on her list are being targeted and accidents begin to happen to them. The book is a well written thriller that will keep you reading from page 1.. I highly recommend the book and the author.

If you love a book that keeps you guessing until the end this is a book for you! Frankie has a temper and does not know how to control it. This is an issue throughout the book. I really enjoyed how the author makes no secret of why Frankie is the way she is and why she put people on her list. Even with that knowledge there are a lot of twists in the book that I didn’t see coming. I enjoyed every word!