The Perfect Marriage
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The Perfect Marriage A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense

Jeneva Rose2020

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Hadley @leishadl
3 stars
Jan 4, 2025

The book was a page turner for me till the very end. I found some parts to be pretty unrealistic, and I know close to nothing about how true crime cases work so I knew it had to be pretty far off. The ending was immensely disappointing and icky. If really didn’t make sense due to the way this book was written.

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Ipshita Kanungo@ipshita
3 stars
Oct 23, 2024

Hmm. The ending was quite what I predicted at the very beginning, like it was my first thought fr. I don't know I mean I really wanted the author to wow me though, I was expecting it to take a turn but it didn't so yeah well.

It's a quick read, things happen quite as soon as you start reading the book, the writing is a little sloppy I mean it's not a genius writing but I gotta give the author credits for how systematically the plot plays out.

Very generic plot, the only highlight is the fact that a lot is always going onso it keeps you interested. I also hate it when nothing in the plot actually adds up to the ending, they are all just stuff trying to distract you from finding out the murderer because it's that obvious.

Nothing that leaves a lasting impact, neither the plot nor a trace of clever writing, so it's one of those "get me out of a reading slumps" kinda novel. What was fun to watch was Adam going crazy for no reason.


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Panda_beer @lieke
4.5 stars
Sep 2, 2024

This book was so amazing, though the ending was a bit predictable it was also very unexpected. I loved it so much.

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Des@mechaderay
3.5 stars
Aug 14, 2024

Unhinged per usual. I guessed a lot of what was going to happen but some of the twists were complete surprises.

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Louise mcdonagh@superslothl
2 stars
Jul 15, 2024

It felt underdeveloped, the plot jumped around; the characters were not really that developed, the plot just didn’t make much sense and was very far fetched. Maybe just not my cup of tea.

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Edna Aviles@avilese07
5 stars
Jul 9, 2024

I finish it in a day couldn’t put it down was invested in figuring it out.

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radhika dhawan@radhikadh
1 star
Jul 4, 2024

i……………

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Jami Brewer@jbrewer21
3 stars
Jun 20, 2024

I’m not going to lie, this was the hardest book I have ever read. It took me until I was 70% through to even get fully interested. However, the plot twist at the end was very unexpected. It was a decent book, it just took a while to get through.

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drewbee🐝🍯✨@bumblebee3
4 stars
Jun 7, 2024

Easy read. I thought that the details of the case was a little repetitive but overall I enjoyed the book.

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Gabby Trupp@earth2gab
4 stars
Apr 11, 2024

4.5

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Kara M@kkara
5 stars
Mar 24, 2024

Omg wtf!

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Annalissa Powner @annalissa222
1 star
Mar 3, 2024

I’m not even sure what I just read… that ending… no

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Julia@juliah
3.5 stars
Feb 29, 2024

Adam's mistress is found murdered, and his wife Sarah is his defense attorney.


The first half of the book had me hooked, but then I felt like it wasn't progressing fast enough in the second half. Reading from Adam's perspective also got annoying, which is unfortunate since each chapter alternates between his and Sarah's perspectives. And ultimately, the ending wasn't very shocking which is a huge con for a psychological thriller.

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ezmeralda @ezmeralda
5 stars
Feb 1, 2024

THIS BOOK >>> this book is amazing, it starts off very light and simple stuff. Nothing too crazy and the plot twist as you get closer to the end is absolutely insane. Jaw dropping plot twists, I am so shocked and amazed at the same time!!!! Highly recommend this book if you love crime and lawyer things :) Sarah Morgan is the best and thriving rn

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andrea @soyandysol
3.5 stars
Jan 28, 2024

i don’t know how i feel about this story. i think it would have been interesting to read sarah covering up her murder as the story goes along rather than a complete 180 at the end. but i guess that’s mystery for ya.

i was thinking anne had something to do with it, i put together she was the one who took the pictures with her interest in photography and maybe committed the murder.

at one point even sheriff stevens was on my list too.

i felt like a lot was missing like why did kelly lie about being abused? what was the truth in that? was scott actually abusive or…?

sarah is WILD for naming her daughter summer…. and her actually killing her mom???????????? we read 300 pages trusting this woman and to find THAT OUT. and she’s with BOB?! idk i have no words. idk if i like the story or not

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Amberlyn Holmes @amberlynholmes
3.5 stars
Jan 16, 2024

Saw that coming..

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bri m@breezyrayne77
4 stars
Jan 14, 2024

i loved the writing style of this book. its dual pov, fast paced, and there’s something in every page and chapter to keep you guessing! and i’m definitely gonna need a while to process the ending bc i’m 🤯

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Caelyn Dionne@caelyn
3 stars
Jan 9, 2024

Is slow burn thrillers a thing? If so, that's what this is. It took forever to get to the point. The characters are unlikeable. Adam was so stupid it was becoming exhausting.


I will say the plot twist at the end was interesting. I definitely didn't see that coming.

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l ˚。⋆୨୧˚@wingsandruin
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024

** spoiler alert ** while i really liked the book, i absolutely hated the characters. literally ALL of them but anne. every time they did something significant i was just so disappointed and annoyed because … why? i genuinely couldn’t stand them. let’s start off with sarah. i do love an unreliable narrator so .. i ate this up. she really made me believe things would turn out differently! i didn’t see the ending coming at all. her and BOB? genuinely blew me away. she was 100% a great lawyer and was so smart with everything she did but i didn’t like her. she was such a bitch and i wasn’t expecting it. i thought she was going to be a sweet and gentle woman with how it was at the beginning but i could not have been more wrong. she was a CUNT y’all! it was like everything people said pissed her off. she was constantly telling others to fuck off and she flipped an old couple off for what? 😭 really didn’t like her character. i also think that her getting adam executed was too much. yeah he cheated but did he deserve to die? *eye roll!!!* too much work on a man. speaking of adam … seriously? he could not have possibly been more stupid. he was so unbelievably idiotic and it was getting tiring. his actions never made sense - he was obviously making things worse for himself. running away? fighting the cops? showing up to rebecca’s house? keeping important facts from his attorney? insane. his wife is literally a lawyer. he HAD to have known that he was being an imbecile. even with all that being said, i still felt bad for him. he really thought that sarah was doing her best to help him and the entire time she was trying to get him jailed + killed 😭 i don’t think he deserved to be executed for a crime he didn’t commit. even though i didn’t like the characters, i really loved the storyline! i finished this in one day - it really kept my attention the whole way through. i wanted to know how it was gonna end and couldn’t put it down :)

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lexie@lexiereads
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024

woman rage.

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Kate@arienekatereads
1 star
Jan 7, 2024

The plot is so ridiculous. It doesn't make sense!!

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Ximena Calvo@ximecalvo
4.5 stars
Dec 31, 2023

EL PLOT TWISTT

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Cassie French@cassiebargerfrench
4 stars
Dec 13, 2023

Wasn’t expecting that plot twist. Great thriller!

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rakshu@rakshureads
3 stars
Dec 7, 2023

i saw it coming. there was a nagging voice in my head that kept telling me who the killer was. so when i read the last chapter, i wasn’t rlly that surprised. but what a book. finished it in a day i could not bring myself to close it

Highlights

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Baylea Fancher@bayleafancher

“You’re doing the right thing because you’re a good person. Just because your husband was wrong, doesn’t mean you have to be.”

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Baylea Fancher@bayleafancher

“There's no point in arguing with her. Parents are typically delusional when it comes to their children. Even Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer had loving parents who were unaware of the evil that dwelled within their offspring.”

Page 94
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lex 📖@alexxiajustinee

Maybe it was the loneliness that made her much more appealing or perhaps it was that she seemed nothing like Sarah.

Page 64

REALLY ADAM REALLY

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lex 📖@alexxiajustinee

I didn't just want to be in her presence, I needed it.

Page 64

Would be a lot cuter if Adam wasn’t talking about his mistress PLZ

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lex 📖@alexxiajustinee

I need her to be mad at me. I need her to cry. I need her to tell me she loves me. I need her to hold me. I need her to tell me everything is going to be okay.

Page 61

Adam is truly such a pathetic man. He “needs” the woman he cheated on to console HIM?? Seriously.

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lex 📖@alexxiajustinee

… I’m the one breaking her. I’m supposed to be the one protecting her.

Page 61
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lex 📖@alexxiajustinee

Deep down, I thought he was a bit of a pussy.

Page 59

I actually laughed out loud bc Adam does seem like such a bitch boy it’s insane that even his wife thought this.

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syd!@sydthorne

“I didn't fall out of love with you, I fell out of love with life.”

Page 140
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Sara Mitchell@saramitchell10

Two women trying to make it in a man’s world. We work twice as hard as our male counterparts to make it just an inch ahead of them.

Page 21
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Sara Mitchell@saramitchell10

I’ve always believed the eyes cannot lie. They hold the truths we are unable or unwilling to speak.

Page 65
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Sara Mitchell@saramitchell10

Even when you have nothing left in your life, hope is the one thing that can never be taken away.

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