Lydia and Georgia have been the best of friends for over twenty years. Hoping to give her friend a confidence boost, Georgia creates a fake Twitter profile who gushes over Lydia's artwork. Her scheme backfires though when Lydia confides in her new follower that she knows a terrible secret about her best friend's husband.
Back in October, I listened to the audiobook Queen Bee by Jane Fallon. I was very surprised that I'd not read or listened to any novels by the author previously. Having enjoyed Queen Bee, and looking for something on the lighter side to listen to, I decided to try another audiobook from the author. This time around Worst Idea Ever was my book of choice and I loved it.
The initial premise of the story is one many people have probably considered, creating a fake account. When Georgia does this it is with the best intentions. Having met Lydia at university they've been friends ever since. While Georgia's career has flourished, Lydia's has failed to get off the ground. Georgia hopes that new follower Patricia, who raves about Lydia's illustrations, will give her friend the lift she needs to keep going. What she doesn't expect is that Lydia will confide in Patricia. Rather than take a step back from the charade, Georgia continues to pretend to be Patricia and discovers a secret that will have cataclysmic consequences on her life.
I found it very easy to put myself in Georgia's position. Once there was a hint of gossip about her own life it was almost impossible not to want to know more. The pretense is also Georgia's downfall as she would normally tell Lydia everything, but by doing so she'd also have to tell her friend that she's Patricia.
From the beginning I'd guessed that Lydia knew about the fake follower, so as Georgia's life began to fall apart I began to wonder if I'd been wrong in my assumption, after all, a true friend wouldn't want to see someone they love suffer. There are multiple layers to the story, so the twists keep coming, each as shocking as the previous one, hammering home the message that you shouldn't believe everything you read on social media.
Author Details
Jane Fallon is the multi-award-winning television producer behind shows such as This Life, Teachers and 20 Things to Do before You're 30. Her debut novel "Getting Rid of Matthew' was published in 2007 and became a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller as have her subsequent books 'Got You Back', 'Foursome', 'The Ugly Sister', 'Skeletons', 'Strictly Between Us','My Sweet Revenge', 'Faking Friends' and 'Tell Me a Secret'
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