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The Revenge Playbook
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Expected 21 Jul 26In this deliciously twisty YA novel, two girls ( enemies) at a boarding school must team up to take down the boy who hurt them—perfect for fans of Ace of Spades and Do Revenge.
Uyai and Fiyin may be roommates at Blue Waters Secondary School, but they are not friends. Uyai is popular and fierce—she dominates every room she walks into. Fiyin is nerdy and quiet—she’s easy to miss. Anyone who knows them (assuming they know who Fiyin is at all) would argue that, besides that shared dorm room, the two girls have absolutely nothing in common.
But they do.
Because both girls have been hurt. Humiliated. Taken advantage of. And both girls have just one boy to blame for it.
Fiyin thinks Uyai is an irresponsible mean girl. Uyai thinks Fiyin is an uptight loser. They both think the boy that hurt them deserves to suffer. But taking down one of the most popular guys in school isn’t a one-woman task. If they want to get their revenge before graduation, Uyai and Fiyin will need each other’s help—regardless of how they feel about each other.
After all, you don’t need to be friends to be teammates.
Uyai and Fiyin may be roommates at Blue Waters Secondary School, but they are not friends. Uyai is popular and fierce—she dominates every room she walks into. Fiyin is nerdy and quiet—she’s easy to miss. Anyone who knows them (assuming they know who Fiyin is at all) would argue that, besides that shared dorm room, the two girls have absolutely nothing in common.
But they do.
Because both girls have been hurt. Humiliated. Taken advantage of. And both girls have just one boy to blame for it.
Fiyin thinks Uyai is an irresponsible mean girl. Uyai thinks Fiyin is an uptight loser. They both think the boy that hurt them deserves to suffer. But taking down one of the most popular guys in school isn’t a one-woman task. If they want to get their revenge before graduation, Uyai and Fiyin will need each other’s help—regardless of how they feel about each other.
After all, you don’t need to be friends to be teammates.
- GenresYoung Adult
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Expected publication July 21, 2026
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Rimma Onoseta
2 books72 followersRimma Onoseta is a Nigerian author who writes stories she wanted to read when she was younger: stories about young girls who are chaotic and fierce and who question what they’re taught. She invites you to connect with her online at rimmaonoseta.com.
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January 26, 2026There are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe in turning the other cheek and those who don't. If you are the second kind, this is for you.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
3.5 stars rounded up
Uyai and Fiyin are roommates at their prestigious boarding school, but they couldn’t be more different. Their lives entangle when Uyai discovers that Fiyin had sex with her twin brother and had a pregnancy scare from it. They end up able to bond over being more similar to each other than they thought, but that bond may not last forever due to the complicated web of drama they find themselves in.
I agree with the description of the book that this book is twisty, but it seemed like in the case of a lot of the plot twists, there was no foreshadowing leading up to it so it really felt like they were just plot twists for the sake of surprising the reader. I did also find it awkwardly paced — the description of the book talks about Uyai and Fiyin teaming up to take down the boy who wronged both of them, but they do not actually agree to team up until halfway through the book, and it’s only because Uyai is blackmailing Fiyin. The twists and their friendship would’ve been more impactful if it was just genuinely two different girls teaming up to take down a boy, and not Fiyin being forced to participate. Because of that, I struggled to sympathize with Uyai.
Fiyin does get an ending that was somewhat satisfying to me, but because of the way the book was paced and the twists were written, it didn’t seem to make much sense. Fiyin does have character growth, but it seems like it happens all at once at the end, with nothing that led up to it. Uyai’s plotline about her situation with her family was compelling, but it also felt like it lingered in an unresolved way. There was a lot to like about this book, but I think it could have benefited from more editing.
The side characters were interesting, and I would’ve liked them to be more fleshed out, especially Victoria. She seemed kind of interesting. The school as a setting was compelling, where you could see why the brutality and strict structure of the school could lead the students to develop the opposite type of character than those in charge of the school expected all the restrictions would cause them to develop. To me, that was the strongest part of the book. I hoped to see the creepy male teacher getting some sort of consequence, but unfortunately he did not. That is frequently realistic, though, so it did show how the environment shaped the girls and boys who attended the school.
I’m not super sure what the message of the book was supposed to be. I think there are some positive messages in the book about standing up for yourself, though. I’m not sure if that was exactly what was intended, but that’s what I got out of the book.
The Revenge Playbook releases July 21 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Thank you to Netgalley, Little, Brown Books and Rimma Onoseta for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Uyai and Fiyin are roommates at their prestigious boarding school, but they couldn’t be more different. Their lives entangle when Uyai discovers that Fiyin had sex with her twin brother and had a pregnancy scare from it. They end up able to bond over being more similar to each other than they thought, but that bond may not last forever due to the complicated web of drama they find themselves in.
I agree with the description of the book that this book is twisty, but it seemed like in the case of a lot of the plot twists, there was no foreshadowing leading up to it so it really felt like they were just plot twists for the sake of surprising the reader. I did also find it awkwardly paced — the description of the book talks about Uyai and Fiyin teaming up to take down the boy who wronged both of them, but they do not actually agree to team up until halfway through the book, and it’s only because Uyai is blackmailing Fiyin. The twists and their friendship would’ve been more impactful if it was just genuinely two different girls teaming up to take down a boy, and not Fiyin being forced to participate. Because of that, I struggled to sympathize with Uyai.
Fiyin does get an ending that was somewhat satisfying to me, but because of the way the book was paced and the twists were written, it didn’t seem to make much sense. Fiyin does have character growth, but it seems like it happens all at once at the end, with nothing that led up to it. Uyai’s plotline about her situation with her family was compelling, but it also felt like it lingered in an unresolved way. There was a lot to like about this book, but I think it could have benefited from more editing.
The side characters were interesting, and I would’ve liked them to be more fleshed out, especially Victoria. She seemed kind of interesting. The school as a setting was compelling, where you could see why the brutality and strict structure of the school could lead the students to develop the opposite type of character than those in charge of the school expected all the restrictions would cause them to develop. To me, that was the strongest part of the book. I hoped to see the creepy male teacher getting some sort of consequence, but unfortunately he did not. That is frequently realistic, though, so it did show how the environment shaped the girls and boys who attended the school.
I’m not super sure what the message of the book was supposed to be. I think there are some positive messages in the book about standing up for yourself, though. I’m not sure if that was exactly what was intended, but that’s what I got out of the book.
The Revenge Playbook releases July 21 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Thank you to Netgalley, Little, Brown Books and Rimma Onoseta for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
March 31, 2026
This book was about 2 very different girls from the same boarding school. They both team up to get back at a guy that has wronged both of them. There is some different twists and turns here and there.
I thought we spent a lot of time in the book just getting like a “lead up” to the plot of the book and not so much time with the actual plot. We do learn about each of the characters though, which I enjoyed. I didn’t really sympathize with the one FMC just because she really was just rude most of the time. I think getting both sides with 2 FMC’s was nice so you can see more than one side. I also liked getting to know about the side characters and their relationships.
The ending was kind of ambiguous which I don’t mind but I feel some points were just left open so we don’t know how things turn out.
Some translations to English weren’t translated super well so I had a hard time understanding somethings but other than a few things here and there I think things were good.
Rated 3.5/5
Thank you Little Brown YR and Netgalley for this eArc in exchange for an honest review.
I thought we spent a lot of time in the book just getting like a “lead up” to the plot of the book and not so much time with the actual plot. We do learn about each of the characters though, which I enjoyed. I didn’t really sympathize with the one FMC just because she really was just rude most of the time. I think getting both sides with 2 FMC’s was nice so you can see more than one side. I also liked getting to know about the side characters and their relationships.
The ending was kind of ambiguous which I don’t mind but I feel some points were just left open so we don’t know how things turn out.
Some translations to English weren’t translated super well so I had a hard time understanding somethings but other than a few things here and there I think things were good.
Rated 3.5/5
Thank you Little Brown YR and Netgalley for this eArc in exchange for an honest review.
March 14, 2026
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I think as an English reader knowing this book was translated to English, it was a little bit of a challenge. There were some phrases that they tried to translate and did not translate well. There were times I had to use a whole page full on context clues as to know what someone said.
The overall story line was good but maybe not my cup of tea. Good revenge ideas!
I think as an English reader knowing this book was translated to English, it was a little bit of a challenge. There were some phrases that they tried to translate and did not translate well. There were times I had to use a whole page full on context clues as to know what someone said.
The overall story line was good but maybe not my cup of tea. Good revenge ideas!
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