I love Ruth Ware, and this was no exception. I wasn't a huge fan of last year's release so I was concerned for this year's, but this one blew last year's out of the water! Twisty, vibrant and full of secrets, this one really kept me guessing until the very end.

I feel like One Perfect Couple is different than Ruth Ware's other books (I've read all of them). The plot is an interesting one and the twists begin immediately. Lyla is a likeable character as are many of the other reality show "contestants." Throughout the book, I wasn't sure who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. There are twists and relationships that reveal themselves throughout. I think that it ended in the only way that it could - and it was a great ending!

Ruth Ware's books are hit and miss for me. I have love a few of them, but One Perfect Couple was not one I enjoyed. It was a fast moving easy to read book. This topic, surviving in a reality show setting, is a popular one in fiction these days, and other books have been more enjoyable for me. I didn't really connect with any of the characters or buy their motivation, including the way it (sort of) came together in the end. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

This pains me to write because I love Ruth Ware but this story did not work for me. It seems far fetched, unbelievable, it doesn’t make any sense. The characters are unlikeable and underdeveloped. This has no similarities to And Then There Were None. If anything it’s more like Lord of the Flies but not nearly as good. The characters are supposed to be filming a reality tv couples show but that only happens for a few pages before a storm hits and the book becomes more about surviving. The story just wasn’t good. So disappointed. Not for me

I have a love-hate relationship with Ruth Ware's books. While the premise of her latest book was intriguing, I found it to be a mixed bag.I liked the idea of a reality dating show with an And Then There Were None twist, which was reminiscent of a mashup between The Bachelor, Big Brother, and Lord Of The Flies. The plot moved faster than her other books, but some parts were slow, especially after the storm hit the island. I was hoping for a high-stakes survival thriller story, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. The large cast of characters made it difficult to differentiate them and figure out who was dating whom. However, I appreciated the different perspectives that complemented each other, including Lyla's first-person narrative, Zana's journal entries, and the mayday calls. The ending was satisfying.

Thank you to NetGalley and to Gallery Bokjs for the copy of the book.

I'm always so excited when I get to read a new Ruth Ware book! Her books are always unputdownable, and this one was no exception!

I will say that the format of this one is less "thriller" or "mystery" and more just "intense". You feel like you're on an episode of survivor, just trying to get through another day. I found myself quenched for thirst just reading about their water rations 😅 The author did a really good job of making me feel like I was there with all of the characters. The setting was perfect and the way she described the setting was even better!

Overall, I'm glad I read this one and would definitely recommend me the read!

Ruth Ware does not disappoint with this amazing book. I am tired of reading books with unlikeable character so it was refreshing that this one had me invested in the main character from the beginning! She is likable, relatable and funny. I felt like a teen again watching the horror movie yelling for the girl to run away! Sooooooo good!

I enjoyed the plot, the building tension, and the bond between the women. I’ve enjoyed all of Ruth Ware’s books - this one was great! It wasn’t my favorite of hers, but I liked the overall concept and the writing and character development was wonderful as always.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Ruth Ware's newest thriller, One Perfect Couple. Her novels are always compulsively readable and this twisted take on reality television gone wrong doesn't disappoint.

Nico and Lyla are chosen to participate in a couples-based reality show set on a beautiful, remote island. Although Lyla is hesitant to leave her job as a scientist, she agrees because she knows how important it is to her aspiring actor boyfriend. When a storm ravages the island almost immediately after they arrive, the five couples are faced with life threatening challenges that not everyone can survive.

As tensions rise and truths about the contestants are revealed, winning becomes irrelevant and survival becomes the only goal.

I couldn't put the book down! A few couples link up at unknown island with the opportunity to film a reality dating show. They are all desperate to take advantage of becoming "well known". Slowly, this start to become less than desirable and the dating show becomes a survival show real quick. In Ruth Ware fashion, she creates complex characters and depth quickly leading to a thriller.

Ruth Ware does it again!

As a fan of Ware's previous work, I went into this with high expectations and - needless to say - she delivered! I read this book in one afternoon/evening. If you're familiar with Ware's other work, this book is similar to One by One in its structure but I found myself really captivated by the unique location and a well fleshed out cast of characters.

Great suspense, immersive storytelling, and strong pacing. Highly recommend this one!

A couple agrees to be part of a reality show filmed on a gorgeous island, what could go wrong?

Lyla and Nico agree to be part of a series of couples filmed on a remote island to win a big prize that could help both of them in their careers. Once aboard a boat that takes them to the island, they meet the other couples and are informed that they must give up all electronics and that they agreed to be filmed at all times.

A day later, a huge tropical storm decimates the island, leaving the contestants to fend for themselves. Before long, teams and sides are created and people start dying.

Reminiscent of One by One, another isolated survivalist story.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC! This was an adventure and a half!
Lord of the Flies vibes crossed with reality show drama. I sped through this fun read.

One Perfect Couple is an engaging thriller that combines a reality tv and survival story plot. The book is a bit gory and full of women’s empowerment. An engaging and satisfying read even though it ended up being different than I anticipated!

Ruth Ware does it again! This is a tense thriller set on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. Five couples have won spots on an upcoming reality T.V. show called One Perfect Couple. They just get to the island and have the first challenge and then a storm hits. The couples are stranded with little provisions. Then people start dying!
This was a thriller with lots of twists and turns. I loved the "trapped" feeling of being on a remote island, having to ration food and water. Just when I thought I knew what would happen, another twists came along. I felt like I was on that island with the characters!
The book also spoke to bullying and domestic abuse.
At the beginning it was a little hard to remember who all the characters were and who was with who, but eventually they all came into their own voice.
I highly recommend this book. It is one of Ruth Ware's best!

Thanks to the Edelweiss publishing and NetGalley for a copy of this book!

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

This was fine. Part nature survival, part murder mystery. Lyla finds herself on a private island with her fame-hungry boyfriend as part of a new couples’ reality show. When a storm hits the island, things go terribly wrong. It was a fast read that kept my attention but ultimately the ending wasn’t great and I would have liked to read more about the actual reality show.

I love Ruth Ware books, and One Perfect Couple did not disappoint. It was exciting and very suspenseful. How could anyone not like a survival story with so much drama? Anyway, I totally recommend One Perfect Couple. I think it might be Ruth Ware’s best book to date!

Thank you to @NetGalley and @Simon&Schuster for the egalley of One Perfect Couple. Ruth Ware weaves her magic of intrigue, suspense, death, and the fight of your life on a remote island featuring 5 couples in a reality show to find the perfect couple. Lyla joins in with her boyfriend Nico to help his career take off, help their sagging relationship, and to avoid her job that is fizzling fast. They land on the beautiful and remote island, but things quickly take a turn Lyla and Nico had not expected. Add in a tropical storm, no phones or internet, no boat and a killer among them—and the reality tv becomes too real as each person fights for their life. Groups form and alliance are made as each tried to survive each day without much food or water and no confirmation of outside help for those injured. Each decision is imperative to survival and to learn who the killer is stop them….before it’s too late for all. Ruth Ware has yet another best seller!!

<b>A thrilling take on reality TV, where contestants are being eliminated one by one.</b>

Lyla, fresh off a disappointing study in her post-doctoral scientific research, agrees to join her boyfriend Nico, a struggling actor, as contestants on the new reality TV series „One Perfect Couple“. Filming on a small, remote island in the Indian Ocean, five couples will compete for the grand price, though contestants may be eliminated individually, or „re-coupled“ with other contestants. But after the first elimination, a tropical storm hits the island. Cut off from the outside, without electricity and with food and water scarcely low, the remaining contestants soon realize that the stakes have suddenly become very high - and as they seem to die one by one, this elimination round will be final.

A fresh new take on reality TV, combined with a claustrophobic mixture of „Lord of the Flies“ and „And Then There Were None“, this thrilling read had me fly through the pages. Sure, the filming bits seemed a bit ridiculous even for a small crew (who lets the contestants meet each other for the first time while cameras aren‘t rolling? And that‘s just my first question), but the setup of the story worked very well, the pacing was great, and the story was gripping even once it was evident who was picking off the contestants one by one, keeping you guessing about who - if anyone - might make it off the island alive.

After her enjoyable, most recent book „The It Girl“, Ruth Ware delivers another breathtaking mystery that will further establish her as one of the queens of thrillers and suspense stories. I would even go so far as to say that „One Perfect Couple“ is her best yet, and will surely - and deservedly - be a bestseller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Scout Press for the ARC in advance for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for the eARC.
Lyla and her partner Nico are invited to join a reality show set on an island in the Indian Ocean. Everything feels great the first day (except having to give up their devices) but a huge storm ends all fun, wrecking just about everything on the island and killing two people. The rest of them wait for their boat to return, but that doesn't happen. The group disintigrates psychologically and physically from thirst, hunger, fear and growing animosity. More deaths follow.
It's a gripping book that's hard to put down!