Not a bad read, but not my favourite. I kind of saw where this was going fairly on, which isn't really a major problem and sometimes plots revolve around that premise, building on it and crafting a tale of misdeeds and murder around it.  In this case, it wasn't by design, but something was off from the start, and itvwasnt the sillyness of Skye nor the moodiness of Joe - after all, this scenario appears quite plausible, and I have to wonder how many times it has indeed occured, or some version of it. 

The real problem is that I could not connect on any level with any of the characters. Joe and Skye, while unlikeable, due to their very nature, were shallow and indistint, sort of like bad actors playing a part. Maggie was wishy-washy and Brad insipid, Either be truly wicked, or have a kernel of goodness that makes the reader root for you, I didnt care much or feel much either way, Having said tgat, the story moved along quickly and was an easy read, and honestly I've read worse. But it needed work, 

Many thanks to Cathryn Grant, Inkubator and Net Galley for my ARC.

I liked that there were a few twists in this story, but I had a hard time really getting into this book.  Maybe because most of the characters were unlikeable and the plot was hard to believe in parts.

Well, I was hoping this one was going to be good but unfortunately I just couldn't get into this story at all.  I really tried but it just wasn't one that got my interest.

Overall not sure how I feel about this book. I enjoyed the most post but I felt the scenarios where a little far fetched, quite predictable, but I would read again if I was to come across this, good work, would perhaps do it a little differently in parts.

This was a fun read told through the perspective of four different characters. You need to be able to ignore how ridiculous most of the scenarios are and the ending was strangely abrupt, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I thought this was going to be boring, predictable and like the other subpar thriller books I have come across this, there have been many, and this was not one of them! We get introduced to Brad and Maggie, who are the main couple in this story and married for awhile (cannot recall how long). He is a well known marriage counselor with a very popular blog. She is an interior designer. They seem like the perfect couple. While on  vacation in Lake Tahoe, they stop to go out to eat and it has a view of the lake. Someone accidently trips over Maggie and spills a drink. Enter, Skye and Joe, the other couple. Little do Brad and Skye know, this is not a chance encounter. Joe and Skye quickly insert themselves into Brad and Maggie's vacation after they explain pleasantries at the outdoor restaurant and Maggie invites them to stay because everyone is having a good time. 

Once starts out as fun quickly turns into a nightmare. Everyone has something to hide! This book has so many twists, turns and surprises and an ending you will not guess in a million years. I just cannot say enough about how good this thriller is and highly recommend it, you will not be disappointed.

If Cathryn Grant writes another book, I will gladly read it. I could see how this story continues on.

Thanks to Netgalley, Cathryn Grant, and Inkubator zzzzbooks for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Available now: 12/6/2020

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Other Couple is a psychological thriller from Cathryn Grant about two couples - Maggie and Brad, Skye and Darren. 
Skye and Darren are con artists looking for a new mark. They come across Maggie and Brad who are vacationing and strike up a sudden friendship with them with one aim in mind until things go wrong...

Unfortunately, I could predict most of the twists in this book except the very last one! All the characters were very unlikeable and I felt the story itself was quite far fetched and stretched out.

A ten star read, in my opinion, with an absolutely shocking ending.   Fabulous writing, characters and plot.  I highly recommend.

The Other Couple. 
By Cathryn Grant

5 stars

Thrilling psychologist thriller that pulls the reader in. 

The story line is excellent, and continually draws the reader making it hard to put down. Along with a couple of twists to keep the reader engaged and on tender hooks. The story continues to build to the climax that surprises most.

Maggie and Brad are on vacation at Lake Tahoe when they meet another couple, Skye and Joe. The four hit it off so well that Maggie invites their new friends to share her beautiful lakeside rental.  

What she doesn’t realize is Skye and Joe aren’t just some random couple. And now, when they discover that Maggie has a secret which could destroy her marriage, they start turning the screws, pushing their own sinister agenda. 

As the pressure builds, what should have been a dream vacation begins to look more like the inner circle of hell. 

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What starts as a simple con game turns into a wild ride thriller.  Skye and Joe are looking for an easy mark to make a little money, who they find are Maggie and Brad, a beautiful couple looking to reconnect on a week away in Tahoe.  But wait this may be an easier and bigger score than they imagined...

Ms. Grant takes us on a twisty tale that holds the reader’s interest with well developed characters and events you didn’t see coming.   Even with the twists and turns it is a very readable, easy to follow story that fiction lovers with enjoy.  I devoured the book in just a few days, and found myself reading it in any spare moment I could find.  

I felt the book was a solid 4⭐️s the entire read, but the ending brought it up another level to 5⭐️s.  I recommend this one.

I received a copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. Brad and Maggie are on vacation and meet another couple, Skye and Joe, who all hit it off instantly. Brad and Maggie invite them to spend the rest of their vacation with them in the huge house that they have rented. When Joe finds out about Maggie's affair, he starts to threaten her to pay him to keep quiet. Things escalate from their wuth both couples. This book had some good spots but I have to say that I did not like the ending. The book also had a little bit too much profanity for me.

I read The Other Couple in a day's time..  Although it was not a particularly memorable premise, it was a quick page-turner that kept me engaged and entertained.  Sometimes that's all you need.  Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read and offer my review.

Take a con artist couple, add a second vacationing couple, a beautiful setting and lots of secrets - you have the makings for disaster.  I didn't think it would escalate to a death, but I knew things were surely going to go awry. 

I can't imagine being so gullible as to allow a couple you had only just met to move into your vacation house and join you for the week. You've just opened your doors to who knows what kind of trouble, which Brad and Maggie found in abundance.  

As for the "con couple", Joe and Skye, I thought I knew each of their roles and abilities to carry out the deception, but I was way off base as it turns out.  A whiplash of an ending!

Crazy dark book of cons that held my interest. Very well written with many twists and turns. 
It really did keep me guessing as to who ‘the other couple’ might be. 
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book

A con of all cons - befriend couple staying at Lake Tahoe, fake a cancellation, move in with them and figure out how to bribe them. The con seems to go wrong as the victims seems to have secrets of their own.

Lake Tahoe, the holiday destination with its Boats, Casinos and beautiful villas. Maggie and Brad come here for their annual trip. This time they are befriended by Skye and Joe, who are con artists.
Maggie invites them to stay at their villa along with them, much to Brad's displeasure.
As the friendship between the women is warming up, Joe discovers Maggie's secret and sets out to blackmail her. Maggie isnt the pushover he thought she would be.
As the equation between the couples changes, one of them turns up dead. They each have their motive and the while one can guess the obvious twist, the smartest one wasn't who I thought it would be.

Cant write too much without giving away the plot.

A breezy read.
Thank you Netgalley and Inkubator books for the ARC

I had high hopes for this book.  The description of it by the publisher made me really want to read it, but now that I have I am disappointed.  This is just another book about a couple that seemingly meets another couple randomly with the intention of getting money out of them.  This has been done so many times before, I was looking for some kind of major twist, but it didn't come.

Suspenseful story of a couple renting a place on Lake Tahoe who meet another couple who lost their accommodations, so the first couple invites them to come stay with them. What a mistake!

I received a digital ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first book by this author and wow, what a ride! I was immediately sucked into this story and the lives of both couples. 

While no one was particularly likeable (maybe Skye, in a very odd way), the story did play out well. I wasn't cheering for anyone but you probably weren't supposed to be. 

I did think the ending was very abrupt. How does something like that happen and you just continue life, unphased?

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview The Other Couple by Cathryn Grant.  Ok, so this is really a TRIP!.  What happens when two couples meet, accidentally, on vacation, both with secrets and both with hidden agendas - disaster waiting to happen.
Maggie and Brad are on vacation at Lake Tahoe.  This is supposed to be a reconnecting of sorts and time away together.  As they are sitting and relaxing, a young couple, Skye and Joe,  bumps into them and strikes up an "innocent conversation".  Before you know it, Skye and Joe have joined Maggie and Brad in their rental home.
At first, things are fun, but in no time at all, secrets, plots, and oh so many little issues start to pop up.  When something unexpected happens, both couples will be pulled into a web of desire, deceit and deception before this vacation ends.
Written in all four voices, this book is suspenseful and exciting at the same time.  Totally unexpected pleasure, and I loved it.
5 stars.  This is a great read.  RECOMMEND!.

This book was pretty good it had a good plot and the interaction of characters was great the writing was great..