The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose is the kind of book that will make you second guess your ability to judge people. Days after finishing this book, I am still wondering what the heck went down. The ending had me muttering "whaaaa, noooo, reallyyyyy? Oh com'n."

The entire story you are eyeing up suspects as if the whole town was part of one giant conspiracy to commit this murder. And as soon as you think you have it figured out, there's a twist and a punch... and you're back to wondering what is wrong with you.

Some of the characters are quick and witty while some of them are impulsive and thoughtless. You will be rolling your eyes and might even throw the book across the room once or twice out of frustration; how could a suspect be so stupid?

While this whole story is built around a murder trial, the reader doesn't actually get to experience the trial itself. I was a little disappointed by this, especially because there is so much build up to this trial! The whole story is about finding evidence and figuring out who did it! Well, who did it? Read and find out.

PS. Don't let the title fool you; this is one of the most unreliable narrators I have ever experienced... can't trust a damn thing.

Thank you Netgalley and Dreamscape for a copy of this book for review!

I read this book prior to listening to this and let me tell you I did not think that it could get any better. This was hands down one of my favorite books of the year and I love it even more now with listening to the audio. I think that the characters fit the narrator's voice and it was exactly how I expected it to sound. If you have not read/listened to this yet, you really need to!

Thank you to NetGalley and dreamscape media for allowing me to review this audiobook.

Sarah Morgan is a well-known criminal defense attorney. She has made partner at the firm and has everything that she has ever wanted from life. Adam Morgan, not so much, he is struggling on his road to becoming a famous author. Married to Adam for 10 years she is blowing off yet another anniversary date they planned to spend up at their cabin. Adam, not being happy in the relationship has been having an affair with a married woman, Kelly Summers. When Kelly is found dead in their lake house, it is up to Sarah to prove that her husband did not commit the crime. Is Adam truly the killer, or is someone framing him?
This book makes you wonder, can you really trust anyone?

This premise pulled me in immediately. I was sold just from the blurb. Sarah thinks she’s got the perfect marriage. She’s a successful defense attorney, who finds herself in the position of defending her philandering husband for murder, oh wait the murder of his girlfriend! She was found brutally murdered in the marital bed at the couple's cabin and he says he didn’t do it.

This is a twisty domestic thriller that wants to keep you guessing until the very end. The story is told alternating between Sarah the wife/lawyer and Adam the husband/suspect. I loved it at the start because this kind of story is my break and butter. It is exactly what I want to read. I felt some of the characters were just weird (hello, Sarah's assistant and this creepy sheriff). The story certainly had a lull in the middle and I started feeling as if I just wanted to know what happened. The story picked up again towards the last 70 pages and I read it in one sitting to finish it.

I really didn't know who killed the poor girl and never, ever saw the end coming. While I felt it had problems in the writing, and characters, plus a few pacing problems, I still enjoyed it and would recommend it to others looking for a new take on an old story. 3.5 stars.