This is one of the books where you find yourself screaming (mentally, of course) "why are you doing this, you stupid girl????" far too frequently. Taylor's off-the-deep-end response to Angus' two-timing and dumping her made me want to shake her, but it did lead to a good thriller. Points lost because it was difficult to understand how <i>The Art of War</i> tied in, despite the epigrams at the start of each chapter.

eARC provided by publisher.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"

Ahh, The Sunday Girl. The good girl. The nice girl that mothers love, colleagues can converse, and who keeps the house tidy and nice. Always dependable, soft-spoken, yet a vixen in the bedroom. Taylor Bishop enjoyed being The Sunday Girl to Angus.

What happens to the nice girl when you've betrayed her?

Imagine the love of your life has not only left you, not only has he gone on YOUR vacation with another woman, but he also posted an intimate video of you online for the entire world to see. Angry would be an understatement.

With The Art of War as her guide Taylor sets out to exact revenge but what happens when your opponent is a master of mind games and manipulation? You'll have to read this to find out.

I enjoyed the writing and I breezed right through this easily enough but I wanted more from it. I wanted it to be darker. More menacing. I was also hoping that Taylor would have been more of a force to be reckoned with but she remained sort of wishy washy. Plenty of tears but dammit! WHERE'S THE RAGE? Angus is lucky I wasn't his girlfriend! 3 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I found this to be a very well written and engaging story. I took a little bit to get into the story, but once I did it seemed to go very quickly and had me turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next. I would recommend it.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

I was so looking forward to loving this title after reading great reviews and seeing this book on Instagram. Unfortunately, I was not able to get through this book. The plot turned out to be too far fetched to me.

3 1/2 ⭐️‘s
Revenge might not always be sweet and sometimes it even comes back to bite you! Taylor and Angus have a volatile relationship and when they break up, she decides to get even. But ... when Angus turns over a new leaf, she takes him back. Bad idea!! From that point on things drastically change until Taylor finds herself in a life or death situation. How will it all end? Will Taylor survive? While implausible, this book was well written with characters you love to hate and others to root for. A quick read with a satisfying ending.

Well, that was interesting.
I felt so angry on the first half of the book, mainly because again, it was a story about a woman in an abusive relationship.
But further on, the pace changed and it had me gripping the book tighter than I’m meant to.
It was a very engaging and fast read.
The ending was a let down though, but I enjoyed it.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review -
What a book!
Taylor and Angus have a volatile relationship. Angus likes his drugs and other women...Taylor wants the drugs gone and someday marriage.
When the relationship becomes abusive - Taylor has had enough and decides on revenge- - but has she met her match!?
She grabs "The Art of War" and makes her plans.
But it seems as if Angus is always a step ahead of her! How can she win when he seems to know every step she takes?
This is a rip roaring story of an abused girlfriend out for revenge!!!!

“I’d never had a thing for the Pierce Brosnans of the world; I was wary of their smoothness, their lacquered veneer, and the wholeness that I sensed lay inside them. Wholeness meant they didn’t need me. It was always the inwardly broken and unpredictable ones who won my heart, the poetry of their jagged edges catching on my imagination as I tried to walk on by.”*

Taylor’s breakup with her abusive boyfriend Angus hurts a ton more when she discovers that besides cheating on her, he’s uploaded a video to the internet that could destroy her reputation. Getting mad isn’t enough. She wants to get even by destroying his life. In the eighteen months of their relationship, she’s acquired all the information she needs, and she uses THE ART OF WAR as a guide. In doing so, however, she disrupts her own life in ways she never imagined possible.

THE SUNDAY GIRL provides the same kind of thrilling read as GONE GIRL. But unlike Gillian Flynn’s protagonist, Taylor is a likable character. Her close bonds with her boss, mother, and best friend nicely confirm her good character. Her pain is relatable, as is her reaction to Angus’s severe breaches of trust. Even when she unleashes her wrath on Angus, I couldn’t help but cheer. He’s a scoundrel, and she’s a good woman scorned. Not only is she good, she’s smart, but she’s at a disadvantage. Angus has money, status, and psychopathic tendencies. People in a relationship become privy to so much knowledge that can become weaponized when things go awry.

I stayed up late to finish this book because I couldn’t sleep without getting to the conclusion. In the conversation with the author at the end of the novel, she talks about the theme of the book. “We can never know if we make the right decision or not. We get one shot at this thing called life, and all we can do is the best we can do in the moment.”* Taylor does her best in a very bad situation, and I was riveted watching her story play out.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks, for providing an Advance Reader Copy.

*Please note that my review is based on uncorrected text.

3.5 stars. This was a well written story but there were times when I struggled with it. The domestic abuse and her not realizing it for such a long time. And all the other stuff. There was just so much to wrap my mind around that I often was like what in the...? The revenge she tried to give was so petty at first. And she focused way too much on the cheating. She had way too much trust in this guy even after all the evidence that he was scum kept piling up in her lap. I did like the best friend and David. And I have to admit I got sucked into the story and that makes for a good book. I just kept wanting to scream at Taylor. And really isn't that why we read and watch movies? We can tell them turn around or leave! But what would we do in their position? Would we really be any better? We like to think so but maybe not. Recommend to those that like revenge and a gripping read.

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark, Pip Drysdale, & Netgalley for physical & electronic copies of The Sunday Girl (U.S. & Canada publication date: May 5, 2020).

"The French have a phrase for what my life had become. I'd noted it in my purple notebook when it was still my French phrase book: a la debandade.
A chaotic mess." (p. 123)

Taylor Bishop has had enough of her boyfriend Agnus Hollingsworth's, betrayal, excuses, & abuse. After he crosses the line for the last time, Taylor decides to take matters into her own hands & intends to destroy him the way he destroyed her. Once one domino falls it doesn't take much for the rest to follow, & before she knows it, Taylor is caught up in a whirlwind of revenge that can't be taken back with an enemy it may seem impossible to escape from.

If you're a fan of psychological thrillers that keep you needing to know what's going to happen next, I recommend this book. While there were a couple predictable moments & I initially was unsure of how I felt about Taylor, I overall enjoyed the writing style, story, and characters.

Solid thriller. Quick read with a protagonist who you want to shake at the beginning and then ends up being tougher than you gave her credit for. Definitely an overdone plot but the writing just grabs you until you’ve finished the book in one sitting.

The Sunday Girl is Pip Drysdales debut novel! I'm giving it ALL the stars! Completely hooked from page 1!

Two words - sex tape. This sets the stage for this truly satisfying story of revenge, deception and lies.

Taylor Bishop has been wronged by her boyfriend Angus. They've broken up, he's played her like a fiddle and she's out for revenge! Consulting The Art Of War, Taylor makes a plan. As the story unravels more lies are revealed, venom is spewed and truths start to come to light.

Huge thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark and Netgalley for my review copy!

Grab your wine and popcorn and dive in!

This a great story of a lovers revenge that rapidly derails out of control. What happens when the one you fall in love with, isn't really the person you thought he was? Well that is exactly what happened when Taylor falls for Angus. How much can one person take before they reach their breaking point? In this well written debut, Drysdale takes us down the rabbit hole with Taylor, a very strong and determined character, to exact revenge on her ex. Although this is a lighter thriller, it does include some heavy material including abuse, it definitely is a page turner. When the revenge tactic spirals out of control, and Taylors back was against a wall, it showed how strong of a character she really was.

I look forward to reading more from Drysdale, she has written a binge worthy read, that I couldn't get enough of!

Interesting. Reminded me in parts of Gone Girl. Has all the elements of a great thriller, and a commentary on the power of female sexuality.

Decent storyline, very well written. I just wish it had more substance.Taylors revenge on her ex is something he deserves. You will truly want her to succeed!

Imagine Bridget Jones, but coming out of an abusive, twisted relationship and hellbent on revenge after her ex uploads a sex tape of her on the internet. Sounds compelling? That’s exactly what this book is, and I promise you, you won’t put it down. You’ll find yourself rooting for Taylor Bishop, hoping she ratchets things up to destroy her ex Angus. Buckle up for an entertaining ride!

Wowee!!!

Taylor is out for revenge when her boyfriend of over a year (Angus) dumps her. And this for a former lover, Kim.

Of course, Taylor plans revenge for Angus - on his birthday. She continues to still be thinking of Angus until...

David Turner, a rich client she meets at work., beguiles her. Taylor throws caution to the wind and...

A great read! Fast and wonderful!!!

Many Thanks to SOURCEBOOKS - Landmark and NetGalley for a fun read!

This story follows a woman named Taylor and her plan to destroy her ex boyfriend, Angus’ life after he decides to plaster their sex tape online, all the meanwhile vacationing with another woman on their planned couples’ vacation instead.


The pros:
-I do enjoy revenge type stories. Especially when it’s the female retaliating on abusive cheating ex boyfriends.
-For the most part, I loved Taylor. I love the strong female type and I found her to be relatable for the most part. Character connection is a huge component necessary for me to enjoy a story. The author did an excellent job with this.
-Pip Drysdale is an excellent writer. I was even more impressed once I realized that this was her debut novel.
-The story flowed easily and quickly, I didn’t find any boring parts throughout it. I like how she incorporated different quotes at the start of each chapter from Master Sun, it helped to prepare the reader for exactly what they were about to be in for. I found it quite entertaining.

The cons:
-If you’re reading this for the twists, sadly you won’t get that. I still enjoyed this nonetheless.

I’m so excited to read more from this author in the future. I recommend this one to fans of domestic type thrillers, and to ones looking for a fairly quick read.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, am I right? The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale is just that.

Taylor Bishop has a decent life. She has a stable job, a loyal friend, but her boyfriend Angus just broke up with her, right before their ski trip. To make matters worse, he takes his ex, and puts Taylor’s sex tape on the internet for the world to see. He wants to ruin her, but she picks up Art of War and learns how to plot her revenge before he can destroy her.

Literally every time she planned something for revenge, I kept singing, “He had it coming, he only himself to blame”! (Thanks Chicago) But seriously, this is how you make an unlikeable character. He is a master manipulator and clearly is just a trash human.

This was such a fast read for me. I kept turning page after page trying to figure out how long this game of cat and mouse would go on. It was so fast paced that the ending just kind of left me hanging as it just kind of died down. But overall, a nice fast paced read!

TW/CW: sexual abuse, drug use, toxic relationships, psychological abuse, revenge porn

The Sunday Girl comes out May 19th! Make sure you write that down. You won’t want to miss it. Thank you Sourcebooks and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Sunday girl by Pip Drysdale.
Taylor Bishop is hurt, angry, and wants to destroy Angus Hollingsworth in the way he destroyed her: ‘Insidiously. Irreparably. Like a puzzle he’d slowly dissembled, stolen a couple of pieces from, and then discarded, knowing that nobody would ever be able to put it back together ever again.’
This was a good read with some good characters. I liked the story. 4*.