The Sunday Girls

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When she meets Maddie, the daughter of a prosperous Dundee solicitor, the only thing they have in common is that they were both born on a Sunday, but they become firm friends, finding fun and laughter in good times and bad. Published May 14th by Not Avail first published March 20th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Sunday Girls , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia.

Apr 03, Lee rated it liked it. Enjoyable story of families struggling in the times after the great war. A fairly simple tale that was still engaging and also a nice change from the crime and psychological thrillers I usually read. The only reference to the title is that two of the characters were both born on a Sunday, I felt this part of the story could have been expanded. View all 7 comments. Sep 08, Stuart rated it liked it.

Interesting as a Dundee reader but feels like a fictional account of her own biography 'Voices in the Street'. By giving this book only 3 stars it might look like I didn't really enjoy it. In fact, I really enjoyed the characters and general story but left annoyed by the unevenness of detail in the narrative, and what I felt was a rushed ending.

Some parts of the story were just not fleshed out enough; the book finished never quite delivering what it promised at the richly written start. Weirdly, the description of poverty, and the characters caught within.

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Nan, grandad and mrs Peters were love By giving this book only 3 stars it might look like I didn't really enjoy it. Nan, grandad and mrs Peters were lovely characters. The name of the book didn't really have much bearing on the actual story. This was shoe horned in by something Mrs Pringle says early on and not revisited. Lily seemed to grow quicker than the story and seemed too advanced for her age - I could be wrong - plus the childish talking really grated and didn't feel genuine.

Very interesting to read about Dundee for a change and to get an idea of the social history there and the extreme poverty of the working class who lived in the slums. But the things in store didn't do it for me unfortunately and I felt a bit down as it ended and my excitement waned. Would I recommend The Sunday Girl? It was a good read, if you are a fan of psychological thrillers you should enjoy it! It was a well written and fun read. For more reviews check out my: Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram View all 3 comments.

Wow, I loved this book, literally could not put it down! It sees our protagonist Taylor coming out of an abusive relationship with Angus, who shows his true colours by posting sex videos of Taylor on the internet, and taking another girl on their proposed skiing holiday. However not all goes to plan and as Taylor's life goes spiralling out of control, she's sees her revenge backfire and life bec Wow, I loved this book, literally could not put it down! However not all goes to plan and as Taylor's life goes spiralling out of control, she's sees her revenge backfire and life becomes very dangerous indeed.

As Taylor herself says, once the dominoes start to fall there's no way of stopping them. I had no idea how things were going to turn out in the end, so raced through the book in a couple of hours! Pip Drysdale has crafted a marvellous tale of love gone wrong and revenge, and I loved the excerpts from "The Art Of War" at the start of each chapter, the different strategies having new meaning in Taylor's case.

I loved the character of Taylor, wanting to rant at her at times and at others wanting to give her a push forward. All in all a fantastic debut novel and I'll definitely be on the lookout of more of the authors work in the future. View all 8 comments.

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I think this book does a good job of attaching itself to the popular dark psychological thriller genre, but it goes that one step further in offering storyline that is both different and very contemporary. If I had the free time, I would have definitely ripped through this one in a sitting, The Sunday Girl is a compulsive read! Taylor is a woman who has been involved with and has been duped by a despicable excuse for a man.

Angus, her ex, is bad news. Not only has he dumped her and broken her heart into pieces, Angus has also objectified and humiliated Taylor. With revenge on her mind, Taylor plots to enact a plan that will ultimately destroy Angus. However, Angus always seems to be one step ahead of Taylor. In this game of cat and mouse, Taylor and Angus battle to gain the upper hand. But when one takes a step too far, the results are life changing.

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I do like my psychological thrillers and nothing pleases me more than to see a book on the market that is a slight departure from the usual books that define this full genre. Pip Drysdale is also a debut author and it gives me great pleasure to endorse her writing. The Sunday Girl is a book that quite literally sent a jolt to my system.

It was shocking, surprising and unpredictable. The Sunday Girl offers a great overall experience for a seasoned reader. I am always striving to find books that are original and challenge me as a reader. The Sunday Girl performed its duty in this area very well.

I liked the first person style of narration selected by Drysdale for her debut novel. Overall, The Sunday Girl came across as well composed, carefully plotted and fresh. The writing exuded plenty of foreboding and the atmosphere was tight. I felt like my heart was pounding through many sections of the narrative.

Drysdale issues plenty of twists, turns and unpredictable moments in her novel. The pace was set to a brisk and unrelenting pace. The narrative is also consistent, ensuring there were no moments where the story lagged. This is just what you want in a thriller. I found it easy to develop a connection to Taylor. I immediately felt incredibly sorry for the situation in which Taylor unfortunately finds herself stuck in. I did question some of the choices and moves Taylor makes, but at no point in the novel was she unreliable.

This was a welcome change as many female protagonists in psychological thrillers are cast as unreliable narrators. We also want Taylor to gain the upper hand over her awful ex. How this all plays out is one of the highlights of the novel.

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Quotes from this book feature at the beginning of each chapter of The Sunday Girl. It is an interesting way to set out a book and it really helped to set the tone of the novel. The other player in this book, Angus, is pretty atrocious all over. His behaviour and actions are utterly unforgivable. Often we are blind in love to these horrific men and we also go back for more, a mistake Taylor makes. Drysdale does a good job of outlining Angus as a character, but I know I will not be the minority in desperately wanting Taylor to outsmart Angus.

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The sense that this book is situated in the here and now, tapping into the world of technology in particular, is a standout feature of The Sunday Girl. The Sunday Girl rolls to a satisfying conclusion and I am glad I bought a ticket for this thrilling ride. I was impressed by this debut, it held my attention from the start to finish of the novel. I am definitely keen to see what Drysdale will offer up next, in light of the great start she has made to her career with The Sunday Girl.

Details on how to purchase the book can be found here. View all 6 comments. This debut psychological thriller puts Pip Drysdale firmly in the "one to look out for" category of debut authors. Taylor and Angus were very much in love, she was his Sunday girl So when she discovered he had done something so cruel and hurtful, in retaliation to an argument, it brought their relationship to an abrupt an This debut psychological thriller puts Pip Drysdale firmly in the "one to look out for" category of debut authors.

So when she discovered he had done something so cruel and hurtful, in retaliation to an argument, it brought their relationship to an abrupt and bitter end. Taylor was bereft, she couldn't fathom how he could betray her so totally, so she lashed out by orchestrating some stunts that would come back to hurt him. She is so completely humiliated and hurt by what Angus has done to her, that when a friend offers her a copy of the book The Art of War, she takes it home to read and then decides to plot a revenge. Little did she know how vengeful Angus could be also, she thought she knew him.

This story was told in such a way as to have me cringing at every turn because as difficult as it was to bear witness to, it was very, very plausible to see how such a turn of events could escalate so fast I have to admit that some of the choices Taylor made during her relationship with Angus had me questioning her senses as some of them sent alarm bells ringing loudly in my own ears. Yet they are choices that people make every day without a thought to the possible consequences.

Definitely a story for today, it is relevant in so many ways. This was a very close encounter with just how quickly things can spiral out of control once you start an action So how was it that Angus was always one step ahead of her movements? You will have to read it to see just how far people can go when they lose their grip, and even scarier is just how easy it is to orchestrate Well done Pip Drysdale on an excellent debut! View all 5 comments. Taylor Bishop is in a relationship with a psychopath. She hasn't fully realised it yet, despite warnings from her mother and her best friend Charlotte, but Angus Hollingsworth, for all his good looks, wealth and charm, is not good for her.

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But they have an acrimonious split and he does something unforgivable: And then takes his 4. And then takes his previous ex on the ski holiday he and Taylor had planned together. It's when Taylor is meting out some carefully planned revenge that she discovers some disturbing facts about Angus.

Yet when he returns begging forgiveness, she eventually capitulates. Soon enough, though, she understands what this man is really like, and realises the danger that staying with Angus presents. And how will she do this without reprisals? Taylor may come across as rather naive but her situation doesn't require a great deal of suspension of disbelief, and the technology involved is all too believable. An impressive debut novel. Oct 18, Lee rated it really liked it Shelves: I think Aussie author Pip Drysdale will have a long and successful career if her subsequent novels are as good as this debut.

Sunday Girl is an addictive psychological thriller in the vein of Girl on the Train. Written in the first person point of view of our female lead, Taylor, it starts off with the usual woman scorned seeking revenge plot. Taylor has just left her boyfriend, Angus, after learning he has gone on a skiing holiday with his ex-girlfriend. I flew through the second half of the book, eager to find out how Taylor was going to sort herself out of the mess of an abusive relationship she soon finds herself in with Angus.

Instead of the big shock twist, Drysdale just keeps the tension on one blood pumping level. She has a knack of making even the most mundane moments feel frightening. From a parrot squawking to a yellow ribbon, you just know, as you read, that these small things will be dangerous. I took a half a star off for the ending though. After such a thrill of a ride up to this point, I think I was expecting more.

It also had a very modern feel to it. The technology felt contemporary and fresh without being forced. The characters too acted their age and their dialogue seemed spot on. The other half star came off as there seemed to be some characters and situations introduced into the book for no reason. Maybe Drysdale is thinking of a sequel? I must note, however, that I doubt most people would notice or care. Aug 07, Theresa Smith Writes rated it it was amazing Shelves: The Sunday Girl really took me by surprise.

What begins as a payback for some revenge porn posted online quickly morphs into a situation that is so much more perilous than I could have envisaged. I was gripped by this novel, its open and easy to read narrative saw me devouring it within one, albeit late, night.

Told in the first person, in a sort of hindsight storytelling style, I really found The Sunday Girl incredibly absorbing. We know that something has happened to Taylor, but the what of it The Sunday Girl really took me by surprise. Is it a confession to the police? A cautionary tale of hindsight?

Is she dead and are we reading a journal? I loved this unknown aspect of the story. The pacing is rapid, there are no blank spots in this novel, nor is it too busy. The suspense builds as the novel progresses and the fear that Taylor experiences, along with the dread of not knowing what Angus was going to come up with next, was on point from beginning to end. Her plan for revenge was more about taking a stand, and later, her actions were all about survival.

And Angus Hollingsworth really was a piece of work. The cat and mouse game that unfolded between these two was deadly in its intent and gripping in its execution. I highly recommend The Sunday Girl far and wide if you are after a suspenseful read with a plausible storyline that will keep you guessing right up until the end.

Oct 10, Claire rated it it was amazing. Omg what did I just read, it was like watching a train wreck happen and at times I didn't know if I wanted to turn the page and find out what was going to happen next. Taylor our main character let's us know from the get go that it's like watching dominoes once you've knocked the first piece over, it's hard to stop the rest. Tuesday, November 06, As the dark Winter nights draw closer, suddenly staying in and just relaxing with a few treats becomes all the more tempting than braci Thursday, November 01, A new month and a new fragrance, which seems to be pretty much the only habit I have truly managed to form and upkeep this year, and tha Beauty , Fragrance , Make-Up.

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