Member Review
Review by
Samantha W, Reviewer
My Initial Thoughts
I was drawn to this one, because I seem to have a thing for female revenge club reads this year, and being a romance over a thriller it could only mean one thing right! The cover also adds intrigue because look at that little hamster randomly there, which makes sense a few chapters in. I found that the writing really took me a while to get used to, there is so many long complicated words just randomly there, that I had to use my kindles dictionary more than ever.
Plot
The plot is very slow burn, and you can feel the tensions in the words your reading. I loved Paige and all the trouble she caused, I mean a hamster, crumbs and then Casper. It had me giggling at Oliver so much and how he reacted to her and her randomness, including the violin, omg, that had me creasing up. I look deeper in plots sometimes and the way Paige had try to deal with her past and photos, but then Olly just tells her something that everyone in that situation needs to hear. Moral of the plot line, its your life and you need to do you, not letting anyone dim your soul and turn of your light.
Characters
I loved the characters in this book, even though Olly did the unthinkable to Bella he’s kinda like a cinnamon roll MMC and really a softie in his core. I loved the Just Desserts girls, and I cant wait to carry on this series and find out how the others dish out karma.
Recommend
If you are after a Rom-Com full of ways to cause inconvenience to your housemate then this will be the series for you to get lots of giggles from.
Favourite Quotes
“ He’d missed Paige. Despite the chaos – the tea bags, the mug rings, the menagerie – it had been good having her in his life.”
“What was the harm in creating a little mischief for these men? For too long, too many men had been allowed to get away with stuff. Maybe they owed womankind a little cosmic rebalancing.”
“Those pants should come with a public health warning. You could have someone’s eye out with those.”
Favourite Chapter/s
My favourite chapters were 8,10,12,17 and the Epilogue.
Summed up in one sentence
Payback going not quite to plan and falling into the love of your life instead.
Overall Wrap up
I did enjoy this, I just wasn’t overly keen on the writing style. There was to many words that were completely out of place and made it difficult to keep the flow when reading. I loved the characters and especially the role the animals had to play in the Karma game.
Stars & Spice – 2.75 Stars and 1 Chilli Spice.
Book Information – The Payback Plan by Amy Andrews.
Genre – Rom-Com.
Pages – 317 pages.
Tropes –
Forced proximity.
Grumpy x sunshine.
Revenge gone wrong.
Available on Kindle Unlimited – Yes.
Available Formats – Available on kindle, audiobook, paperback and hardback.
Publishing Information – Published on 26th April by Boldwood Books.
Format in Which I Read – Kindle.
Where my copy come From – Love Book Tours and Netgallery.
POVs – Dual POV – Oliver and Paige.
Single/Dual/Multiple Timelines – Single timeline.
1st or 3rd Person – 3rd person.
HEA, HFN or Cliff hanger – HEA.
Series or Standalone – Start of an interconnected standalone series.
Trigger Warnings – Please check content warnings before reading aif necessary and please always remember that your mental health matters.
I was drawn to this one, because I seem to have a thing for female revenge club reads this year, and being a romance over a thriller it could only mean one thing right! The cover also adds intrigue because look at that little hamster randomly there, which makes sense a few chapters in. I found that the writing really took me a while to get used to, there is so many long complicated words just randomly there, that I had to use my kindles dictionary more than ever.
Plot
The plot is very slow burn, and you can feel the tensions in the words your reading. I loved Paige and all the trouble she caused, I mean a hamster, crumbs and then Casper. It had me giggling at Oliver so much and how he reacted to her and her randomness, including the violin, omg, that had me creasing up. I look deeper in plots sometimes and the way Paige had try to deal with her past and photos, but then Olly just tells her something that everyone in that situation needs to hear. Moral of the plot line, its your life and you need to do you, not letting anyone dim your soul and turn of your light.
Characters
I loved the characters in this book, even though Olly did the unthinkable to Bella he’s kinda like a cinnamon roll MMC and really a softie in his core. I loved the Just Desserts girls, and I cant wait to carry on this series and find out how the others dish out karma.
Recommend
If you are after a Rom-Com full of ways to cause inconvenience to your housemate then this will be the series for you to get lots of giggles from.
Favourite Quotes
“ He’d missed Paige. Despite the chaos – the tea bags, the mug rings, the menagerie – it had been good having her in his life.”
“What was the harm in creating a little mischief for these men? For too long, too many men had been allowed to get away with stuff. Maybe they owed womankind a little cosmic rebalancing.”
“Those pants should come with a public health warning. You could have someone’s eye out with those.”
Favourite Chapter/s
My favourite chapters were 8,10,12,17 and the Epilogue.
Summed up in one sentence
Payback going not quite to plan and falling into the love of your life instead.
Overall Wrap up
I did enjoy this, I just wasn’t overly keen on the writing style. There was to many words that were completely out of place and made it difficult to keep the flow when reading. I loved the characters and especially the role the animals had to play in the Karma game.
Stars & Spice – 2.75 Stars and 1 Chilli Spice.
Book Information – The Payback Plan by Amy Andrews.
Genre – Rom-Com.
Pages – 317 pages.
Tropes –
Forced proximity.
Grumpy x sunshine.
Revenge gone wrong.
Available on Kindle Unlimited – Yes.
Available Formats – Available on kindle, audiobook, paperback and hardback.
Publishing Information – Published on 26th April by Boldwood Books.
Format in Which I Read – Kindle.
Where my copy come From – Love Book Tours and Netgallery.
POVs – Dual POV – Oliver and Paige.
Single/Dual/Multiple Timelines – Single timeline.
1st or 3rd Person – 3rd person.
HEA, HFN or Cliff hanger – HEA.
Series or Standalone – Start of an interconnected standalone series.
Trigger Warnings – Please check content warnings before reading aif necessary and please always remember that your mental health matters.
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