Sarah Pekkanen

Greer Hendricks

The Golden Couple is the next electrifying novel from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind You Are Not Alone, An Anonymous Girl, and The Wife Between Us...

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The Golden Couple

Aubrey Erskine

I had such high hopes for this book. But I feel like plot was predictable and honestly I was bored the whole time reading it? 

Allie Gallo 

McKenzie McWhorter

I really enjoyed the concept of Avery and her rogue therapy but I felt like the book as a whole fell flat. There was a ton going on trying to get you to look in different directions and by the end it just felt like chaos even after everything was revealed. I didn't care for the way it ended either, it felt predictable and forced.

Cheri McElroy

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

A well-done, domestic thriller. I had to suspend belief a bit, but it was entertaining. I am grateful to #NetGalley for the ARC.

Kaitlyn Cortez

There was too much going on with this one. I really liked each individual storyline, which is why I gave it three stars, but really wish the authors had just chosen one to follow.

Brittany S. 

Read Completed 6/29/22 |  A solid 4 star read for me. THE GOLDEN COUPLE was a solid book from start to finish but it never quite had my jaw dropping. There were some really nice twists and the authors made sure everything came full circle, so the ending was satisfying and everything was well-explained. I think I could have used some of that explanation or maybe even just a couple more clues more towards the middle of the book to keep some of the intrigue up and give us some more tiny twists before the big reveals at the end. I really liked the split POV between Marissa and Avery. They each had a unique perspective to offer and switching back and forth let the right clues come out at the right time. Not my favorite book from this duo but still incredibly solid and definitely not my least favorite!

Kept me interested, lots of plot twists! Not something I would read again though. Some of the plot points and characters get a bit to intertwined and it’s hard to keep track of them. 

Autumn Hunsinger

Cheri Fuller

These authors have become a definite go-to for fun, well-written domestic thrillers. 

I had a great time reading The Golden Couple. There were plenty of twists and turns and I thought there was enough character development for the two main protagonists. I mean, some connections stretched my ability to suspend disbelief but it was still fun. 

Now I wait for the next one!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for hooking me up with both the ebook and the audiobook. I used both depending on how much eyeball time I had. The audio was well done so if you like them, you should be fine with the narrators.

Jayla Poindexter 

FIVE STARS JUST FOR THE ENDING OMFG.
I spent this whole book trying and failing to figure out what was happening. Trying to figure out what this comment meant or if this is too obvious. I didn’t trust anything anyone said and I was completely suspicious of EVERYONE! I loved Avery though. Anyways… THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD AND ALL THE COMMENTS AND LITTLE CLUES AND HINTS LEAD UP PERFECTLY TO THE ENDING!
GO READ THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW

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From Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the authors of the top ten bestseller The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl, comes The Golden Couple - a propulsive page-turner that will keep you guessing to the very end. If Avery Chambers can't fix you in ten sessions, she won't take you on as a client. She helps people overcome everything, from domineering parents to assault. Her successes almost help her absorb the emptiness she feels since her husband's death. Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple, until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their 8-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her license due to controversial methods. When the Bishops 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.

Madhuri Sridhara

Wow! This was my first book by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen but it definitely won't be my last.

This was a slow burn mystery that is character driven. I loved the way the women were portrayed and was surprised by the emotions this book evoked in me. 

Looking forward to reading more from these authors and would highly recommend this book to fans of mysteries/domestic thrillers.

Thanks to NetGalley and PanMacmillan for the advance e-copy.

Savannah Muron

um, this book was INSANE. first of all, living in the dc area, it is crazy to know the amount of detail that was amassed in this book. i could picture the exact locations described with a very scary amount of accuracy. secondly, this book genuinely kept me guessing. it always felt like there were two avenues and i never picked the right one. even that last PAGE threw me for a loop but somehow tied up every loose end? i want to read it again just to gauge how much i missed for everything to fly over my head like it did. these authors are PHENOMENAL and so good at drawing you into what they want you to see about the plot vs. what’s really going on. my only complaint is that it started off a bit slow and all over the place, but i’m beginning to think that was on purpose….

cant wait to read their backlog now lol

aurelia 

The characters are unlikeable somehow. Marissa : naive af and she constantly thinks that she's the victim but she never tried to do anything about her condition. Matthew : liar, deceiver, and his temper omg. Avery : knows everything, comes out a little snobby for me. The ending felt rushed somehow, and it's fairly predictable. But I throughly enjoy this author duo's writing. 

Cindy

This is one of the most gripping, edge of my seat heart pounding and jaw dropping thrillers that I have read in a very long time. I was quickly drawn into this story and read it almost in one sitting. The Golden Couple is a thrilling ride that will leave you gasping until the very end! Each character has an angle and an agenda but their stories are expertly woven together and add many layers to the overall plot of the book. Avery , the therapist does a great job piecing everything together and she quickly became one of my favorite characters. This book will undoubtedly stay with me for a long time. What a great story with a shocking ending!

CN. Holly

4.5 out of 5 stars. Therapy, whether we like to admit it or not, everyone needs it, and The Golden Couple is no excuse. Oh my god did this book actually get me. Normally I guess the book ending halfway through and Normally I get it right. No, not this book. This book was amazing, If you love Thrillers, READ IT 

(Spoilers...) 

Avery, an unlicensed therapist has developed a 10 Therapy Session Program to fix her clients. Marissa and Matthew Bishop have had a little bump in the road. But their little bump is hiding a mountain of problems with their relationship. 

Marissa is hiding infidelity and Matthew is hiding a murder but only one of them comes clean about their little secret. Marissa tells the truth or rather the partial truth about her infidelity and later it comes out that Matthews best friend was the 'other man'. 

For the longest of times the Murder of Tina, Marissa's childhood best friend was blamed on one of the high school teachers. But after the dust has settled at the end, It was found out that Matthew was the murderer after all. 

Great book, took only three days to read and that's because I was working 3/12hr shifts in a row. I believe I finished the rest after I got home from my last shift. It was that good and I couldn't put it down. 

Neisha Gabrysiak

*I was granted an audio ARC of The Golden Couple from St. Martin's Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

I have read every single book written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen as co-authors. I've been anxiously awaiting the release of The Golden Couple, and was very pleased to be granted an audio ARC edition for review. I love the back and forth style between characters and the way the authors keep you guessing until the end. This book was no different.

I need to add here - I love the use of 2 narrators for the 2 different characters "telling" the story - this was the first audio book I'd listened too that had more than one narrator. 

We start with Avery Chambers, maverick therapist, who lost her license to practice but still works with people and couples as a counselor with unusual methods. I immediately think that Avery is going to be the problem - she's acting as a therapist without a valid license, after all. The tone of voice Avery's narrator used was absolutely perfect. She sounds bored, very detached from the people she's with and situations she's a part of. 

Avery meets the Bishops - Marissa and Matthew - after Marissa hires her to help them work through marital issues - except Matthew isn't aware there are any marital issues between them. Marissa drops a bomb on Matthew in their first visit - the first of 10 sessions with Avery, each with a specific theme/goal in mind. 

The chapters alternate between Avery and Marissa, with Avery's chapters being told in the first person while Marissa's are told in the third person.

As the book progresses, many things start to happen in the Bishops' lives that seem to be separate from Marissa's confession at their first session. At the same time, things are happening in Avery's life and she's become very watchful and distrustful of those around her. Avery's world collides with the Bishops' world when she shows up at their house for an impromptu session one night and finds a man she'd once dated there, a man she's recently become very distrustful of, who turns out to be an old friend of Matthew's.

There's so much more - glimpses into Avery's past with her late-husband, Marissa's overly helpful assistant Polly, Matthew's non-existent relationship with his father, the way Marissa and Matthew's son Bennett seems to be a little bit afraid of his father, past clients of Avery's that pop up and cause trouble, Matthew's ex from college who inserts herself into his life a little too much, Marissa's memories of her best friend that had been murdered at 15. Typing it out like that makes it seem like it would be too much, but Greer and Sarah write so well together and it all flows so seamlessly. 

As always, I was kept guessing through the entire book, trying to figure out who the true antagonist was. The reveal was well written, leaving me in as much disbelief as Marissa. The very end of the book felt a little forced, but everything ended up pretty well tied up in the end. My only lingering question - why was Marissa's friend murdered? We know who did it in the end - although it's not necessary to know for the book to be tied up. 

I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads and Literal. Will definitely be buying a physical copy of my own and recommending it to anyone who loves a book that keeps them guessing until the end.

Sabrina Crispyn

There was… a lot going on in this book. But ultimately I enjoyed the ride and the way everything wrapped up! Fun read

Claire Wilson 

Super fun twisting mystery. A little predictable- but not totally. A little slow at first. Really cool dual narrator method that makes you question both POVs at times

Constance Reed

There’s a lot to say about this book. 
This was the first Book of the Month book that i’ve read. And man was it good! 
I especially enjoyed the dual POV for a thriller novel such as this one. When it comes to twist in books or movies, i never see them coming because i’m oblivious, and that was the case for this book. However, I had my suspicions, as one does, but the idea i had in mind would never make sense with what the story has shown. But one of my suspicions that was way out of the park turned out to be kind of true. That was because we never got the full story. Meaning the story was told in such a way that it gives false pretenses but aren’t false to the characters. Which means they aren’t false to the reader. Until they were, if you know what i mean. 
What i’m getting at is it did really well and was fantastic. 
Would recommend!

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