I've read all of these author's books, and eagerly anticipated The Golden Couple. This book did not disappoint! This book had several surprises and kept me reading it long past my bedtime. I couldn't put it down until I finished it. My only complaint is now that I've finished this, the wait begins again for a new book!

I loved this book! I've read all of the books by the Hendricks/Pekkanen duo and I think this one may be my favorite so far. I can imagine this one being a movie, it's captivating and suspenseful with several twists and turns you don't see coming.

Thank you to #netgalley and #macmillan for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Prefacing this review with the following - when I was approved for an arc of this duo's work, I may have squealed, twice - once when approved, and once when the publisher sent me a copy. The publisher thanked me for being such a supporter of Hendricks and Pekkanen's works, and I really am - which may be what propelled this review from a 2.5 to a 3.

Good will and past works will only get you so far, however, and this effort does not live up to their previous novels. Too many cooks in the kitchen - even if something manages to come together, it's still messy. The authors eventually brought most of the plot lines to fruition, but they did not quite connect into a full circle.

The main plot line itself is intriguing - when she lost her therapist's license, our main protagonist, Avery, turned to private practice. After she took on one of her client's problems, she became a whistle-blower, stopping production of a powerful pharmaceutical company's dangerous drug. And even though she's being stalked by
fixers for said company, somehow Avery decides it's best to see clients in her own home.

Her newest clients are Marissa and Matthew, a high-powered, high-class, high-wealth 'golden couple' dealing with infidelity. When Avery starts to work her 10-step system on them, she realizes they have not arrived on her doorstep by chance.

The book gets really muddled on the way to a resolution, throwing tons of unnecessary scenes with fake clients, parking lot stalkers, ex-girlfriends, step-daughters, and terrible assistants as peripheral characters. Too many extras really take the focus way from - and ability to care for - the main characters.

Thank you again to Netgalley and the publishers for the preview! It just didn't pack the same punch as the authors' previous novels for me.

Yeah, so, this is great. There were a couple of points, specifically a bit before and a bit after the halfway point, when I thought there were just too many balls in the air - there wouldn't be a way to reconcile all this without turning at least one character inside out or semi-transparent. But. They managed and with some aplomb.

Marissa and Matthew Bishop were the golden couple, until she had an affair. Desperate to save their marriage, perhaps more for the sake of their son than their love for each other, they seek counseling. But their counselor, Avery Chambers has lost her license due to her very unorthodox methods, she gives her clients just 10 sessions to “get better”. And during those sessions, anything goes…anything. This is a domestic thriller on steroids and a must read for fans of the genre

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have created a fabulously twisty psychological thriller with the Golden Couple. I could not put it down! Hendricks and Greer crafted a story told from the point of view of two of the main characters, weaving the plot along until we see it all come together in Part 3. While Marissa is facing her own demons, and seems to become consumed by them, Avery, her therapist, is dealing with her own dramatic events. The reader does know that these two are connected, but not the circumstances surrounding them.

The events leading up to the big reveal kept me on the edge of my seat; this will be a very popular book for 2022! As an added gem, I really like how they wrapped it up with Natalie at the end. Kind of an uplifting moment 🙂

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to receive an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review and opinion. Greer and Sarah are two of my favorite authors and I always look forward to their newest release. I loved this book and was sad to finish it! As in all of their previous books there is a surprise twist at the end which keeps things exciting. I am now waiting for their 2023 new release so I hope they write fast!

I am a huge fan of this brilliant writing duo, so when I had the opportunity to read their latest novel, The Golden Couple, it was a no brainer. This one starts as a bit of a slow burner but then takes off into multiple plot lines that ultimately resolve with the authors' trademark twist. Fans of Hendricks/Pekkanen will not be disappointed by this unique and compelling story. 3.5 stars.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I have never read a book I didn't like by Greer and Sarah and this was no exception! I was riveted throughout the entire novel and didn't anticipate the ending. All I can say is I hope the two are working on the next collaboration because I want it.

While Avery isn’t your typical DC therapist, her unconventional ways prove to be effective. So when the “golden couple,” Matthew and Marissa, walk into her office, she is ready to embrace the challenge they present. Overcome with guilt over her infidelity, Marissa weaves a web of lies that she needs Avery to help her out of, and save her marriage. But are the lies too deeply woven to untangle, or will Avery be able to salvage the marriage of this perfect couple? Told from multiple perspectives, the twists and turns don’t stop coming throughout this suspenseful thriller!

LOVED!!!! The first book in a very long time to have me fighting sleep to read just one more chapter!

Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley, who provided this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

I received the Golden Couple in exchange for an honest review. I was very excited to receive it as I have read all of this pair of author's books and have loved each and every one of them. This was very good as well. Keeps you guessing until the end.

It’s been way too long since I have last read a thriller by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I did the happy dance when I was asked to review their latest effort, “The Golden Couple.”

I started this novel late at night, which was a bad idea as I could not put it down. Avery is a therapist (or was, she just lost her license because of the unorthodox measures that she uses). She guarantees to solve your issue within ten sessions and as of yet, she has not failed. Marissa reaches out to Avery because she has cheated on her “perfect” husband, Matthew. She loves her husband and their son and is determined to do anything to get her husband to forgive her. Yet, Avery has her own issues she needs to resolve and like many doctors, cannot follow her own treatment. The story alternates between the voices of Marissa and Avery. While set in the D.C. area, politics is not this novel’s theme (thank goodness), though I do promise you that there is plenty of deception going on.

If you have read any of the authors’ previous works, you know nothing is as expected. Talk about unreliable narrators. Who can you trust? The novel piqued my attention from the first chapter but it took several more chapters for the pace to pick up; there are plenty of unexpected surprises that most thrill seekers will not be disappointed.

This novel was worth the two year wait. Four out of five stars.

Thank you the authors, NetGalley and St. Martins for the eARC of this novel.

This book is quite the wild and twisted ride…and the fun is in guessing where it may lead. Intriguing characters and a layered plot propel the suspense until the very end. A very enjoyable thriller.

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The Golden Couple is the fourth novel I’ve read by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. The Golden Couple is told through the viewpoints of Marissa, a wife whose marriage is in trouble, and Avery, an formerly licensed therapist turned unconventional “maverick therapist.” Marissa seeks out the help of Avery to save her marriage and family following an affair. However, an affair is not the only secret in this marriage…

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and read it compulsively as soon as I started the first chapter. It is well-paced, and kept me guessing the whole time. This author duo has certainly become one of my favorites over the past couple of years, and I look forward to their next work together!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest feedback!

Another amazing thriller by Hendrick/Pekkanen! This duo is fast becoming one of my go-to authors. Loved the premise of this story, and all of the twists and turns along the way. Could not put it down. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

I am excited when a new read from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanan come out, as their books are unique and intriguing. This one has similar themes as past stories, but reads more like a mystery.

In summary the story is about a therapist who does therapy in the most non-traditional ways, given that she has lost her license to practice, yet uses her "instincts" to rush the therapy process and get clients to a resolution place within 10 sessions. This new couple who enters therapy, is dealing with infidelity or we think. The therapist is out to uncover the secrets in the marriage that her role operates more like a private investigator, rather than a therapist. I really would have liked more of a storyline about the therapist and why she is the way she is rather than on this "golden couple" who was unconvincing in how loving the relationship is. In the beginning, the therapist assesses whether wife fears husband's anger or more scared of betraying him. I didn't like how it teases at the reader with all these different ideas and introducing so many characters that it began to feel like different random strands and the writers trying to tie them all together. It got to the point where I felt like I was reading a wild goose chase that by the time the ending was revealed, I was not thrilled to have gone on the journey since it didn't feel like any of the characters were redeemable at that point and felt too exhausted to make sense of it all or feel shocked or have any emotions about the ending.

This book is completely insane and I LOVED IT. Absolutely nothing is what it seems. Everyone is a liar and even the lies hold deeper deception than meets the eye. I haven’t been held hostage like this by a book in a long time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves twists and turns with a side of shocking revelations. So. Good.

I have read, and enjoyed, all the novels by this author-pair. This book was just ok for me, though. The beginning was quite intriguing, but as the book went on, it seemed to drag on. By the end, I was happy it was over. I wasn't surprised by any twists or turns and it could've been because I suspected everyone and everything. It seemed that all the characters had secrets and nobody was to be trusted. A huge huge case of an "unreliable narrator" but it pertained to all the characters in the book. I give this one 3 - 3.5 stars.

What a great mystery! Everybody is a potential target and no one knows why until the very end. Marissa and Matthew Bishop go to marital counseling after she commits adultery with one of their longtime friends. They know their new counselor, Avery, lost her license to do therapy but she was recommended by a friend.

That's not Avery's secret. She reported a corrupt drug company, thinking she would be anonymous. Now she's always looking over her shoulder.

And just when I thought, gee, this therapy might really work, the whole shebang blows up. Could something happen to the Bishops' young son? And what's Grandpa's story?

Few things are as they seem but I was not even close in my estimation of who would do what to whom.

I highly recommend The Golden Couple. I read it in two days-- I just couldn't put it down. I'm looking forward to reading other books by these authors.