I absolutely loved this book. It quickly became my new favorite book! "The French Honeymoon" is perfect for those Freida McFadden readers that live for suspense and the "can I guess what happens next" excitement. Anne-Sophie had me truly HOOKED from the beginning to the end. This read entangles romance and suspense to create a honeymoon gone wrong thriller that you will devour. RUN to get your copy (& maybe a copy for you bookish bestie too) !!

I enjoyed this psychological thriller, The French Honeymoon. Olivier American visa is about to expire when he meets his landlord's stepdaughter Cassie. He desperately wants to stay in the states and convinces Cassie to marry him for a green card. Cassie and Olivier spend their honeymoon in Paris and things are not what they seem. Fun surprises and twists and turns kept me engaged.

Obsession, secrets, and a Paris honeymoon gone very wrong— yes please 🇫🇷✨

Told from 3 different POVs, this book really made me think about how lives are seemingly perfect on social media and so far from that in reality. It was fast paced and easy to read. The writing was gripping and descriptive (I am craving macarons now). If you like unsympathetic characters with unreliable narration and an open-to-interpretation ending, this one is for you! I rated it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Huge thanks to @asjouhanneau and @netgalley for the ARC of The French Honeymoon. This one hits shelves on April 15, 2025 📖

This one slightly missed the mark for me, however still a solid story. The cover, book title and synopsis grabbed my attention, but the storytelling didn't hook me completely. I did binge this one because I wanted to see how it would end, but I did get a little confused here and there trying to keep the storylines straight in my head. The middle part where the action picked up - did make it a little bit more enjoyable. Read this one if you are looking for: all the mentions of Paris (macarons, Eiffel tower), marriage of convenience, cat and mouse thriller, and social media envy.

Thank you to Source Book Landmark for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

(Rounded up from 3.5 stars)

This is a fast-paced thriller with some surprising twists. I love the setting but found the depiction of Paris a bit cliché, so I can’t say that I armchair travelled with this book. While I did enjoy it quite a bit, none of the characters were particularly endearing, and I found myself quite annoyed with Cassie. She’s a stereotypical entitled brat. Interestingly enough, the ambiguity of the ending worked quite well even though I’m not usually a fan of open endings!

This was just not good to me. I felt the writing was not great, and I did not like any of the characters. They just seem like bad peopl and I do not think I can get into this book.

DNF @ 20%

💔 M A N I P U L A T O R M O N D A Y review 💔 featuring “The French Honeymoon” by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau!

MY RATING: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

Taylor Quinn arrives in Paris alone with no suitcase and a thick wad of stolen cash. She tells the concierge at the hotel that she is on her honeymoon, when really she is obsessing over someone else’s.

Newlywed couple Cassie and Olivier are the perfect couple on social media, but are they even happy behind closed doors? Their random rush to the altar caused a lot of questions and no one understands their arrangement. They both have selfish agendas and motives of their own with this “marriage” … but how long will til death do us part actually last?

Taylor obsesses over their too good to be true romance and is raging with jealousy … especially when she finds out the truth about their relationship! A dangerous game of fight or flight begins with Taylor finding herself stuck in the middle!

This book was Chef’s Kiss 💋! The stunning Paris setting mixed with themes of voyeurism, cruel intentions, deception, manipulation and scheming is EVERYTHING!

Thank you kindly to @asjouhanneau @sourcebooks @bookmarked for my #gifted advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review! This book releases on April 15, 2025!

This was a wonderful thriller. I enjoyed the three POVs. I thought that worked really well for the story. I do like when there are multiple twists especially when I guess one. This was an enjoyable read. And I want yo go back to Paris soon! But not with these people.

Sadly DNF. did not care about these characters at all and reading Cassie’s POV was just painful. She is insufferable! There is no one to root for.

The French Honeymoon is told in multiple POV’s, from Taylor, Cassie and Oliver.

Cassie meets Oliver who has a French background and they each have their own agenda for deciding to marry. They take off to Paris for their honeymoon, a place where Taylor has always dreamed of going on her own honeymoon one day. Taylor finds a stash of cash and next she is also in Paris but alone and without a husband to enjoy it with. What happens next involves Taylor following Cassie and Oliver throughout their trip. Cassie is obsessed with Instagram and Taylor finds it very easy to keep track of the pair’s movements as they enjoy living it up in such a beautiful city.

Taylor is extremely jealous of Cassie as this is the honeymoon she had always dreamed of for herself and she feels that Cassie is getting to live the life she wanted. That is until a certain point in the trip when she overhears Cassie and Oliver fighting and realises that they are not the happily married couple Cassie has presented to all of her friends to be. But Oliver also has his own agenda and soon Taylor finds herself in a situation she never thought she would be and Cassie will not come out of this unscathed either. Betrayal, cheating and twists and turns that keep the story moving forward and I rather enjoyed this psychological thriller.

The ending raised my star rating and it will be for the reader to interpret what they have read and decide in your own mind how it all wrapped up.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions expressed are my own.

This had so much potential but was so slow and I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. I felt like nothing really happened and the premise just didn't deliver.

A fast paced and easy thriller to add to your TBRs!

This book kept me entertained and I sped right through it. I’m always a fan of multiple POV, and settings, so this book delivered there. The story wasn’t overly unique but it was well done. I would’ve liked a bit more closure at the end, just a longe epilogue perhaps. But overall, a read I would recommend!

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted ARC

I very rarely give up on a book, but this one not only did not understand and the. I reread some of it again it still was not fir me.

Very twisty! I enjoyed this book about two sets of people in Paris on their honeymoon. Visa fraud, romance and murder! It was an enjoyable book!

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau's debut adult novel, The French Honeymoon, set to release in April 2025, is a psychological thriller that explores themes of love, deception, and obsession against the glamorous yet shadowy backdrop of Paris. The story follows a woman who arrives in the city under mysterious circumstances, carrying stolen money and no luggage. While trying to navigate her situation, she becomes increasingly fixated on a seemingly perfect honeymooning couple whose lives appear idyllic on social media. As her fascination deepens, she uncovers cracks in their carefully curated image, leading to dangerous entanglements and unsettling revelations.

The novel unfolds through multiple perspectives, gradually exposing hidden motives and secret agendas. The setting enhances the intrigue, contrasting Paris’s romantic atmosphere with the darker realities of the characters’ lives. While the pacing allows for detailed character development, some readers may find it slower than a traditional thriller.

This story offers a layered exploration of obsession and manipulation, drawing readers into a world where appearances can be deceiving. With its compelling premise and immersive setting, it will appeal to those who enjoy psychological thrillers focused on complex character dynamics. However, readers seeking a high-speed plot might find its pacing more deliberate.

The French Honeymoon is loaded with intensity, arm-gnawing tension and heart-pounding suspense. The first sentence mesmerized me and I became more and more spellbound as the story continued. I gulped it up as though stumbling upon a cool stream in a hot desert. Twists came from the right and the left and the ending is deeply gratifying. This was the perfect domestic thriller even though the characters were despicable. I don't know how the author managed to capture such depth of feeling and mystery in her words but she sure did! Beautifully. But what really got me more than anything else are the clever twists and small cast of characters, easy to follow.

Set mostly in Paris, details such as salted caramel macrons and tourist highlights give vacation vibes and transported me there in a nanosecond. Taylor arrives in Paris at a honeymoon suite, along with stolen cash. She is entranced by honeymoon couple, Cassie and Olivier, as they pose for social media. But something is not quite right with them. Taylor stalks them and makes further observations. She should be part of a honeymoon couple, especially in romantic Paris. But her jealousy is momentarily set aside as she sees the couple arguing. Meanwhile, Cassie and Olivier have an arrangement of sorts. They enjoy Paris but their honeymoon turns into disaster. As their pasts meld with the present, the atmosphere crackles with greed, jealousy and revenge.

Do be sure to read the author's fascinating notes at the back, especially about green cards and residency. I live on two continents so can relate to arduous residency laws. The author's inspiration for this book is super intriguing as well! I simply adored this book.

The French Honeymoon
By Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
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Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!

An impulsive woman keen on sparking jealousy and a man desperate for a green card meet and agree that a marriage would be mutually beneficial. As they set out for their luxurious French honeymoon- someone else trails them without their knowledge. The French Honeymoon is an entertaining domestic thriller with multiple POV’s and vivid descriptions of the (mainly) French setting.

It took me a while to catch onto what the stakes of the story would be– there is a lot of repetition describing the characters daily movements on their honeymoon without much action. The thriller elements start to reveal themselves around the half-way mark and my interest piqued. I enjoyed how the story played out and liked the ambiguous ending. This is a fun, quick read if you enjoy marriage and family drama and vacation mysteries.

I really wanted to love this one. The premise of a honeymoon going wrong and obsession quickly grabbed my attention. But the pace of the book was slow, I didn’t feel any connection to the characters, and then the ending just seemed rushed and too predictable.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to view this digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

An interesting, suspenseful thriller.

I initially thought Taylor had been jilted at the altar and that's certainly the feel you get to begin with. She's quite mysterious and you can't help feel sorry for her situation.

Cassie, on the other hand, is a terrible person. I don't know that she has any redeeming qualities and I found her quite annoying. To some degree I think her and Olivier deserved each other.

It's certainly an interesting story with a few good twists along the way! Reese was a bit of a surprise and I thought that was a clever addition!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

I have a lot to say with this one. Did I like the idea of the plot? Yes! Did I like the characters? Mostly… but I will say there was quite a few times where I wasn’t exactly sure what was happening or if I’d missed something or simply went to bed on the wrong chapter. I was having a hard time following the book just because there’s so many different povs and so much happening.

The plot twists were pretty good though. I gotta admit I was not expecting the big reveal at all and honestly might need to reread this to figure out the ending and also see if there are clues leading up to the big reveal. This one was interesting though and I could see this book doing really really well with the mystery/thriller community. I did enjoy the way this author describes things as well. She doesn’t use too many descriptive words but used just enough that I could see the book as I was reading which is one of my favorite things! I’m excited to talk more about this with other readers once it’s out because there’s SO much to discuss so definitely contact me if you read this!

Lastly thank you so much to the author and sourcebooks for this arc!