The Golden Couple

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Avery Chambers has lost her license due to her creative, way outside of the lines and unethical practices. But she doesn't care, she's going to do things she thinks need to be done, in the way that gets the results she is looking for. Now she works out of her home, with her rescue dog, Romeo, as her constant companion. Avery cares about animals and people and she's good at reading both. But she's having doubts about her eccentric ten step program working with her new clients, Marissa and Mathew. Unless they are honest with her, she can't help them and these people are hiding a lot of secrets. The next electrifying novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind The Wife Between Us. This is not my favorite book of the duo but it is still smart written psychological thriller/ mystery with great characterization. They never disappoint me! The preliminary phone call only reveals so much. In this case, it came from a woman who introduced herself as Marissa Bishop.

There was also a perfect balance between the past and present, as well as between both story lines and how well they intertwined...not sure if this was due to the joint writing effort from two authors, but it just worked. I also loved that even though Marissa and Matthew were supposed to be sort of a 'posh' couple, in many ways they felt down to earth and accessible and there was GENUINE emotion tied in when the authors detailed their marital strife. I love when a thriller can also tug at my heart strings a bit, and this one certainly did! it's still fun to read these goofy psych suspense books where all the characters are dialed up to 10 on the drama scale and married couples are so full of secrets. But what if the both of parties keep dirty secrets. Well, don’t worry, Avery has eyes and ears in everywhere. She eventually finds out every dirty details! Marissa Bishop has seen the WaPo story about Avery. She signs up herself and her husband, Matthew, after she cheats. Here it comes, The Confession. Marissa starts the confession and says to Matthew "I slept with someone , just once.This story started off strongly, and despite the weaker third portion, I was totally invested in finding out how the story would end - and whether my preliminary suspicions were correct. (I wasn't too far off the mark. Maybe I've been reading too many thrillers?)

Then I turn to his wife. I inhale a light floral perfume as I lean forward to shake Marissa’s delicate hand. Her fingers are ice-cold. One of PopSugar’s 66 Thrillers That Will Give You Goosebumps, Best New Books of 2022 So Far, and 35 When we are in love, we usually ignore certain behaviors and actions (including a few red flags) of our lover. We would have reacted to those actions if they had been done by anyone other than our lover. This book tells us the importance of looking at our relationships from a different angle to get a clearer picture of our relationship before it is too late. Avery has taken a break from being a normal therapist. Well, actually, she's been invited to take a PERMANENT break...she's lost her license. Why? Her methods are...well, a bit UNUSUAL, to put it mildly. Her 10-step system is guaranteed to get results...but only if her clients are brutally honest (and don't notice her spying on them from the corner of the restaurant...among other things.)

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I need to write a book where Karens g I enjoyed my time learning about all of these characters. They were all interesting and provided plenty of drama to keep my head spinning.

While, I still liked the story overall it was nothing mind-blowing. My favourite from this duo is still, "The Wife between us." However, I'm still looking forward to what else they come up with in the future. The writing style is engrossing, the characters are well developed, multi layered and easy to relate. Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.For a while there I couldn't tell if Natalie was there merely to establish a love triangle, or whether she was something more sinister.....! (One small pet peeve of mine: I actually dislike when villains become "nice people after all" at the end of a story, despite their many misdeeds.)