Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
Release Date: February 2, 2021
Publisher: Tor Teen
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Thrillers & Suspense
The unpredictable truth will be revealed in Payback, the stunning conclusion to Kristen Simmons’ Edgar-nominated thriller series that started with The Deceivers...
Brynn
Hilder has conned a lot of people. From the spoiled rich kids of Sikawa
City to her mom's loser ex-boyfriend, from a motorcycle gang to a
senator's son. If there was money to be gained, or a secret to uncover,
she figured out how to get it done. And thanks to Vale Hall and its
director, Dr. David Odin, she's found a family of hustlers just like
her.
Together, Brynn and her friends have overcome doubt, deceit,
and betrayal to unearth the truth--a truth even a group of professional
scammers couldn't have predicted.
And now they must tackle the biggest con artist of them all: the man who brought them all together.
Payback is the third and final installment in author Kristen Simmons Vale Hall trilogy. The
Vale Hall series follows Brynn Hilder who is from a poor and rough neighborhood called Devon Park. She has runs cons and odd jobs to
stay afloat and alive, finally thinking she has a chance at getting out
when she is recruited to attend a secret private school specializing in
hustles, schemes and overall mayhem. The school is led by Dr. Odin, a
mysterious and powerful man who will stop at nothing for what he cares
about. But things are changing quickly and Brynn must plan the con of a lifetime in order to save her mother and her friends.
Now that Brynn knows the lengths to which Dr. Odin will go to maintain his power and control after watching her boyfriend Caleb get expelled and erased, she knows that it's time to take him down. The safety of her own mother who was given a job at Wednesday Pharmaceuticals counts on what Brynn does next. Brynn, Margot Patel, Caleb Matsuki, Henry, Catherine, and Sam set out to recruit both current and former students who have been erased by Dr. Odin so they can come up with a plan to reveal his true face to the world. It's the only way they can think of digging themselves out of the trap he's set for them.
Margot, the leader of the rebellion, is an ex-Vale Hall con artist. Brynn learns that Dr. O is one step ahead of the rebellion. Students that Margot & Brynn targeted for help against Odin, are slowly being removed off the board. If Brynn and her friends think taking down Dr. O is going to be a cake walk, they need to be prepared for anything. Dr. O is a slimy snake who has many irons in the coal. When it is announced that he is going to be Sikawa City's next Senator, Brynn knows her time is ticking down quickly before they need to come up with an unbreakable plan to get everyone out alive.
I don't know how many times I've said I hated Grayson, but there are secrets revealed in this story that really explains who he is and the things he's had to do to survive. I dare say that the author doesn't spare any twists or surprises in this book. Especially when it comes to the adults who are actually on Brynn's side and not Dr. O's. Without offering a spoiler, I shall say that one in particular has been watching out for Vale Hall students even after they've been forced out of the school. There is a really adorable scene when Brynn finally gets her license thanks to this character.
You should definitely read these books in order, or, since all three books are now out, it would be an excellent time to bind read all three of them. The Vale Hall series, takes place at a school called Valhalla Hall, based on Norse Mythology, which to the outside world appears to be a prestigious boarding school with top notch academics. But Vale Hall is really a place for con artists who are told they can have anything they want if they follow the rules. This is a series of cons and intricately woven sub plots. This final story has so many twists, that the ending will blow your mind. Outside of her mother, Brynn has never had a solid family. Brynn makes the statement that she’s finally found her family, and that’s exactly how it feels when you discover friends who offer unconditional support through some harrowing and life-threatening situations.
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