Week 22 Review: Vengeance Bound

From Goodreads:
The Goddess Test meets Dexter in an edgy, compelling debut about one teen's quest for revenge… no matter how far it takes her.

Cory Graff is not alone in her head. Bound to a deal of desperation made when she was a child, Cory's mind houses the Furies—the hawk and the serpent—lingering always, waiting for her to satisfy their bloodlust. After escaping the asylum where she was trapped for years, Cory knows how to keep the Furies quiet. By day, she lives a normal life, but by night, she tracks down targets the Furies send her way. And she brings down Justice upon them.

Cory's perfected her system of survival, but when she meets a mysterious boy named Niko at her new school, she can't figure out how she feels about him. For the first time, the Furies are quiet in her head around a guy. But does this mean that Cory's finally found someone who she can trust, or are there greater factors at work? As Cory's mind becomes a battlefield, with the Furies fighting for control, Cory will have to put everything on the line to hold on to what she's worked so hard to build.

My Review:
I loved this book so much! It was so captivating, and so well written, and so interesting, that it's now one of my top one books of 2013. It was just that good, and now for me, Justina Ireland is an author to look out for, because man, this book was really fantastic!

So I love books that are unique. And what was really unique about this book, was it's take on the furies, and how they worked, and were in Cory's mind, and what they got her to do. Because they aren't the most high ranking in the Greek Mythology, and the other other books that come up that I've read are the Fury Trilogy books by Elizabeth Miles.

So Cory's struggle with the furies in her head, and this future that she wants for herself, was so great to read! And her forced idea of justice, and what that makes her do, is a bit conflicting. Because yeah, these people have done wrong. But there is a justice system in place, no matter if it's flawed. Taking justice into your own hands isn't really good!

But oh, how this book ends! Passing on the furies, well, that was really great, because that girl deserves it! But then there's her relationship with him, and yeah, how that all worked out. Not a totally happy ending, but a really great, special book!

I just enjoyed this book so much, it was so good, and I can't wait to read more books by Justina Ireland!

Author: Justina Ireland
Read: May 30th, 2013
Source: Tuebl
Reason Why: It sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2013 Book!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Published: April 2nd 2013

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars