Wow, Sheryl Browne can always be relied on for a great psychological thriller, but this one is truly exceptional!

Right from the start you are gripped by the prologue. We then move back a few months in the timeline and the story is told from several characters points of view: Karla, her husband Jason, her manipulative father Robert, and her lovely mother Diana.

All the characters are so well drawn and real, but each has a secret, and as the tightly woven plot unfolds, these secrets are revealed.

The pace is fast and flows so well, it’s a total page-turner.

This is one to devour, and you will probably have to pick your jaw up off the floor at the end.

Can’t recommend this one highly enough. So gripping.

Wow what a thrilling book this was, a husband who thinks his wife does not know what he does outside of the house but she does!!!! Lots of twists and turns x

Totally unexpected ending with several twists and turns! But this book was not for me I’m afraid. The main characters got on my nerves right  from the first few pages!

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley. 

I’m really sorry about this and hope that it won’t affect you allowing me to read and review your titles in the future.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. 
Natalie.

The book starts out pretty much with Jason packing his bags and leaving his family. The story then goes back to the events leading up to it. Then the twists start coming  and the ride begins. Lies, secrets, you name it they are involved. At times it was a bit over the top but that didnt stop me from loving this book.

I'd heard good things about this one and couldn't wait to read it! I wasn't disappointed....quick and easy to read.

twisty! What a wild and crazy ride.  This was an entertaining fast-paced story that kept me glued to the pages from first page to last. Sometimes the plot was a little frantic, a little over-the-top, a little unbelievable, but I did not care because I was so absorbed into the story

The Marriage Trap by Sheryl Browne 
I rate this book 3.5 stars 
My husband has been keeping secrets for a long time. He thinks I don’t know what he does outside of this house. But I know everything…
Karla and Jason's solid marriage is left crumbling by her manipulative fathers shock admission,the secrets and lies within the family gradually come out and we find out the lengths people will push themselves to protect and will it save or destroy two marriages in the process.
I enjoyed reading the story from different characters point of view.Just enough to keep me reading to find out what happened in the end and if my guesses were right!
Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read and review.

A bit crazy, all over plot. The reason I picked it, was because of the cover. This time the cover was better than the book I must say. 
3.5 stars for creativity here.

Always enjoy a Sheryl Brown thriller and this was no exception, fast paced and really enjoyable.
Jason and Karla's marriage is on the brink, Karla's dad, Robert, has spent years trying to split the couple up for reasons unclear at the start, things finally come to a head when Jason all but loses his company and an unbelievable secret is revealed.I rate this one 4 stars.

Very silly, very unrelatable, but readable. I was desperate to get to the end to see where it was going! Bizarre plot

Sheryl Browne is excellent! I’ve never been disappointed by her work. A unique story with love able characters and an out of this world twist. Loved it!

I was psyched to read this book, given the comparison to Girl.on the Train. However, I didn’t see any similarity between the two books nor would I even classify this a thriller. I felt somewhat misled by the description. 

When I read a psychological thriller, I anticipate tension, plot build up and either a solid mystery and/or unexpected reveal. This story had one out of three. There were some twists towards the very very end but it lacked both suspense and a gripping plot arc. Most of the plot focused on the breakdown of a marriage. There was very little thriller. It was like reading Kramer vs Kramer with a few surprises thrown in at the end for good measure. I was not a fan of the very ending.

The story is told through various alternating perspectives. I didn’t connect with any of the characters. I didn’t have a sense of what they were about or what made them relatable . As a result, I had an impossible time caring or feeling any emotions. I honestly couldn’t care less whether the characters stayed together or separated. And because that was 90% of the story, I was bored much of the time.

The reveals during the last 10% of the book were the most engaging parts. There was one surprise that I didn’t see coming. That was the highlight for me. In all, it was more domestic literary than thriller. I think with more character depth and a stronger mystery aspect, this could’ve been a fantastic read for me. I received an ARC from Netgalley and Bookouture in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good read to anyone that's married and wondering if it is still worth the effort.  It shows the other side of marriage and the pitfalls that come with it.  Recommended.

I honestly couldn't read this book. I had to put it down a few times and then just gave up on it. I couldn't connect with the characters and the story was so boring. It just took forever to get to the first twist. Which I really didn't care for. Half the book is just Jason refusing a loan and his wife looking through his phone and hating her dad. Maybe I'll give it another try someday but for now, I just don't have the interest in this one.

These people put the "fun" in dysfunctional, and I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible. There is not a likable person or a non-toxic relationship to be found within these pages. In the beginning, I was tempted to skim or even DNF, but I held strong. By the last 25%, I was so engrossed, that it was flying along as I held my breath. Yeah, the plot is a bit outlandish, but something kept me reading. When all was said and I done, I felt a little wrung out, watching our heroine spiral deeper and deeper out of control. She is surrounded by so many people who did her wrong and situations that she may not have created, but she certainly didn't do much to help herself. All in all, I enjoyed this one - and you will too if you are willing to see it through to the end.

A good read but not at all exceptional. 
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Karla and Jason have been married for 12 years and have two children.  Jason’s business is in financial ruin but his father-in-law, Robert, is willing to give Jason a business loan. But at what cost?  Robert has never liked Jason and will do anything to make him walk away.
This book is full of secrets, twists and turns!  I enjoyed it but most of it was quite predictable.  I wasn't thoroughly invested in any of the characters so it made it difficult to attach to the story.
Thanks to Sheryl Browne, Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

I have a hard time watching (reading) about kids who suffer due to the actions of adults, so I think that tainted this a little for me. It took me forever to read this, because I couldn't ever FULLY get into it, and I kept putting it down and reading other things. The story never really fully came together for me.... I'm sure this will find its audience, but I'm pretty sure that audience does not include me.

I am no longer interested in the content of this book. So, I'm DNF'ing this book for now. I may circle back around to this book one day.