The Spite Game by Anna Snoekstra is a psychological thriller where revenge is served to bullies who deserved it. Ava wants to be part of the 'popular crowd', Mel , Saanvi & Cass are the mean girls. They are brutal, they bully Ava, and others often using her, but she keeps going back for more, this is why I'm not a fan of Ava. Years after graduating from high school, Ava decides to seek revenge on each girl. Mel ends up missing.

I found the book to be very confusing at times. It jumps all over the place, past to present, in a police station, home, Paris. I was often lost. The concept of the story was good, but it could have been more organized. Overall, it was a good storyline, just could have been put together better.

I was given this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't care for this book right from the start and could not finish it. It did not appeal to me in the slightest. The blurb doesn't really match with how the book actually is.

I can’t even begin to describe how much I devoured this book. It was amazing and i almost inclined to read it again since I finished it so quickly. The beginning middle and end were perfect

Ava is bullied in high school and she vows to take revenge on her tormentors.
This book goes back and forth, past and present
It was a quick read and I would read more by this author !

Mercilessly bullied in high school, Ava knows she needs to put the past behind her and move on, but she can’t—not until she’s exacted precise, catastrophic revenge on the people who hurt her the most.

The book goes to the past and then to the present and back and forth. It is slow and a little boring. I kept reading it because I wanted to know what Ava did to the last person. You do find out at the very end. Even though Ava was bullied in school I still never felt sorry for her. I felt sorry for one thing that happened to her but after that she kind of walked into it all.

I'm not sure if it's because the formatting on this was VERY messed up or if it was just the way the book was written, but I had an extremely hard time keeping up between flashbacks and what was real. It had the potential to be a very good book but it fell flat for me.

I liked the symmetry of this story and it was a good quick read. The timeline jumped around in a way that I found confusing at times and there were some key scenes that I would have loved to see more fleshed out. That said, I consumed this book in a matter of hours, and it kept my interest right to the end.
Thanks netgalley for the ereview edition of this book.

Characters were well developed. The plot was intriguing. Loved the descriptiveness of the book. I would like to read more from this author

I struggled a little with this book, I hate to admit. The protagonist was not likable nor could I feel truly absorbed by the story. The wiring is good, maybe too good for a story like this, because it slowed down the pace. It's not a bad book by any means, just not quite for me.

This book was just not for me. I could not keep the story straight and it was so depressing all the time. I would recommend a younger adult audience.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I had a tough time getting into this book.....I really didn’t enjoy the main character at all, very hard to root for......I found at times the story felt a bit all over the place...sometimes confusing.
Overall it was an ok read!

Not really sure how I feel about this one. The plot was a bit far fetched. Some mean girls pull a pretty gross stunt that doesn't even make it out of the room it happened in and then call you names for a few months and you go on a 10 year long stalking/revenge fest culminating in *spoiler**** the murder of one of the people, ironically, the only one who wasn't even in the room? The author was talented enough to keep the story moving, but I wouldn't read this one more than once and if I met this girl in real life would recommend my therapist to her in a heart beat. Move on girl, move on.

I cannot remember the last time I read an opening paragraph that grabbed me as hard as this one did. It set an incredibly high standard of visceral honesty that the book stayed faithful to until the end. This novel is a great glimpse into the mind of a woman hell bent on revenge for severe bullying. It explores the danger of isolation, the universal need for connection, and how a failure to build a life of your own can lead to serious dysfunction. I also enjoyed the subversive ending. I tore through the book and I've just sent samples of the rest of her work to my Kindle. Very excited to have found such a talented, unique, and articulate voice.

The description was really good but story was somewhat disappointing. Too much narrative and not a lot of action.

Thank you for this early copy!

I would recommend this to anyone who loves a well-written novel. I will be checking out more from this author in the future!

A wonderful and well-constructed revenge thriller that will keep you reading until the end! Looking forward to more from this author.

I enjoyed the style in which this was written. There was a clear build-up and plot organization in the story. Charaters were fleshed out and well written. Conflict was sensible and twisty. Would recommend. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

See link to goodreads review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2455694865?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

This book was a suspenseful and fun read but I wouldn't call it a "good" book. The characters, particularly Ava, made it very hard to root for her given her immature and rather juvenile perceptions of vengeance. I kept waiting for her to grow up or change and I never got the satisfaction, it made her seem flat and lifeless, nothing leapt off the page for me. This was an extremely bleak read riddled with high school stereotypes and offered nothing new to the table.

This was very interesting, and more YA than adult because most of the story was in flashbacks.

It would've been much better as a book if it was actually YA story because like many other reviewers noted, the main character seems a bit stuck back in time and more in need of therapy than anything else. And, yes, she sounds self-pitying and whiny and not like someone you want to root for much.

I did enjoy the writing style a lot, even though it needs an edit or two, a lot of parts felt barely stitched together. And the fact that this takes place in Melbourne was a huge bonus.

Big thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this. I will look out for more to come from Anna Snoekstra.