Better Than Revenge

By: Kasie West

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky, Kasie West

A swoony new romance from the author of Sunkissed! When her football-player boyfriend and now ex lands the podcast job she’s been dreaming of, a girl takes matters into her own hands by enlisting the help of his nemesis to get revenge.

Seventeen-year-old Finley has only ever had one goal: to become a famous podcaster. This includes coming up with the perfect pitch to land her on her school's podcast team. But when her football-obsessed boyfriend, Jensen, decides to also try out—and uses her idea—she's left confused and betrayed.

Determined to get back at him, Finley and her friends try to find the perfect revenge scheme, but quickly discover that Jensen is almost-impossible to best. Keyword, almost.

By chance, Finley discovers a knack for kicking and decides to take Jensen's spot on the football team. To help her train, she recruits Jensen's cute but conceited nemeses, Theo. Soon the two discover that their connection runs deeper than football. But Finley can't let herself get distracted, and Theo has secrets of his own. Is true love really better than the perfect revenge?

Includes an author Q&A!

Critic reviews

"A page-turning, character-driven romance that promotes girl power." —Kirkus Reviews

"[T]he story delivers all the feels....YA ­romancers will not be disappointed in this coming-of-age ­narrative!" —School Library Journal

The banter in the book

Th banter and the story line was amazing, highlighting the differences between Jensen and Theo was a very smart choice, the story was light and story but also unpredictable and such a fun read, the voices fit my imagination so well and the ending was so amazing, I LOVED this book, I can’t wait to read more of this author.

Revenge is not always sweet

Jensen was a jerk and he showed his true colors at the beginning, middle and end of the story. Love from friends and family prevailed throughout this story line. While this book is too juvenile for me, I enjoyed the book.

You can do anything

Loved the story of empowerment, told in a humorous and beautiful way. Great book! Really fun to hear the author at the end.

cute story

This was a very fun coming of age romance. The characters were real and believable, and the secondary storyline was cute.

Loved it!

1. Jesse Vilinsky is basically perfection when it comes to reading YA romance. I have a crush on her male narrator voice & her female voices are always right for the character.

2. My grandma had dementia and the inclusion of her grandma's story was spot on. Either Kasie West had a family member go through it or she is the best researcher ever.

3. The story was complex enough to totally keep my interest, but not convoluted.

The only reason it loses a start is I wish it was longer. I would have loved more about the male protagonists story and a discussion about how much her friends kind of suck. They're fun & try to be loyal, but I wouldn't have confided in them either. The book could have used 1 more hour of story.

Finally, I think it's hilarious that all my reviews gushing about romance novels & ya romcoms are under my husband's name!