Amy is a producer/development executive, who trashes her ex-boyfriend/boss's Audi and subsequently ends her promising career in New York. She tries to rebuild her life at a British TV company and sparks a romance with Jake. She and Jake join forces to pitch a TV show, for which her ex-boyfriend/ex-boss accepts the job as her NEW boss. Laugh out loud.

A lot of people love Lizzy Dent’s books! I was unable to get into this book and ended up skimming through it. Such a bummer!!

This was a mix of a hallmark movie and a 2000s rom-com, It was funny and heartfelt, while a little swoon-worthy as well. Such a fun read!

This one was fast paced, light hearted and low drama. The romance was slow burn and closed door and also a bit of a background plot line. There were mentions of sex/sexual acts and there was a bit of profanity, which I don’t mind but some people do. Nothing really major happens, Amy embarrasses herself at the beginning of the book and takes the whole book to get over herself. I did enjoy the family members and friends of the two main characters, Amy, not so much. There were a few endearing moments towards the end of the book, when she finally confronts everything. I guess the sweetest revenge is owning your shit and moving on? There was no revenge plot per se, as the title would imply.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam, GP Putnam’s Sons for the ARC!

Her past is a mess. But her present is about to get delicious.

What a fun read! I had a good time with this one. This book is the definition of a rom-com - it had me chuckling and swooning.

i loved this book!! the banter was everything! it was a funny, lighthearted, as well as a romantic read that was quite enjoyable. Sweet, slow-burn story focusing on moving on and forgiving yourself. For being such a closed door story I was a little surprised at the language used as it didn't seem to fit the characters or plot.

This book was such a fun and quick read. I loved how it was set in London and the synopsis of "Bridesmaids meets Emily in Paris" immediately hooked me. I enjoyed the growth of the main character Amy. I liked seeing her ability to stand up for herself and accept responsibility for her mistakes.

Amy is sure she is on the verge of finally achieving her dream, getting the television series she developed greenlit. But then her boss, and boyfriend, let her know that he and the studio have decided not to move ahead with the project. Shocked and furious, Amy gets her revenge on his car, in a moment that is unfortunately captured on video and is widely distributed. Reeling from embarrassment, Amy flees for London and a job an old friend gets her making trailers for a struggling British TV channel.

Two years later, Amy feels like her life has finally stabilized and may be looking up. A new neighbor has moved into her building, and the two seem to be hitting it off. And then the TV channel she works at decides to rebrand and is in the market for original content. They give Amy the chance to develop and pitch a new series. Amy partners with her neighbor, Jake, on the pitch, and the two develop a proposal that Amy believes may be the best work she's ever done. But when her ex-boyfriend unexpectedly returns as her new boss, Amy wonders if her past is once again going to sink the future that seems to finally be in reach.

This was a charming and highly entertaining novel. You will find yourself rooting for Amy and her comeback, both professionally and personally, even as you are frequently laughing at the circumstances she finds herself in.

Highly recommended!

I'm so mad at myself for taking so long to pick up THE SWEETEST REVENGE. I adored Lizzy Dent's THE SUMMER JOB and was excited to get approved for her newest novel.

While I didn't love it quite as much as TSJ - I think TSR was still a fantastic read; a relatable, flawed and funny FMC with a MMC we want to root for...but a not-so MC that we immediately hate. The pacing was fast - always something happening - and never felt like it lulled too much.

I ultimately listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration; it was also easy to follow along with and keep up with the characters via audio.

Overall, I'm excited to follow Dent's future works!

3.5 Stars - This is a light and amusing romantic comedy with likeable characters. Amy Duffy, escapes to London after a dramatic breakup with her boss and a failed business proposal. She ends up living in the same apartment building as a failed reality romance show star and a flirty business collaboration begins. While I appreciated the plot line of two individuals healing from past trauma, the overall romance and chemistry was lacking a spark.

Sincere thanks to NetGalley, PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, and G.P. Putnam's Sons for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Jake and Amy have both had an embarrassing moment in the spotlight, can they put these behind them and be more than colleagues. A great read, I would have liked an epilogue from Jake's point of too.

If you need a laugh out loud funny book, this is probably what you're searching for!
Thank you @netgalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this ebook!

What happens when your ex becomes your new boss? Find out in Lizzy Dent’s new summer release. It’s Bridesmaids meets Emily in Paris. This hilarious and swoony story has a handsome neighbour, one no-good ex, and Amy’s redemption era 🔥
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Amy is more than one disastrous night of drunken revenge on her boss/ex-boyfriend's Audi--the night that tanked her rising TV producer career and led to a hasty move to London for a fresh start. She is thirty years of awesomeness. At least, that's what Amy tells herself every morning before trekking to her mediocre job making trailers at a failing British TV channel. Two years later, she's finally starting to believe it. Sparks are flying between her and Jake, her handsome new downstairs neighbour, and there's a competition at work that just might get her career back on track while bringing her and Jake even closer. But then, in a twisted turn of fate, the ex-boyfriend who wrecked her life is hired as her new boss and past and present are about to epically, hilariously collide.
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👉 This was such a fun read, I really loved Amy and she’s just as potty-mouthed as I am! I really enjoyed the TV show set, was great to see Lizzy’s insider knowledge peeking through from her previous careers. There were parts of this book I was reading and could imagine being on a drunk FT call with Amy as she debriefed me on the drama of the day. I flew through this book - once again another Lizzy Dent release I’ll be adding to the shelf upon release!

I really liked this book, it was different than anything else I've read which was a breath of fresh air. I will be recommending this to my friends, and auto buy this author!

3.5 ⭐️ This story was enjoyable from start to finish. I liked the characters especially the MMC. The romance was very slow burn, but over all I felt the story’s main purpose was to see the journey the FMC took in finding her inner strength to take back control over a situation which she was embarrassed about and felt haunted by for years.

Thank you NetGalley, Penguin Group Putnam, and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for an early eARC of the Sweetest Revenge by Lizzy Dent in exchange for an honest review.

This was an entertaining romcom. Lizzy Dent has a way of creating humorous, witty and relatable characters that you enjoy with every flip of the page. Amy moves to London, escaping from a bad breakup with her ex-boyfriend/ex-boss. When she finally has a chance to excel at her mediocre job, she discovers that her new boss is the ex-boyfriend she was running away from while working towards starting a relationship with her new neighbor, Jake. It's an interesting situation and makes for a disastrous set of events as Amy finally works through getting closure from everything that happened in her past.

The Sweetest Revenge was compulsively readable from the first chapter. I loved the banter between the main characters and the relationships depicted in this novel. The friendships and family relationships were lovely to see alongside a budding romance. The tension and chemistry between the main characters really builds and is definitely sexy! I will absolutely continue to read Lizzy Dent's books; she hasn't let me down yet!

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group - Putnam for access to an eARC in exchange for my honest review!

Okay, but this book was so cute? When I went into it, I was looking for a sweet, fun palate cleanser between heavy fantasy novels, and it was exactly that and even more.

After a drunken act of revenge against her ex boyfriend/boss goes *horribly* wrong, Amy makes the decision to literally flee the country to escape the fallout. Two years later, Amy has been living a more or less satisfying life with one of her closest friends nearby and a job she enjoys, despite being massively overqualified for it. But just when she thinks the biggest news around the office is the latest drama from everyone's favorite reality dating show where a contestant left the show in the most outrageous way, her whole life is turned upside down. Suddenly, Jake--that same contestant from the reality show--is her downstairs neighbor accidentally sending all of his packages to her place as he moves in, and a possible promotion at work as companies merge brings even more shocking news than that.

After two years spent trying to convince herself that she isn't a failure, now Amy has the chance to not only win the job of her dreams doing what she's always loved and been *amazing* at, but the chance to find love with an incredible guy. Just as long as she can keep her head on straight with all of the pressures of the application process and with writing a full show script with her new crush.

The Sweetest Revenge was funny, sweet, and had just that hint of snark and spice that I always love in a leading lady. Amy Duffy was exactly the kind of character you find yourself relating to and rooting for without even realizing, and it was all around just a really fun story to read. I can't wait to go out and read more Lizzy Dent after this one.

So I might not be able to recommend this one to my students, but I have enjoyed making the recommendations to my friends! Lizzy Dent is such a fun author. I thoroughly enjoy her work and feel like I know the characters as my own friends. This was a great read!

First off what a freaking fun cover! No one could walkway without picking this one up. And they wouldn’t be disappointed. The book is as entertaining and fun as it looks!

After a humiliating incident at a bar is captured on video, she flees to London and goes into hiding.

And wouldn’t you know it, she ends up meeting another soul who also is fleeing public embarrassment of his own.

Such a cute clever romcom tale.