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The Golden Couple

Greer Hendricks,

Sarah Pekkanen

Start date: July 1, 2022

Finish date: July 31, 2022

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* July 2022 - The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
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Jul 16, 2022 ♥ Sandi ❣ rated it really liked it

Shelves: alternating-view-points, medical-mental-health, favored-author, mystery, contemporary, z2022-3500-books

3.75 rounded to 4 stars

As normal any book by Hendricks and Pekkanen will be full of twists and turns. This one is no exception. I think that these two authors may work together better than too many other co-writing authors.

This story is told by two separate characters. One a disbarred therapist and the other a woman trying to hold her marriage together. There ends up being one character that seems to tie everyone else together. However the villain of the story is not revealed until very late in ...more

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Sep 02, 2025 Sherri Bryant rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, thriller, 2025, 2025-netgalley-reads

The Golden Couple is an intense roller coaster ride of a book that left me shocked and blown away by all the twists and turns that I never saw coming. On the surface, this story centers on therapist Avery Chambers and her clients Matthew and Marissa Bishop who come to Avery to help them fix their marriage after Marissa has been unfaithful. Avery’s technique is very unorthodox and caused her to lose her professional license. She is very up front with her clients…if she thinks her ten session syst The Golden Couple is an intense roller coaster ride of a book that left me shocked and blown away by all the twists and turns that I never saw coming. On the surface, this story centers on therapist Avery Chambers and her clients Matthew and Marissa Bishop who come to Avery to help them fix their marriage after Marissa has been unfaithful. Avery’s technique is very unorthodox and caused her to lose her professional license. She is very up front with her clients…if she thinks her ten session system won’t work, she will not take them on as clients. She expects her clients to take the sessions seriously and put in the work she expects of them. She will not tolerate tardiness, absenteeism or dishonesty. I honestly did not know what to make of Avery upon first meeting her.

Avery’s impression of the Bishop’s upon first meeting them is that they are a golden couple. Shiny, bright and beautiful on the outside and to all appearances living a perfect life. Avery knows it’s all a façade and is determined to get below the surface layers to discover the truth.

As the story progressed, I struggled with figuring out who I could trust. All of the characters seemed to be playing their cards close to their chest and keeping secrets. The writing team of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have woven an intriguing tale with so many layers that I had absolutely no idea how it would all turn out. Every projection or suspicion I had proved false and when all of the secrets began to unravel and the truth was finally revealed, it knocked my fuzzy little socks right off.

The characters are multi-layered and complex. Knowing a lot of their background, I still struggled to figure out who they really are. The supporting characters are equally mysterious. The interesting thing for me is that though I loved this story, I struggled to like or trust any of the characters.

This was my first time reading the work of this writing team and I am most anxious to read more. The audio format was narrated by Karissa Vackman and Marin Ireland and their performance was stellar, with the story being told from the points of view of Avery and Marissa. I thoroughly enjoy stories told from multiple viewpoints, which helps me get to know the characters better.

My Final Verdict: This story packed a mighty large punch that required me to pick my jaw up from the floor. I highly recommend this story to readers who love twisty thrillers that keep them guessing only to be blown away at the end.

Thank you to the publisher, Macmillan Audio, who provided an advance reader copy of this book via NetGalley. ...more

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May 28, 2022 Robbie Z rated it it was amazing

Fun, fun and more fun!!! Grab page one and hold on for the ride! Never a dull moment in this page turner.

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