I thought this one overall was pretty great and it was the perfect length for a popcorn thriller! I loved the lies and deceit in their marriage making me wonder what was going to happen next. It was a little messy and over the top, but I feel like with a lot of thrillers, there's an element of non realistic points.

I am excited to read other thrillers by this author!

This book was a lot of fun! I never knew who the trust of all the narrators. The couple was nuts and I loved the dynamic of her being a detective and him being a crazy doctor experimenting on the women she’s supposed to be finding. This book was a lot of fun and once again AR Torre gives us a book to binge in a day!

A marriage that appears to be perfect, but what happens when secrets begin to come out? Detective Dinah Marino & psychiatrist Dr. Joe Marino are a married couple with a lot of secrets between each other - and from each other. When a particular homicide Dinah is dealing with coincides with a patient Joe is treating, it threatens to upset the balance of their marriage and those secrets they've kept so well hidden.

A.R. Torre is so talented at creating domestic thrillers with all kinds of crazy twists and turns. You have to accept that anything is possible and expect to know nothing at any time when reading her books, and I really enjoy that! The dual narrators brought Dinah & Joe to life, and while I could not stand either of their characters, it made for a compelling listen with excellent reader performances!

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick-read thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very last page! S

Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing | Brilliance Audio for this advanced digital audiobook!

Thank you for this advanced copy. This is a popcorn thriller that starts off slow but offers a fun ride if the reader is willing to suspend disbelief. I do wish some elements had been more fully developed, as that would have made the twists more satisfying. The narration was well done.

ARC✶REVIEW
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& @brillianceaudio + @netgalley #partner for the ALC

“𝒮𝒽𝑒'𝓈 𝒶 𝒻𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓂𝑒. 𝒜 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶 𝒻𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓇𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝓊𝒸𝓀𝑒𝒹-𝓊𝓅 𝑒𝓃𝒾𝑔𝓂𝒶,” (𝓅. 𝟹𝟿).

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ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇꜱ: ᴊᴜɴᴇ 𝟤𝟦, 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧

I don’t know how she does it but Torre has the ability to craft some of the most fantastic domestic suspense books. There hasn’t been a book by her that I haven’t loved and this book easily slips right into that same category.

I was hooked immediately and plot kept me guessing throughout. I had so many theories and everyone was a suspect. There were a few twists and turns that kept me on my toes.

Absolutely loved it 🥳 I loved the different narrators and they both did a fantastic job bringing this fab book to life. All the stars.

𝕄𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖:
✓ Cats will eat your dead body, dogs will starve and die with you
✓ Peeing
✓ Books and puzzles - my fav 2 things

𝕋𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕤:
✓ Kidnapping
✓ Serial kiIIer
✓ Police procedural
✓ Unreliable narrator
✓ Things aren’t what they seem
✓ Dark secrets
✓ Identity

#thrillerbookloversthepulse #AHappyMarriage #ARTorreAuthor #domesticsuspense

What if your biggest lie led to the straw that broke your marriage?
Dinah and Joe appear to have a happy, loving marriage. Both steadfast in their careers. But when a mother goes missing and Dinah is called to be the lead detective on the case, how does Joe’s newest psychiatrist patient connect all the dots? Furthermore, how does it involve their marriage?

3.5 stars

While I did enjoy this book, it felt like a mystery I have read before. Fun read but nothing too crazy and new.

This book had me all over the place….but first screw off Joe… yuck. THEN HIS WIFE…please. Don’t think so. I love books like this because it gets you thinking about people you think you trust. People are so messy and disgusting. The narrators did a pretty good job with this one. Overall, a good solid read that can be read in one sitting.

This was such a wild ride and if you love a domestic thriller filled with secrets and lies, I would 10/10 recommend listening to the audiobook! The narrator did a fantastic job.

This story had me hooked from the beginning. I loved the three different POV's and the whole thing just felt so unhinged in the best way possible.

However, after all was said and done, it just didn't give me that 5 or even 4-star feeling that I get from a lot of thrillers. I felt like there was so much build-up in this book that could have led to a super crazy twist, but the ending felt a bit anticlimactic for my tastes. I love A.R. Torre and will continue consuming each and every one of her books, but unfortunately, this one was not a favorite.

📚 Review: A Happy Marriage 💍
This was a crazy read, but I’m not surprised given it’s A. R. Torre. The last book I read by her, The Last Party, was so good and so unhinged, that I had such high expectations going into this one. I was hoping it was going to be just as crazy as that was. And although I really did enjoy this one, it wasn’t as wild as The Last Party, but I did however, like it as much as The Good Lie. That one was great too.
This is my third book that I’ve read from this author and the third I’ve loved. I am really trying to expand my knowledge of different authors this year. And I really do feel that I have discovered some really great authors, A. R. Torre being one of them for sure.

This book is about a married couple. You have Dinah and Joe Marino, a professional couple, each successful in their own right. They seem to have the perfect marriage. They both understand how important each other’s jobs are, however both are hiding some deep secrets, that if they were to get out, they could jeopardize everything. This was fun with the different POVs and I loved the twists. This was a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars for me.

Thank you to @netgalley and @brillianceaudio for the ALC in exchange for an honest review. There were three narrators and they all did a great job. Be sure to pick up a color of this went it comes out in a couple of weeks.

Pub Date: June 24, 2025

Have you read anything by A. R. Torre? Any favorite? So far, my favorite is The Last Party.

This was a crazy ride!! I'm still thinking about this one as it is not like anything I've read before. Just when I thought I had things figured out, bam another twist!

This was an enjoyable thriller. Dinah is a detective, and her husband Joe is a psychiatrist. Their marriage is unique, and each has trying jobs. Dinah is investigating a woman who is dead, and her daughter is missing. I will say I say some of this coming, which I wasn't too upset about. The relationships that are described are very interesting because of their abnormality. It was well paced and there were multiple POVs. There were some intense moments, especially when Jessica, the missing girl, wakes up in a hospital.

This one for me, although I was entertained while reading it, will be one of those books that won't stick with me or be memorable. I was interested in this book because of the author and the plot. Right away, I was hooked, but as things went on, the story kind of lost its way and became kind of messy. The other thing that really worked against this one for me was the character development, which was lacking.

I’m a sucker for a good psychological thriller. I love being able to fall into the story and lose myself in it. I love it when the author has me second-guessing myself. A.R. Torre did just that with this intense, all-consuming, and gripping psychological thriller.

The last book I read by this author, I’m not going to lie, wasn’t for me so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this however just because a book wasn’t for me, it doesn’t mean the author isn’t and it even means sometimes it doesn’t mean the book wasn’t either. Sometimes it’s me. Sometimes I’m the problem and I can’t seem to get into the story at that time. I’m so glad I took another chance with this author and honestly, I think I will go back and reread the other book now too.

This book had me in a chokehold from start to finish. I swear my jaw was on the floor 99% of the time. It had it all. Secrets, lies, betrayal, twists that I thought I had all figured out, only for the author to throw me through what felt like a tornado. I ended up staying up until 5am to finish it because I couldn’t stop listening. I was addicted.
If there’s one thriller book everyone should read this year. It’s this one!

Highly recommend!


FIVE STARS
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Thank you Netgalley and Brilliance Audio for the ALC.

Story: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Narration: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Overall: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

A Happy Marriage is another dark and disturbing thriller from A.R. Torre. A husband and wife are hiding terrible secrets from others and from each other. I flew through this book and could not stop reading all of the dark and twisted things A.R. Torre came up with. Very entertaining.

ALC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I am usually a huge fan of A.R. Torre, so when I saw I was accepted for an ALC of A Happy Marriage, I was beyond ecstatic to dig my teeth into this story.

We follow Dinah, an LAPD detective and her psychiatrist husband Joe, who makes her feel safe, secure, happy, and totally head over heels in love. She may have a complicated relationship with her family, but Joe is everything to her. Joe loves his wife more than anything, but there are things' he's learned to keep close to his chest. When a missing woman tied to his wife's latest case is admitted to his hospital, doctor-patient confidentiality lands their marriage on some new and uneven ground. It's giving lies, obsession, m*rder, and twist after twist.

Well, I hate to say it, but this one didn't quite work for me. I enjoyed this a lot from the beginning, and I was truly stumped by some of the twists throughout the book, which I love. I love an unhinged FMC, a story revolving around obsession, and twists you don't see coming, but for some (or many) reasons, this one just did not land for me how I expected it to. The characters were highly unlikeable with essentially zero backstory, and the plot felt a little over the top for what actually takes place once you figure out what is going on at the end. I felt like there were a ton of plot holes as well, and I was left with too many questions. I just didn't love it unfortunately.

Either way, I think someone who loves a good thriller with a lot of twists will still eat this book up. It was just not for me!

Thank you to NetGalley, Brilliance Audio, and A. R. Torre for this ALC!

This was a thriller that had teeth to it and wasn't afraid to bite. I loved the narration and have to clap for the people who did the audiobook because they did such a great job making me feel engaged with the incredible voice actors. The story as a whole was interesting and kind of switched and slightly turned the idea of the bad guy being the husband when in reality in a marriage it's never truly one fully responsible for mostly anything. This book was disturbing at times and twisty constantly. The writing was engaging and kept me wondering what was going to happen next. I more or less enhaled this book to find out how it would end the big twist I have to say I saw coming but it didn't take away from the greatness of it or the payoff of how well it worked for the novel and plot as a whole. Thus was a dark twisted thriller about marriage love deception and the price we pay to keep what we deem perfect and what cost we are willing to sacrifice. This was done really well and I really enjoyed it. I definitely recommend.

This book was so great! Lots of crazy twists thrown in there and I loved how the mystery unfolded in the different points of views. I love this authors books so much so I knew this one would be good! The narration was awesome too. 😊

𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗞
Dinah Marino, an LA homicide detective, is working a case involving a murdered woman and her missing teenage daughter, Jessica. When Jessica turns up at her husband Joe’s psychiatric hospital, Dinah’s investigation hits uncomfortably close to home - and their marriage is suddenly on the line.

𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡
This was a pretty unhinged little ride. It’s easy to follow, fast-paced, and super readable - even when you don’t totally know what’s going on (which is part of the fun), the pieces click together as you go.

I’m a big fan of multi POV, and hearing from both Dinah, Joe and Jessica made this extra entertaining. I loved the full-cast audiobook - each character was brilliantly voiced, and the casting felt spot on. 10/10 recommend!

Joe and Dinah, our married couple were both pretty despicable and highly unlikable - but I found them really compelling and strangely charming. Meanwhile, Jessica’s a sweetie, so there’s something for everyone.

There were some solid reveals and twists along the way, and while a couple of things could’ve used a bit more depth by the end, it didn’t take away from my overall enjoyment.

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗?
You’ll need to suspend your disbelief, but if you’re after something light, totally entertaining, and a bit deranged - this is it!

Thanks to @Brilliance Publishing and @Netgalley for access to this advance readers copy

Detective Dinah Marino and her psychiatrist husband Joe appear to have the perfect relationship—until a missing woman connected to Dinah’s case ends up in Joe’s care. As secrets on both sides unravel, their once-stable marriage begins to crack under the weight of lies, professional boundaries, and deadly consequences.

Wow—what a wild, twisted ride! Trust me, the less you know going in, the better, so I’ll keep this spoiler-free and to the point. This thriller is packed with some of the most morally messy, deliciously terrible characters I’ve ever read—and I loved hating them. The plot is dark, unpredictable, and downright devious, with layer upon layer of secrets and tension that had me flipping pages late into the night. The short chapters keep the pace flying, and the multiple POVs crank up the suspense beautifully. Honestly, a more fitting title might’ve been “A 𝘍cked Up Marriage”, but hey, that’s part of the fun. 😂

I absolutely loved this audiobook, and the use of three narrators made the experience even more immersive. Paige Reisenfeld, Charlotte Lobdell, and Jonathan Davis were perfectly cast, each delivering a performance that truly brought their characters to life with depth and nuance. Their voices captured the emotional complexity, tension, and shifting dynamics of the story so well, it felt like I was right there with them. The layered performances added a richness that elevated the entire narrative, and I highly recommend giving this one a listen!

Thank you Thomas and Mercer and Brilliance Publishing for advanced copies in exchange for my honest review.