One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware is exactly what we have come to expect from Ruth Ware - a fun thriller with killer twists! This one is set amidst a reality competition show on an island and then bodies start dropping! Everything you want from a mystery thriller suspense novel - absolute page turner!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance ecopy of this title. Lyla is a scientist whose boyfriend, Nico persuades her to participate in a reality show featuring couples on an island near Indonesia. When a storm hits, power and communications are knocked out, and the remaining contestants face a "Lord of the Flies" type situation. Highly riveting!

I was excited when I heard the plot of Ruth Ware's latest, as I love reality TV, and the concept of the show was interesting to me. Unfortunately, we really didn't get much of the actual TV show in the plot, as the "thriller" part of the novel began the same night that the filming started. Because of this, I felt quite a bit of distance from the characters. Since the action was ramped up so early on, it was a book that I read fairly quickly, which I also enjoyed. The ending was a bit of a letdown, as I would have liked to see more recourse brought against the perpetrator (but such is life!). Overall, I enjoyed the reading experience, but I don't think it's a book that I will remember or think about much in the future.

It has been awhile since I have read a thriller. One Perfect Couple is set up like what you would expect a reality show is really like behind the scenes. It did take some time for me to become familiar with the characters as there were many to keep up with at first. Once things start rolling, I could not put this one down. Lyla is a smart and fierce protagonist. I would not be surprised to see this one turned into a movie or short series on a streaming platform. I am recommending to all readers who enjoy a thriller. Especially for readers who enjoy a thriller that is not typical political or missing person type of storyline.

What happens when 5 couples are stranded on a private island while filming a reality TV show? Well murder...duh.

I think game show thrillers are becoming my new favorite trope! I recently read one a few weeks before I started this one and was hooked. I was positive Ruth wasn't going to let us down and SHE DIDN'T. Each contestants handed over all electronic devices upon arriving at the island and have no connected to the mainland. After filming for the day 99% of the staff take the boat back to the mainland while the contestants stay on the island. A tropical storm hits the island and destroys everything. The contestants are then faced with injury, little supplies, dehydration, starvation, and deadly alliances. Turning into survival of the fittest.

I binged this in two days!! I couldn't put it down. Every chapter left me wanting more; especially with those journal entries from one of the contestants. NICE TOUCH. There are multiple characters but don't fear, everything is in Lyla's POV so it becomes easier after a bit annnnnnd once they start dying you don't need to remember their names as much LOL. Overall, definitely an entering thriller! A must read pool/beach read for sure.

This is another Ruth Ware thriller in which the character is in a rut but adventure awaits. I love the pace and everything that takes place on the island. Love this book!!

After the last couple Ruth Ware books I’ve read I was hesitant to read this one, but I’ve read enough good from her to give it a chance. This one was a little bit different than her typical books where there was no huge mystery or twist. A little bit of the “who’s the bad guy” and maybe a red herring or two..but mostly a straight forward suspense/action book. But I felt the story was fast moving and I wanted to keep going to find out what happened.
I wouldn’t mind seeing her go back to her roots with a good thriller/mystery but this was a satisfying read!

I love Ruth Ware and was excited to read this book. The book is about 5 couples who will live on a deserted island, competing to "survive" for a reality TV show. The story is told from Lyla's point of view, who is reluctant to do the show, but agrees to do it for her boyfriend, Nico. Shortly after arriving, a massive storm hits the island and things to not continue on as planned. The couples must fight for their life, and not all will survive. I liked the book, but it was not my favorite Ruth Ware book.

Lyla is SO not a reality TV girl. And yet when her boyfriend Nico begs her to go on "One Perfect Couple" she agrees. Her career isn't doing so hot and neither is her relationship, what does she have to lose? But soon, a storm hits, and they are stranded on the island and naturally not everyone keeps up their TV ready persona.

Lyla was super relatable, and the other characters were full of surprises. I would've loved to see more of the potential reality show, but I enjoyed the survivor chaos anyway. There weren't as many twists as I've come to expect from Ruth Ware, but it was still VERY enjoyable.

I enjoyed "The It Girl" by Ruth Ware but had to DNF "Zero Days" and really disliked "One by One". This latest release from her was middle-of-the-road. This first half was slow going, the middle was a solid rendition of "Lord of the Flies", and the ending just fizzled out and didn't leave you feeling anything honestly. I'm glad I read it but I may be putting Ruth Ware's new books on my backburner from now on.

Lyla and Nico are one of the few couples who qualified for the new TV reality series "One Perfect Couple". With both of their careers at dead ends, they decide to take the risk and sign up for this challenge. The more they become involved, however, the more Lyla questions their decision. When a bad storm strands the couples on the island without communication to the outside world, they must either work together or create a hierarchy to survive.

Thorough but Plodding and Anti-climatic, this is a good thriller if you like a steady storyline without surprises.

While very reminiscent of Agatha Christie - this premise seems to be super popular recently to the point is being almost overdone. Ruth Ware puts her own spin on a group of people stranded on an island with murder in its midst. This is an easy read with a few good twists! Nothing earth-shattering or a new concept but a decent popcorn thriller for the summer.

for some reason, out of all the books i took to the beach, i thought reading the one with tons of murder would be most fun??? 😵‍💫

it starts with a couples reality show set on a remote location (like love island meets survivor) but it ends up more like frye festival with very little being fully established, and then a storm hits…

it’s in the style of “and then there were none” so expect that few people will make it out alive, and tbh, it got very “lord of the flies” toward the end, but it held my interest and had me concerned for who would survive!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this one!

ps — thank you @gallerybooks for the free book!

Reality show for couples turned Survivir in a deserted island. Lyla agrees to go on a couple reality show with her boyfriend she’s not sure she has feelings for anymore. They are grouped with other couples and the winning pair are the perfect couple but when a storm hits all bets are off. Why are they all connected in some way? Who will survive this reality show turned survival of the fittest. A great summer thriller.

This was a super captivating book! The setting and circumstances felt very unique for the thriller genre, which is very welcome. This isn’t the first Ruth Ware book that has a theme of characters dying off one by one (hehe), but this still felt new and fresh. All of that plus a satisfying ending makes for a solid 4.5 star read!

Ruth Ware has done it again with a page turning thriller set on a tropical paradise island. One Perfect Couple is Survivor meets Hunger Games and I was all for it! When Lyla is in a rut and her influencer boyfriend, Nico, finds this game show opportunity for them, she says why not? But things do go quite as planned and when a storm hits and cuts them off from any way of getting to the mainland and any possibility of communication, tensions start to rise and not everyone is able to stay cool under pressure. Signature Ruth Ware!

I love the callback in this book to the original crime writer Agatha Christie and her book And Then There Were None by focusing on an isolated island with five couples during a tv show taping where one among them is a murderer. I love that it focuses so heavily on the character development in a way that has you questioning each and every person and looking for a twist. The book was well thought out, well written, and filled with tension throughout!

One Perfect Couple takes place in an atmospheric location - a remote island off the coast of Indonesia at a resort that is not quite finished and open for business. Couples have signed up to participate in an all-inclusive vacation, agreeing to be filmed for reality tv while trying to see which couple is truly the perfect couple. But as soon as the contestants arrive at the island, a huge storm wipes out all electricity and the staff are no longer able to get to the island either. Now the strangers are completely on. their own, and there is no telling when they will ever be rescued, if ever.

A story that had the potential for SO many more twists and turns than there turned out to be. I was ultimately intrigued by the concept of the reality show turned Most Dangerous Game, but alas everything was very obvious. 3 stars for believability of the main character, but lack of capitalizing on opportunity.

Another gripping thriller from Ware. Survival on a desert island is always intriguing. Add a murderer and things get really intense! I highly recommend this to fans of Ware and fans of thrillers who haven't yet explored her novels.

Honestly not my favorite by Ruth Ware. This was a good read, but it was a bit slow for me in places and it I wasn't in a rush to pick it up. Overall, the story was just so/so for me. I will continue to read this author. Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.