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Havoc (Deviants #2)

by Jeff Sampson (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 449 ratings · 62 reviews

Emily Webb thought life would return to normal after the death of the man who attacked her and her fellow “Deviants.” Or as normal as it could be, after discovering that she has nighttime superpowers . . . and she’s a werewolf. But when Emily awakes one night to find an otherworldy Shadowman watching her, she knows the danger has only just begun.

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Published January 24th 2012 by Balzer + Bray

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Oct 14, 2012 April rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, paranormal, ya

So, Vesper by Jeff Sampson ends on an insane note – and Havoc, the sequel, pretty much picks up where Vesper leaves off. By day, Emily Webb is a normal glasses and pony tail girl. By night, however, her ‘deviant’ side comes out and she has super powers and can also turn into a wolf. One question keeps pricking at Em and her pack — why are they the way they are? This central question drives the plot of Havoc.

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Jun 02, 2012 Jeanbooknerd rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The second book in the Deviants Series by Jeff Sampson is an interesting story about a normal teenage girl named Emily. Her normalcy only occurs during daytime and changes into an alternate nighttime personality. Let’s not forget one tiny detail, she’s also a werewolf. She’s not alone as she belongs to a “pack” of other kids having the same three alternate personalities. When bizarre Shadowmen begin to appear and harasses Emily, her pack is determined to figure out their reasons which lead to di...more

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May 21, 2012 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sidenote: This is the second novel in the Deviants series, but I did not read #1.

In the beginning, Havoc had me going, "oh no" a lot. I think my biggest issue with it was that our main character, Emily, had three personalities: there is "daytime" Emily, who is your normal typical teenager. "Werewolf" Emily: I think that's pretty obvious. And then there is "nighttime" Emily: who looks like a normal teenager, but who has werewolf strength and speed.

My biggest issue was not only that these 3 person...more

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Dec 27, 2011 Krystal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Emily is still the main character in this novel. Author Jeff Sampson takes the reader on a rapid mystery tinged with romance and packed with action. Reader who enjoyed the first book should pick up this next novel in the series. Emily tells her story, an odd tale involving modern science and altered genes. The reader picks up more information surrounding the mystery in this next novel and gets to know the characters better. A new character is introduced, one that changes the dynamic between Emil...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Tabitha Olson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: recent-reviews, 4-to-5-stars

I really enjoyed the first book in the Deviants trilogy, titled Vesper, so I was looking forward to Havoc. I sure wasn’t disappointed. :)

The story picks up pretty much right where Vesper left off. It had been a year since I’d read Vesper, so I needed to go back and refresh my memory because there isn’t a “last week on Deviants…” recap. Which is nice if you’re reading both books back to back. I get bored with too much this-is-what-happened-in-the-last-book summary.

Anyway, some readers weren’t fon...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Melanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

First things first, do not read the synopsis if you haven't read Vesper (Deviants #1). The synopsis will tell you one MAJOR thing about Emily the main character than you don't find out till the end and it will spoil the book. I am not going to go into a synopsis at all as it will completely ruin the series if you haven't read Vesper.

However, I can tell you I really love Emily - her character has grown so much! I especially love 'Nighttime' Emily with her carefree nature. I find her an ease to re...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Since I really loved the first book, I couldn't wait for this one. The one thing that hooked me on the series is the plot line. I loved being thrown into something new and unwritten! This book picks up for the first book left off and the reader is once again thrown in the mist of deviants.

What I loved about this book is the plot line. The deviants defeated the enemy once, but still have much to learn about. They are learning their powers, learning about the past, and discovering others out there...more

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Jan 24, 2012 Andrea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, arc

This is going to be a short review. Not because I'm lazy (though I am!) but because I honestly don't have a lot of thoughts about this book. I think I've been spoiled lately. I have had the great fortune to read a lot of "Wow" books, and therefore, it has become harder to knock my socks off. It's not that there is anything wrong with Havoc, I just wasn't blown away.

Havoc is book two in the Deviants series, by Jeff Sampson. The story picks up a few days after the end of book one, Vesper. The mai...more This is going to be a short review. Not because I'm lazy (though I am!) but because I honestly don't have a lot of thoughts about this book. I think I've been spoiled lately. I have had the great fortune to read a lot of "Wow" books, and therefore, it has become harder to knock my socks off. It's not that there is anything wrong with Havoc, I just wasn't blown away.

Havoc is book two in the Deviants series, by Jeff Sampson. The story picks up a few days after the end of book one, Vesper. The main character, Emily, is still reeling from the whirlwind that has become her life. Not only does she have an alternate "Nighttime" personality, but she's also a werewolf, and...she had to kill a man. So now Emily and Spencer, her new "mate", are out to find out exactly what they are and how they became that way. Add in fellow "pack member" Dalton, and a mysterious unknown member and you have quite the scenario. It's a lot to deal with for a sixteen year old, yes?

Havoc is certainly fast-paced. There is so much going on action and plot-wise. Emily is constantly in motion, trying to find answers. She is a likeable character who is easy to get behind. I also enjoyed reading Spencer. He is a great support and partner to Emily. Fellow werewolf Dalton was also fun, at first. He ended up going places that I didn't really see coming and acted in ways that made me cringe. It's actually understandable, though, if you take into consideration that he's, you know, a werewolf. I didn't like Emily's best friend, Megan. She seemed so one-dimensional for a lot of the book. She was sullen, abrasive and just not much fun to read.

My problem with Havoc was the lack of connection I felt to the characters and the story. I couldn't get myself immersed into the book and become emotionally invested in the characters and the outcome. Oh, and the sniffing. That's right, I said the sniffing. I get that these kids are werewolves, and they sniff, a lot. But, honestly, I got sort of tired of the amount of detailed passages about how much these kids like to smell each other. For me, the story was fine. Nothing more, nothing less.

Fans of the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson would likely enjoy this one.

Favorite Quote:

"I wanted to sigh, but I stopped myself. 'Well, I'm not really sure what it is right now.' Except that we're both werewolves who are supposed to be mates, though whether that's in the British slang sense or the Wild Kingdom sense, I'm not entirely sure." -pg 29, ARC
(Emily trying to explain her new relationship to her best friend)

*I received an ARC of Havoc from Harper Publishing, in exchange for an honest review.*(less)

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Jun 09, 2012 Maureen Crowley rated it 4 of 5 stars

The 1st book I thought was "ok" I was in between liking and loving it. So I had to give the 2nd a chance....

Well I'm glad I did! I am not one to give away spoilers so I will go with some of the reasons why I enjoyed this book.

1). Love the fact of so many references to movies (Scream, Friday the 13th, Halloween & of course my favorite "Star Wars"), TV shows ie; "Alias", and the music.

2). It's action packed, there are no boring idle parts where you feel the need to skip a couple of pages just...more

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Feb 21, 2012 Katrina Tinnon rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book a lot. It picks up where we left off in Vesper. The only difference is the story is being told between reports about surveillance tapes at Vesper Inc. Emily is finally coming to grips with her new powers while also trying to figure out her relationship with Spencer. Dalton is back at school now from being almost killed by Dr. Gunther Elliott. They have a small pack now. But there is another female wolf that they are searching for. During their search for the missing pack member...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-emmy

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Quick & Dirty: Our narrator’s three personalities really threw me out of the novel, but it’s packed with action scenes, hot guys, and more insight than Vesper managed to give us.

Opening Sentence: I stood in front of the bathroom mirror and studied the bags under my eyes, which were half-hidden behind my crooked glasses.

The Review:

Havoc is the sequel to Vesper, which ends with quite a bang, and takes up almost immediately after. It helps that Havoc moves at...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

WOW!!! I will have to say this book was wonderful and I enjoyed this much more than the first one, it was full of more information and story than Vesper.

I was a little leery when I first started reading Havoc, but it turned out to be exceptional. Emily grows so much in this book. They start off looking for the female werewolf whose identity they do not know. Megan's still upset because she feels Emily is ditching her, and of course Nikki and the cheerleaders think Emily is trying to steal Dalto...more

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Jun 01, 2013 Cesya MaRae rated it 5 of 5 stars

First, I’d like to thank Once Upon a Twilight for choosing me to be a part of the Havoc book review tour. I have to admit, I was nervous when I received the email stating I was accepted for the tour because I never read Vesper (Deviants #1) and I wasn’t sure how confused I was going to be. Luckily, I wasn’t that confused. There were a few names here or there that I didn’t know but that was mainly it.

I really enjoyed Jeff’s writing and surprisingly for not reading the first book, I couldn’t put i...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Book Twirps rated it 3 of 5 stars

After Emily & Spencer narrowly escape the man who shot and killed a classmate and seriously wounded another, they have even more questions about BioZenith – a local company specializing in biotechnology who just may or may not be responsible for transforming them into werewolves. Their first goal is to seek out the other kid who shares their abilities. They are certain that Dalton, the classmate who was shot and seriously wounded by the crazed gunman, is one of them. Tracking him down is eas...more After Emily & Spencer narrowly escape the man who shot and killed a classmate and seriously wounded another, they have even more questions about BioZenith – a local company specializing in biotechnology who just may or may not be responsible for transforming them into werewolves. Their first goal is to seek out the other kid who shares their abilities. They are certain that Dalton, the classmate who was shot and seriously wounded by the crazed gunman, is one of them. Tracking him down is easy enough, but when Emily catches the familiar scent of another female wolf floating along the hallways of their high school, she realizes there may be more of them than she originally thought.

As the three of them set out to identify the missing member of their pack, they dive into researching the company who made them what they are. What they discover is something even more mysterious than their new abilities, and when a group of telekinetic cheerleaders enter the picture things get even more weird for them. The more they uncover about BioZenith, the more dangerous their research becomes, culminating in a final battle that may just tear them all apart.

Havoc, picks up right where Vesper left off. The story is told in exactly the same way as the latter with “internal reports” from BioZenith spattered throughout. While these reports are an interesting addition, I sometimes felt as if they didn’t really add much to the forward motion of the story. There’s a lot more action here as Emily and Spencer are learning to deal with their new abilities, while doing their best to keep a very eager, and aggressive Dalton under control. The reveal of the fourth wolf is a surprise, and the introduction of the telekinetic cheerleaders is interesting, even though it seems a little random. I have a feeling they’ll play a much bigger part in the next book. While the new mystery uncovered toward the end was also interesting, I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about it. It seemed to take the book into a deeper realm of sci-fi that I wasn’t expecting at all. I’ll definitely read the next book, as I do want to see what happens with these characters, but it’s not something I have to have right this minute. If you liked the first book I would definitely check this one out.

(Review based on an Advanced Reader’s Copy courtesy of the publisher)
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Jan 17, 2012 Once Upon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Havoc is the sequel to the book Vesper by Jeff Sampson. It is about a teenage heroine named Emily whose world has probably been changed for the worse. Emily is a genetically created werewolf who has no idea of how she was made into one. After enduring the murder of a friend she begins to demand answers about her past. While trying to deal with her new feral self, Emily researches the happenings in her town surrounding the fact that she is a werewolf. In Havoc, Emily is desperately trying to get...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Karissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the second book in the Deviants series by Sampson. This was originally planned as a trilogy but I wasn't able to find info on when the third book will release. It is a well written and engaging book that puts an interesting twist on YA werewolf stories.

Emily is hoping life will return to normal, or at least what passes for normal when you have nighttime superpowers and can turn into a werewolf. That's when the strange Shadowmen start appearing and harassing her. Emily and crew need to fi...more This is the second book in the Deviants series by Sampson. This was originally planned as a trilogy but I wasn't able to find info on when the third book will release. It is a well written and engaging book that puts an interesting twist on YA werewolf stories.

Emily is hoping life will return to normal, or at least what passes for normal when you have nighttime superpowers and can turn into a werewolf. That's when the strange Shadowmen start appearing and harassing her. Emily and crew need to figure out the mystery behind their condition and what these Shadowmen are. As she tries to unravel this mystery she finds that her and her pack aren't the only ones with strange powers at school.

This was a solid addition to the Deviants series. I love the idea behind this series. Basically these kids were genetically engineered or altered somehow resulting in them having three personalities: their normal day personality, their crazy superhero nighttime personality, and their werewolf form. Watching Emily try to merge these personalities is fascinating and interesting.

There is a bit of a love triangle here with Emily and the two other pack members; basically Emily is drawn to one boy and the other boy is drawn to Emily. That being said, this really isn't a romance and there isn't a ton of focus on that aspect of the story.

The book is well written and easy to read, it is hard to put down because the mystery behind Emily's powers is so compelling. I love the creativity that goes into the story and how even Emily's attraction to her "mate" has a scientific explanation. I absolute love the blending of science with supernatural.

Emily is an intriguing character, as are all of the characters. It is really interesting to see how the three main characters deal with their nighttime personas and with the stress of trying to supress all of this strangeness and fit in at school. Definitly a different take on the teenage werewolf type story.

The book ends well with the major plot points answered, but some huge new questions are opened up to be dealt with in the next book. This book does get a little creepy/thriller like at points because of all the Shadowmen that are lurking around; it never gets too scary but things do get a bit tense at points.

Overall I really enjoyed this story and found the mystery extremely compelling. I find the way Sampson blends science with the supernatural very intriguing. I also really enjoy watching Emily and crew deal with their split personalities and try to merge these personalities into a cohesive whole. I definitely recommend this series to YA paranormal fans out there; especially if you want to read a different type of YA werewolf book.(less)

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May 14, 2012 Ruth rated it 3 of 5 stars

What I liked:

1. Emily is friggin kick-ass whoop whoop mannnn.

2. Werewolves displayed in an awkward and menacing way? YEAH BUDDY.

3. No love triangle. The jock... still remained a jock. Sweaty, malicious, and ginger as ever. (No, really, he was a ginger.)

4. Pop-culture references. (I KNOW that movie!)

What I disliked:

1. "Nighttime Emily". So Cool that she was lame. Some of the dialogue made me cringe.

2. No love triangle, but lame relationship. "No, I can't love him, it's only because of his sexy we...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Ashley rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Mar 28, 2012 Ellen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Book 2 of suburban girl werewolf series. Emily is back after finding her mate & killing a man in the end of book 1. Book 2 finds her expanding her pack, breaking into the headquarters of an evil corporation, and doing battle with paranormally empowered cheerleaders. It's getting to be a bit much. I also found the intervening "reports" confusing as well. Did the action reported on happen contemporaneously, or after the end of Havoc? Help!

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Mar 15, 2012 Tiffany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, action, not-quite-sci-fi

Jeff Sampson is pretty good at making genetically-engineered werewolves sound less cliche and more true to life. He's not dead-serious about everything. It's more informal, and relaxed. Havoc was pretty funny, too. My favorite part was when someone said, "They can't help it if they're murderous robots." The funny part reminded me of Kiersten White's Paranor
alcy series. So if you like the Deviants, then maybe you'll like that series, too.

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Sep 17, 2012 Reshy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

A better step in the right direction for the series, involving a bit faster pace with a bit more action which is to be expected. I however found myself confused that this book didn't actually get to the 'present' time peroid, which makes me fear that while the first two books are progressing slow but surely that the last book will be rushed and try to resolve everything too fast in compairson with the reason the series.

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May 22, 2012 Miranda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, werewolves, young-adult, library, favorite-series

I devoured this book after picking up the first Deviants novel and not being able to put it down. I read both books back to back in a single afternoon. Loved the characters and loved the storyline that, while still fitting into my favorite (paranormal) genre, managed to be so DIFFERENT from other books I've read! I seriously hope Jeff Sampson is working on book three right now because I'm dying to find out what happens next! :)

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Feb 23, 2012 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Giving it a 4.5. I don’t remember the first one but I can say that the second is even better.
Emily Webbs get use to the idea that she is a Vesper; a werewolf. But her story had just begun. She, Spencer, and Delton is trying to find answer that make them this way. The more they come close it, the more they couldn’t runaway from it. They find out that there other then just them. Meanwhile, as they busy dealing with this unsuspected information, they are being track down or “kill” by shadowmen.
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Jun 04, 2012 Cheryl Fralinger rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book! I couldn't wait for it to come out. The characters have become more real to me and the situations exciting. I was disappointed it ended so soon. I'm dying for the next one.

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Apr 22, 2013 Katherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think I might be done with this series. This book was ok but the story is taking too long to develop for me. I'm also having trouble buying the behavior of some of the characters.

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Feb 23, 2013 Asenath rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

Havoc picks up right where Vesper left off (like the very next day.) I had trouble remembering all the details of Vesper, but there were enough references back to what happened so that I wasn't too lost.

I ended up skimming a lot of this novel because a lot of it was fighting and people doing crazy things with their super powers, which I find boring. At the end things picked up again, and took an interesting turn. I'm not sure why this is a 3 book series. It seems like everything could have been...more

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Oct 13, 2012 Jennavier rated it 3 of 5 stars

Havoc was a fun sequel. It was light and fast. I wasn't completely caught up in it and the fan-stuff was a little over the top sometimes.

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Nov 19, 2011 Read for your future! rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-fhs

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Jan 28, 2013 Emmy Neal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013, review-for-dft, own

I just can't get into this series! I think the tri-personalities are throwing me off.

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Jul 09, 2012 Gabic Reads rated it 4 of 5 stars

Original review at Gabic Reads

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was fun and action packed and has an interesting twist on the whole werewolf thing. When I first read Vesper (Deviants #1), I wasn't sure what to expect. I was surprised to learn that it was a werewolf book.
Not only was this book fun to read, but it also explores the aspect of nobody really knows who we are. There are things that everybody hides beneath the surface that we don't want anybody else to know about.

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My writing history: I’ve been involved with children’s publishing for the past 11 years now — I got my start right out of high school, just after turning 18. Since then I’ve published eight books for children and young adults, with six more currently scheduled for release and in various stages of being written and edited. I’ve also contributed material to ten or so other books by other authors and...more

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