The Perfect Marriage

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4.1

(15.7K)

Jeneva Rose

Over half a million copies sold: "A tantalizing premise and twists at every turn . . . a sizzling, masterful debut about betrayal and justice" (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 national bestselling author). Optioned by Picture Perfect Federation for development as a film or TV series Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. As a named partner at her firm, life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He's a struggling writer who has had little success in his career and he tires of his and Sarah's relationship as she is constantly working. Out in the secluded woods, at the couple's lake house, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers. But one morning everything changes. Kelly is found brutally stabbed to death and now, Sarah must take on her hardest case yet, defending her own husband, a man accused of murdering his mistress. The Perfect Marriage is a juicy, twisty, and utterly addictive thriller that will keep you turning pages. You won't see the ending coming . . . guaranteed! "Everything I want in a thriller. Sexy, shocking, and tense with an ending I never saw coming. Jeneva Rose is the queen of twists." --Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times-bestselling author on You Shouldn't Have Come Here "A twisty, compulsive book that will keep you reading all night! Fast-paced with crisp writing and an intriguing plot. Jeneva Rose is one to watch." --Samantha Downing, #1 international bestselling author of My Lovely Wife "A book to be read in one gulp--this dastardly debut flies to a shocking reveal. I couldn't put it down; I had to see what happened. Twists galore." --J.T. Ellison, New York Times-bestselling author of Her Dark Lies

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Author

Jeneva Rose

Pages

344

Publisher

Bloodhound Books

Published Date

2020

ISBN

1913419657 9781913419653

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"3/5. Didn’t love it, but at least I finished it."

Momma Mia🐦‍⬛

" I was leaning towards thinking I’d probably hate this book with so many reviewers thinking it crass and annoying. Well I didn’t hate it but it did occur to me more than once that I was enjoying a book version of a Lifetime movie. The thing is I agree with all the reviews, both good and bad..so I’m going with 3⭐️ maybe 3.5. What can I say 🤷‍♀️"

Sher Free✌️

"SPOILER ⭐️ Read the book in about a week. The characters were distasteful and this book is overhyped. It glamorized the idea of this savage like female power energy, when really it was misogynistic. It was an effort in turning this traumatic experience to a female empowering story, but I just felt so repulsed from the characters. The female-powered woman killed her mother and ex-husbands mistress, but also was rude to people just because she was ‘superior’ to them. Adam, was an alpha male, misogynist, and was just a gross self-centered person. There was some homophobia in the book in my opinion even though they tried to be inclusive, there is this quote that stuck to me, “he could be straight for you.” I don’t feel like it was necessary to even add that, even though it was covered up with Sarah replying to Anne with, “it doesn’t work that way.” I don’t think that this was necessary to add. A lot of things didn’t add up like how could someone related to the person being convicted be part of the case? The law enforcement was unprofessional, someone gets physically assaulted by an officer to the point if hospitalization, and your telling me that they still have a job? There’s many holes in this book. The ending was pretty unexpected but it did cross my mind once or twice. I’m pretty disappointed with this book."

Daniella (she/her)

"Fast paced and twisty. A good read if you like these type of suspense novels. But more suspension of disbelief than I would have liked"

Ian Morris

"DNF. May come back to it. Husband was insufferable."

The Lazy Reader

"More predictable than I hoped. It bothers me when the main character as their own narrator lies or information is skipped over. The ending was actually pretty sad."

Chena

"This book absolutely held up to the hype! It was fun and I had no idea where it was going, highly recommend! "

Skye Edelson-Bennett

"He deserves it🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s a quick thriller read, it’s a bit predictable but I liked it still."

Tram Ly

"2.5⭐️ douchey characters, writing felt amateur and too many plot holes. I’m giving it a couple of stars for the fact that I actually finished it. "

Rhon

"This story would’ve been so much better if the characters weren’t so damn despicable and unlikeable! Sarah, a keen, cutthroat, pistol of a woman and lawyer takes on her husband’s case. Her husband, Adam, is accused of allegedly murdering his mistress, Kelly Summers. He places all his faith in Sarah to help him in his critical time of urgent need. He has got himself into a right mess that could damage the entirety of his future. His punishment is high, life-or-death stakes and really the greatest killer of all. Told in alternating perspectives, between Sarah and Adam, we come to see the splinters in a rather loveless, dispassionate marriage. Adam feels undervalued and not seen by Sarah, who works long, grueling hours, and has no more energy left to give in the spare moments she is free. He can’t go on like this so he goes behind Sarah’s back for a love to lose himself in, one he thinks is simpler and purer. He falls head-over-heels in fact until it all gets too real. He is a writer and romanticizer after all, penning a love story as he goes with Kelly until she turns up dead. Nothing is the same after as he reaches his boiling point for being relentlessly questioned while proclaiming himself unquestionably an innocent man. He desperately wants his name cleared so he can go back to life as he knew it, but will justice rule in his favor? Who genuinely has his best interests at heart? This story goes some messy and engaging places, with Adam measuring his life before and after Kelly, I just wish I could’ve felt more for the ultimate outcome of the characters. "