Member Reviews
Thank you @bookouture for having me on the #booksontour @georginacrossauthor and @netgalley for a digital review copy to read and review.
First off, this is my first book by the author and she certainly knows how to write an entertaining, twisty thriller. I was hooked right from the prologue and enjoyed the build up with twists and flashbacks all leading to a satisfying end, especially the cliffhanger๐ค.
There is a murder mystery, a disappearance and so many secrets. With morally grey characters and an unreliable main lead it was difficult to know whom to trust. I would have loved to get 'the husband's' perspective as well. Overall an enjoyable thriller if you don't mind cliffhangers .
What an absolutely fantastic book! I can honestly say I struggled to put this down. I was hooked on the story. It drew me in and I needed to know what was happening. The characters where brilliant, I was doubting them all, I didn't know who to believe.
3.5 ๐ i feel i was expecting a lot as the premise of it sounded really intriguing but i didnโt enjoy as much as i thought i would as there wasnโt like twists and turns i would expect out of a thriller book but was still fun and somewhat quick read.
A book full of suspense that left me on the edge of my seat wanting to know more about the who, what, why and how!
This tells a story of Lauren who receives a phone call from the police department to the news that her sister, who went missing years before, has been found and the one person she wants to find comfort in is her husband, only is he telling her everything he knows.
There were a lot of back and forth with โflashbacksโ, which helped us piece things together and understand more but there were no warnings for the little flashbacks. Weirdly I really enjoyed the flashback moments though!
The plot twist had me so gooooood but also I definitely knew that was going to happen. Iโm just so good at these thrillers!
Overall, Iโd recommend for a good, easy to read thriller.
My Perfect Husband by Georgina Cross is perfectly paced and will keep you on the edge of your seat.
A great psychological thriller that so many twists and turns that keep you guessing.
The plot was great, keeping the suspense high throughout till the end.
I enjoyed the pacing, the characters, and the flow of the story.
Thank You NetGalley and Publisher for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
This was such a fast-paced, twisty thriller! I flew through this book in one day! I had to know what happened to Ellie and if Alex really did have something to do with her disappearance! I loved that it was set in New Orleans. It really added to the mystery!
Thanks to @bookouture and @thrillerbookloversthepulse for the #gifted e-arc!
I love thrillers like this where the author makes readers think one thing for most of the book and then reveals a big plot change which really adds a punch to the story.
I thought Lauren knew more than she was telling all along and that Alex was a bit fishy,
When they descend ion the Big Easy they both discover nothing about the crime or disappearance of their siblings was easy.
Itโs a good guessing game.
This book started out pretty slow and repeatative, bit stick with it! I did NOT see the twist at the end coming!
This book was truly a book that was hard to put down. I turned the pages as fast as I could to get to the end of this domestic thriller.
Full of lies, deceit, marital secrets and drama this book had me reading late into the night.
This book was well written and the ending was a shocking twist. I look forward to reading more books by this author
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of this book
The premise of My Perfect Husband is a good one and the book started out quite interesting. Both main characters met in a grief group because they had missing siblings, fell in love and got married. Then when the missing sister is found dead, 12 years later, she has a picture in her pocket of her sister's husband.
From that point the book was steadily downhill for me. I did not find either character to be likeable and there seemed to be lots on unnecessary description. The storyline dragged until about the 80% mark. The twists didn't make sense to me and I was left going "huh" rather than feeling surprised. And the end was a cliffhangar of sorts which I do not like.
The characters' behavior in the second half of the book didn't seem to follow with the first half and none of their actions made sense to me.
Overall, I can see how this book could appeal to some people. It just did not work for me but if you are a fan of this genre I wouldn't discourage anyone from checking it out for themselves.
I'd probably say 2.5 stars.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I had to DNF this book and I really wanted to stick with it but Iโm not interested in the past of the sisters when I would been more interested in the past of Ellieโs murder. It was going so good til I was getting back stories of the past that didnโt seem to go in the reasoning for Ellieโs death.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and Bookouture Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest thriller by a favorite, Georgina Cross, with the audio perfectly narrated by Stephanie Cannon. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
Lauren has struggled for 12 years, since her younger sister, Ellie, vanished in New Orleans. But when she met Alex, she felt she had met a kindred spirit. Because Alex's sibling was also missing. But when police find Ellie's dead body, they show Lauren a picture that was in her pocket - a picture that shows Alex with Ellie on the day she died.
Wow - another twisty thriller that will have you second guessing everyone! The story is told in multiple timelines from Lauren's POV. The author really put you in the New Orleans atmosphere, and those familiar with the city will appreciate all the love. The narrator did a great job with all the voices - pack this one in your beach bag!
The only way Lauren has been surviving the disappearance of her sister is with the support of her husband, Alex. When the police called to tell Lauren they found her sister's body with two photos in her pocket, Lauren's world shatters. In that photo, Lauren sees her husband and her sister sitting together at a table with her husband smiling at her sister. The problem with that is that Alex told her that he had never met her sister before. Except that photo was taken at the place her sister was last seen the day she died. How did Alex know her sister, and did he have anything to do with her death?
I just finished this one, and I can't even think straight. I'm speechless and shocked, and I want to chuck my Kindle across the freaking room. This one is steeped with secrets, lies, and deceit. Lauren's sister Ellie has been missing for years, and when Lauren receives the phone call that her sister's body has been found, it's not the news she was expecting. She finds out her sister is dead and her husband has been hiding the fact that he had met her sister before. Lauren travels to New Orleans to do some digging of her own to find answers to what exactly happened to her sister the night she disappeared and died. My friends Lauren uncovers some twisted, convoluted mess. Your head will be spinning. You will not believe what happens the night Ellie went missing. This is some twisted crazy mess I did not see coming! Then the ending! It's just as wild as Mardi Gras!!
This book is awesome and just couldn't put it down!
I read this book in one and day i just wanted to find out what was going to happen. As always the writing was great, fast paced and the short book was great. There was so much in this book and will read anything from this author.
The only frustrating part is that the end was just like yeah right why would you would write a great book then have the ending having you roll your eyes. I would still recommend but the end should have been different.
Thanks NetGalley for letting me read and review.
This book is un-put-downable!
I read it in one day, and was totally wrapped up in trying to figure out the ending. The writing was good, the pace was quick and addictive, and the length was perfect. There were so many twists and red herrings, I don't think there was a single character that I didn't suspect at some point.
So why not 5 stars? The ending was SO farfetched. The suspension of disbelief required was too much and kept taking me out of the story in the final sections. That said, I'd still recommend it for when you want an easy, addictive read. Great escapist fiction!
This was a great book & I highly recommend. I give it 4.5 stars! Did not see the twists coming & the last one was so unexpected! I will definitely read more of her books.
This book was ok but not one of Georgina Cross best books. There are some twists but the end leaves you hanging. Will there be a sequel?
Synopsis - Lauren's sister Ellie disappeared when Ellie was working in New Orleans. Lauren's husband, Alex's brother Clive also disappeared along with Ellie as well. Both Lauren and Alex seemed to have a hard time moving on. Then one day, Lauren received a phone call from a detective in New Orleans. Ellie's body was found in an abandoned house. And it was believed to be a possible murder. Through Ellie's remains, the detectives recover some pictures that were there and the detective forward those pictures to Lauren to see if she recognized anyone. And as Lauren carefully studied the pictures, she was shocked to see her husband, Alex posing in a picture next to her sister. Is her husband after all responsible for her sister's murder?
Good points - The writing was really great and I like the setting--changing sceneries between Lake Michigan and Louisiana. The pacing was fast and also I like how the author left with a small cliff hanger at the end.
Bad point - I actually have read books from this author before but usually she has couple of other main characters POVs. However in this one, we only have Lauren's POV which in my opinion doesn't really work well with this book. I think if we have Alex's POV in this book would have made the book a little better.
Overall verdict. - This was a quick read and also good for ones who like to read pop corn readers. If you are a fan of Freida McFadden, Mary Kubica, then this book will be perfect for you. Worth four stars.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.
I was happy to find that this book pulled me in right away! I was thrilled that this book had twists and turns that kept me guessing. It is hard to find a story that I canโt figure out pretty early on but I was pleasantly surprised to find I was never entirely sure about my hunches.
Hereโs a quick summary (without giving anything away); missing siblings, a questionable husband, clues that take you in and out of the past, and writing that keeps you enthralled! I had never read a Georgina Cross book before but Iโm sure Iโll read her again.
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ท
๐'๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๏ธ
๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด โฆ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด?!
๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ท๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต!
๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ; ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ถ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐... ๐ต๐ปโโ๏ธ
.... ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต'๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ
๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ธ๏ธ
๐๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต!
๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ซ / ๐ฑ โญ๏ธ
๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐
๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐บ ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ฏ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐บ๐๐พ: ๐ฌ๐บ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ, ๐ค๐ข๐ค๐ฆ
๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐ฏ๐๐ป๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ช!
๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ:
๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง?
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐จ๐ข๐ป๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐นโ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐บ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐โ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด. ๐๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ.
๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ค๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต. ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐น ๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บโ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐งรฉ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ? ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐โ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ง ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ตโฆ
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