Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy tells the story of Annie and Sam, newly married and recently relocated from the city to the countryside where Sam is from so that he can be nearer to his mother who is in an assisted living facility. Sam is a psychoanalyst and has just opened a new office where he's been meeting and treating many of the towns female population. His office is in the downstairs of a centrally located home, and little does Sam know that all of his conversations can be heard from a vent leading upstairs. And now, Sam is missing after a terrible storm. Annie was waiting for him at home and the last contact he had that day was from a beautiful French patient who not-so-discretely invited him to her place.

I find it hard to write more because it would give too much away, but this book was wonderfully twisty. It wasn't scary or heart-pounding thrilling but it had so many twists and clever reveals that every single hypothesis I had in my mind was shattered.

I did find the ending to be a bit rushed and there were some things I was able to guess, but the twists throughout were so good that I overlooked that.

If you like sharp, clever twists, you will enjoy this book by Aimee Molloy. I'm not sure why it took me so long to read, but I am glad I finally did!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Let me start by saying that I'm probably providing an unpopular opinion for this book. There are so many people that thoroughly enjoyed this one, which is great...it just wasn't the case for me. I did enjoy some of the twists that were presented in the book but I had some big issues with it. I didn't appreciate the complete rip off of Misery by Stephen King. If you're familiar with that story, it ruins one of the major plot twists for this book. On top of the Misery rip off, they referenced Misery numerous times in the book, which is where the characters get ideas from to progress this story.

While reading this, part of me was thinking seriously, let's just be original...and the other part of me was thinking, it's interesting to have a plot where characters are inspired by other characters and give credit where credit is due. However, for me thrillers are all about guessing the ending and trying to figure out if you can guess plot twists along the way...and as I mentioned previously, if you're familiar with Misery, count any surprises out. I also didn't appreciate the role playing between the couple, when she assumed the role of a mental health patient. I thought that was a bit distasteful. Another issue that I had with this book is the use of mental health as a plot device, specifically referring to the antagonist of the story. I know that other thrillers do this as well, but it just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Overall, I thought the story was just okay, but I wouldn't recommend it. I think that there are much better thrillers out there and I don't really think I'd read any other work by this author. I just don't think it's a good fit for me. I feel like the characters were quite flat and the story was a bit unbelievable. I want a thriller to wow me and have a shocking ending..and this book didn't quite fit the bill for me.

This book had a great twist that I did not see coming. Sam and his wife have moved out of the city and he now has his practice in a downstairs office. Someone is able to hear all his sessions from a ceiling vent and this is where things get interesting.

Ooh time goes by and if i don't write the review right away...sigh. I'm trying to be better. The best i can do right now is give a star count...

A newlywed couple decide to leave NYC and move to upstate NY to be close to the husband's mother who is suffering from dementia and in a home. He is a psychologist and sets up his new office on the ground floor of a Victoria house. After a successful career, Annie (the wife) spends a lot of time home alone. But then Sam doesn't come home one day and the whole town spends time looking for him. This was quite an entertaining story (good humor) with a few good twists.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed that author's first book, so I was eager to check this one out. There were so many twists in this book, that it really kept you going well past bedtime. One of the twists was so big that I swore I missed something and had to go back and look to see if I misread. I didn't, it was just that big! I liked the characters and the plot. The writing was good. I did this in audiobook and enjoyed the narrators. I must say I liked her first book a bit better, but this one is definitely good as well.

A great page turner! The assumptions we make as we read figures prominently in this novel. Loved it.

This is the story of a "perfect" live gone bad--or is it? This whole book is a constant question of who is telling the truth, what is true and what is suspicion and not until the end is the reader enlightened. I guess the moral of this story is be careful what you wish for--or never be too comfortable in your life--it can collapse in a minute.

Wow this book was soooo hard to put down. I enjoyed all the many twists and turns. Perfect thriller.

Unfortunately I did not love this one. I found it to be slow moving and predictable. Thanks for the review opportunity.

Starts and ends with a bang! Goodnight Beautiful is a well crafted, thrilling story that hooks readers in from the start. Will be purchasing for the library's collection.

Aimee Molly has captured me yet again and I struggle to believe I will ever dislike anything she has penned. The buildup of her characters, the buildup of the plot, the overall delivery from page one to the back cover, Aimee knows how to capture her reader and keep them diving in further and further until they drink up every last drop. While unlike her debut O did figure out whodunit rather quickly, I did not figure out the details of this person as quickly. And this is all due to the way Aimee can manipulate her readers mind with her words and I'm not even mad about it. The ploy to this book is not one that i would normally enjoy an yet, I enjoyed it, immensely. Aimee, girl, keep feeding us the beautiful stories you create in your head.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for an E-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was actually better than I was expecting. I watched a reading vlog on Youtube that featured this book and the person reading it loved about 90% of the story up until the end. She felt it was too obvious of an ending and similar to another book that it references which she already read. Luckily, I haven't read the book that inspired this story so I really enjoyed it. Not sure if that's related but thought I'd mention.

It's about a husband who is a psychologist and his wife that listens to his counseling sessions through a vent from a room above his office. My goodness! The craziness in this story! I would absolutely recommend reading this book physically over listening to the audiobook. I started reading this on my e-reader but after finding the audio version I switched over while doing work and it made me a little confused. After all the twists were revealed, I realized the audiobook in some way spoils the sudden plot twists. SO with that said, just read this physically for the full surprises...though the audiobook was done very well.

Again, all the major reveals had my shook and I was absolutely entertained. The ending was okay but the rest of the book was pretty good. I recommend this book to people who enjoyed Behind Her Eyes (GB isn't as crazy as BHE but I got the same, wtf feeling for both) and The Wife Upstairs.

4/5

What a creepy (in a great way) book! This book definitely blew my mind a little bit and I did not see it panning out the way it did. I love when a book keeps me guessing til the last page. I will definitely be reading more of Aimee Molloy's books!

The characters were well defined and the writing was amazing. The plotline was intriguing and kept you interested throughout.

Sam and Annie, newly married, have just moved to a smaller town from the big city to be closer to his mother in assisted living. Sam's a therapist, and sets up his office in their home. Therapy is supposed to be sacred, private, but in an old house, sometimes you can hear things through the vents...

Sam disappears, and Annie is, of course, trying to find him, but then the novel turns your perspective completely on its head. I've seen this done before--sometimes better, sometimes worse, but I was definitely surprised by the turn of events.

A little disappointed in the rushed ending, but overall, a solidly fun read.

I enjoyed this novel by Aimee Molloy. The story really drew you in. You were attracted to the characters and their stories. It took a dark turn that left you guessing! I look forward to reading more of her work.

This book had so many twists and turns that I felt like I was missing important moments! I put it on my re-read list because of this reason, and I think I'm going to enjoy far more when I do finally read it again. This book is perfect for those who need some good crazy in their reading lives, the plot just keeps going and going on a downward spiral until the final reveal at the end of the book.

Y’all know psychological thrillers are iffy for me, but they’ve been working more than usual for me during COVID-19. Unfortunately, this isn’t one that worked for me. I’m going to say something that I’ve never said about a book before. I felt intentionally tricked. And, not in a way that furthered the story. Two particular plot points felt like tricks for the sake of tricks…I felt like the story could’ve proceeded exactly as it did without them. Despite feeling tricked by these two plot points, the ultimate ending was not surprising at all. The story is essentially a rip-off of a modern classic novel. I loved the premise of being able to secretly listen in on a therapist’s sessions and the mayhem that could come from that, but I felt like this plot device wasn’t utilized to its full potential.

The classic story of a stalker, taken to another level. Inspired by Stephen King's Misery. VERY twisty, throughout the story. It is surprising how many plot twists there are. The last third does drag on a bit - leaving the reader wishing it would just resolve already. If suspense is your thing, however, you will most likely enjoy this book.

First let me thank NetGalley, the publishing house, and the author for allowing my an ARC e-book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good one! It kept me interested to the very end. I like how they played with genders in this book. The main characters wife teaches gender studies and makes observations about unreliable female narrators and the book itself plays a little gender trick. (At least in my conditioned brain it did) I also liked the nod to "Misery". Nice touch. Then ending wrapped up a little too neatly and too quickly in my humble opinion but I definitely will be watching for more from Aimee Molloy.