Name: The Golden Couple
Rating: 4.016891891891892 (148 reviews)
ISBN: 9781250273208

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

Great thriller with lots of twists and turns. Very layered!

Amanda 

i hate that it was so slow in the beginning because by the end it was sooo page turning!! Good psych thriller nonetheless 

Zoey Novak

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Victoria 

** spoiler alert **
           Idk why it bothered me so much but I couldn’t help but wonder why Marissa talks in 3rd person but Avery talks in 1st.

Macy Johnson

This duo has produced two of my favorite psychological thrillers, so I was super excited to find this one existed when shopping at a bookstore - but from the start, I was bored. The therapist had potential to be super interesting, but the "golden couple" (aka the Most Boring Counseling Couple Ever) literally never surprised me once. Wow, the wife cheated - that's never happened before! Look how unique you are, Marissa McBoring!

The whole entire book just dragged painfully and there was zero legitimate suspense - so I was assuming that maybe this book had come out before An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us? Like a first draft? But no. How is this at all Hendricks and Pekkanen level?????? I was so dismayed. AND IT WON AN AWARD???? Let's just say, I was shocked. Because this was not a thriller. It was a snooze-fest. The ending had no build-up and the connections between things were implausible at best; extremely bland and underdeveloped. So now I will have to question whether I'll read their fourth book or not... which is so depressing because their first two were incredible!! :'(

Sara Uribe

I received a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I can’t believe that I’m saying this but, this is my first time ever reading a book by these two authors and I’m very surprised! I haven't read a mystery/suspense/thriller in the LONGEST time and it felt so good to read one again. This book genuinely surprised me and kept me guessing the entire time. I loved the writing, characters and story. I thought the first half of the book was a little slow but the deeper and deeper you get into the book the harder it is to stop reading. I highly recommend going into this book without reading any reviews about it. I think, especially with thrillers, it's best to go in without knowing anything. I also had the pleasure of listening to this book on audio and it was such great narration. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐

I guessed the ending, so I could not give this higher than a 2.5 star

Kate W

Erin Jensen

Honestly this book surprised me whereas I feel I. can usually predict the endings. Love a good psychological thriller

This one kept me on my toes. I was consistently reaching for this book, needing to know what happened next! Overall thoroughly enjoyed. The only piece that didn’t quite click for me was that the therapist slowly took on the role as a PI/trained assassin, which I found pretty implausible. 

Kaitlyn Wendler

The only reason this books ending is shocking is because it’s a lie. There’s no characterization for the ‘bad guy’ that’s why it’s shocking.

The therapy thing was interesting but it was not developed to a finish right. I liked this book until the end. 

Ilham Usman

The only reason this books ending is shocking is because it’s a lie. There’s no characterization for the ‘bad guy’ that’s why it’s shocking.

The therapy thing was interesting but it was not developed to a finish right. I liked this book until the end. 

Mckenzie Tognarelli 

The book was good, but pretty slow. It wasn't a page turner but some parts had me wanting to keep reading or to pick it up and read. 
The last 30 pages were probably the best. 
Pretty good ending and some decent twists.

Shreya Punj

After reading a string of badly written 'thrillers', I was happy to discover that at least The Golden Couple kept my brain occupied—even if for a short while. The premise was good, the writing wasn't too bad, and the twist would definitely shock you if you're new to this genre. Read it if you, like me, are looking for books that make your life seem marginally better.

Molly Morgan

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           This book fell flat for me. I was very interested in it, then was confused, then was annoyed, then was bored, then was thankful it was over. 

The entire subplot of big pharma stalking the therapist was absolutely ridiculous. The conclusion of that subplot felt forced and just.. unnecessary. I kept waiting for a tie-in that would be a juicy twist, but it never came.

I did enjoy Avery, her POV was intriguing and I enjoyed being in her thought process. She was unhinged, and read like someone who thought they knew everything and had all the answers.. but then would make really really dumb decisions. (the guy gave her bad vibes, but she let him in her home because he was good with her dog?)

The main plot twist was so predictable that I was bored. The way the plot was weaved together was like a first draft, not a final product. Best part of this book was the dog, 10/10 dog.

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