"Whenever something scandalous happens at Heller High, the Red Court is the name on everyone's lips. Its members deal out social ruin and favors in equal measure, their true identities known only by their leader: the Queen of Hearts. Ember Williams has seen firsthand the damage the Red Court can do. Now she's determined to hold the organization accountable by taking it down from the inside. But will the cost of revenge be more than she's willing to sacrifice?"--Publisher marketing.
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"Whenever something scandalous happens at Heller High, the Red Court is the name on everyone's lips. Its members deal out social ruin and favors in equal measure, their true identities known only by their leader: the Queen of Hearts. Ember Williams has seen firsthand the damage the Red Court can do. Now she's determined to hold the organization accountable by taking it down from the inside. But will the cost of revenge be more than she's willing to sacrifice?"--Publisher marketing.
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Ember has a mission - to take down the secret society of the Red Court, but when she's offered an invite to join their ranks she finds herself questioning her own motives.
I really enjoy reading Young Adult fiction but I have always held the belief that the genre should 'dumb down' for a younger audience - it should be more about the themes and settings explored which makes it worthy of the title. This is where I really feel These Vengeful Hearts falls down - the whole thing felt so predictable and cringy in places. Although I like the idea of a secret society running a school and someone trying to take it down from the inside, it just all felt so shallow. There was a particularly ridiculous conversation about coffee for example which just made me roll my eyes. I didn't really understand Ember as a character and her motivation fell flat for me.
The plot was extremely predictable - I had guessed both of the twists by the first few chapters and there wasn't really a massive climax or interesting ending for the book either which was disappointing. Although the book is quite short I spent most of the reading time hoping for it to hurry up and get to the point. I liked the character of Gideon, however all of the characters felt very clichéd and there was no believable chemistry between Ember and Chase either.
Overall, These Vengeful Hearts did not engage me - it's a predictable and cliched read which insults the intelligence of it's Young Adult audience. Thank you to NetGalley & Inkyard Press for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.