My Sweet Revenge: The deliciously fun and totally irresistible story of one woman’s quest to get even
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By Jane Fallon
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THE TANTALISING AND UNPUTDOWNABLE NO. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF TELL ME A SECRET
I want to make my husband fall back in love with me – so I can shatter his heart.
I want it to hurt.
Paula has had Robert’s back since they got together as drama students. She gave up her dreams so he could make it, now he’s one of the nation’s most popular actors.
But Paula’s just discovered he’s having an affair.
Now, she’s going to break his heart like he broke hers.
It will be her greatest acting role ever.
Revenge is sweet . . . Isn’t it?
‘Compulsively readable. Sent icy shivers down my spine. I loved it’ Daily Mail
‘A delightfully acerbic and entertaining revenge fantasy. Will keep your riveted’ Sunday Mirror
‘A deliciously devious plot. A darkly comic and addictive read’ Daily Express
‘The twists and turn will totally hook you’ Closer
‘A romp-along tale of infidelity, manipulation and getting even. Very pleasing’ Good Housekeeping
‘You can always rely on Jane Fallon for a well-crafted, dryly funny, just-one-more-chapter-before-I-turn-out-the-light read. My Sweet Revenge ticks all those boxes’ Red
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This was a great chick lit read. Our reading group as a whole loved it! The book was easy to read and the story kept you engaged until the end.
Great read - this is the first book I've read by Jane Fallon and I really enjoyed it. Well written with likeable main character. Some good twists and turns made it hard to put down.
A very enjoyable read, if a slightly implausible premise. Nearly all of the group liked it, with a few notable exceptions.
This book is about the ultimate revenge – that of a wife (Paula) who has discovered her husband is cheating on her. It is set in the world of TV soap opera so there are plenty of drama queens and egotistic actors who think they are God’s gift, all of whom are portrayed well and are believable. It is written primarily from the point of view of Paula who, for some reason, I imagined to be very much like Dawn French – she has a great sense of humour, is very down to earth and has put on a lot of weight. She is a character who I liked, and that always helps when you read a book – I wanted her to have a happy ending. Whether that is what actually happens is not for me to divulge. The main complaint from a few of the group was that some of the scenes just dragged on a bit too long at times.
This book is pure chick-lit and a very easy read, but none the worse for that. It is also a good page-turner and has plenty of twists and turns. It is probably slightly implausible but who cares. It would be a good holiday read, or equally suitable for any other time when you just want to take a break from reality and relax into a good book.
