“The Marriage Retreat” is by Laura Elliot. I had a very difficult time getting into this book and then, honestly, caring about the characters. The main female character, Lorraine, put up a good front, but wasn’t a trustworthy person. Her husband, Victor, also had a secret that could destroy Lorraine’s life. I thought this was a good idea, but it was so slow moving and some of the backstories seemed to just “appear” in the middle of the chapter (later I did notice “decorations” to denote back-in-time things and that helped). I just found myself being bored and uninterested for a good chunk of the book, though toward the end when the puzzle pieces started fitting together, it did become more interesting. This book just didn’t work for me - and I believe some of it was due to the writing style. This was an "okay" read for me, thus the two star review.

I liked this book. I liked it from the very beginning. I was a little lost on some of the Irish phrases but it didn't keep me from enjoying the book. I would definitely read more books from this aurhor.

Characters are very well written, and I raced through this book. Gripping from the start and everything that a psychological thriller should be. Dont take my word for it.......read it ! You wont be disappointed
Many thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this awesome book!

Lorraine's husband Victor dies with a woman Lorraine does not know also dead next to him in the car.
Lorraine neds to know who this woman was and what she was doing with her husband.
This was such a good story with lots of revealing secrets and a great paced plot.
I don't want to spoil this for anybody so that's as much as I want to say - pick it up and give it a read, if you like a great thriller this is for you.

This book was just not for me. It was really well written, I just couldn’t get into the plot line and didn’t feel for any of the characters. It was too domestic thriller for me and I enjoy murder mysteries more. I did enjoy the alternating POVs from main character to the character in a coma (her thoughts). Overall, 2/5 ⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Laura Elliot for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Good book! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, Action, intrigue, murder, mystery, a sort of who done it and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

This book was sent to me by Netgalley for review. Thanks to the publisher and the author. This book moves quickly. The characters are realistic. This book is intriguing.

Lately, with the amount of books I read, I am beginning to think a lot of covers and titles are too similar. I liked this title and book cover though and I'm happy to have read the story. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. It's a good thriller with a lot of twisty turns that we get to experience! Laura is a really good writer of characters as well. Four stars.

Victor, a self-help love guru, dies in a traffic accident with a mysterious woman next to him. His wife, Lorraine, is left to pick up the pieces and put together who the other woman was and why Victor had been lying to her.
She goes on quite a wood ride from there when she finds out the truth and then has to work to keep the same lie (no spoilers, this is all in the synopsis)

This was quite a wild ride and one that kept me on my toes with reveal after reveal coming at a steady pace.
Lorraine was quite an interesting character with a very interesting past and her own secrets she wanted to keep buried and her uncovering the truth and then doing everything to keep the truth hidden was quite something.
I’m so reluctant to say more because there is definitely spoiler territory from even just a quarter of the way through the book. What I will say is that I was gripped throughout and, while I thought it could have been shorter, I also feel like some of the reveals happened too quickly. That’s a very minor gripe on both counts. A good read and one I encourage you to pick up if you enjoy psychological mysteries full of twists.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review.