Customer Reviews
Good until the ending - By: Samij, 11 Nov 2008 
I enjoyed this book until about the last 100 pages. Up until that point it was witty, funny, entertaining & I sympathised & wanted both women to get their own back. However I felt that the writer got towards the end & either hit a deadline or ran out of steam & the ending was very poor & completely unrealistic. Very disappointing.
Patronizing and so annoying! - By: L. Goldsmith, 28 Oct 2008 
Jane Fallon goes on & on page after page lecturing about relationships, male & female psychology & what would have happened if certain charactersin the book had taken "psychology classes" (they would have understood that James was leading a double life to mask his personality weaknesses).
This book is written with the working class housewife-typein mind, who, by the way, Jane, hates being lectured to.
The characters are incredibly annoying, especially Stephanie & Katie. I didn't even like Finn...
Every sentence is overwritten as to make sure we got the message, justin case we weren't smart enough to getin the first place.
If this is the level of quality Curtis Brown have got to, well done, Jane Fallon, for finding an agent ready to take this on.
My copy will go to my local charity shop today.
Great idea!!! - By: Mrs. D. Lee, 25 Oct 2008 This was the first book by this author that I have read, but I found it a little sloppy.
It started out well enough. Stephanie, James's wife finding out that her husband was living a double life, with a mistress safely tucked awayin the country. Neither woman had known about the other. Instead of confronting him immediately they decide to join forces & exact their own kind of revenge. Sounds good? Great idea, just a shame about the delivery.
The first half of the book is enjoyable, & you keep the pages turning to see what else the women can come up with, & there are some genuine moments when you root for them both. However, after a while it just all gets a little tedious, & the author's attempts at writing sub-plots are pretty lame. It's as if she can't think of a way to pull it all together & finish the book properly. In fact,in my humble opinion, it doesn't really finish. It just peters out.
I also agree with some other reviewers, that the editor must have been having an off day. Many typing & punctuation errors. Definitely a rush job.
It's a shame, because this book should have been great if handled properly. I gave it two stars because I actually finished it without skimming.
If you're looking for great chick lit with a few good twists & turns, I would check out Melissa Hill first.
A Let Down - By: Mark Hadley, 24 Oct 2008 Getting Rid of Matthew was sparky, witty, well-written & at times, off-colour. Get You Back is none of these. I was hugely let down & gave up after 140 pages. The story started well, but ran out of steam, dipping its toein suburban boredom & never really managing to take off. Maybe I gave up too soon.
As a side-note, whoever edited the book might like to give it a second look to correct the typos & missing/inaccurate punctuation.
Had all the signs of a rush job both for the author & the publisher.
Wouldn't bother reading a third Fallon book after this.
A real anticlimax - By: Ms. L. Jenkinson, 23 Oct 2008 I have been waiting for this book since thoroughly enjoying Getting rid of Matthew - I'm also a collector of some authors & was looking forward to placing this on the 'READ' shelf next to her preious book.
However, after only getting gripped by it after reading a third way through I pressed on & on to the end. But it was a complete dissapointment & I felt deflated when I read the last page - it was like Jane Fallon had run out of steam & couldn't be bothered to think up an ending that suited the story. Allin all a dissapointment & this won't be an author that I will follow OR collect. ANTI-CLIMAX
