This was an unexpected read for me! It was an interesting look into the world of television, and I liked the cozy, British vibes It comes out of the gate kicking, so it you like your books with little lag time, this is the one for you! The writing style was great, and easy to read.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and Lizzy Dent for the advanced copy to read.

Our story starts with rising TV producer Amy Duffy discovering that her boyfriend/boss has totally screwed her over at work to protect himself. What follows is a drunken meltdown that causes her to miss her cousin’s wedding and finishes with her taking out her frustration on (now ex) boyfriend’s Audi. Which is caught on film, bridesmaid dress and all.

Feeling too ashamed to face her family or her work, Amy flees NY for London, where she returns to television, but never quite doing what she wants. Two years later, a merger is announced that offers an opportunity for her to get back into development. Which is super thrilling til she finds out that one of the new hires is none other than her ex.

Meanwhile, she also discovers her new neighbor is Jake Jones, the most recent castoff from a popular reality tv show. Jake just so happens to be a writer and the perfect collaborator to help her land this new job. Jake could also teach her a thing or two about facing her lingering humiliation head on. Do I even have to say it? Sparks fly.

A fun little revenge story, this one really picked up for me in the last third, but so often I found myself wanting to shake Amy for being so naive and self-absorbed at times.

4 stars - After a drunken night, Amy decides to take revenge on her boss/ex-boyfriend's Audi, and the whole situation is recorded and posted on the internet. Amy decides to run away to London for a fresh start at a low-ranking job making TV trailers. She meets her hot neighbor, Jake who is hiding from his own embarrassing viral moment. Just as Amy's life seems to be looking up, her ex comes back into her life.

This book was a sweet rom-com. The banter between Amy and Jake was quite entertaining. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it for a quick, easy read.

Thanks to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Amy Duffy had it all. A promising career, a relationship and was on her way to her cousin's wedding when her boyfriend/boss (Chris), at work decided that this is the time to talk about her project at work and their relationship. It does not go over well, and Amy does something that she will never live down or forget as her actions have been captured and put on social media.

She moves to a new job and is doing well, until the day her ex-boyfriend, Chris, is her new boss! She just can't shake this man. There is a good part of her life - her neighbor Jake (no stranger to public humiliation himself) who is helping her with a competition at work.

This was a cute rom com with some not so cute language thrown in. I don't mind an F bomb but there was another word that Amy loved to throw around that was a tad annoying.

I did enjoy the characters of both Amy and Jake. Both were likeable and fun to read about. This was an engaging tale about starting over, moving on, owning your mistakes, some sweet revenge and standing up for yourself. This was a nice fast read that had me cheering for some characters and booing for another.

I enjoyed that this wasn’t an insta love or insta lust type of book. Things progressed nicely and relationships were formed. Plus, Amy is a fun character to read about.

Well written, engaging, fun and sweet!

Television producer Amy Duffy is not just one bad day, regardless of how bad that actual day was. Imagine missing your cousin’s wedding, getting very drunk, and peeing on top of your former boss turned ex-boyfriend’s Audi while a group of strangers film your meltdown for everyone on the internet. Two years, a move from New York City (the scene of THE INCIDENT) to London, and a career shift later, Amy is finally beginning to believe she is more than just one bad day. Career opportunities are opening up to her at work and a gorgeous neighbor who may have just embarrassed himself on national television has moved into Amy’s building looking for a fresh start. This may turn into the comeback Amy needs…until her ex-boyfriend, he of pee-soaked Audi fame, arrives in London as her new boss and brings with him a fresh wave of doubt for our plucky protagonist.

This laugh-out-loud novel was a sheer delight. Who hasn’t dreamed of dropping to the floor and crawling away from someone we don’t want to see or buying ourselves an inflatable pool to drink our sorrows away in? I love the friendships in this novel between Amy and Maggie as well as Amy and hot neighbor turned love interest Jake. The cover of The Sweetest Revenge will make you pick this book up, but the story of Amy rebuilding her life and becoming her own advocate will make you keep reading! Do not miss this adorable rom-com, out July 25th.

*I received an electronic copy of this book via Netgalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons. The views established in this review are my own.

**I have also reviewed The Sweetest Revenge on bn.com under the pen name The Page Project. It is pending approval.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the eARC!

After a drunken incident goes viral on social media, Amy moves to London to hide from embarrassment and continue working in television, albeit in a more junior role. Unfortunately, things do not go to plan as there's a merger in the company and her ex-boss (and ex) Chris is introduced as her new temporary boss. At the same time, Amy gets a new neighbor, Jake, who's hiding from his own embarrassing moment after a stint on "Fantasy Island," a reality TV show.

I thought this was a very cute, quick and easy read - and I can't say I never thought about fleeing NY for London!

After her boss/secret boyfriend made a decision that hurt her career, Amy gets drunk and takes revenge on his Audi, and it goes viral. Two years later, she has started over in London and finally has an opportunity to get her career back on track AND she’s been flirting with her new downstairs neighbor. But when that ex suddenly becomes her new boss, she is determined to not let get life fall apart again,

Amy’s backstory had me cringing and laughing at the same time - the second-hand embarrassment of going viral for revenge on an ex was REAL. I appreciated Amy’s growth throughout this story, although I have to admit she really irritated me at times. I felt the issue with her family was very unnecessary and was a bit disappointed in her. That being said, I did enjoy her relationship with Jake and their banter.

Thank you to Putnam Books and NetGalley for the advance copy.

I've always been a big Lizzy Dent fan, her novel The Summer Job got me back into reading after a long break. Her books have unique themes and characters and this one was right on track.

After packing up her things and moving to Europe after a bad night goes viral, Amy starts to put her career back on track when none other than the man who caused her to move walks into her new workplace threatening to derail her life once again. With the help of her new neighbor, she might write her own story, one that she and everyone else can be proud of.

Overall the plot and characters are great but the end revenge was just a bit unsatisfying, will I continue to read and buy all her books: 110%.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group - Putnam for this ARC, available now!

I knew I was in for a treat because I’ve really enjoyed all of Lizzy’s books in the past. The humour is on point and the characters always feel so real and relatable, and The Sweetest Revenge is no exception.

Amy’s story was full of cringey moments and was very funny. I loved delving into her world of working in TV (I found that SO interesting) and I enjoyed the fact they were writing a script for a crime show within a romance novel - it just felt very fun to see one genre inside another.

I liked seeing her and Jake working together and the playful banter they shared. I also really liked that they both knew they wanted more than friendship, and they communicated that, but maturely decided to put the project first. I love good communication in a romance.

I very much enjoyed Amy's final act of revenge on Chris, and he truly truly deserved it - what a slime-ball! And I loved that she just owned the embarrassing video in the end. True self-empowerment.

This was a really fun, summery read for me. I whizzed through it, which is always a sign I’ve enjoyed myself! I could definitely imagine reading this book by the pool on holiday.

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Amy is in a secret relationship with her boss, and when that goes tits up with an embarrassing, albeit hilarious incident involving his car, she flees New York for London. Only he then becomes her new boss there! Determined to fight for the future he took from her, she teams up with her super gorgeous neighbour Jake who has secrets of his own, and what ensues is a sweet, sexy summer of fun!

- I love Lizzy! Her books are autoboys for me and I was so excited to be on this readalong and super starstruck when I met her at the book party! I talked Amy with her and how relatable and funny I saw her as a main character. The scene involving her boss’s car is one that will have everyone wishing they could do the same to their ex! This book is a laugh out loud sizzler that will be sure to cheer your life up! This is a slow burn, fade to black romance however it doesn’t take away from the sexual tension and the cheer that you let out at the end!

The Sweetest Revenge is a delightful, heartwarming, and incredibly satisfying read. I found myself compelled to slow down and relish every moment until the very end. This book is an absolute gem, filled with humor, heartache, and moments that will make you swoon.

Tbh, this is 4.5⭐️

Amy Duffy is a millennial hot mess, who is not only relatable in her awkwardness, but also someone I would want to be friends with IRL.

Her chaos is understandable given what she went through in the beginning of her story, and the resulting anxiety and insecurities made her seem real. It’s not always easy to own one’s mistakes and let inner strength shine through, but with Jack’s help (and that of her bestie Maggie) watching Amy find herself again was a delight.

While Jack was a great foil for Amy; we got to witness his growth after his own humiliation, and saw the power someone believing in you and encouraging you not to give up on your dreams can have. I loved their journeys, both together and separate.

I definitely recommend this sweet and hilarious story to all my friends.

I absolutely loved this book! The romance was adorable and a delight to read, the show and tv references were excellent, and I’ll be rereading this again ASAP.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

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This was such a good book!! I was laughing out loud so much! I absolutely adored the FMC, Amy, and all of her quirkiness. I wish I could be her friend in real life. The banter and tension between her and Jake was great! I loved them teaming up to work together and I LOVED all of their moments on the terrace. This book was so much fun and had lots of heartfelt moments as well.

This book is STRAIGHT comedy, heavy on the revenge, very very light on the romance side, but I couldn’t stop laughing this one was good on that. We have Amy who is making her comeback after this huge and humiliating break up with her ex who is a douche, in London. She meets Jake who is her neighbor and someone she really is interested in, and then her ex comes back into the picture, while she is trying to move up in her career. There is so much going on, and at times a little slow, but I loved the characters and Amy for sure has a backbone! I love that in characters.

This was an entertaining book. It was fun, cute and fun. It held my interest and I wanted to find out what was going to happen. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others.

I really liked this one! It’s a bit of a slow burn and the spice is closed door but the humor is real and the MC is fantastic. There are drunken escapades, great banter, and of course the best type of revenge. If you are looking for a funny romance and a quick read pick this one up!

This is such a fun story! I am not usually all-in for the slow-burn romance, but while some books seem to do it for no apparent reason, in this book it works. Amy and Jake are working on something together, and it has a deadline, and if they let their relationship progress it would be too distracting. It makes sense. I love that they freely admit to having growing feelings for each other, and the flirting and sexual tension have more of an impact knowing that they will not act on it until after the project is complete.

Also, Amy's ex Chris is a douchebag, and he totally deserved what happened to his Audi at the beginning of the novel.

This was very much a typical RomCom with the MCs banter, a little bit of spice (not too much actually) and a girl that is down on her luck. Overall, it was an okay read.

3.75 stars
This was a fun lighthearted read that was a quick page turner for me. Low on steaminess and romance, it’s more of a romcom coupled with the story of a girl just trying to move past one bad viral video.
Amy Duffy flees her job in Development In television in New York when she’s caught on tape seeking revenge on her ex who also happens to have been her boss that just canned her pitch for a murder series. Seeking refuge in London, Amy takes on a different job in tv where she hopes to rebuild her name and her career. As luck would have it, a VERY hot neighbor moves in who is also trying to fly under the radar after embarrassingly leaving a reality TV show. It isn’t long before he and Amy hit it off as friends and possibly more as they realize they both have writing in common.
I think I expected a little more heat from Amy and Jake even if their situation called for them to wait. Readers should know they stay mostly “coworkers”/friends for the majority of the novel and lovers for the tail end. But if that doesn’t discourage you, then this was an enjoyable read. The writing is solid, the story itself original and the characters likable. I loved the parts where Amy and Jake went researching in London for show ideas and felt like I learned a little bit about London in the process. Their banter is sweet and funny and Jake could really not be a more adorable character. I also really enjoyed Maggie as a friend and could envision her getting her own book. Thank you to G. P. Putnam’s Sons and NetGalley for my advanced copy. All opinions are my own.