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Worst Idea Ever

Worst Idea Ever

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  • Create Date：2021-09-17 00:51:21
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Jane Fallon
  • ISBN：0241515335
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Summary

Pre-order the razor-sharp new novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of Queen Bee and Faking Friends。

'The queen of the revenge novel' Heat

'She always delivers a fabaliss read' Marian Keyes

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Best friends tell each other everything。

Or do they？

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 she also understands 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 herself， but she's fascinated by this insight into her friend's true feelings。

Especially when Lydia starts talking about her。

Until Lydia reveals a secret that could not only end their friendship but also blow up Georgia's marriage。

Georgia's in too deep。

But what can she save？

Her marriage， her friendship - or just herself？

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Praise for Jane Fallon:

'Hugely compelling and unpredictable' Ruth Jones

'Barbed， twisty and full of deliciously dry wit' Sunday Mirror

'Compelling， edgy， beautifully written' Daily Mail

'Brilliant， with completely unexpected twists' Gill Sims

'Intelligent， edgy and witty' Glamour

'Romcom with attitude' Mail on Sunday

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Reviews

Corinne Johnston ，

I barely made it to the end of this one。 So many of the main characters were unlikeable。 I guess Jane Fallon's popularity is the similar themes in her books。 I think this will be my last。 I barely made it to the end of this one。 So many of the main characters were unlikeable。 I guess Jane Fallon's popularity is the similar themes in her books。 I think this will be my last。 。。。more

Tracey Fraser ，

Long slow boring plot with a lot of padding。 Disappointing read。

Leah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Excellent light-hearted and entertaining read that is perfect for when you need to escape reality and have a break。

Michelle Jones ，

3。5

Lisa M ，

Having read a number of Jane's novels before I found myself second-guessing nearly everything to try and anticipate the twists！ The main one I had guessed but still a few surprises along the way。 I thought her style would wear thin but it really hasn't and I raced through this as such an easy read。 Having read a number of Jane's novels before I found myself second-guessing nearly everything to try and anticipate the twists！ The main one I had guessed but still a few surprises along the way。 I thought her style would wear thin but it really hasn't and I raced through this as such an easy read。 。。。more

Jessica ，

Brilliant！！ I couldn't put it down。 Such a fantastic read。 Brilliant！！ I couldn't put it down。 Such a fantastic read。 。。。more

Sue Burton ，

Another great read

Julia ，

First book in a long time to make me feel irrationally angry。 I hated all the characters and the storyline would not have been out of place in and episode of Eastenders or Hollyoaks

Lucy Ann ，

3。5， not quite a 4！ This was a nice， light hearted read - but a little predictable in places。

Julia Charles ，

Clue was in the title。 I don’t know why I end up reading her books！！ 2 women who， for best friends， can’t seem to hold a sensible grown up conversation with one another。 Full of silliness & borderline alcoholism。 I have read 2 other books of hers years ago that I didn’t like， why I expected this one to be better， I’ll never know！？！

Natalie M ，

3。5 stars for a long， meandering get-even contemporary read。I loved the idea of the story， but felt it took a long time to build。 Georgia and Lydia are as close as long-term friends can be。 But one is successful in all aspects of her life and feels guilt that BFF is missing out and thus a plot hatches！The intentions are fantastic but the unfolding taking so long foreshadows the family drama to come。 I started off with a little sympathy but by halfway I could not find an empathic bone for Lydia。 3。5 stars for a long， meandering get-even contemporary read。I loved the idea of the story， but felt it took a long time to build。 Georgia and Lydia are as close as long-term friends can be。 But one is successful in all aspects of her life and feels guilt that BFF is missing out and thus a plot hatches！The intentions are fantastic but the unfolding taking so long foreshadows the family drama to come。 I started off with a little sympathy but by halfway I could not find an empathic bone for Lydia。 A hundred pages less and some redeem-ability for Lydia would making this a cracking read。 And for lovers of the payback reads， this is for you！ 。。。more

Gabriella ，

Pearls of wisdom from Georgia’s mother:No good ever came from listening at closed doors。 If you were meant to hear what was being said about you behind your back then the door wouldn’t be closed in the first place， would it？You can’t fight an enemy you can’t see。No good ever came from inserting yourself into the lives of others。Don’t fight anyone else’s battles。 Life’s hard enough and in the end no one’ll thank you anyway。If it ain’t broke， don’t fix it。

Charmaine Worth ，

I wish I could give this more stars。 This was so much fun to read No good deed goes unpunished

Sandra ，

Worst Idea Ever is a story about female friendship – how fragile it is – and how little it takes to blow it all apart。 The title is very clever as it works on more than one level。 Georgia and Lydia have been friends since college， both of them set on a career in book illustration， and are now in their mid-forties。 Georgia is the author of a successful series of children’s books， but Lydia is still trying to find a publisher for her work， and this causes tension in their relationship。 Despite her Worst Idea Ever is a story about female friendship – how fragile it is – and how little it takes to blow it all apart。 The title is very clever as it works on more than one level。 Georgia and Lydia have been friends since college， both of them set on a career in book illustration， and are now in their mid-forties。 Georgia is the author of a successful series of children’s books， but Lydia is still trying to find a publisher for her work， and this causes tension in their relationship。 Despite her apparent success， Georgia is still troubled by impostor syndrome believing she is not fulfilling her true potential as an artist。 Lydia hides her resentment well but it festers。 What starts out as an act of kindness， spirals very quickly into a nightmarish scenario that wreaks havoc on so many lives。 The corrosive effects of jealousy and rivalry are amplified through the filter of social media。 The story is told mainly from Georgia’s point of view with some insights into Lydia’s increasingly irrational behaviour。 The first half of the book is quite slow as the scene is set and we get to know the characters， who are all well drawn and relatable。 Just when I thought I knew where the story was heading， Jane Fallon pulled the rug out from under me and went off in a completely different direction。 It is testament to her skill as a writer that by the end of Worst Idea Ever， even after everything that has happened， we still feel a little bit sorry for Lydia。 I read and enjoyed Jane Fallon’s debut novel Getting Rid of Matthew in 2007， but had not read anything since; it seems I’ve got a bit of catching up to do。 Thanks to Penguin and NetGalley for a digital copy to review。 。。。more

Marilyn ，

Despite being predictable and very similar to “faking friends”， give yourself a little break from heavy reading。

Alison Gilmour ，

I have

Monica ，

A good book， with a nice narrative but sometimes a bit too much detail and side information。 But a good read for the summer。 Not funny， a little disturbing。

Cath Higgins ，

Excellent twisty revenge novel！ Difficult to write too much without giving away some serious spoilers， but – I really didn’t see it coming！ Great， believable characters， a fascinating portrayal of long-term friendships， plus a pace that doesn’t hang around， this made for a fun summer read that had me switching my allegiances almost as often as I turned the page。 Oh， and if any publishers are reading this， can someone please bring the Wilbur and Igor books to life！

Farah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First of all， this was a fun easy fluffy read with some depth to it。 I， however， absolutely hated the main character， Georgie， she was extremely selfish， had no character and was never grateful for what she had（except for the house）。 1） She had too many insecurities and jealousy issues that she never wanted to help Lydia although she could firsthand see how miserable Lydia was。 2） She turned the kids on their father without even hearing Nick out。 3） She should not have meddled in Anne Marie's fi First of all， this was a fun easy fluffy read with some depth to it。 I， however， absolutely hated the main character， Georgie， she was extremely selfish， had no character and was never grateful for what she had（except for the house）。 1） She had too many insecurities and jealousy issues that she never wanted to help Lydia although she could firsthand see how miserable Lydia was。 2） She turned the kids on their father without even hearing Nick out。 3） She should not have meddled in Anne Marie's fight with Harry， and she should not have spoken to Jez。 Nick was a very one-dimensional character， had no growth， always seemed to be in one big happy mood; so was Harry。。 。。。more

Beverley ，

I’ve enjoyed 2 other books by this author which led me to this， but this was a flop。 The story feels like being on a roundabout， it doesn’t really progress just goes round and round without really going anywhere。I found out the ending and did not finish。

Charlotte ，

Loved it。 No major twist or anything just a good satisfying read

michelle park ，

Very good book，excellent reading with decent story。Very easy read with a good plot twist with a few moments very real。Recommend too anyone who enjoys a book about friends

Clare-Louise Miller ，

Just a simple no spoilers review。 I really enjoyed this book and read the last 200 pages over 24 hours。 I liked the storyline， and the middle of the book was my favourite part。 However the last couple of chapters did plod on a bit which is the only reason for the 4 star review。 easy and enjoyable read and will definitely read more Jane Fallon in the future。 Great holiday/summer read。

Irena BookDustMagic ，

This was so good！ Better than I expected！Full review to come。 Buddy reading this with Amanda。

Karen Ross ，

Janer Fallon on good form！ Most of the characters are likeable 。 。 。 decent end-of-act-one twist 。 。 。 the story rattles along， making it easier to overlook the somewhat implausible elements of the plot。 A decent summer read

Katie ，

I couldn't put it down and ended up racing through it the same day I started it！ Enjoyable premise， three-dimensional characters and great pacing - I really enjoyed this one！ I couldn't put it down and ended up racing through it the same day I started it！ Enjoyable premise， three-dimensional characters and great pacing - I really enjoyed this one！ 。。。more

Kate ，

3。5 good but also very unrealistic

Michelle ，

Loved this story。

Catherine Radford ，

Fantastic book！ Started it this morning and couldn't put it down - 5 stars from me。 I love Jane Fallon books - but this was brilliant！ Fantastic book！ Started it this morning and couldn't put it down - 5 stars from me。 I love Jane Fallon books - but this was brilliant！ 。。。more

Natalie "Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle" Rampling ，

I really enjoyed this one！This was a fast， fun read and just what I needed alongside the intensity of my current thriller！It showed just how easy things spiral when you're trying to do the right thing and help a friend。 The book is secrets galore and I never could have predicted the path the story takes you on when I first started reading！I can't say this was 'mind-blowing' but I would say it ticked the criteria I needed when I started。 I was engaged throughout， never bored， and I would definite I really enjoyed this one！This was a fast， fun read and just what I needed alongside the intensity of my current thriller！It showed just how easy things spiral when you're trying to do the right thing and help a friend。 The book is secrets galore and I never could have predicted the path the story takes you on when I first started reading！I can't say this was 'mind-blowing' but I would say it ticked the criteria I needed when I started。 I was engaged throughout， never bored， and I would definitely recommend it for lovers of women's fiction。 。。。more

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