AIBU to NOT congratulate her on her book deal?

[StayAnon55]

A former colleague of mine today announced on social media she will shortly be having her book published.

To cut a very long story short, I had to have counselling as a result of how she treated me in the workplace - constantly belittling me, criticizing me, personal comments etc.

However, the entire office I know how much she wanted to get a book deal and part of me thinks I should wish her congratulations on her Facebook.

Despite our history and her general I'm-better-than-everyone attitude, I'm actually genuinely happy for her but I just can't seem to bring myself to say congratulations.

Should I try and move on from what happened and wish her congratulations or should I just let it slide?

[Itinerary]

Don't waste your time posting fake reviews of a book you haven't read, by someone you don't like. Just move on.

[JoffreyBaratheon]

What kind of person trumpets their book deal on social media? (I know I didn't and many of my FB friends are published and only talk about a book once it's out and they're flogging it)!

But OP if I were you, I'd hope her book sells well. Then you can go to the media with your story.

So yes, if I were you, I'd not care about saying well done but I would definitely keep my fingers crossed she does well.

Chances are it's self published/vanity publisher. A total dick I know got published by some kind of local vanity publisher and was full of the annoying, cliched posts about "Writing a book is like being pregnant; being published is like giving birth" (she was childless so not sure how she knew). Blah blah.

I'd unfriend her because you're in for a boring/hilarious time, depending on your way of seeing things as she spams your feed with crap about her literary birth pangs. Real writers get on with it and trumpet it around in places where they're trying to flog it - not to their friends.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

No please don't congratulate her.

Have some pride.

Bin her off.