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Got You Back [Kindle Edition]

Jane Fallon
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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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 )

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A husband. A wife. A mistress. And the ultimate plan for revenge...

The husband

James never intended to lead a double life � with a wife in London and a mistress in the country, it�s exhausting. But that�s all about to change...

The wife

Stephanie isn�t really snooping when she finds a text message from a strange woman on her husband's mobile. But now she�s found it, how can she ignore it? It�s time to track the woman down and find out what�s going on...

The mistress

Katie has no reason to believe her boyfriend, James, is cheating until someone claiming to be his wife gets in touch. Now she�s been cast in the role of mistress. Not one she�s happy with....

Once Stephanie and Katie know about each other, they must decide what to do. They could both just throw him out or they could join forces to make his life hell first�

But revenge isn�t always sweet. And what happens when one woman thinks enough is enough but the other doesn�t know when to stop?


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1847 KB
  • Print Length: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (15 Aug 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002RI972A
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #49,052 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great idea!!! 25 Oct 2008
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Terribly over hyped 22 Sep 2008
Format: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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Interesting premise that never fully delivers
I'm not usually into "Chick Lit" type books, but someone had given me this ages ago and I read it in one day whilst curled up in bed feeling ill and sorry for myself. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Georgiana89
Disappointing - good idea but poorly executed
WARNING - POSSIBLE SPOILER.

I was recommended this book by a friend. Looking at the storyline, I thought it could be quite good. And, it did start out OK. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Brida
fantastic
i read this while in hospital after having my daughter, and i couldnt put it down read it in a few days good plot and an even better twist to the story well worth the read!
Published 4 months ago by erose
Loved this book!
I am not a reader yet i saw this book in the airport andthought it looked interesting. I read this book in 4 days! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Philippa21
Got You Back
Stephanie, James wife finds out that her husband is seeing someone else. So she joins up with the other women (as she does not know about Stephanie) and get revenge on him. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Karen Gooderham
Got you back
I enjoyed this book - very amusing and cleverly written.
Easy to read.
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. H. W. Kick
Funny author
I loved Getting Rid of Matthew so bought this one and so far enjoying it. If you've ever been in this situation you will connect with it and have a laugh.
Published 22 months ago by SANDRA MACLEAN
Disappointing
This is an extremely disappointing read.
At no stage of the book you feel connected to the characters. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Satinelle
An enjoyable page-turner
I was surprised to see some of the very negative reviews about this book, as I really enjoyed it! I thought that it was very well plotted, and I enjoyed the ways in which the women... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2010 by Laura Dean
Rather average
Most of the characters were rather 2D and the plot was pretty formulaic, but I did end up caring about what happened to the characters 3/4 of the way through. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009 by Rachel
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