Georgie is an author her friend Lydia is a illustrator .
To help Lydia out Georgia sets up a fake social media account to help Lydia's business.
By Georgia becoming Patricia is the worst thing she could ever do.
Lydia start telling her everything and then she starts talking about Georgia and the great big secret that could destroy Georgia’s life.
But instead of leaving it there Georgia carries on being Patricia .
What a book it will have you gripped till the end especially with the twist.
Thanks NetGalley

Jane Fallon is a queen. Every time I pick one of her books, I dive into an intense, authentic, and sometimes scary-but-needed look at relationships. I can’t get enough of her dissection of what we do to each other, what we are to each other, and how complex everything and everyone is. She has a knack for creating characters that you connect with, that will talk to you, even if your first impression might be “Gosh, this person is awful” Have I ever felt this way only to realize they were not that bad and actually we might have something in common? YES. That’s the beauty of the world, and the beauty of Jane Fallon’s novels. She makes you face all kinds of people, and often, you meet bits of you in them, which forces you to take a hard look at yourself!

Worst Idea Ever is about friendships, my favorite - and too often underrated - subject. Friendship are equally as vital as romance love, family love, pet love. Friends are essential to my life, and I am pretty sure I am not the only one feeling this way.

Georgia and Lydia are best friends. They share everything since they met many many moons ago. Maybe they share a little too much…
Georgia is a successful children’s books author with a lovely husband and two kids that have now left the nest. Lydia is a talented woman who is still waiting for her dream of becoming an author to happen, and is working in education publishing. To try and find an outlet for her creativity, Lydia opens an online shop… But nothing much happens. Georgia decides to give her friend some help, without her consent, and opens a Twitter account to show Lydia some support through a different name.

Let’s stop here for a second. It was easy to see the balance between Georgia and Lydia’s lives was out of kilter. Innocently, I’d assumed what the blurb had told me was the truth.. But CAN WE TRUST BLURBS? Is everything going as well as it seems? Most of the chapters are from Georgia’s point of views, so it is easy to understand her choices and behavior. Her idea to create a false social media account to help Lydia comes from a good place. Would I like it if my bestie did this? Not sure! See how Jane Fallon’s books are fun? You are entertained while challenged on your own thoughts, relationships, and ideas.

I knew this was not going to end well but I had no idea how far it would go. From the safe space of a long friendship to the edge of a 50-floor building on a rainy and windy day.

Everything Georgia thought she knew about her friendship with Lydia slowly appears under a different light.

Best friends know us well. So well. Too well. We tell them everything. Things we would not tell our parents, our partner, our children, our neighbors. They are the guardians of our laughs and tears. And when the wind changes direction, they can turn all of this into weapons… I couldn’t help but hear those Taylor Swift lyrics in my head as I was reading “And you can aim for my heart, go for blood. But you would still miss me in your bones”

Their friendship might not fit the ideal picture Georgia had in mind but their bond is still strong. Yet… Yet the resentment, the jealousy, the misunderstanding, come and spoil what was once a beautiful relation. It had me thinking about how friendships, true friendships, require us to let ourselves be vulnerable. We trust the other person to never betray this by not using our weaknesses against us… But life doesn’t always allow for happily ever after.

If you think the Good Friend / Bad Friend line is clear, you are mistaken. If I clearly stood on one side, Jane Fallon gave enough meat for me to try and understand the other side. My heart ached for what should have been an unbreakable connection. Worst Idea Ever reminded me of our individuality, of how one thing can be seen or experienced differently - so differently - by two people close to each other. Friendships are not to be taken for granted, and our personal needs should not get the chance to poison the sky blue sea that we’ve been swimming in. In a perfect world, it would not happen, but like any relationship, friendships require work, and of course, external factors get in the way.

I am struggling to capture the beauty and the tragedy of this novel that made me tear up for the “what had been”s and “what could have”s.

Georgia finds herself trapped in her own game and it leads her to discover an even more dangerous game that she had been playing without knowing… Georgia can’t let go of Lydia, and Lydia can’t let go of her dreams. But they can’t both win. I would not get into this book with your judging eyes searching the pages. I’d go in ready for an insightful and thought-provoking look at female friendships and how things go from good to bad in a matter of seconds. How much would you give away for your friend? Is it okay to be angry, jealous, envious? Does that make you a bad friend? What if you felt threatened by the person closest to you? Friendships are so much more complex and gorgeous that we give them credit for, and this novel shows the great and the ugly parts with tense, sensitive, and spot-on writing resonating with emotion.

I knew as soon as I started this book that the title was a prophecy of what is about to happen. When Georgia decides to pretend to be a fan of Lydia’s art on Etsy she invents a fake persona and social media account. Lydia is really happy that someone is interested in her work at last. Georgia has a good career and is comfortable and Lydia has never really found her own niche.

The pair have been friends for many years and Georgia is sad that Lydia is so dejected. Lydia is also single and although she has a busy social life, unlike Georgia she has no family. So when Patricia and Lydia start chatting via messages, she is shocked as the conversation turns to her and Lydia’s relationship.

This is my first book that I have read of Jane’s and I know she has a huge fan base and I can see why. When they are chatting one night Lydia reveals that she knows a devastating secret about Georgia and Georgia is shocked and needs to find out what it is.

What follows is tense and revealing and Georgia cannot let it go even if it means that her own life may be falling apart. This is a really great look at friendship, deceit, betrayal and revenge. It is really tense and I could not stop reading even though at some points it really made me cringe as the secrets start to be uncovered and can the relationships ever be repaired ?

A really insightful and thought provoking book about female friendship and how it can go from good to bad and the consequences of trying to fix things for other people. As I said my first book by Jane but I loved it and I will definitely recommending and reading more.

4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 stars

Thank you to Gaby Young at Michael Joseph for my invitation to the tour and for my e copy of the proof via Net Galley in return for a fair and honest review.

Amazing book. Read from start to finish in one day and was completely enthralled with the story.

Georgia and Lydia have been friends since childhood and when Lydia’s parents die in a car accident they become closer, almost like sisters. Both are artists and as life goes on Georgia marries and has children and becomes a published author. Lydia snaps her life and portrays it as Instagram bliss.

Georgia feels sorry that Lydia does not have the commercial success that she does and decides to follow her on Twitter as a fake profile that loves her work. Lydia responds and the fake profile, Patricia and Lydia become so close that Lydia confides in Patricia that she knows her BFF Georgia’s hubby is cheating.

This is a great twist and the headache becomes real when Georgia’s husband is accused and leaves their home. A twist is then revealed and now Lydia is in the spotlight.

Fabulous plot, great characters and super face pace. I can’t recommend this highly enough.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Jane Fallon is one of my absolute favourite authors and one who has really instilled the passion of reading for me as an adult. This is quite possibly my favourite of Fallon’s books.

I was so excited to get a spot on this blog tour and this is a book that definitely hasn’t disappointed. I have devoured this book in less than 24hours. Fallon has pulled me in, kept me invested in the characters and had me guessing at what might happen next.

Georgia and Lydia are old friends, both in a similar line of work. However, Georgia is more successful so as readers we get to see the effect of jealousy on both characters. I have liked both characters although Georgia is the one that I have really felt able to relate to. The rollercoaster we go on with Georgia is enough to make you cringe on occasions.

I love the additional characters we meet within this book. Each add their own dimension to the plot and none of them are easy to dislike. I usually have one that I think is a bit annoying but this one hasn’t had that.

I have read ALL of the previous books by this author and have loved them all. However this is definitely a favourite. I have felt this is realistic, relatable and as always Fallon’s writing has completely captured me.

The title and cover of this one is enough to completely capture the attention of the reader. I was eagerly anticipating this one from the moment that it was received. As soon as this arrived I knew I couldn’t wait to read it and I haven’t wanted to put this one down.

I can honestly say that this is another literary masterpiece by a wonderfully talented author. If you haven’t read a Jane Fallon book yet- absolutely read this one and then the entire back catalogue.

This is a book I have completed devoured, been pulled into and will absolutely be recommending. A most definite five star read.

"Georgia and Lydia are so close, they're practically sisters. So when Lydia starts an online business that struggles, Georgia wants to help her - but Lydia's not the kind to accept a handout. Setting up a fake Twitter account, Georgia hopes to give her friend some anonymous moral support by posing as a potential customer. But then Lydia starts confiding in her new internet buddy and Georgia discovers she doesn't know her quite as well as she thought. Georgia knows she should reveal the truth - especially when Lydia starts talking about her - but she just can't help herself. Until Lydia reveals a secret that could not only end their friendship, but also blow-up Georgia's marriage . . .

Jane fallon is back with the latest in the instalment of revenge fiction. No one quite manages to write revenge fiction like her. I was hooked on this book from the first few chapters and ended up reading it in one day Jane writes flawlessly and you really feel as though the characters in the book are someone you can relate to. I hated Lydia from the minute I was introduced to her. And with good reason it seems. The book was a gripping read with room for thought afterwards about how you would have reacted. I think this is one of Jane’s best books to date and highly recommend the book. Now to go find me an Igor 🐕‍🦺🐾"

Jane Fallon is one of my favourite authors, no one writes female relationships, and delicious revenge tales like her. I was thrilled to get this book, so thank you Netgalley, it didn't disappoint.

Georgia is a successful children's author whose quirky illustrations delight kids but leave her feeling unfulfilled. Her best friend Lydia is desperate to be recognised for her work and would love the publishing contract Georgia has. To give her new sideline business a boost Georgia creates a fake twitter account to heap praise on Lydia's designs but gets more than she bargained for when Lydia confides a big secret involving Georgia's husband to her new pal.

I quickly became absorbed in this story and the complexity of the long standing friendship Lydia and Georgia had. I felt for Georgia as her world crumbled around her. The life we know is scarily fragile and how easily things can change on the words of someone else.

Another winner for Jane Fallon. She just keeps them coming and her fans won't be disappointed.

Jane Fallon is very quickly becoming one of my favourite authors. She has this special way of writing that instantly grabs you in the first chapter and doesn't let go. I read this book in less than a day and it had me laughing throughout.

45-year-olds Georgia and Lydia met as art students. Whilst they both wanted to get into illustration, life has turned out differently for them. Georgia is married to Nick and they have 18-year-old twins. Lydia is single. Georgia has a book deal for her children's books, Wilbur the Wallaby, and Lydia is stuck in a job she doesn't like.

Lydia starts an Etsy shop for items featuring her drawings but it seems to be going nowhere. Georgia creates a fake Twitter account under the name of Patricia to help boost Lydia's spirits. What she doesn't expect though, is for Lydia to form a relationship with "Patricia" and confide in her. Some of these things being ones Georgia may not want to hear. Things regarding her husband Nick's fidelity.

This is such an interesting and gripping read with loads of twists. I genuinely found myself gawping and grinning the whole way through, eager to see what was going to happen next. I found the topic of rivalry, competitiveness and jealousy fascinating. I think it is because it is something that could be true and could really happen. Nothing was far fetched, the characters all had depth and were very well developed. I already can't wait for Jane's next novel.

Yet another fabulous book by this very clever writer. The story is about Georgia, a successful author and illustrator of children’s books. Georgia has it all – a wonderful husband, two great children, a nice house and a flourishing career – oh and a huge dog called Igor. Her very best friend, Lydia, is an equally talented illustrator who lives by herself and although she has the talent, she is undiscovered so has a fairly boring and not very well-paid job, just waiting for the successful break she deserves. She is also selling illustrated pieces on Etsy. Georgia’s twins have left home for university so in order to fill the empty nest she and Nick decide to home a rescue dog and end up with Igor, a massive hound who fills the void left by the twins. In many ways Georgia and Nick seem to have pretty much perfect lives. They both have friends of their own, but also socialise on a regular basis with Harry and Anne Marie who they get on really well with. However, their perfect lives are shattered when Georgia hears in a roundabout way that Nick is having an affair with a woman he works with. There are great characters who jump out the page at you and you get the feeling you really know them. This story is a real page turner as you need to find out what happens. There are twists and turns, just as you would expect from Jane Fallon who excels in leading you up the garden path and back again! She is one of my top three writers at the moment and this book definitely doesn’t disappoint as I think she improves with every book she writes. Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me an ARC of this great book.

I have read and enjoyed Jane Fallon's books in the past but, maybe it's a generational thing, I found this one a bit trashy depicting women at their worst. This book wasn’t for me and DNF at 20%.

I simply loved this book. I have read most of Jane’s previous novels, but this was, for me, the best yet! As the Twitter subterfuge develops, the feeling of impending doom becomes all consuming.
The story is presented in a two-handed form, with Georgia being the voice of the first half of the story. When the tension reaches screaming pitch, we switch to Lydia and get an insight into her mind. We stay with Lydia, briefly and then the story flips between the two. Maybe that sounds complicated, but it’s easy to follow and works perfectly.
With any deception, there are always innocent, or mostly innocent, victims. The collateral damage of Georgia’s decision impacts on her family and other friends, in a way that seem irretrievable. The exchanges between Georgia and her husband are quite heart-breaking.
I must say, that whilst I didn’t warm to Lydia, I loved Georgia. She is the kind of person that I would want to be friends with. Her heart is definitely in the right place and she cares deeply about those around her. However, jealousy is an ugly master, and as the story develops, we see how damaging the green-eyed monster can truly be.
The phrase page-turner certainly applies in this case. I found myself looking at the clock to see if I could squeeze in another chapter.

Georgia Shepherd is a successful author of children’s picture books that feature Wilbur, the shopping – obsessed wallaby. Her best friend Lydia Somers, who is also an illustrator, is working in publishing, yes, but as the one who commissions the authors, not being commissioned herself. So Georgia, with the best of intentions, decides to set up a fake social media account to boost Lydia’s confidence – Lydia’s illustrations are brilliant but no one seems to be interested in them. So the invented Patricia starts to like everything Lydia’s has posted on her Twitter. What Georgia didn’t expect is Lydia so quickly starting to confide in her new friend Patricia. What’s worse, she starts to imply things about Georgia and her family – things that are going to turn Georgia’s life upside down.

Having read many Fallon’s books before, I kind of knew what to expect from this novel and I’ve been all the time waiting for the story to change the perspective and tell us the tale from Lydia’s point of view. I also relatively quickly guessed what is happening but it didn’t spoil the reading for me, oh no, in typical Jane Fallon’s way she writes a story that will make your blood boil, with lots of intrigue and suspicion. Even though this time I was not wondering who is lying, I was wondering how far the characters will go to achieve what they want – and there were many secrets, lies and tons of untangling and unpeeling and well, yes, there were many moments that made me feel unsecure about how the story is going to end and I was thinking, „no way“. Brilliant!

The characters were so well developed and portrayed and actually, now, when I think about this, even if my sympathy was for specific characters, no one in this story was completely innocent, don’t you think? Though I also know where Georgia was coming from when she wanted to help Lydia, and personally I wouldn’t take it as personally as Lydia. I think. Because Georgia genuinely wanted to support her friend. I loved her, she was so laid – back, that is, until the moment when the claws come out, and I loved to see this lioness – side of her. She was not the person to simply sit back and watch, even though I think there were moments that she felt tired and wanted to give up, well, who wouldn’t, right. Lydia… Well, there was something in Lydia, from the very beginning, that didn’t sit well with me, as if she was holding something back, as if she was not completely honest – but those are only my feelings. There came a moment that I started to fear about her mental health, to be honest, because instagramming the hell out of her life is one thing, but the way she was behaving made me really wonder. Nevertheless, I liked how the author didn’t actually judge her characters, showing that things are not only black and white, that there is grey somewhere in between, making us think.
But not only the main characters were so great, also the background ones, like Anne Marie and Harry, Lydia and Nick’s children or even Nick’t best friend who actually – I think – has never entered a scene but was still there – they were all living and breathing characters. And let’s not forget Igor! I was as invested in their subplots as I was in the main ones.

Jane Fallon is a brilliant observer and writes in a sharp and sarcastic way – my favourite kind! The writing flies smoothly and is filled with funny and more serious moments. It was thought out well and it took us on a roller – coaster journey full of mixed feelings and emotions.
This book is another winner from Jane Fallon, filled with close friendship, betrayal, intrigue and suspicion but this all written in a light, chatty way – this all makes this book so readable and not so easy to put down, you simply want to read and read to see what’s going to happen.
I found the beginning to be a little slow, to be honest, but the more you read the more involved you become in the story and the intrigue and then, later on, with this typical Jane Fallon's skilfulness, she starts to deliver twist after twist and different points of view. Those are things that can really happen in real life, which only made the story this little bit more thrilling and exciting and captivating. You simply can’t miss this great story about trust and honesty and who’s having your back! „Worst. Idea. Ever“ has lived up to my expectations and the author delivered a sharp, genuine and brilliantly funny story. Highly recommended!

I do love Jane Fallon’s books, just when you think you are dealing with a fairly simple storyline she upends everything and you are reading a very different novel!
Georgia and Lydia have been friends from their university days, however life has not been as kind to Lydia as it has to Georgia. Georgia is a successful children’s illustrator, happily married with grown up children. Lydia is single, still trying to make it as an illustrator and stuck in a job she hates. Georgia has an idea to boost her friend’s confidence which quickly goes horribly wrong. To reveal anymore of the plot would ruin the story, suffice to say this is a very superior revenge novel. Jane Fallon writes so cleverly and beautifully, you really can’t put this down, a real “just one more chapter” book!
Thank you to #netgalley and #MichaelJBooks for allowing me to review this ARC.

Worst Idea Ever translates into Jane’s best book ever.
What starts as a good deed from one best friend to another, a simple message of support and encouragement certainly blows up in Georgia’s face. Although she had good intentions, she could not have foreseen what impact it would have on her friendship with Lydia and her entire life.
A brilliant original concept so well executed. A must read for all fans of Jane’s works and those who have not read her books before this is a great place to start.
Thanks to NetGalley for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I must begin by saying that Worst Idea Ever is actually Fallon's best idea ever and brings a tumultuous friendship between Georgia Shepherd and Lydia Somers to a head. It isn't long before their friendship sours and platonic love turns into a fixation on revenge and an all-encompassing and extremely unhealthy obsession. When Lydia starts up an online business that then begins to struggle financially, Georgia just wants to do all she can to help and doesn't want to see her friend in that much distress. However, she knows the type of person Lydia is and she wouldn't be seen dead accepting handouts or charity even from a long-term best friend. This leads to Georgia masquerading as a stranger behind a newly created, anonymous Twitter account and offers her friend the support she wishes she would have accepted from her as her friend.

Posing as a potential customer, Georgia and Lydia become close, and Lydia begins to confide in her. But what doesn't go down well is that she tells her secrets that Georgia didn't even know about her bestie and this makes her more and more resentful. Georgia realises Lydia keeps many things from her and that she may not know her at all based on the facade she's hidden behind since they first began their friendship. This is one of Jane Fallon’s most compulsive and enthralling books to date; she really can be relied upon to deliver a wickedly twisty and unsettlingly believable story from beginning to end. It'll have you heart-pumping, your nails bitten into the wicks and you desperately flying through the pages to discover what might happen. A riveting and rollicking good read. Highly recommended.

The Queen Bee of revenge drama is back with her aptly named novel Worst Idea Ever, a title that makes perfect sense the minute you step into the world of Georgia Shepherd and Lydia Somers friendship. Best friends since college these two women are more like sisters, sharing so much history together that they are virtually inseparable. Georgia is married to Nick, living in Primrose Hill, empty nesters now that their twins Edie and Joe are at uni. By contrast Lydia is single, by choice, but never without a date; these men just don’t last very long! Both are hugely talented illustrators yet one is spectacularly successful whilst the other is still searching for their big break. It is this disparity in their professional lives that prompts well intentioned, kind hearted Georgia to come up with the worst idea ever! Posing as a potential customer interested in Lydia’s struggling online business, Georgia simply wants to provide some moral support without her friend being any the wiser. Adopting an alter ego by the name of Patricia, she messages Lydia via Twitter, the conversation starts flowing and before you know it Lydia is discussing her personal life with this stranger. Like a rolling stone gathering moss this online friendship develops at such a pace, Georgia is unable to come clean to Lydia especially when the conversations turn to the topic of Georgia herself. Apparently Lydia is in possession of a secret that threatens to destroy Georgia’s stable, happy life so Georgia has no option but to continue her pretence in a bid to discover the truth. OH DEAR!!! Backfiring in the most explosive fashion imaginable no good can come of Georgia’s meddling in her friend’s affairs which makes this novel such a wickedly entertaining, engaging read. With a ringside seat I revelled in the fallout from this one misguided decision, fascinated as the cracks begin to show and the Shepherds and their close friends Harry and Ann Marie are unavoidably entangled in this sorry mess. Never one to miss out on a new Jane Fallon novel I lapped up this storyline, my thirst for drama, betrayal and backstabbing unquenchable. The claws are definitely out in this one!

Jane Fallon never fails to deliver characters you either love or love to hate which is one of the reasons I admire her writing. Verging on an obsession with the ugly side of human nature, in particular the rivalry, jealousy, resentment and revenge that darkens the doorsteps of some close female friendships, she doesn’t necessarily paint us females in a very favourable light. However you can forgive this minor indiscretion as once more she brings her trademark wicked sense of humour to the table; no matter what her characters are capable of there’s an air of mischievousness and playfulness to Fallon’s writing that makes it so moreish. Georgia and Lydia’s friendship is balanced rather precariously but although you may believe this is very much a black and white storyline think again! Taking sides is inevitable but if you view this friendship from every angle you can’t miss all the grey areas in between. As is her wont Jane Fallon throws a few surprises her readers way although in this instance the odd little twists are not particularly revealing. I think the majority if not everyone will see these coming a mile off which may or may not be the author’s intention. Personally I didn’t find this problematic but if you’re expecting a trifle more intrigue then you may be disappointed.

I adored the creation of Wilbur the wallaby just as much as I welcomed the newest member to the Shepherd family, Igor, the excitable, friendly and always hungry rescue dog whose presence comes at a pivotal moment in Georgia’s life. Every single character is well developed, and I appreciated the juxtaposition between the likes of Lydia and Anne Marie, displaying different facets of female friendship.
My one criticism is that the storyline does flatline as it approaches a conclusion, petering out in a way I found strangely upsetting if not inevitable, my feelings towards a certain individual softening into ones of pity and sadness.

The Worst Idea Ever is the BEST in jealousy ridden, revenge seeking drama, guaranteed to top the charts for the immensely talented Jane Fallon. LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT.
My thanks as always to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read.

This book was a cracking read. It’s feisty, captivating and addictive. I’ve never read a Jane Fallon book that I haven’t loved and they just keep getting better and better. This could possibly be my new favourite

This book had me absolutely hooked until the end! I have loved all of Jane Fallon’s books, she writes her characters so well and her storylines always keep you needing to know more. This one was no different and got me out of a reading slump as I had to finish it in 2 days. I had absolute empathy with Georgia and the way her story was written was so believable, it had me wondering what I would have done in Lydia’s or Georgia’s positions.
Thank you so much to netgalley, the author and publisher for gifting me this arc.

It’s difficult to talk about this book without giving too much away. What starts as an easy to read, simple book about friendship twists and turns into something so much more. This book in parts is really relatable, filled with envy and secrecy. It really is a grisly indulgent page turner with a real sense of humour

This is an absolute gripping book. I stayed up much longer than I should have, just getting to the bottom of Georgia and Lydia's stories.

It's difficult to disucss this book without mentioning spoilers, but it's a thrilling and gripping page turner about deception and the price you pay for it.