While The Golden Couple, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, intrigued me in the beginning, with its twists and turns, it left me flat in the end. The characters, especially Marissa, who is especially lackluster, were unlikeable. So many scenarios, simultaneously happening, made the story a bit disjointed. I was also left with some unanswered questions. The end, in my opinion, was too far fetched. I do thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for granting me this ARC. #Netgalley, #St.Martin’sPress.

A new favorite from this amazing duo! The Golden Couple caught my attention from the start, with all the elements I look for in a domestic thriller: scandal, betrayal, lies, and secrets. Just as one mystery was solved, a new mystery was introduced. And by the end of it, we were learning the truth about things I didn’t even realize WERE mysteries. The twist was perfectly timed and caught me by surprise. It’s no surprise, as I’ve loved every book by these authors, but this was an amazing, intoxicating, and completely addictive read I had trouble putting down.

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks is a good book with some interesting characters. While the wealthy family in a cushy neighborhood is a fairly familiar trope, I found this book to be fast-paced and quite readable. In this case, a beautiful and successful couple goes to therapy. Here the therapist herself has some issues to deal with too. Avery as the therapist seems overly intrusive into the couple's lives, at least to me. That didn't seem normal and kind of rendered her character a little unbelievable. Beyond that though, the storyline was good. I enjoyed this book and recommend it.

Holy Cow St. Martin Press this was freaking amazing!
Thank you for this eARC!

The Golden Couple By Greer Hendricks; Sarah Pekkanen is a phenomenal book!
I love Anonymous Girl by Greer and Sarah Like LOVED IT!
So I was very pumped to read this from these two.

Affair and marriage issues.... Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen!
There are so many twist I was floored and left with my head spinning!
With a constant feel of anticipation and unease.... I breezed through the pages.
This what I love when reading a good thriller!
The thrill, the suspense, the psychological, and the twist is crazy.
This novel will keep you thinking and guessing.
Greer and Sarah have a way to keep us engaged with their work and I love them for it!

Thank you again for this compelling, exciting story! I can't wait to see what they do next!

The first book for me to read by this author but I will be on the lookout for more for sure! This thrilling novel kept me on the edge of my seat and it was definitely a page-turner. Highly recommend this one!

Really liked this. Told from switching points of view. The premise required some serious suspension of disbelief, but overall this was a compelling story with engaging characters. Bonus star for the rescue dog and cute kid.

Wow!! What a read! I did not see that big twist coming!

Matthew and Marissa Bishop are getting marriage counseling from Avery Bishop. As Avery gets to know the Bishops to help their marriage, she discovers an affair, murder, obsession, and many secrets. What you think may be the answer is not till the big reveal as to whodunit.

Great audio, good narrator ,well written story, and interesting characters. My only issue is the very end fell flat. Other than that, loved it!

My thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the arc.

Since I enjoyed Greer Hendrick’s and Sarah Pekkanen’s novel, The Wife Between Us, I decided to read The Golden Couple. I am so glad I did because it was a suspenseful and intriguing read. The plot and characters evolved and moved quickly. The story was very interesting and Avery, the disgraced therapist, was an interesting and flawed character. I agree with most of the reviews and highly recommend this book

Thanks to the authors and St. Martins Press for the advance readers copy via NetGalley

This book kept me on my toes and I found myself thinking about the storyline morning, noon and night. I would wake in the middle of the night and pick up the book to see where the story was going next. I think this is one of their best books/ stories yet!

The Golden couple, the couple that is seemingly perfect, is now attending therapy sessions. At first glance it seems like a dime a dozen story, infidelity, remorse, counseling but then again, you may have never read a book by powerhouse authors Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen. Their books are never what they seem, and are full of page turning twists, lies upon lies, deception and more.

I devoured The Golden Couple in 48 hours! I was instantly sucked in when I found out the main character was a therapist, who uses her own unique treatment plan. The “golden couple” she sees are full of secrets & lies that that make the book impossible to put down. Like all books from this pair of authors, I never saw the ending coming and was completely blown away. I will be telling everybody to read this book!

The unstoppable duo of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen has become one of my favorite suspense thriller writers.
Their intelligent, well rounded suspenses never disappoint !
All leads are consistently covered, no question ever stays unanswered, no stone unturned. Always an extremely satisfying read.

Following three smash hits comes “the Golden Couple”.

When Mathew and Marissa Bishop walk into the office of famed unorthodox psychologist Avery Chambers they seem like a perfect IG picture with a life hurdle that needs addressing.
Nothing is ever what it seems, appearances lie !

This book follows the pattern of previous tales, with the two alternating POV of Marissa and Avery.

I find myself highly recommending this new book. What a very entertaining story.

** A huge Thanks to St Martin’s Press and Greer Hendricks for this ARC for an honest review. It has been my pleasure yet again **

I really enjoyed this book! The alternating viewpoints of Avery and Marissa kept the story moving along and made me want to keep turning the page. I loved the characters -- they each had unique personalities and it was fun getting to know them. Avery's quirky approach to her job made the discovery of the twists and turns in the story all the more interesting. I especially enjoyed how ultimately it unfolded that each character was somehow linked and the backstory of Marissa and Matthew meeting ultimately led to the final unravelling of what had and was happening. A truly delightful page turner with lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing at what is going on and how Avery and Marissa are connected. It's truly a "six degrees of separation" thriller! I'll be reading more by these authors!

This is my first thriller book after a slew of rom coms

It’s a bit awkward jumping from Avery’s POV that is in 1st person to Marissa’s POV which is in 3rd.

I feel like there’s too much going on. Marissa’s affair, whatever tf is going on with Polly, the medical company Avery is beefing with, the ex wife of one of Avery’s clients and now an investigation into Avery’s husband’s death? And none of those are answered 57% into the book. In fact there’s just more questions as we go.

In the end despite all the foreshadowing I got the killer wrong because there was a lot going on. This one is my least favorite of the books they’ve written but it was still a ride.

Great thriller. Started out slow, but with all the twists in the book, it kept getting more suspenful the further I got into it. Eventually I had to keep reading, just to figure out where it was going to end. Would highly recommend!

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

Avery is a therapist, who recently lost her license due to her unconventional methods. With this, an article was published in her town. Though it did not keep patients away! Avery soon meets Marissa and Mathew, a couple looking to receive therapy. From first glances and social media stalking, Avery feels that they are the "golden couple", picture perfect. Though as the story progresses we learn that this may not be the case. The more Avery enters their lives, investigating, stalking some may say, we learn that Marissa cheated on Mathew, but Mathew has his own secrets that won't be revealed until the very end. In addition to following this story, we learn that Avery is being stalked by a large company who is upset with her reporting confidential data to a regulatory body. The main characters all feel stalked to a certain extent.

Loved this read, so many twists and turns. Highly recommend!

I could not put this book down!! The Golden Couple follows Matthew and Marissa as they meet with a counselor about their marriage. Both are holding secrets, as is their therapist, Avery. The suspense is incredible, and you are not sure what will happen until the very last chapter. This book is engrossing and captivating at every chapter.

Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this novel.

Marissa and Matthew Bishop have a beautiful home, and wonderful young son. They are successful people in the most "American Dream" sense of the phrase. The Bishops have been together since they were small-town teenagers and have made it into adulthood side by side. They have everything you could ever want... And some additional things you wouldn't.

Avery Chambers, non licensed therapist, has a 10 session policy where she can fix whatever obstacles you are facing. Guaranteed. She gets results and doesn't stop working when office hours are over.

As Avery councils Marissa & Matthew through their marital problems, it becomes more and more apparent that things are not as shiny and golden as they would first appear. As they address the obvious issue of infidelity, it quickly becames clear that maybe their marriage isn't the only thing they need to save.

I likes that there were so many dodgy encounters and characters. One strange unsettling thi g after another, and nithi g seemed to add up. The ending was exciting and I couldn't stop reading until I had the conclusion. I had to wait until thr very last page to get all my questions answered. Such an enjoyable thriller.

3 stars.*

I was so excited about the new Greer Hendricks/Sarah Pekkanen release that I leapt at the chance to read the ARC. The three previous books I've read by this duo were marvelously dark and gripping and introduced twists that I would not have predicted.

Perhaps they set the bar too high? The Golden Couple was a good story. It would make a suspenseful movie. But it lacked some of the tension of their previous works.

It is the story of Matthew and Marissa Bishop-known to their friends as the Golden Couple for their gleaming, perfect life and physical perfection. All is not golden, however, and they seek out Avery Chambers - a renegade marriage counselor whose 10-session system will either fix you or end your marriage.

Worth the read but not my favorite of their works.

*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.

Many thanks to the authors, publishers, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book! Love these authors and was so excited to get a copy. I wasn't disappointed! Told from the three main characters' points of view, it was interesting to see which each character was thinking. It was well written and the ending was not given away at all, It was a twist I didn't see coming! I will definitely keep reading every book they write!