This author is new to me, but I will be keeping an eye out for anything else they publish. I loved the story and the characters. The pacing of the story was great and the characters were relatable.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Pippa Roscoe and Boldwork Books for supplying an ARC in return for an honest review.

Book 2 in The Karma Club series.

📚 4 women, 4 tales of betrayal, 4 payback plans and How to Get Even

⭐ After reading the first book (and absolutely loving it), I couldn’t wait to read How to Get Even and it’s fair to say I wasn’t disappointed. It’s funny, feel-good, and packed with all the best elements of an enemies-to-lovers rom-com.

Chase is moody, rude, and everything you should hate in a man (to be fair I did at first) but somehow, you can’t help but fall in love with him. Bella, on the other hand, is kind, caring, and full of self-doubt. She’s a true girls’ girl, always putting her friends and loved ones first. They both have their flaws, but I really appreciated their backstories, which gave depth to who they are and why they act the way they do.

I also loved that this book included more interactions between the girls. It added even more heart and humor to the story. It’s definitely a slow burn but it’s worth it!

I can’t wait to read the next two books!

How to Get Even is the 2nd book in the multi-author Karma Club series - which is not even mentioned once. It can be read as a standalone with enough of a recap of the original meeting of the 4 women to understand the premise of each of them taking on another one's ex for a spot of revenge. I wanted to really like this story and felt sorry for Bella almost until some very surprsing revelations right at the end. Communications, indeed! Chase, on the other end, is a releatable main character whose inner conflicts and insecurities lead to grumpiness and mistrust. I loved seeing him work through his issues and coming out stronger. So while a lot is going on in the book, there's very little sexual tension and sparks between Bella and Chase until the last quarter. I was happy for them to get their HEA and look forward to the next book in the series.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood for providing me an e-arc in change for a honest review.
This is the second instalment within the Karma Club series, focusing on Bella, her life after her relationships breakdown and how she’s getting payback on her friends Ex, Chase.

I was really hopeful for this book as I had seen lots of good reviews, however for me it just didn’t hit the way I thought it would… found the book a bit of a drag to read during the middle, I did enjoy the crossover from the first book and how the girls relationships developed during the story’s but sadly this just wasn’t for me

i went into this book thinking it sounded great fun. it was that and so much more besides. it was deeper somehow as our main character really did seem to find something loud and proud within herself. this book gave all the feels you want from this genre and i was both smiling and laughing all the way through. i did also at time shake my head wondering how this was all going to go when it all came out but luckily we are put in the hands of talent with Pippa so she handled what comes next beautifully.
the story gives us Bella's. shes stuck in an airport after doing a good deed( her character is setup up straight away here and you all knowingly nod)
waiting for the next flight leads to something else entirely though. here she meets a group of woman, all who feels wronged by love. and it is here in their huddle that they decide on revenge. not via themselves but via each other. the plan is that each of the woman will get a different ex. and just wreak chaos on said ex;s life. simple, right? hahaha yeh right!
but these woman are hurt so the consequences dont matter. hurt the hurter is the end game so who cares.
but Bella might. because her paired ex is Chance. i was a bit serves him right with Chance. he was with Astrid...well until his wife came knocking! errrm no. red flag after red flag after awful man.
so i was fine with Bella's task and so was she. she starts messing with his routines. small at first then getting bigger until she sees the end goal as ruining his career. that is until someone tells Bella about what really happened with Astrid and why. the truth comes too late though as Bella's has already set thing in motion. now Bella is the hurter. she is to blame. what can she do?
its not helped by Bella's and Chance blooming relationship. its clear there is something more to them. its clear they both feel it. but how can such a mess ever be tidied. how can forgiveness ever come about through so this mess.
this book felt such a heart warming story. i was worried at first about how it was all going to go wrong and then how on earth it could ever be ok again. but following on through the book it just fell together in such a learning and heart mending way.

This second installment in the Karma Series continues the story of Paige, Bella, Astrid, and Sienna whose unexpected friendship is forged through shared experiences of heartbreak. I enjoyed the story quite a lot, but I wish Bella and Chase had a little more time to really get to know each other. There was plenty of flirting, but I wanted deeper conversations, more moments where they truly connected beyond their shared past trauma. Their relationship felt more physical than emotional, and because of that, the love story didn’t quite hit me the way I wanted it to. It wasn’t fake, but it felt like they just kind of slid into their feelings rather than actually falling in love. Chase didn’t go out of his way to really win her over, and I think that took away some of the romance for me.

THIS SERIES IS SO FUN! You get more of the friendship between the women in this book than in the last book which is great! Their friendship is a strong point throughout the series. Women thrown together through a coincidence and through shared life experiences..
They decide to take revenge on the men that have wronged them. But they’re finding out that there are two sides to every story.

I liked Bella. She was smart and capable. Chase, on the other hand, was temperamental, blunt and sometimes rude. It took a little bit to warm up to him. The pair had great chemistry. I liked the friendship between Bella, Astrid, Paige and Sienna. They were very supportive and caring of one another. Chase, in contrast, felt a bit like an island. He’d pushed everyone away save for Tej, who simply refused to accept any distance. I enjoyed watching him open up to Bella and watching Bella learn to stand up for what she wanted. The backdrop of the gallery provided some really interesting touches to the plot, enriching it just like art enriches.

In each of the first two books I've found myself enjoying the MMC and supporting characters far more than the FMC. The main gripe I had with this particular book is that it would switch pov mid paragraph, leaving the flow very confusing. Several times I had to go back and reread paragraphs in order to understand which pov was being represented.

This was just a great read, it’s the second story in the Karma Club series, but they are each written by a different author and tell the story of a different member of a club that you would kill to be part of, as they just have such a bond that you know would never break.

ARC review
Publication date 25 May 2025

3,5 stars

“How to Get Even” by Pippa Roscoe is part of "The karma Club" series of interconnected standalone books.
You can read it separately, or after "The Playback Plan" by Amy Andrews.

Thank you Boldwood Books for the advance digital copy of the book (via Netgalley).
Opinions from this review are completely my own.

Bella's perfect life was changed after her fiancé left her at the altar.
But an encounter with three perfect strangers at an airport is the beginning of an exhilarating and empowering sisterhood: The Karma Club.
They decide to get revenge and her target is the man that betrayed her new friend Astrid - Chase Miller: artist, charmer, cheater.

What you can expect:
- workplace romance
- hate to love
- revenge plans
- some spice
- slow burn

I enjoyed the first book in the series and the revenge plan was really funny.
In this book, Bella starts working as communications director in the gallery where Chase is the director.
Her plan is to ruin his reputation and sanity because he lied to her friend about being married and making her "the other women".
What she did not expect is to be attracted to Chase.
The story is told through dual POV, so we get to find out from Chase that the "cheating" was just a miscommunication.
Slowly they help each other and become more close. He encouraging her to be more confident and she helps him open up more.
I did not like that the revenge plan ended up hurting the gallery and has consequences that he did not disserve.
That's why I do not like miscommunication in books.

Overall this was a quick and nice read and I look forward to the other 2 books in the series.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to review this book!
The second instalment of the Karma Club series, this book was cleverly written, intersecting the first book for context.
The chemistry between Bella and Chase was delicious and I enjoyed watching each of them uncover facets of themselves.
Perfectly spicy, a nicely driven plot.

I loved the first book in this series (The Payback Plan by Amy Andrews) so my hopes were pretty high going into this one & let me tell you, I was not disappointed!

If you’re a fan of workplace romance or enemies-to-lovers, this one is perfect for you. Add in a good slow burn and a perfect amount of spice… 🤌🏼🤌🏼

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The story starts with the fmc, Bella, stuck in an airport after giving her seat to an elderly woman desperate to get back home to see a grandchild. This is where Bella’s main character trait becomes known… she’s willing to do anything for other people and has a want to help fix problems.

As she waits for the next available flight, she finds herself with a small group of women at a little sweets shop called Just Desserts. A bond soon forms as each girl realizes they’ve been wronged by their former lovers and decide it’s time for a little bit of revenge. They formulate a plan where each girl gets paired with a different ex to wreak havoc on their life and show them what it felt like to be hurt and betrayed.

Bella is paired with artist Chance Miller, her new friend Astrid’s, ex. What did Chance do to deserve this payback revenge you may ask? Everything seemed perfectly normal between him and Astrid until one day… his wife comes knocking on their hotel door, letting secrets out of the closet and breaking Astrid’s heart—leaving her feeling like a home-wrecker.

Join Bella as she gets hired underneath Chance and begins to mess with his daily routine and life. What starts as small things, like swapping sugar out for salt on the coffee bar and lowering his office seat ever so slightly, slowly turns into a bigger ordeal as she plans to bring his career down… that is until one of his close friends opens up to her about what really happened all those months ago regarding Astrid. But it’s too late now. The damage has been done, and now the only one to blame is herself and her choices.

Follow both Bella and Chance as they slowly start to fall for each other and realize that sometimes you need to be willing to give people a second chance… because they can turn into the ones you need the most to help you succeed in life.

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“That's what it was like. The rush, that same heady feeling when he lost himself to a painting and looked back to see what he'd discovered. She was like that. A fresh painting, a surprise discovery, every single time.”

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My absolute favorite part of this book was how Bella found her voice through this journey. After feeling like she was second place her whole life, and that her feelings and emotions didn’t matter, Chance helped her find a part of herself that had been hidden long ago. She learned to take a stand for what she wanted and was able to realize that it wasn’t her job to smooth everyone’s problems out. She learned how to live for HERSELF and value HER passions and wants.

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I rate this one a solid 4.5 ⭐️. The only downside was that it’s written in third POV and I really dislike that because it’s harder to connect to the characters imo.

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Boldwood Books, and the author for allowing me to read this arc. These are all my honest opinions in this review.

How To Get Even

Pippa Roscoe

Tropes include: enemies to lovers, workplace romance, revenge plots and ride or die friendships.

The premise of this story is unique: four strangers meet randomly and connect over being jilted by their exes. They then decide to split up and enact revenge on each other's past loves. This particular storyline follows Bella as she targets Astrids ex, Chase, an artist turned gallery manager.

This story, while slow to start, ends up being a funny and endearing look into the art world in NYC. The chemistry between the FMC and MMC is terrifically captured and I honestly struggled at the beginning to see where the story would lead to.

Thanks Netgalley and Pippa Roscoe for this great read!

This is a sharp, playful, and satisfying revenge-romance that brings the heat and heart in equal measure. As the second installment in The Karma Club series, it easily stands alone while offering enticing glimpses of the wider sisterhood between the heroines. Bella, the poised socialite with a jilted past, is a standout protagonist—clever, daring, and finally embracing her inner rebel as she takes on Chase, the charming but morally dubious gallery director. The chemistry between Bella and Chase crackles, and their dual POVs lend nuance to their evolving dynamic. Bella’s transformation from “Good Bella” to “Bad Bella” is both empowering and entertaining, and her salty sabotage tactics are laugh-out-loud clever. Chase, meanwhile, proves to be more than just a target—his artistic vulnerability and emotional guardedness make him a surprisingly layered counterpart. Their relationship growth feels organic, with Bella encouraging authenticity in him just as he inspires boldness in her.

A refreshing blend of female camaraderie, sizzling romance, and second chances, How to Get Even is a delightful page-turner with a strong, smart heroine at its core.

Soo third person pov ruined it. As for the spice….it felt creepy. In theia person it feels like someone it watching them. Soo that kinda ruined the book.
I loved the girls friendship.
WTF was people giving chase a hard time for being upset and betrayed after Bella got that report out??? HE HAS A RIGHT TO BE. But ofc, he’s the asshole for having feelings.
Bella annoyed me quite a bit throughout the book aswell.
Paige broke every THE rule of girl code and got with Bella’s EX FIANCÉ WHO LEFT HER AT THE ALTER AND MESSAGED HER THEY ARE OVER!!!
The two stars are for chase🩷✨💋

The Karma Club series is about a group of women who meet at an airport when all flights are shut down due to a snowstorm. Each woman was wronged by a man and, after several adult beverages, they decided to get revenge for each other. In How to Get Even, Bella takes on Chase, an artist who is now working as a gallery director. When Astrid was dating Chase, she found out she was the other woman when his wife tracked them down at a hotel and let her know that the charming man she was dating was actually married. Bella, a socialite who was jilted at the altar, has always been "Good Bella" and worked hard to make sure she didn't make waves. Now, with her job as communications director and secret task of ruining Chase's reputation and sanity, she gets to also be "Bad Bella." "Bad Bella" is so much fun and a genius at revenge - she actually randomly changes some of the sugar packets in Chase's office for salt! Her plan is to get in, make herself indispensable, and then leave to go work at her parents' foundation after the gallery opening.

While this is book #2 in the series, it was the first one I read and it can easily stand alone (although I have already gotten the first book since I liked it so much!). It is told from both main characters' POVs. The chemistry between Bella and Chase is amazing and the secondary characters are well written as well. Bella is absolutely diabolical and I absolutely loved her. The group of women stay close through texting and chatting so you get glimpses into what I suspect is happening in the other books. While Bella is starting to relish her "bad" side, Chase is encouraging her to be herself and not be scared to voice her opinion. He grew up with a father who believed in keeping your feelings to yourself so he mainly released them in his art and hasn't been able to paint in quite awhile. He is temperamental and moody but Bella helps him open up more. I really enjoyed the premise of the series and that it focused on the women's friendship as well as the relationship between Bella and Chase.

3/5 ⭐️

ARC review!

“What if we took it upon ourselves .. to exact a little revenge.”

I was very excited to receive an ARC of How to Get Even. The premise was very much a John Tucker Must Die / The Other Woman vibe.

Four strangers meet at an airport, realize they have something in common (shitty exes) and decide to enact revenge on each others exes.

The premise was a lot of fun and I really liked the four female characters! I will be excited to check out all of their books! You can kind of predict where the story is going, but it’s still a fun and quick read!

I liked Chase, but he could have saved a lot of trouble for everyone by just communicating. I also wish he was a little more upset when the reveal happened.

The POV changes were a little confusing. It seemed to started by switching after paragraph breaks, but then later it would switch in the middle of paragraphs. I also noticed the wrong last name was used for a character once and it gave me a chuckle.

Overall, the book was enjoyable! I really loved the premise and the characters, but some parts fell a little bit flat.

It was definitely an interesting romance read. It was cute. Not really my type of a book like this enemies friends kinda ex to lovers. Would recommend to my friends. Good read.

What another amazing read.
These ladies are such fun hilarious strong women and I’m here for it.
This is the second book in the karma club books and it didn’t disappoint.
Again notes were taken. Some of the things were so clever and sly it was brilliant and funny to play out.
This one follows Bella who is acting out karma on chase for his girlfriend finding out he is actually already married. Some of the things Bella comes up with are genius and absolutely hilarious when they are played out.
I really want to be in the karma club. These ladies are having so much fun it’s brilliant.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Boldwood Books for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second book in the 4 book multi author series. It deals with Bella and Chase (Astrid’s ex).

This was enjoyable and I’m looking forward to the next book.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

This was relatively quick and easy read. I loved the plot behind this book on how the women are thrown together through a coincident and after a little time talking about their shared life experiences decide they are going to get revenge. I'm not a give fan of miscommunication and this was the biggest trope. the first half of the book was the miscommunication, and the 2nd half was the making up of the revenge. I think I would've been able to swallow this if the book didn't end with a third act breakup. I think for someone who enjoys these tropes and more it would be a good read I just feel it wasn't my forte. Not to mention I wouldn't call this book spicy. It was mild at best.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for me honest review.