Review: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via netgalley, however I did end up listening to the final published version of the audiobook. As always, all opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this domestic thriller. It has some nice twists and turns to keep you guessing, and it doesn't have any graphic sex or violence. This alternates between the perspectives of Avery, the therapist with some unorthodox practices, and Marissa the wealthy socialite who wants to save her marriage. Avery has a 10 step therapy program, where each session has a specific goal. In order to achieve that goal for her clients, Avery becomes almost a Personal Investigator to learn as much as she can about her clients. In this case the Bishops, Marissa and Matthew, have alot of untold secrets between them and Avery inserts herself right in the middle of it all. As Avery works with the Bishops on their marital woes, she is dealing with an issue of her own. As the story unfolds we come to find that her clients and her personal issues may be connected, but Avery can't quite figure out how. I thought that all of the suspense and thriller elements were nicely woven together to make a cohesive story. There were plenty of red herrings to keep you on your toes wondering if that detail or character was something to remember for later.

I appreciated that there was a narrator for each of the POVs so you could tell if you were in Avery's perspective or Marissa's perspective. Both narrators did a good job distinguishing character voices in their chapters.

This is my second book by this author pair, and while I didn't love the other book this one has me wanting to pick up more by the duo. I found this audiobook hard to put down.

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Review: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The premise of this story is pretty interesting, despite being a but unrealistic. It is told from multiple perspectives, which isn't usually my favorite, but this is done well. The audio narration does a good job with the character distinction which helps you know which character is which. It is also told in multiple timelines, which is also not my favorite, but it is necessary for the reader to get the entire backstory of all of the women involved in the story and how they are all connected.

I found Shay to lack common sense. She is very analytical and data driven, she keeps data books full of statistics, but when it comes to making a decision she doesn't seem to be able to use any of that data to make decisions to aid her in her life. I will say the data tidbits at the beginning of Shay's chapters were pretty interesting. Her character was easily manipulated and I often found myself wondering why she kept digging herself deeper into the hole she knew she was in. She was a bit too naive for my taste, and all of the characters lacked development.

This thriller relies on coincidence after coincidence to make it work, and while it does have some good twists, it left me underwhelmed. This book isn't bad by any means, it just doesn't fit my preferences.  I like my thrillers to be a little more suspenseful and less predictable.

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