I must say that there are 2 things that make this book stand out. This is Tamar Cohen's FIRST novel. It is stunning that a book this good is only her first published. Tamar Cohen's debut is written with real style and some very dark humour. The story is that of a married woman who has recently been dumped by her married lover, she starts a journal on her therapist's advice that she should be "journalling her emotions" Sally's aside is "Did you know journal is a verb now?"

As a wife and mother, I can fully relate to the desire for revenge; the good news is there are ways you can bring these vengeful fantasies to life without breaking the law. If you’re interested, sit tight and I’ll take you through 23 ways you can destroy your husband’s mistress. 1. Don’t get caught That's why I decided to put together this list of ideas to help ensure your husband's mistress gets her commupance.

Slow Burn

Social media has become one of the most powerful communication tools, but it can also build or break a person’s image. If you know her profile name on any social media platforms, calling his mistress out could destroy the picture people have of her and ruin the relationships she has built. Sally is both likeable and unlikeable in equal measures but far from that being distracting it makes you root for her in a way you don't normally root for a character like this. You go deep into her mind and find yourself wondering what you would do if you were her. They are likely to do the confrontation for you; some crazy friends may even send her abusive messages or do something else to make her feel bad. Most importantly, they will be there to defend and protect you if the need arises. 16. Put out an Ad If you’re usually very active on social media, don’t stop. Instead, post photos and write-ups that amplify your best moments with your husband. This way, she’d see that you’re way above the little fling she had with your husband. 7. Post photos of you and your husband I can't say I liked any of the characters, Sally is hard to like at all, selfish, obsessed, her behaviour and all consuming affair takes over everything. It is hard for the reader to witness the destruction to those around her, and Sally, whilst she is oblivious. I think this was smartly done in that these kind of situations you see the actions but not the insight of the mind or rational of the individual.

Come Monday, she comes into school and I've successfully avoided spoilers so I can find out for myself who won. While talking to another friend, I hear Nadia yell "PORTUGAL WON!!!" and I yell at her, and her reply is "oh sorry, I didn't know you watched it." This is Ms. Cohen’s first novel and her work has lots of potential. I just hope her next book has characters I actually like. A better title would be good too. I can honestly say that this book was like nothing I'd ever read before...and I'm not sure if that was a good thing. No matter how much Sally empathized with the people in the world around her, I could never form any type of connection with the main character. The journal-like format of the book forces the reader to spend too much time in Sally's head and, for me personally, this close connection forged a relationship of annoyance on my part towards the spineless woman who defined her life around the approval of a man. Gag! Tamar Cohen's debut novel is well worth the read, I will miss the freshness of the writing. This isn't fatal attraction, it is far more subtle and clever than that was. The story is narrated by Sally - it's a rambling narrative and she is speaking directly to Clive, her ex-lover. Sally and Clive have been having an affair for five years, he's married and a TV presenter, she lives with her long-term partner Daniel and their two children.An interesting character study in which you essentially follow the main character's descent into mental instability due to heartbreak and depression following the after effects of poor choices. Don’t forget to work on your mind, too. It’s important to be beautiful both inside and out. You could learn a new language, perhaps a sexy one like French. Or take some programming courses just to add some value to yourself and boost your self-esteem. 9. Tell someone she cares about Use your kids to your advantage, post some photos and videos of your kids playing with your husband, then tag him so she can have a clear view of how happy and blessed your family is. 6. Show her that you’re still standing Sally's whole life begins to fall apart around her, she watches Clive and his family via the Internet, friending his wife and daughter on Facebook and 'accidentally' bumping into his son. There is an air of desperation around Sally - she can't see a life without Clive and can't understand why he no longer wants anything to do with her - didn't he tell her he loved her? Didn't they spend many many hours in nondescript hotel rooms? While we rarely hear of a woman breaking off an affair, men suddenly seem to have a need to clear their conscience and appear to have no problem ending an affair. Maybe it is the need to clear their lives of clutter to be free to engage in other affairs. This seems to be Clive’s pattern. The question of does the person breaking off the relationship ever take the time to think of how it will affect the other person who has invested so much of themselves? This book brings to light not only the “upside” if you will, but also the downside of affairs.

From the newly dating to the happily married, trust issues can creep up on anyone. With cheating cases soaring over 40% in the last two decades, it's natural to have your doubts. Spoiler Alert * The story itself was depressing and sad, how many lives were damaged by this affair? I realize that Sally had a mental breakdown and that is what was ruining her life and those lives around her, but Clive was no better. Clive had had countless affairs and broken many hearts, thank heaven one finally caught up with him. How much damage can one person do? At first I found the style and the content very difficult to get into, I just couldn't connect with Sally at all and just got annoyed by her incessant pestering of Clive, her obsession with him and her neglect of her family. Gradually though I felt myself being pulled into her life and by the middle of the book I was hooked and just couldn't stop reading.If this mistress happens to be a friend, no matter how close or distant, you should cut her off! Any friend of yours who would sleep with your husband has no regard for you or your feelings and has the heart to hurt you any other way. 22. Frame her Working through everything with your husband and making your marriage even more concrete would be a punch on the other woman’s’ face. That would be a way to make his mistress realize that she wasn’t really loved, but she was someone he was biding his time away with. Planning a revenge mission then ending up in prison for it would be a disaster; it would be completely counter-productive. Whatever you do, don’t go overboard and do something illegal, like kidnap her or worse- murder her.

As mentioned above, make sure your social media is filled with happy and positive posts about your marriage. Do not make posts on your social media based on your feelings; resist the urge to share everything you feel. Secondly, and this just goes to show the measure of talent that Ms Cohen has, the whole book is written in the SECOND person. It is hard enough to write short stories in the 2nd person (I know I've had a few published) but to maintain it consistently through the whole book is brilliant.

Savage Boyfriend

Although both Sally and Clive have partners and children, they embark on a five-year elicit love affair. When Clive ends the relationship, Sally doesn’t want to let go. She becomes so obsessed, she allows her whole life to crumble. Just post recent photos of you and your husband living your best life even after whatever happened with his mistress. Nothing would hurt her as much as realizing that she was just another woman he could toy with. 8. Take it up a notch I started this book and then immediately did not like the way it was written. It reminded me of how someone talks when they do not want to be interrupted or answered: they just want you to listen to their woes. Their talking is annoying and self satisfying only, that is the kind of individual that I would not choose to be friends with for any length of time. But, as I read further the writing annoyed me less and less. I realized it was letters she was writing, but come on it was annoying.