5 stars! The Marriage Secret by Carey Baldwin has it all; mind games, betrayal, and twists galore. I recommend this book to fans of psych thrillers.
Thank you to Carey Baldwin, Bookouture, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

this was a fast paced book full of drama. Some of the characters frustrated me. It held my attention the whole way through but I found the ending was a little over the top.

This book was a real page turner! I could not put it down! The plot twist I did not see coming and that always makes reading more enjoyable for me.

If you’re looking for a thriller/domestic suspense, this is the book for you. I wasn’t really sure where things were going to where they’d end up so this was amazing! It felt like a rollercoaster which is exactly what a good thriller makes you feel.

What a page turner! Holly is a speech therapist, currently staying home with her newborn baby. While she’s home on maternity leave, she notices things about her husband she couldn’t have imagined, so when he becomes a suspect in the murder of a young woman, she’s not completely sure he’s innocent.

The twists were sharp, making it difficult to guess what might happen next. As the story approached a major twist, the author turned the focus to an even more shocking twist, taking the reader on a suspense-fueled journey into the underbelly of dysfunctional relationships.

Another quick-read suspense/thriller about a woman in a toxic, abusive marriage, who is driven to get her life back. OK but there are so many similar novels like this it is unmemorable. Briefly entertaining, but not thought-provoking despite the content. Thankyou to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance digital copy.

What a gripping thriller.

This was a very disturbing but good read.

Thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish and could not get enough of.

The Marriage Secret by Carey Baldwin is a fast paced thriller that kept me guessing until the end!!
Holly has an emotionally abusive husband and a new baby. She struggles with her marriage and is also trying to protect her daughter, Jolene. Did anyone else have the song in their head every time they heard her name?
I finished this book in one day- once I started reading , I couldn’t stop!! I don’t want to give any spoilers, but this book was a roller coaster ride. I want to thank the author, Bookouture and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Wow what a brilliant book
A book with plenty of twists and turns
Has you hooked from the first page till the last
Thanks NetGalley

Overall, I thought this was a pretty good, fast moving domestic thriller that offers plenty of surprises along the way to keep your mind reeling. While the characters are both infuriating and naive, the plot and the twists kept me entertained and I really liked how this was set up. I didn't fully love the ending and thought it was a bit weak and convenient, but I thought it was also fitting in the end for this couple. I did like the ending twists and thought it ramped up the drama a bit. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to publisher, author, and NetGalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I haven’t been able to get into thrillers lately but this was such a great one to break that slump! Fast read that kept me guessing the whole time. Highly recommend!

Thanks to Bookature,NetGalley, and Carey Baldwin for this ARC.

Love Domestic Psychological thrillers and this one didnt fall short with its great twist at the end!

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No marriage is perfect, but this one is chilling. The Marriage Secret was quite a page-turner for me, from the very beginning. The more-than-one mysterious POV and the way the events unfolded hooked me right away. The pace was almost perfect.

Here are some things I LOVED about the book:

🧡 Some of the twists
I wasn’t completely happy with how part of the plot had developed (more on that below), but the twists were interesting enough to keep me hooked. It’s both good and bad when something is too difficult to predict, but many things in this book were well done.

🧡 Keeps you guessing
The book started strong, which was one of the most positive points. Once you hook the reader, it’s harder to let it go, mostly because it kept you guessing through foreshadowing. The questions in the book? I wanted the answer to them too. Once the book answers some of the questions, then more doubts arise. It’s a great motivation to keep reading.

And this is what I didn’t like as much:

🌧️ Sub-plot shift
Sometimes you’re just convinced that the story will reveal something specific (about a particular character or situation), and then it goes in the opposite direction. In this case, I wanted to know something about the character Zach, to the point that, once this was revealed, I wasn’t sure what other information I was looking forward to discovering anymore. The great foreshadowing technique from the beginning was gone for a moment. Was this now a tale of a woman’s escape? Would there be any other twists? For me, this shift happened in this book, approximately in the middle. I hadn’t stopped reading until that point, and then it took me a further week to finish the book. This was how much of an anti-climax shift it felt for me.

🌧️ The ending
Obviously, I won’t be revealing too much to avoid spoilers; however, I wasn’t entirely happy with the ending. It seemed a bit farfetched, and it pretty much turned all characters into unlikeable characters.

Overall The Marriage Secret is just my type of book and I enjoyed it a lot. I think most will appreciate the twists and surprises, especially if you love a good psychological thriller where nothing is what it seems.

The Marriage Secret was a great page turner with twists that kept me guessing. The writing was good and I look forward to reading more by Carey Baldwin.

It’s been awhile since I’ve read a domestic thriller, and I have to say - Baldwin did not disappoint! There’s so many twists leading up to the grand finale that was pretty unpredictable.

Questionable things: The characters, Holly’s “big” secret, & the ending. The characters were SO infuriating and at times their relationships were tough to read. It’s hard to continue reading something when you dislike all of the characters - don’t let this turn you away from the story. Holly’s “big” secret wasn’t overhyped in my opinion. Lastly, the ending was unexpectedly BUT it kinda seemed far fetched (I still liked it).

I have a psychology degree so I may be a little bias when it comes to reading any thriller - I love anything with a psycho 😂 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this domestic thriller & you should definitely check it out!

Trigger Warning ⚠️: domestic violence

A good psychological thriller that keeps the reader engaged from the start. I would recommend this book to my friends and I will look for more titles by this author.

This book was SO good! I gave it four stars on Good reads, and finished it in one day. She had a secret to protect, but Zach married her anyway. Their life seemed perfect to everyone on the outside. This is the type of book with twists and turns that you don't see coming! If you like thrillers, then I would highly recommend this one!

This book is full of twists, gaslighting and unfaithful spouses. It was amazing. I fell into this book and read it in a day. Loved the way it turned out in the ending.

This is a typical thriller of a woman who is in a toxic, abusive marriage and what she does to take her life back.

Goodness gracious! What a riveting domestic thriller and I mean that. Zach is extremely mentally abusive to his wife, Holly. Full of secrets and wanting to discover kept me engaged in this page-turner. Worth a read for the twists alone. Love this!