Her Sweet Revenge

Couldn't put this one down and couldn't read it fast enough! It's actually a really tough book to review without giving away the plot - which is twistier than a curly-wurly - and I don't want to spoil it so I'm going to keep this vague...

I adored Sarah Bonner's debut - Her Perfect Twin - so I was really looking forward to see what else she can do and I wasn't disappointed. This is a revenge story, but who is after revenge on who? You'll be asking that question right up until the epilogue.

The novel is ambitious covering a time period of four years and five different POVs, but Bonner totally pulls it off. The writing is compelling and the twists just keep coming, I'm not exaggerating when I say I that. Once you've stopped reeling from one, another comes along and knocks you back down again.

There's potential for a sequel here and I really hope there is one. Totally recommend if you enjoyed Her Perfect Twin and if you like twisty, psychological thrillers that keep you guessing until the very last word.

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Awesome.
Helena is beautiful, successful, and living in married bliss in Exeter. But she's hiding a secret that could tear her perfect life apart. When the notes begin to arrive, she realises someone else must know her secret. But what might her husband and his overbearing family do if they find out the truth? Thea is reeling from her best friend Helena's death. But when she starts digging into the circumstances, she receives a threatening note warning her to stop. She knows her friend's death wasn't an accident. This was murder. And she is determined to get revenge .
I really loved this book. Looking for more from this author.
Thanks to NetGalley and Hachette UK for giving me an advance copy.

Another fabulous novel by the author!

Helena is a beautiful, successful woman living in married bliss but she is hiding a dangerous secret. Notes begin to arrive suggesting someone knows what it is and this could ruin her whole life. Years later, Thea is still coming to terms with Helena's death and begins digging into the details of her 'accident'. She has a feeling Helena's death wasn't an accident and if it was murder, then she wants revenge. Except someone wants her to leave it alone and she also begins to get notes warning her away.

What a clever, twisted suspense! I often describe books as suspenseful but this book takes that meaning to a whole new level. I could not put it down. It was filled with a bunch of truly unlikeable and devious characters and while I did predict one small twist in the story, with other details I was way off. Another wonderful novel by the author.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this gifted review copy.

OMG. This book!!! Sarah Bonner has really excelled herself with an utterly fantastic psychological thriller! I am seriously in awe of this author's talent! So many twists!! - Life being what it is, I wasn't able to afford myself the luxury of being able to read this spectacular book in one sitting, as such I absolutely couldn't wait to feast upon it at every possible opportunity!

The book is written largely (though not exclusively), in 2 consecutive timelines., and from multiple perspectives. The first half of the book is mainly told from the perspective of Helena, a woman who has married into a wealthy family. Helena harbours a secret. The magnitude of the secret could end her marriage, and in a chain of unfortunate events, she is blackmailed to keep her secret. The second timeline comes from her friend, Thea, who is desperate to avenge Helenas death.

We meet a series of unsavoury characters as this novel unfolds. I really do not want to spoil this read so I won't say more other than that I seriously can not see anyone not liking this book, while I personally cannot waiit to read the next offering from this author!! this is undoubtedly a 5 star read.

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

Revenge served straight up no chaser! Toxic mother in law, dead bestie, amateur sleuthing, the rich are not like us, it’s all here. A solid thriller that improves upon the promise shown in Ms Bonner’s debut, this one was so much fun it makes this author an auto-read! Five twisty stars.

Rollercoaster Ride…
Revenge is sweet - so they say - and it is also best served cold. Stone cold. In this engaging and immersive suspense the reader is pulled into a tale of bittersweet revenge - but is everything as it seems? Perhaps not. With a cast of well crafted characters, a twisting and turning tension fuelled plot peppered with red herrings the reader is taken on a rollercoaster ride right up to the, perhaps, unexpected denouement. Gloriously entertaining.

Revenge is definitely better served sweet! This was a good read and enjoyed the storyline. Enjoyed this debut novel! Look forward to reading more by this author.

What a fantastic book. I didn’t see the twists and turns coming - Sarah Bonner has done it again. I really enjoyed reading all of the characters’ different perspectives on the story. Helena, Thea and Katie’s were so well thought out and I really really enjoyed it.
Thank you to #Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read #HerSweetRevenge

Wow, this was an amazing follow up to Sarah Bonner's debut Her Perfect Twin! It's a complicated story based on revenge,and towards the end the twists come thick and fast! Each chapter is told from a certain characters pov, so as long as you know who's talking you're OK! I don't want to include any spoilers so I won't go into the story, but it's written in a really engaging way that draws you in and won't let go! Great if you've ever had a critical MIL or similar!

Oh my goodness. This book!! Thank you @netgalley @hodderbooks and @sarahbonner101 for the ARC e book of her sweet revenge.

This is the first book I've read from this author and its keep me on the edge of my seat. Whilst there was a certain character that made me feel on edge but I did not guess any of twists that came. I fell in love with Helena and Thea's friendship and I loved Thea as a character in general.

This is an easy 5 star book as I desperately needed to find out how everything linked.
Thank you to the publisher @hodderbooks and @netgalley for my advance copy in exchange for the honest review.
This book come out April 6th and every mystery reader should most definitely read it.

What a tangled web this book is, anonymous threatening letters and blackmail are making Helena's life miserable, her secret she's kept from her husband has been discovered and someone wants to make her pay. 4 years later her friend Thea wants to discover the truth about what happened to Helena. And revenge as they say is a dish best served cold.
This was an enticing read, I read it over a couple of days and only put it down when real life got in the way. Many twists and turns make this an ideal psychological thriller. I'm sure it will be as successful as Ms Bonners first book
Thanks to Netgalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the advcopy for which I'm under no obligation to review

Last year, The Perfect Twin by Sarah Bonner was one of my favourite books of the year.. I was excited to see what she had in store for us next and boy did it deliver. I wish I could have read this in one sitting, it was extremely binge worthy. So many twists and turns in this juicy revenge thriller.

In the first instance, we learn Helena's story. She is beautiful, successful and happily married into a wealthy family. But Helena has a secret that could destroy everything. And when she starts getting anonymous notes, she is scared that she will lose it all.. Years later, her best friend wants answers. She knows that Helena's death was not an accident, but how does she prove it?

Her Sweet Revenge is such a clever and addictive read. There were moments that I gasped out loud. Sarah Bonner is incredible at drawing you into the story, you care about some characters, hate others. But what is the truth? You gotta read it to believe it.

Thanks so much to Hodder and Stoughton for my advance reading copy of this book. Easy 5 stars. Publishes on April 6th.

WOW!!! This was really good!!! Didn’t expect this at all!

In 2018, Helena is at odds with her mother in law and starts receiving blackmail notes. When she finds out who had blackmail her and before it’s too late, she was plunged to death.

In 2022, Helena’s friend Thea believes that Helena was murdered although the police ruled her death as accidental. Thea is determined to find who killed Helena and seek revenge…

This was fast paced thriller and towards the end it got more and more interesting! I was literally hooked into this thriller and I feel this book is better than Sarah Bonners previous book Her Perfect Twin. The chapters were all unreliable, the story itself was unpredictable and the author managed to keep the reader at the edge! Overall this was a twisted psychological thriller that will keep you up all night worth 5 stars!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Hodder for the ARC. Review is based on my honest opinion

Secrets and lies ruin lives

Helena and Thea have been best friends since school and, although they haven't seen each for a few years as they live in separate countries, Thea is always on the end of a phone when Helena wants to have a rant, which is quite often and usually about her overbearing mother in law Geraldine. But Thea wishes she had been more of a friend when four years later Helena is dead and Thea knows it was no accident, she also knows that she'll stop at nothing to get revenge for her friends murder...

Her Sweet Revenge is told across two timelines beginning in 2018 with Helena's story and the huge secret she is keeping from her husband and his family, a secret that someone else seems to know as she starts receiving random threatening notes, fast forward to 2022 and we hear from Thea who, by this time, has moved to the UK to discover the truth about her friends death. Alongside this other characters stories are intertwined which, when pieced together, all fit very neatly. This is a fast paced read with an intriguing concept, lots of twists that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout and some very unsavoury characters, but revenge was most definitely sweet. I loved this authors debut novel, Her Perfect Twin, which I read last year, so I was excited to see she had a new book out and this one didn't disappoint either. I highly recommend this latest five star read.

I'd like to thank Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for the approval, I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication.

After reading Sarah's debut novel last year (The Perfect Twin) I just had to read this as soon as I could and I wasn't disappointed. 

Helena has the mother-in-law from hell who thinks her son Edward could have chosen a better wife.

After Helena dies in a tragic accident, her best friend Thea is convinced it wasn't an accident and seeks revenge.

Without giving too much away, everyone appears to have secrets and not everybody is who they say they are!

Written in five parts from the points of view of the main characters.

Just as I thought I had worked out who, why and how, another surprise popped up, ending up with a totally shocking twist which I didn't expect.

Blackmail, secrets, lies and revenge all together in a twisted plot. What more could you ask for?

I can't wait to read more from this author in the future.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and the author for an ARC.

What a fun, twisty tale of revenge! Fast paced, believable characters and a clever storyline. I absolutely devoured it - it was so fun to read. I wasn’t sure how things were going to pan out which made the reading experience a brilliant one. I haven’t read Sarah’s debut but I certainly will now!

Wow what a read. Absolutely loved this book. Couldn’t put it down.
Would recommend.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read this before the release.

I was so super excited to read this one after loving Her Perfect Twin and this book did not disappoint! It was full of what every thriller needs. So many twists and twirls! I loved that the book flipped between Helena and Thea. I never saw any of it coming, the book was always one step ahead of me! Great book and I can't wait for more by Sarah Bonner.

Her Sweet Revenge by Sarah Bonner.
Secrets and lies ruin lives
Two women receive an anonymous note.
For one it's a threat.
For the other it's an invitation for revenge. Helena is beautiful, successful, and living in married bliss in Exeter. But she's hiding a secret that could tear her perfect life apart. When the notes begin to arrive, she realises someone else must know her secret. But what might her husband and his overbearing family do if they find out the truth? Thea is reeling from her best friend Helena's death. But when she starts digging into the circumstances, she receives a threatening note warning her to stop. She knows her friend's death wasn't an accident. This was murder. And she is determined to get revenge . . .
I really did enjoy this book. I loved the cover. 5*.

This story was totally gripping and twisty. Sarah makes quite a clever and complex plot easy to follow through very distinct character voices and the overall structure of the story. I became increasingly interested in the plot as the story began, and loved how so many strands fitted together. The ending definitely made my heart race. There are so many elements here that have been used in this genre - blackmail, multiple perspectives, death mistakenly treated as accidental, but somehow Sarah combines them in a way that still feels fresh and exciting. This was my first read by Sarah but it definitely won't be my last. This is a masterpiece in revenge!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠.

After reading and loving HER PERFECT TWIN, I knew I had to get my hands on this one, and it did NOT disappoint!

The plot started out pretty simple as a story unfolded from alternating points of view from two dear friends, Helena and Thea. Helena is a gorgeous woman who married into a wealthy family. She and her husband have decided they don't want children, but a complication arises when her bitter father-in-law makes a change to his will on his deathbed...the family fortune will be held in a trust until an heir is produced. Helena's bitter mother-in-law Geraldine is determined to know why her husband left her penniless. Meanwhile, notes begin arriving to Helena hinting of knowledge of her secrets. Since Helena has many, and they all could destroy her life, she is desperate to whatever it takes to keep her secrets her own.

Tragically, Helena dies, and her death is chalked up to a freak accident, but Thea strongly suspects otherwise and begins to dig. When she too receives threatening messages telling her to back off, she is more determined than ever to find out what happened to her friend.

The further this story went, the crazier it became. Sure, most of the events were implausible, but if you can't suspend disbelief while reading thrillers, you won't enjoy them. The characters were SO deceptive, each one having their own hidden agenda. Just when I thought I had everything figured out, the author threw me for another loop. I thoroughly enjoyed this twisty, entertaining read that reminds the reader that revenge is a dish truly best served cold. Many thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this early read. HER SWEET REVENGE will publish in the US September 5, 2023.