Just Got Real: The hilarious and addictive bestselling revenge comedy

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When happily divorced Joni is reluctantly talked into joining a dating app, she is surprised to quickly hit it off with Ant. I think I was waiting for a big twist, and whilst twists did come, they weren’t as shocking as I was expecting. There are two main themes that Fallon explores which are middle aged dating, which for some reason, at my ripe 28 years, I’ve always loved reading about, and she also explores friendship through the dynamics of Joni, Saffy and Mary.

But it doesn’t take long for her to realise that he is still online dating and intimately texting other women. Ant to force a meeting in person, at which point she used a fake name and had to change her phone number so Ant didn't put two and two together. She then concocts a plan, to accidentally meet Ant in real life without revealing who she really is. I kept reading because I was mildly interested to see how it would all turn out, but I can't honestly say I enjoyed it. The writing style of this book was very enjoyable and I really liked the emotions that this book brought to me.Saffy’s first instinct is to have a drink and talk through it all and suggest getting even with him, but Mary’s first contact with Joni has her hanging up on her chalking it up to a mis-identity. The plot is fresh, fun and timely with so many people turning to online dating apps and watching programmes like The Tinder Swindler on Netflix.

Whilst you might guess some of it, it’s still just such a fun, whipsmart read and I really didn’t want to put it down for a minute! That made the first third of the book feel quite slow to me because it was essentially setting the scene of Joni’s life and her relationship with Ant. The Queen of the revenge dramedy is back with a hilarious, fun and wicked romance that will tickle the funny bone and satisfy the soul.The storyline is based around 3 middle aged women dating the same man who as they find out, is a con man. I’ve read all of the British author’s novels and love her or hate her she certainly makes an impact in the book world with her clever, contemporary, disloyalty fiction and I simply love them. They have no proper lives but they have lots of money and this book shows us how, through the power of (first) marrying up and (then) friendship, you can actually have it all. Ant seems like a rich businessman who is going through a divorce, but the more they spend time together, Joni realises that something is wrong. I loved the way the friendship blossomed between him and Joni but I understood the focus was on the friendship between the three wronged women.