Avenged

by E. E. Cooper

Overview

Avenged is the conclusion to the Vanished duology, an absorbing, psychological suspense story about friendship, deception, jealousy, and love, perfect for fans of the Pretty Little Liars series and We Were Liars.

Everyone believes Beth’s death was an accident, except for Kalah. The girl she loved was stolen from her, and now Kalah’s broken heart wants revenge. In order to crack Brit’s perfect alibi, Kalah pretends to be Brit’s best friend—with the sole mission to destroy her.

Kalah knows that playing Brit’s game is deadly. One wrong move could cost someone her life, including her own…but the more lies Kalah tells, the closer she is to the twisted truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062293923
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/08/2016
Series:	Vanished , #2
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

E. E. Cooper lives in Vancouver with her husband and a very spoiled dog. This is her first novel.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for VANISHED: “Emotionally nuanced…and a genuinely chilling mystery. An impressive blend of suspense and insight.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This novel tackles themes of friendship, deception, obsession, and love. With early hints of John Green’s Paper Towns that slowly morph into Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, this work is recommended for dedicated readers of realistic fiction.” — School Library Journal

“Fans of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars series will find it right up their alley.” — Booklist

“A swift ride of sex, jealousy, and betrayal.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for AVENGED: “A taut thriller about a psychopath loose in the halls of a suburban high school.” — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Fans of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars series will find it right up their alley.

Booklist

A swift ride of sex, jealousy, and betrayal.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

A swift ride of sex, jealousy, and betrayal.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Fans of Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars series will find it right up their alley.

Booklist

01/01/2017
Gr 8 Up—This conclusion to the duology picks up right where Vanished left off: Britney has returned after being presumed dead, Beth's death has been ruled an accident, and Kalah is convinced that Britney killed Beth. Kalah spends much of the novel pretending to be Britney's best friend while secretly trying to prove her guilt. Throughout the book, Britney and Kalah's game of cat and mouse raises in stakes and pulls in other characters. Britney is determined to keep her spot at the top of the social food chain and to make another girl miserable for stealing Britney's boyfriend, Jason. Kalah's increasing paranoia and mental instability make her an unreliable narrator of the best sort for a psychological thriller similar to popular adult titles such as Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train. Readers will be unsure if Britney is guilty or if Kalah is delusional until the very end. This title can stand alone, but those who have read the first book will get more out of Avenged. VERDICT A fine addition to a teen psychological thriller collection, especially where Vanished is popular.—Cyndi Hamann, Cook Memorial Public Library District, Libertyville, IL

School Library Journal

2016-07-26
There are mean girls and queen bees—and then there’s Britney Matson, who makes the rest look like hopeless amateurs. This sophomore outing for Cooper picks up where Vanished (2015) left off: narrator Kalah Richards is convinced that Brit has gotten away with the murder of their mutual best friend, Beth, who was also involved in a budding romance with Kalah. Brit’s wealth, poise, and “blond all-American looks” have everyone fooled, but Kalah is convinced that if only she keeps a close enough watch, Brit will slip. Unfortunately Kalah struggles with anxiety as well as grief, and her emotional fragility leads even her family and former boyfriend to regard her as unstable and untrustworthy. Brit outflanks Kalah at every turn, ratcheting the tension up to nearly unbearable levels. Kalah’s ethnicity and sexual orientation are treated matter-of-factly—refreshingly not turned into causes for angst. Yet Cooper’s treatment of her protagonist’s South Asian heritage is disappointingly superficial, giving it passing mentions of curry, saris, Gandhi, and Hinduism. Kalah’s paralysis and naiveté are frustrating at times, but they fill out a sympathetic and realistic portrait of the profound impact of bullying. While the essentials of the back story are woven skillfully into this novel and it can stand alone, it will best be appreciated by those who read Vanished. A taut thriller about a psychopath loose in the halls of a suburban high school. (Mystery. 14-18)

Kirkus Review