Title: The Sunday GirlAuthor: Pip Drysdale
Pages: 400 pages
Published August 23rd 2018 by Simon Schuster Australia
Source: Edelweiss
GoodReads Description: "The Girl on the Train meets Before I Go to Sleep with a dash of Bridget Jones in this chilling tale of love gone horribly wrong …
Some love affairs change you forever. Someone comes into your orbit and swivels you on your axis, like the wind working on a rooftop weather vane. And when they leave, as the wind always does, you are different; you have a new direction. And it’s not always north.
Any woman who’s ever been involved with a bad, bad man and been dumped will understand what it feels like to be broken, broken-hearted and bent on revenge. Taylor Bishop is hurt, angry and wants to destroy Angus Hollingsworth in the way he destroyed her: Insidiously. Irreparably. Like a puzzle, he’d slowly dissembled … stolen a couple of pieces from, and then discarded, knowing that nobody would ever be able to put it back together ever again. So Taylor consulted The Art of War and made a plan. Then she took the next step – one that would change her life forever.
Then things get really out of control – and The Sunday Girl becomes impossible to put down."
This was a fun read. I totally get the reference to Bridget Jones. I don't really get the reference to the Sunday girl? She's not much of a good girl as far as that goes... just sayin'. Anyways, Taylor is suffering from a break-up when the story begins. She loves Angus like you can only love someone who is a total douche... in that slightly unhinged, slightly obsessed, why-am-I-not-enough? kind of way. This time it really has to be the end though, because he has posted a sex tape of her online and taken his ex on their vacation. This is truly the end of Tay-gus... right?
She comes across a copy of The Art of War and plots her revenge against him, but she may have underestimated her opponent...
"'There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.' - Lao Tzu, The Art of War"
So, as I said this was a fun read. I wish Taylor would have been a bit more successful in her war tactics, but her opponent was, after all, psychotic. I thought she was a bit of a mess - similar to Bridget Jones - but I was rooting for her. It read almost like chick-lit, but was dark and psychologically thrilling at the same time! I look forward to more by this author!
MY RATING:
Story: 4
Characters: 4
Overall: 4 stars!
Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
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