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Sparkling and unpredictable, a brilliant first novel (Elle )
Jane Fallon injects a smart edge into the chick-lit genre (In Style )
Jane Fallon injects a smart edge into the chick-lit genre (In Style )
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Jane Fallon is the multi-award-winning television producer behind shows such as This Life, Teachers and 20 Things to Do before You're 30. This is her second novel.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but was expecting a twist...,
By Trackerlou "Trackerlou" (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Got You Back (Paperback)
This book started off really well, the characters were believable and the plot was interesting enough to get me hooked. When the plans for revenge were unfolded between the two women, I couldn't put the book down. I wanted to see what they were going to do to him and with each new drama, I was drawn further and further in as James' life unfolds dramatically around him with seemingly no idea who's behind it all. But then something odd happens, it's almost as if the author had a change of heart half way through because the story goes from this, to a less dramatic story of a woman getting over the break up of her marriage and moving on to a new relationship. The one "big event" that was planned early on in the book (that I was really looking foward to reading) doesn't even go ahead.
But I kept reading as I had began to care about the characters and what happens to them all in the end...and secretely I was hoping for some big twist at the end and was disapointed when this never happened. But that said, it was a good 'light read' but I wouldn't read it more than once.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great idea!!!,
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This review is from: Got You Back (Paperback)
This was the first book by this author that I have read, but I found it a little sloppy.
It started out well enough. Stephanie, James's wife finding out that her husband was living a double life, with a mistress safely tucked away in the country. Neither woman had known about the other. Instead of confronting him immediately they decide to join forces and exact their own kind of revenge. Sounds good? Great idea, just a shame about the delivery. The first half of the book is enjoyable, and you keep the pages turning to see what else the women can come up with, and there are some genuine moments when you root for them both. However, after a while it just all gets a little tedious, and the author's attempts at writing sub-plots are pretty lame. It's as if she can't think of a way to pull it all together and finish the book properly. In fact, in my humble opinion, it doesn't really finish. It just peters out. I also agree with some other reviewers, that the editor must have been having an off day. Many typing and punctuation errors. Definitely a rush job. It's a shame, because this book should have been great if handled properly. I gave it two stars because I actually finished it without skimming. If you're looking for great chick lit with a few good twists and turns, I would check out Melissa Hill first.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terribly over hyped,
This review is from: Got You Back (Paperback)
A very disappointing read. The characters were completely unengaging and unconvincing; I couldn't really have cared less what happened to any of them. And it takes quite some skill to make an 8/9 year old child so unappealing. The dialogue was sparse and unconvincing, interspersed with what felt like interminable, dull narrative - much of which I ended up skim reading. Basically, if the author wasn't who she is, I doubt she'd even have got this published, let alone hyped so much! I bought this on a 3 for 2 (so basically free, right?) - and I still felt cheated.
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