Ruth Ware is the queen! This book is one you won't put down and won't regret staying up to read.

Lyla is researching a viral disease but feels like her life is in a rut. Her boyfriend Nico, is a struggling actor and Lyla is beginning to resent paying for everything. When Nico presents the chance for them to be on a new reality show, One Perfect Couple, she puts asides her worries and says okay. The process to be chosen goes by so quickly and before she can say anything, they are on their way to an island outside of Thailand. Almost immediately, things go wrong and when a hurricane hits, everything becomes something different entirely. There are deaths and they are stuck stranded on the island without any way out and not much to survive on. It becomes a Lord of the Flies situation.

It is quite the nail-biter and Ms. Ware never fails to bring on the tension and the questions. Is everyone who they say they are? I will always get whatever book she is putting out in this world. She never disappoints.

Thanks to Netgalley and Gallery Books for a copy for review

Really enjoyed this latest novel from Ruth Ware. Interesting, relatable characters. Fast-paced story with an interesting setting. I was expecting more of a "who done it" but it was pretty clear early on who was doing what but it was still a good read.

✨One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Out Now)✨
I loved this tropical take on a locked room thriller! A reality show gets put on hold when the contestants are left stranded on the tropical island it takes place on. This was filled with twists and turns and the ending was perfection. This is the perfect thriller for summer!

Couldn’t put this down! Perfect blend of high stakes thriller and slow burn mystery. Scientist Lyla and her aspiring-actor boyfriend are selected for a new reality TV show filming on a remote island near Indonesia. Reluctantly she takes the time off work and they find themselves competing with four other couples for a cash prize and the title of Perfect Couple. When a catastrophic storm hits the island shortly after they arrived, the couples find they’re all alone with no sign of help in sight and a sinking suspicion one of them is a murderer.
I would’ve loved more of a twist or maybe some better explanation at the end, but otherwise, this was a great thriller that kept me holding my breath with every new chapter.
Thank you to Gallery Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Lyla, a postgrad student whose research (and academic career) has hit a brick wall, is convinced to join a new reality show, One Perfect Couple, with her aspiring actor boyfriend, Nico. Things don't go as planned, though, when Nico is the first contestant kicked off the show, and a storm threatens the island. Cut off from production, with the camp destroyed, the remaining contestants begin turning on each other, loyalties are questioned, and dark motivations are uncovered.

Ruth Ware is pretty hit or miss for me, so I was pleasantly surprised that I really enjoyed this book- especially because I loved last year's Zero Days. The reality show setting really worked for me- a lover of reality TV- although I found that it took me awhile to get a handle on the characters' personalities- as well as who was in a couple with who. The ending was really clever, not what I would have guessed at all, and I found myself drawn into the relationship dynamics between the characters in addition to the survival aspect of living on an island that's been cut off from the mainland.

Is And Then There Were None one of my all time favorite books? Yes. Did I eat every page of this up? Yes. Am I obsessed? YES! I went in with low expectations due to my love of ATTWN, but this was perfection!

I really enjoyed this story by Ruth Ware. The characters were all so interesting, and the storyline was unique that it kept you wanting to turn the page. I am definitely a fan now!

Thank you Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the advance reader's copy of this publication.

Once again Ruth Ware hits it out of the park.
Put it on your list. On the top of your pile do not hesitate do not wait. It is her best in a long time. Thank you Ruth. I needed a great read.

One Perfect Couple had an interesting take on the whole "reality" TV thing. I mean, it is bound to happen eventually. Right? I enjoyed the survivalism of the plot. A bunch of wanna be stars agree to be on a reality show with their partner. The catch seemed to be that when one person was eliminated their partner would be repartnered. That would cause a lot of conflict on its own. We never got very far on this after a storm cuts the island off from the world.

I found a lot of the characters to be pretty flat and interchangeable. Why have two women named Santana and Zana? And then call one Santa half the time. And Bayer? I hope these were a nod to the ridiculous names people are giving their children or themselves.

I found the ending to be a bit out there. It was kind of unnecessary to make the connections that were made. It made pushed it over the edge of unbelievable. Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was a quick read.

LOVED this one! Probably my 2nd favorite Ruth Ware behind Zero Days! 5 couples travel to a remote island for a reality show. A storm hits, and the characters start dying one by one. There are some twists, and I thought I knew what was really going on the whole time, but there was just a hint of a doubt. I loved the setting, and the trials that came about seemed realistic. I can tell you I'll never look at an over-the-water-bungalow the same;)! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an Advanced Copy of One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware. I have been a fan of Ware for years. This book is captivating and surely a page turner. This theme is a bit overdone, but Ware brings a fresh twist. Highly recommend!

As someone who has always enjoyed both reality TV trash and deserted island/survival type stories, this book really worked for me. Yes, there were some problems, the villain was somewhat obvious and you had to suspend some disbelief - but it was also FUN! This was a quick read read for me that I would recommend to anyone looking for a thriller you can just escape into and not think too hard about.

Ruth Ware can be hit or miss for me but I really enjoyed this book. This book sucks you in and keeps you reading and wanting to know just what is going to happen. I also enjoyed the strong female characters in the book.

This was a very good read, especially for those who love tropical settings and natural disaster tie ins. Also a great read for those of us who enjoy reality TV.

The premise is simple, 5 couples are taken to a remote island for a chance at being crowded the perfect couple and winning a reality show. After a storm hits the island, the number of people slowly trickles down and the survivors must be careful to make it out alive… especially when they start to turn on one another.

Personally this was not my favorite Ruth Ware since I thought the villain was obvious, but I did really enjoy it. The characters had great growth, I loved the mix of radio calls and journal entries with Lyla’s POV, the setting, and descriptions of how the tried to survive.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the eARC.

One Perfect Couple - This story is about several couples who are picked to live on an island and one by one they are eliminated until the perfect couple is left. There are no surprises in this book in my opinion. I kept waiting for the twists and for me there were none. I could not bond with the characters and while I finished the book, it is not my favorite Ruth Ware. I am looking forward to discussing this with others to see if I missed something. While it was not my favorite I do encourage you to read it and see for yourself, I do think there are great discussion points in this book.

This is the best thriller I have read in a long time. I am currently reading 2 other books - one from my all-time favorite author, Stephen King, and another for a book club I'm a part of. This book should have been on the back burner... but it wasn't, because the second I started it, I couldn't put it down. I found myself getting short-tempered with my children for asking totally reasonable requests because it was so hard to step away from this storyline for even a few minutes. I devoured this book in one day, and I would do it all over again if I could. You know how sometimes you find yourself really engrossed in a thriller, only to get to the end feeling a little underwhelmed and unsatisfied? This is not the case with this book as every part of the story is so captivating. From the characters to the storyline to the setting... I absolutely loved it. I also love that Ware didn't seem to try too hard with twists or with trying to include some unrealistic turn, just to elicit some jaw-drops. It was perfectly shocking, captivating, and unique... the way all thrillers should be crafted.
Ware's legacy precedes her. I know a lot of people love her novels. And while I can't say that I've read all of her works, I think I can confidently assume that this will always remain my favorite of hers. I don't know how it could be beat. It isn't often that this mom of 2 shirks all responsibilities for the day in order to consume a book in one sitting. It's just that good.
*Thank you to Netgalley and the author for allowing me to read and review such a captivating novel.*

(this review will probably contain spoilers fyi)

I was over the moon when I was approved for this arc!!! I am a huge fan of Ruth Ware's work.

H O W E V E R...........................

This book was a bit of a flop for me. I had SUCH a hard time with the entire plot. Reality TV shows seem so overdone and I wasn't sure if another one from a thriller perspective was really necessary. I found Nico utterly insufferable. Which I assume was the point of is character, however it didn't make me warm up to him at all. Lilla was so smart and put together and interesting and I found their pairing pretty unbelievable from the beginning.

The show seemed SO SUS and I had so many qualms about it. I thought the entire premise was goofy and but the storm hits so incredibly fast, I wasn't sure how that was going to fill up an entire book. Since I knew that Ruth had said this book was inspired by And Then There Were None, I felt like I knew the twist pretty early on, and that kept my brain working, paying close attention to the smaller, quieter characters to see who would pop up again. I wasn't sure WHO it was going to be, but I just kept waiting for that to be the case. But when people kept dying...and they were BURIED.....I just couldn't solve it.

In the end, I felt the ending was quite a let down. I wanted more of a fight scene, more struggle, more resilience and a better conclusion than the one we got. I hate to say it but this was 3 stars for me.

I am a loyal Ruth Ware fan for liiiiiiiiife but this is not a new fave......

I may be in the minority here but I don't think this novel lived up to my possible high expectations. Ruth Ware is a best selling author, and has many excellent, plot-twisting novels under her name, but I was disappointed by One Perfect Couple. The plot seemed very predictable and I felt like little effort was given in keeping the atmosphere suspenseful or thrilling. While the conclusion came together with a nice little bow, the reader absolutely understood which characters were easily going to make it "off the island".

I loved that this is a nod to one of my favorite books, "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie.

The premise of this book includes couples on an island competing on a romantic reality TV show. The pace was slower than I prefer, but around page 120ish things started getting good! I slightly predicted the ending, but it played out WAY better in the book. I won't elaborate because I want to avoid spoiling anything, but I liked it and the message being told 🙌

Ruth Ware keeps getting better and better, in my opinion. I really like the way that she has more subtle twists; the suspense is more about how the characters will handle what's happening, rather than having a lot of random twists that make you gasp but maybe don't really make sense.