Vengeful

by V.E. Schwab · 2018

Vengeful is the second installment of V.E. Schwab's Villains series, a dark, super‑powered saga set in Merit City. After surviving a near‑fatal ordeal, Marcella Riggins returns with newfound abilities and a single purpose: vengeance. She seeks to topple former allies and enemies alike, forcing the uneasy partnership of Victor Vale and Eli Ever back into conflict. As betrayals, ambitions, and moral ambiguities collide, the novel explores the cost of power, the fluid line between hero and villain, and the fierce agency of its female anti‑heroine. The story weaves multiple perspectives and timelines toward an explosive showdown that questions what it means to be truly free.