If you enjoy reading thrillers and crime fiction with a strong female lead, 'The Sunday Girl' is right up your alley.

Taylor, also known as 'The Sunday Girl' to her ex-boyfriend, discovered that a leaked sex tape of hers was in circulation online. This discovery, along with the desire to destroy all incriminating evidence led to even more deep secrets of the said ex-boyfriend.

The story alternates between the present and past recollections of her memories with him. Had he always shown an abusive nature? Was he often a control freak? Each chapter also tied back to one of Sun Tzu's Art of War tactics, which I liked and thought was a nice touch.

While this one had a slow build-up to the best bits, it definitely gets better and thoroughly enjoyable as it gets on.

Overall, a delightful debut piece by Pip Drysdale. Highly recommended!

The Sunday Girl started off slowly, accelerated, sped up, and took me to a state of breathlessness. I didn’t want to put it down, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a dark and clever read. Beautifully written as well.

This is a great read, told in the first person by Taylor Bishop a young woman in a relationship with somebody she thinks she loves and she thinks he loves her. But this man is abusive both physically and mentally and we go through the ups and downs of Taylor trying to please him; sometimes succeeding but most often not.

Tylor and Angus were like two parts of a whole, at least originally. Then things began to change and on the night before a planned ski trip an argument escalated and she left with her suitcase. He went on the ski trip with a former girlfriend.

How easily these things happen.

We then learn that Angus is totally untrustworthy. Taylor receives a sex-tape link and finds that he has uploaded a tape that he promised was just for them: the time has come for her to take back control of her life and make him pay.

She is angry, hurt, and determined to destroy Angus as he has destroyed her. She sets a plan of revenge after reading “The Art of War” and takes the first steps on a journey that will change her life forever.

We are immediately on Taylor’s side against this man who uses and abuses her at his whim. She is initially, powerless against him but during the course of the book, she changes her attitude towards him finding strength in her resolve, but at what cost to herself?

I really enjoyed this book a first for this author. I read it in one sitting, a benefit of being retired, and can thoroughly recommend it. If you enjoyed The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl, and the Woman in the Window, you will surely enjoy this.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This is a tense and engaging novel.

Taylor has decided to get revenge on her ex, following the wisdom of Sun Tzu's Art of War. I went into this expecting the perfectly crafted plan with flawless execution - an Italian Job with more angst and sadism.

However, I was pleasantly surprised when this was not the case. The story smoothly tells the story of small escalations leading Taylor onto a course that she feels she cannot divert from.

I can definitely recommend this to those who enjoy their psychological thrillers.

The Sunday Girl, is the woman you want to wake up to on a sunday morning, according to Taylor's boyfriend Angus.

However it seems that Taylor isn't hitting the mark with Angus, as she has been ousted before Angus' birthday, and he takes someone else on their planned skiing trip.

But that's not all. Taylor starts getting emails from men complimenting her on her recent social media posts. Posts she knows nothing about, and cause her life to change direction completely.

There's only one thing for it: Revenge.

Taylor sets about systematically destroying the 'good boy' image that Angus has worked so hard to cultivate. But when Angus comes knocking on her door, is she going to be able to resist is charm?

The Sunday Girl is fast paced thriller, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you interested. The blows come quick and fast, and before you know it, you've hit the end of the book. There's not much you can do in the thriller genre that isn't a reinterpretation of something that has come before, so The Sunday Girl worked hard to carve out a new space for itself. Overall, it was very enjoyable.

Thanks to Pip Drysdale, Simon & Schuster Australia, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for a review.

Taylor was in a bad relationship with Angus and everyone knew it but her. Angus dumps her and takes another woman on the holiday that he and Taylor had planned. Taylor decides to get her revenge.

In the first half of the book I found Taylor to be an annoying character who was so self-deceiving that it was unbelievable. I kept reminding myself that love, or is it dependency, can make people do crazy things. Even so her strategies at getting back at Angus were hardly clever. In fact Taylor seemed to be rather dim-witted. Nevertheless, the plot still kept me turning the pages.

The second half was much more intriguing especially when the plot took an unexpected turn. So full marks to Drysdale for that. There is nothing deep in this story despite plenty of scope to take it to another level. However, it is sufficiently well constructed to keep this reader going until the end.

When you tell a lie you must tell another to cover the first. And there will always be someone more devious or cunning than you, however clever you believe yourself to be. Taylor finds herself in the difficult position of abuse, betrayal and emotional blackmail., yet Angus seems to be one step ahead of her at each and every turn. Can she ever truly escape the clutches of someone she once loved; or at least she thought she did.

Great book. Storyline kept me reading late into the night. I just wanted Taylor to be safe from Angus. Looking forward to this authors next book.

I thought this was a really good book it took a little bit of time to get into it but when I did I couldn’t put it down . I will be looking out for more of her books

Pip Drysdale deals with domestic violence issues in this edgy pageburner with a sensitive, intelligent novel portraying one woman's struggle against abuse. This time the protagonist, Taylor Bishop applies the ancient "Art Of War" to extract her ultimate revenge on a remorseless ex-lover. It's not a recommended solution but certainly makes a good, quick read.

Loved this book and couldn't put it down. The characters were believable and the storyline kept you wondering what would happen next. Every woman has either been in a toxic relationship or knows someone who has and every woman would have dreamed of revenge and how to execute it. Consulting the Art of War and applying it to revenge was brilliant and I loved the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. The book was well paced and clever - a modern love story gone bad. Great and unpredictable ending. A good read and I'd recommend it to others. A great first book and the author, Pip Drysdale, will be on my reading list for the future.

I absolutely loved this book. It deserves more than 5 stars and should be made into a movie! When you find yourself smiling whilst reading you know the characters have you hooked. Part chick-lit, part psychological thriller. Kind of like a cross between Jojo Moyes and Harlan Coben!

5* Game of Dominos Stars

I absolutely devoured this thrilling, nail biting read. I was hooked from the first page and until the last word was read. This story is a game of “cat and mouse” between the Heroine Taylor and her on-again off-again boyfriend Angus and the lengths they both go to, to outsmart each other with dire consequences.

This book was fraught with lies and deceit. There were excellent twists and turns that one does not see coming.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this is Pip’s debut novel as the story was so well written and flowed well, it certainly made an impression on me.

I cannot wait to read what Pip brings us next as her imagination and writing skills are superb.

Many thanks to Simon & Schuster (Australia) and NetGalley for my ARC of this wonderful book in exchange for my honest review.

The Sunday Girl is a compelling story of domestic abuse in the digital age with lots of plot twists and turns and an end you didn’t see coming.

I read this on the train and nearly missed my stop two days in a row because I was so immersed in the story. A great first novel.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

I spent the first part of this book intrigued and excited as the story was woven and set up, and then spent the entire rest of the book with my heart in my mouth! This was one thrilling ride and one I certainly did not see coming.

The Sunday Girl expertly and sensitively gives a voice, a face, and a personality, to domestic abuse, and it is an eye-opening and amazing achievement for a debut novel. 4.5 stars - Highly recommended reading!

Many thanks to Pip Drysdale, Simon & Schuster Australia, and NetGalley for an ARC of this compelling book in exchange for an honest review. I sincerely look forward to reading more works from this author.

First and foremost, I think it would be helpful to have on the back cover a trigger warning for abuse, suicide, and drug use (I had a digital review copy so I don't know if this has been done, but just an idea!).

Secondly, holy hell, what an EXCELLENT plot! The writing was very accessible fiction-level, so it was a breeze to read, but the plot, man, it was good! If you've ever wanted to get revenge on a twat ex, then this is the read for you. I thought it was clever how the Art of War excerpts lead the chapters and so on! I don't want to ruin this but hell yes!

Firstly, I would like to thank NetGalley, Simon and Schuster (Australia) and Pip Drysdale for the opportunity to read an advanced readers copy of The Sunday Girl.
This book is the debut novel from Ms Drysdale? OMG!!! What will her second book be like if this novel shows her calibre of work in her first? Needless to say, I absolutely loved reading My Sunday Girl and stayed up all night to finish it. The storyline was well thought out and fast paced with each chapter leaving you wondering what could possibly happen next. And the reader certainly will not be disappointed.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves an "unputdownable" thriller. You know when you read a really, really awesome story that was so good it's hard to start reading another novel? THIS is that book.
Thankyou again to Pip Drysdale for sharing your talent with us. I look forward to reading more books from you in the future.

I was so excited to read this but unfortunately I didn’t click with it. Just wasn’t for me. Has nothing to do with the author, the story and I just weren’t clicking.

A really twisted plot that will leave you anxious, unnerved and wondering what you would do in the same position. Dark and a little too real, the suspense builds page by page until the final act.

WOW what a different book. It kept me interested the entire way through. There were many on edge moments as things kept changing and twisting and leaving you wondering all the time. A great debut book, I will definitely look out for Pip's second novel.