The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen – 384 pages
ARC from St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley
Book Blurb:
If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in 10 sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal–she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault–and almost absorb the emptiness she sometimes 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.
My Review: 4 stars
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is an incredibly fast read that kept me flying through the pages. As per usual, I hadn’t read any blurbs or the book description. All I knew going in was that I wanted to read a psychological thriller, and this writing duo rarely disappoints. The Golden Couple is told from multiple point of views with intertwining plot lines. The pacing was on point and they spent just the right amount of time on each POV. It felt like every time we discovered one thing, another secret was revealed to keep me on the edge of my seat.
This duo gets how to spin a tale and throw the reader off. For example, at first, I wasn’t sure why Avery’s plot line about the pharmaceutical company was necessary. But by the end of the book, I completely understood the importance of why it was included. Yet every time it came up when I was reading, I thought, “enough of this, onto the juicy parts.” And that’s why they’re the authors and I’m not.
I also really enjoyed the mix of characters like Skip and Natalie. They added another layer of mystery while also giving the main characters more depth and background. All in all, this was an engaging thriller that showcased the talents of the writers and their ability to keep the reader both in and out of the dark.
