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The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkanenThe Golden Couple by Greer Henrdicks, Sarah Pekkanen
Published by St. Martin's Press on March 8, 2022
Genres: Thriller
Pages: 329
Format: ARC
Source: Netgalley
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Wealthy Washington suburbanites Marissa and Matthew Bishop seem to have it all—until Marissa is unfaithful. Beneath their veneer of perfection is a relationship riven by work and a lack of intimacy. She wants to repair things for the sake of their eight-year-old son and because she loves her husband. Enter Avery Chambers.

Avery is a therapist who lost her professional license. Still, it doesn’t stop her from counseling those in crisis, though they have to adhere to her unorthodox methods. And the Bishops are desperate.

When they glide through Avery’s door and Marissa reveals her infidelity, all three are set on a collision course. Because the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger.

two-half-stars

My Review:

Have I had this eARC for a couple of years now? Yes. And in my defense, I was in a hiatus phase when I received it. But at least I got to it now, right?

There’s something about alternating perspectives in a story that really gets me excited. The authors did a good job of differentiating between the two female perspectives so that they didn’t sound like the same person. However, I didn’t really like either character enough to care about them and their well-being. Marissa may have been an emotional character, but her POV was boring. Avery was dispassionate and her POV sometimes read like a to-do list of chores. Suffice to say, my excitement for the dual perspectives cooled considerably as the story progressed.

Now, the actual plot had a lot of potential, if you consider the way it started. Avery is an unconventional psychologist and this piqued my interest. I wanted to know what made her so special and how she would discover the lurid secrets of this “golden couple”. None of these things happened. If I’m honest, not much happens. Marissa and Avery are just two paranoid characters, with the former overthinking and hyperventilating about every little thing. There is also a random subplot thrown into the mix that really didn’t need to be there. 

I spotted the final reveal a mile away. That’s pretty disappointing when you consider that the entire point of a thriller is to shock you with its “twist”. Dear reader, I was not shocked. 

Overall, this was a mid-thriller. Everything was okay, but it didn’t bring anything new or refreshing to the table. Therefore, I’m giving it the mid-rating of 2.5/5 stars.

Happy reading ~

two-half-stars