A psychological thriller that delves into the dark and twisted dynamics of a seemingly idyllic relationship. The story centers around a relatably married couple, Sara and Adam Morgan. Sara is a high-powered defense attorney, struggling to find a balance between her husband and her career, while Adam's struggle is finding his footing as a writer. But that's not all he's struggling with... One morning Adam finds himself accused of murdering his mistress, and his only hope is his wife.
As the narrative unfolds, shocking revelations and unexpected twists expose the true nature of their relationship.
*Reader's Observations:
I didn't really care for this book, the ending was a little predictable to me and not a very rewarding reveal. Additionally, I didn't feel that the characters were well-developed. Adam's inner monologues are a little chaotic without a good lead into why he would be that way, while in contrast, there's more on Sara's background, making her more relatable. Although it seems the book's intention is to get audiences to invest in Sara's perspective, there isn't a balance to dislike Adam, which left me with lots of questions and no answers in the end.
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Sarah is a successful lawyer, while her husband is a not-so-successful author. It's their 10-year anniversary, and Adam isn't surprised when Sarah has to cancel their plans - he counted on this, in fact. Rather than spending time with Sarah at their cabin, Adam has made arrangements to be with Kelly, his mistress. After getting really drunk, he wakes up the next day, leaves, and later learns that Kelly is dead, stabbed 30+ times, and he's the top suspect. The only lawyer he knows who has any chance of saving him is, unfortunately, his wife.

I was expecting to enjoy this more than the other two books by this author that I'd read. Instead, I thought it was a mess. The writing wasn't great. I wasn't a fan of the author's use of first person present tense, and there was occasional odd wording that didn't seem quite right.

Overall, this felt very amateurish, and it relied way too much on several characters being absolute idiots. Then there were the details that didn't make sense, despite, or maybe because of, all of the revelations the author tried to cram in in order to hold everything together.

I'm glad this wasn't the first book by Jeneva Rose that I read, or I might not have tried any of her other works.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.) ( )

Great book. Must read for all crime/thrill fans ( )

Couldn't put it down! So many twists and turns along the way kept me completely wrapped up in this book. ( )

Gripping, engrossing, and contains very cold sinister characters. The plot twist won't disappoint you. I suspected the antagonist early on, but the ending was mind-blowing, especially the reasoning for it. I had to pause and look away before proceeding. Readers should be cautioned though that the ending poses a moral dilemma that produces a dramatic, gut-wrenching melancholia that could either cause the reader to love the story or have mixed feelings about it, hence, stirred some uncomfortable emotions in me.

Spolier alert:

Some aspects of it confused me though, for instance, why was the wife never declared as a suspect? I mean c'mon anyone who watches or reads murder mysteries knows the spouse is always the first suspect. Second, the first-person perspective did not make sense because it was happening during the present time not beforehand, so why was she surprised if she already knew. It seems like the author was trying to do a Gone Girl but failed to do so. ( )