This book started out slow for me. It was a good reading, picked up towards the middle of the book. I do recommend reading this, and I would like to check out more books from the author in a distant future.

The fashion lover in me loved the brand dropping and fashion references in this novel. Combined with both family and relationship drama, this book was a fun way to end the year.

This book was ok. I loved a glimpse into the ritzy life of Palm Beach's elite population, but the story dragged a little for me.

I received a reviewer copy of A Palm Beach Wife by Susannah Marren from the publisher St. Martin’s from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: Faith and her husband Edward are the ‘it couple’ of Palm Beach, but her husband has lost all their money and that of their friends. Edward insists on keeping it a secret from their daughter, but as he falls deeper and deeper into addiction and her past comes back into focus, Faith is thrown into drama.

Look, I really didn’t like this book. I try my best to find something good about a book. So let’s just say, the premise was promising enough to get me to read, so there we go. This book is just unbelievable. It is unbelievable how self-centered these people are. Faith is set on staying in Palm Beach lifestyle that is seems like she will sacrifice whatever she can. She doesn’t want her daughter to graduate school because she wants her to be a Palm Beach wife. So when this is who I am cheering for it’s just not gonna work for me.

The writing isn’t fantastic and the drama is non-stop. Whether it be ex-lovers, an addiction crisis, Faith’s past coming up, Faith’s store, Faith’s friends…it was a lot to keep up with.

I just couldn’t support Faith and found her frustrating. This book reads like the worst of rich people. And it just doesn’t work. If you like reading about rich people problems, by all means.

2.5 stars! I really wanted to like this book but it just wasn't for me. This writing was smooth and easy to read. It was pretty predictable.

It's name dropping book. You can list all the stores and brands you want, but the story behind it holds nothing. The character has everything a high society woman would want, fall from grace inevitably happens. Could be entertaining, if the character was likeable and if there was more to the story, but it fell flat. It was an easy read, so not too much time wasted.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley.

I’m really sorry about this and hope that it won’t affect you allowing me to read and review your titles in the future.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
Natalie.

The cover grabbed me but I couldn’t get into this one and ended up not finishing. I may try again at a later date but don’t see myself rushing to pick it back up

I had a hard time finishing this one. It never really grabbed my interest. To be honest, I just really liked the cover, so I picked it. The topic was pretty boring.

This is a story about Faith and Edward who live in Palm Beach. Faith owns a high end consignment shop and Edward is an investor. Once Edward loses all of their money, they have to find a way to raise a lot of money in a little amount of time.
You soon discover that their life isn’t as it seems.
I liked this book and that it had real designers mentioned and reminded me of some of the reality stars on some of the popular tv shows on the air.

It was a fun read, but could have been a little better. Perfect for a quick read while laying on the beach or by the pool!

I finished this one but unfortunately I did not love it. It just didn’t hold my attention and there was just sooo much that wasn’t developed.

I tried so hard to finish this book, but ended up having to skim. I’m so disappointed because I absolutely love Palm Beach and all things related. I did not enjoy any of the characters and found it a bit pretentious.

I think this could have been a great spring/summer read, that makes you feel as though you are in or can relate to the high society of Palm Beach, but it wasn't all it could have been. The main thing I wasn't a fan of was the label-dropping. I was familiar with most of the brands, and a few sprinkled here or there would have been perfect, but there was too much. I didn't feel like there was much of a back story to follow either. It was like having a conversation with someone that thinks they are high society.

I want to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read this, my opinions are my own.

I think that I really wanted to love this, when I initially requested this. I thought wow it could be such a fun read, but good lord I did not like this. I Normally don’t criticize too harshly or just keep my review short. Because this was a piece of art to the author. But I just didn’t enjoy this, I ended up not being able to finish this, I basically skimmed the entire book. I did try to read this alone but got tired and I ended up reading something else. Even after picking it up again, I couldn’t really get into it.

The characters weren’t for me, I think it was supposed to be a great premise with intriguing plot twist but it fell flat for me.

I found this to be really unreadable. I try to stick with fun, light reading during the summer to give my brain break, but eve this was too saccharine and reaching for me. Maybe it got better, but I had to give up after the first chapter.

I really tried to like this book. But I could not get into the storyline. It has been told before but this storyline didn’t stand out and the characters weren’t fun or funny.

As someone who loves fashion and a good beach read I thought this would be a perfect fit. Unlike some other readers I really enjoyed the attention to detail with the use of actual designers and bags/accessories they launched. For me it added to the story, did not take anything away.

I liked the idea of this story but some part fell flat for me. The husband was rather unlikable, making a lot of the story frustrating. At times I like an ambiguous ending but it didn't work for me here. There are only a couple ways, that I can think of, to read the ending and neither leaves me satisfied.

Faith has fought hard to fit in among the Palm Beach crowd in her life. But when her past comes back to find her will she be able to hold on to everything she's built.

I am sorry for not reviewing fully but I don’t have the time to read this at the moment. I believe that it wouldn't benefit you as a publisher or your book if I only skimmed it and wrote a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for not fully reviewing!

Due to my very low rating no review will be posted to goodreads, amazon, or my youtube channel.
Thank you to the publisher for an e-arc copy in exchange for an honest review.