Cute story about bouncing back after a terrible breakup. I found the story to be entertaining but would have liked it more if Amy was more likeable; she was extremely selfish and self-centered. While what happened to her was appalling, it was hard to root for her when her actions didn’t warrant it. I did like Jake and enjoyed their banter and following their relationship but as a whole, I would have hoped for a little more growth on her end.

3.5/5
This charming story started out a little slow for me, but picked up sweetly by the second half. I loved all the descriptions of London, the setting in television production and the lovely ending.

I'm a big fan of Lizzy Dent's book so I was keen to read this one and see how the story progressed. Amy embarrasses herself in New York in a fit of drunken rage against her boss/ ex boyfriend. She tanks her career and decides she needs to escape so she runs away to London for a new start.

Her family pressure her to return home for her gran's birthday but she isn't keen because of the embarrassing circumstances which she left.

It was a really joyful upbeat read and I loved the angle of her burgeoning relationship with Jake, a writer.

This was a really cute and enjoyable read. Loved all the supporting characters like Amy’s family and Jake’s best friend. It’s a slow burn that is more working on a friendship than romance, but the sparks fly. Interesting setting and nice to have a strong lead for once not a wet noodle type.

My only gripe would be the cover doesn’t fit the story. Cover makes it seem like the lead will be an alcoholic or drowning her sorrows in drink, which isn’t true.

Thank you Putnam for my Netgalley copy of THE SWEETEST REVENGE by Lizzy Dent, out now!

As soon as I saw Emily Henry wrote a blurb, I instantly requested this book for an advanced copy! Bridesmaids meets Emily in Paris, this is a heartfelt and fun-loving story about a woman named Amy Duffy making the comeback of her life, both in her career and in her love life, after a humiliating split with her ex that the entire internet saw.

This book started off a little goofy at first and I didn’t quite believe the storyline, but the dialogue quickly sucked me in, the chemistry was through the roof once Amy meets her adorable and hunky neighbor with an embarrassing story of his own, and the empowering nature of Amy’s drive in her career inspired me and it was nice to see a woman’s aspirations front and center.

As someone who also loves the idea of TV writing, this was a super enticing read as Amy moves from making trailers for failing British television to creatively writing, pitching and working towards producing her own drama show.

The climactic event of this book? Amy’s ex-boyfriend who ruined her life is hired as her new boss, so her sparks flying with her hot new neighbor turned collaboration partner collides with the humiliation she thought she left in her past.

SUPER fun read. 5/5 stars. No notes.

The Sweetest Revenge was a quick fun read. I liked Amy as a main character and narrator. Her relationship with Maggie was one of my favorite parts of the book. In some ways I wish there had been more actual revenge. But the revenge itself was actually very adult and the correct way to handle the situation. All in all, a fun read with character growth and a sweet love story.

As always thank you to NetGalley and the author for the ARC copy of the book!

This book follows Amy whose whole life is flipped upside down when she makes a huge dunk mistake. Legit running for her life, she runs to England and starts a new life making trailers for a British TV channel. Finally, after two years, she feels sparks fly when she meets her new downstairs neighbor, Jake. On top of that, there is a recent work competition that might just put her career back on track. But then in a twist of fate, her old boss who ruined her life comes back into her life.
This book is marketed as Bridemaids Meet Emily in Paris except in London. So Amy is in London.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC!

So the start of this novel got me. I loved the humor of the novel, and it had me laughing out loud. I could find myself relating to Amy, especially at the start of the novel but towards the middle and end the writer kind of lost me. I felt like Amy became self-center and made the same choices that her ex made towards her. I get that the character had to grow but I felt like the writer in some way betrayed the character by having her act this way. I also wish there was a bit more chemistry between the love interest. Like it took them legit almost toward the end to kiss and if your looking for spice then look away. This book has a fade-to-black scene and nothing too hot and heavy. I don’t know I wanted something more than what we got. I guess the last thing I want to say is do you think Amy is an alcoholic?

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If you love a romcom, want to feel the sunshine on your back and learn a little about working in production, this is for you. It’s a sweet, funny, heartwarming novel. I fell in love with characters from the beginning and found myself cheering them on throughout. The chapters are short and always left me wanting to know what would happen next.
I predict a smash hit of the summer!

Love me some Lizzy Dent! An easy fun summer time read. Sometimes we don’t want to be challenged, we just want comforting and conversational.

This book was a fun rom com with lots of heart and some second hand embarrassment. This book has no spice but off the charts sexual tension and chemistry between Amy and Jake, I was rooting for them from when they first met.

This book has:
🌶️ Lots of sexual tension
🚪 Closed door romance
🔥 Hot Welsh Neighbour
❤️ Heartwarming read
😆 Laugh out loud moments
👩‍❤️‍👨 Neighbours to Lovers

This was my first book by Lizzy Dent and I enjoyed it. The story revolves around Amy Duffy who worked for an American network as a show writer. She also happened to be dating one of the executives. Things go horribly wrong between them and Amy flees to London to start a new job and life far away from him.

Amy has adjusted there, made friends and even met another guy she's attracted to when her ex shows up as an interim executive once again in charge of the network Amy now works for. Will he cause the same issues at here or can she trust him now?

I thought that this book had a lot of humor in it and I also liked when she returned home for a visit and she realized she really was ready to move on. There's lots to love in this story of romance and revenge.

Thank you netgalley and publishers for this book!

This is an absolutely delightful and fun read! A real mess of a character in Amy but she is lovable in every way. Dare I say she is real to so many of us at one point or another in our lives.

Can not say enough yet the book leaves me just feeling so much that I don’t have enough words to actually put here.

A must read for all.

4 stars!

"The Sweetest Revenge" is the first book by Lizzy Dent that I have read. I cannot wait to read her back catalog because I enjoyed the hell out of this book! This story is the perfect summer read! It is laugh-out-loud hilarious, light and fun, messy and drama-filled, and even surprisingly sweet at times. I loved all of the characters, but I particularly liked the main character Amy. She is strong, ambitious, and determined, but has also been wounded by life and love. After an unfortunate series of incidents involving her boss/ex-boyfriend Chris, his car, and a video of her that went viral, Amy fled New York for London and now works at a new company cutting up footage to make TV trailers. Her new neighbor, Jack, was just kicked off one of the hottest reality shows on television. As their relationship slowly develops, they begin working together to co-create a script so he can get his foot in the door of the industry and so she can get a new position at work. Unfortunately, Chris shows up out of nowhere and is now working for Amy's company. The best aspects and moments of this story involve Amy, Jake, and their ever-evolving friendship. As they slowly get to know one another, they uncover things about each other, and themselves, that they didn't know. Amy and Jake both have their flaws and make mistakes (to varying degrees). They always take accountability and grow from their transgressions. I thought they had incredible chemistry as characters! I found Jake to be absolutely swoon-worthy as an MMC. I absolutely loathed Chris so, so much. That's just how well-written he is! I certainly wanted to slap Amy a couple of times during the book because she should have had so many more red flags about him having dated him!! I also enjoyed the TV show/network setting, as well as all of the television quotes and references to all things TV. It felt very relevant and seamlessly integrated into the story.

Trust me, you're going to want to read "The Sweetest Revenge." It is a breeze to read, and it will keep you invested from start to finish! I certainly couldn't put it down. Way to go, Lizzy Dent!

Thank you to NetGalley, Lizzy Dent, and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

I've read from Lizzy Dent before, so I was excited to give this one a chance. I didn't regret it.

After a disastrous night two years ago that tanked her TV producer career, Amy moved to London. She's trying to live her best life, even if she isn't that happy right now. But after a run-in with her new hot neighbour gives her an opportunity to win a competition at work, Amy decides to give it her all. As she starts to develop feelings for Jake, her ex-boyfriend turns back up, and now it's more important than ever for Amy to prove herself.

I do love a good chick-lit/rom-com novel. This one definitely read more chick-lit to me, and I enjoyed that. Amy was an interesting character, even if I wanted to shake her sometimes, and I enjoyed following her journey of finding herself again.

The romance helped that along, and it was pretty cute. But I also adored her family dynamics. They hurt a little at first as she was so distant with them. But as they grew closer again, it was lovely.

This book was so easy to read. I enjoyed seeing Amy and Jake come up with their stories, and I found the competition and TV aspect really interesting. Usually, you don't see this side in as much detail in books, so that was fun. It's definitely something I'd like to read more of.

Overall, I had a great time with this book, and I 100% recommend it!

This book was a fun read. Despite being a mess, Amy Duffy is lovable and you can help but wish the best for her.

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

I want to be Amy's friend!

Amy goes through a breakup... and some embarrassing breakup aftermath.... so she runs away to London. Kicking butt at her new job but ready to make a jump to the next level and a hottie moves in next door... all is going great! UNTIL the dreaded Ex shows up in town.

This is a fun story about how strong, funny, determined and driven Amy is and how having to face her ex makes her face everything else she has been running away from and avoiding in an effort to avoid future embarrassment.

***I received an ARC from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for my honest review.***

2.5 stars rounded up! Amy Duffy was at the top of her game when she lost it all because of a man - TWICE! Revenge the first time consisted of Amy taking a literal piss on her lover’s car and being videotaped doing it. Said video goes viral and it all goes downhill from there. Read Amy’s uphill battle, where she truly does get the sweetest revenge, in the pages of this book.

This was my first Lizzy Dent book, and although I won’t rule her out just yet, I was a little disappointed in the urination story that kept replaying as well as with the lack of chemistry between Amy and Jake - they clearly liked each other but the story of them actually getting together was lacking in build up.

Overall, easy, light read but if you aren’t a major Lizzy Dent fan or aren’t bothered by a lack of chemistry then skip this one.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Pub date: July 25, 2023

Cue a horribly embarrassing drunken viral video and the cascade of events afterwards. Amy Duffy runs away to hide from it all only to have it catch up with her across the pond. Will she be able to put the past behind her and find herself again? She sure will try. I really enjoyed this one from Lizzy Dent who gave us another hot and endearing male MC. I found her hang ups on the past to be quite frustrating…as I didn’t find the viral video in question to be all that bad so I struggled to empathize with how hung up on it she was. The revenge was quite sweet and worth getting to!

What a sweet rom com! I really enjoyed this one! I loved the plot and characters, can’t wait to read another book from this author

This was a cute, sweet and fun rom-com, perfect for indulging during a beach/pool day. This is a lighthearted story about how a woman takes the sweetest revenge against an old boss/lover. Thank you to the author, G. P. Putnam’s Sons and NetGalley for my arc in exchange for my honest opinion.