This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
About The Book
After I caught my boyfriend cheating, I tried to be mature about it with an amicable split. But he took his retaliation too far, and I have officially had enough. No more Miss Nice Haven.
No one is allowed to lie to me, betray, embarrass, and devastate me, fill me with self-doubt, or put my future at risk, and expect to get away with it. He is going to feel my wrath.
Enter Wick Webster, his archenemy.
Nothing would provoke my ex more than to see me moving on with the one guy he hates most, so that’s exactly what I plan to do.
The only hitch in my brilliant scheme is Wick himself. He’s just gotta be all love-not-war and peace-is-the-only-way. He’s more concerned about helping me heal than seeking my sweet revenge.
And what the hell is it about his soothing presence and yummy looks that calls to me until I forget how much pain I’m in? He’s making it awfully hard to use and abuse him for my malicious means. The damn guy is making me fall for him.
My Review
The Revenge Plan is the first full length novel in the “Descendants” series by this author. I have had this one on my kindle for a while and I was eager to get to this one. Especially lately I have been working on the novellas for this series. I just love this whole Forbidden Men world that this author has created. Its so entertaining. This book was a bit different than I was expecting. I really found the major plot with the hero and heroine to be so superb. I just adored the way that these two are together. And we see how they just fit together. There is some revenge aspects that build between these two. I love a good revenge plot, and this one was so well done.
So basically the set up of this one is where the heroine walks in on her boyfriend having sex with her roommate. She she runs off and finds haven with her ex boyfriend’s nemesis on the football team, and through a course of events, they become roommates. But even though his friends think its a mistake for him to build anything with Haven. But as Wick and Haven really bond together and find their path to each other, some secrets of the past become revealed and their relationship will become more deeper than either of them would have expected.
I really found this one so interesting. There is a backstory that I would say you want to stick with it, I know at first it makes no sense, but trust me, as the story progresses, you will see later in the story how it connects so deeply to the main storyline with Wick and Haven. I absolutely adored it. It just added so much more to Wick and Haven’s story. I really loved the way that Linda Kage built this story. It gets a bit wild with some of the revenge aspects, but in the end, the villain gets the justice he deserves.
Overall I became so satisfied with how this one played out and I can’t wait to see what the author delivers with these books!
Title: The Revenge Plan
Author: Linda Kage
Genre: New Adult Romance
Format: eBook
Source: Owned/TBR
Length: 539 Pages
Book Links
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Book Evaluation
Storytelling Quality: 4.5
Story Itself: 4.5
Character Development: 5
Writing Style: 5
World Building 4
Feels + The Romantic Heart 4
Pacing 5
Plot 5
Cover Art 5
Ending 5
Book Ratings
Overall Rating of the Book
Steam Level
Simmering—soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warm- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin’ up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.
Series Order
Forbidden Men Descendents
Off Balance-Pub 2018 #0.1 in the Series
Tis the Season-Pub 2019 #0.2 in the Series
Dear Worthy-Pub 2020 #0.3 in the Series
Once Upon a Canoe Trip—Pub 2021 #0.4 in the Series
Playing to Win-Pub 2021 #0.5 in the Series
The Revenge Plan-Pub 2019 #1 in the Series
Beware of Maverick—Pub 2021 #1.5 in the Series
Secrets That We Keep–Pub 2021 #2 in the Series
Insta Family-Pub 2022 #3 in the Series
Every Time My Heart Breaks-Pub 2022 #4 in the Series
About The Author
Linda writes romance fiction from YA to adult, contemporary to fantasy. Most Kage stories lean more toward the lighter, funner side with a couple meaningful moments thrown in that center around love and hope. Focuses more on entertainment value and emotional impact than realism. She likes the drama and crazy, over-the-top plots that make you cry then laugh, get mad then sigh happily.
Published since 2010. Went through a 2-year writing correspondence class in children’s literature from The Institute of Children’s Literature. Then graduated with Bachelors in Arts, English with an emphasis in creative fiction writing from Pittsburg State University.
Now she lives with hubby, two daughters, cat Holly, and nine cuckoo clocks in southeast Kansas, USA. Farm girl. Parents were dairy farmers. Was youngest of eight. Big family. Day job as a cataloging library assistant.
Harry Potter House Gryffindor, Patronus White Stallion, character match Hagrid. Supernatural Team Dean. Game of Thrones Team Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister. The Walking Dead Team Daryl. Outlander Team Jamie Fraser. Teen Wolf Team Stiles. Avenger Team Thor…or Hulk (can’t decide). Justice League Team Flash. Arrow Team Stephen Amell. Stranger Things obsessed. Heard Laurel, not Yanny.
Started out reading with the Baby-Sitters Club. Then moved to Sandra Brown, Linda Howard, Julie Garwood, and LaVyrle Spencer in high school. Now all over the place with her romance reading tastes.
I love the setup for this…wonderful review!
This sounds so good! I’m going to have to keep it in mind. I haven’t read this author before.
I don’t think I’ve read from this author before, but I think I’m willing to try 🙂
I love a good revenge plot, and this one seems a bit warmer than most.
Great review! xo
It does sound different from your usual romance. I’ve enjoyed Kage’s writing in the past and I really want to try her again seeing your love for her on the blog. Wonderful review, Renee!