I loved this twisty thriller! With the majority of the book set in Paris and Paris being my favorite city- there was a lot to like about this story! I was really surprised at all the twists and turns and I really had no idea of the biggest reveal! This is a must read and I will highly recommend it! Thanks to. Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a great psychological thriller! I really enjoyed the plot, characters, and the suspense!

*3.5 stars*

The French Honeymoon is a twisty psychological thriller with a unique premise. It follows newlyweds in Paris who are unknowingly being stalked by someone who wonders- is their marriage, which they display as picture-perfect on social media, actually so perfect?

The plotline of this book felt very real and pertinent to our social-media obsessed age. I really enjoyed the writing style, as well as the story. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy fast-paced thrillers involving multiple timelines & POVs.

Thank you to NetGalley & Sourcebooks for the arc!

The book is a mystery that kept me guessing until the very end. I wasn't sure what would happen next, and I loved trying to figure it out.

The story is about a group of friends who go to Paris for a vacation. But things take a dark turn when one of them is found dead. The author does a great job of keeping the reader guessing about who the killer is. There are a few twists and turns along the way that I didn't see coming.

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who likes a good mystery.

Wow - what a great read - edge of the seat all the way. stayed up reading this half the night. excellent plot and so many twists - highly recommended.

A marriage that is not at all what it seems. This story is filled with unsympathetic characters but yet the reader is intrigued to travel through space and time to get to the bottom of all this. The French Honeymoon might not appeal to some, but I found it hard not to finish.

This was interesting as I am not sure I have read anything about Paris before. I may have and just not remembered. Our characters end up spending their time in Paris and of course, Paris is the city of love right? Well, maybe not exactly for this couple as we see just how fake everything is.
The story is told from three different points of view, and it was easy to follow, and I enjoyed that. I loved the surprise that came once all the characters came into play, as I did not see that coming. However, there were just a few things that bothered me with this book. One was the money, which was a huge thing over and over again and an overspender. As well as the ending! WTH was that? I reread it again, but I still didn't understand it.
Overall, it was a fun read.

The French Honeymoon has an intriguing premise and it is a quick read, but it fell short for me. I spent much of the book confused by how the two storylines tied together. Taylor comes across as a much more sympathetic character, while Cassie is self-centered and materialistic. When Cassie meets—and very quickly marries—Olivier, her life takes an unforeseen turn. And, while I could sense that their marriage was not going to end well, I spent half of the book wondering just how Taylor fit into the story. Eventually this will become clear, but many other aspects really do not. The ending is a bit abrupt and confusing, and while I think that the author intentionally wanted to create some ambiguity, I didn’t love it. I think that some readers will enjoy how this honeymoon unfolds, but it was not the right book for me. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to provide an honest review.

This one has a really good premise, one that I didn't feel had been done to death already by other authors. Yes, it was kind of slow moving - for some, that can add to suspense, for other readers it can cause boredom. I hated Cassie as many readers did, but you really aren't supposed to like her. I enjoyed the descriptions of Paris - the author has a nice way of painting a beautiful visual.

Would definitely check out some of her other books. 3.5, rounded up to 4

I was a bit confused, I think the premise was good but the way the characters were introduced was confusing. Timelines also were blurry. I enjoyed the complexities of their relationships and though that piece was well written.

Paris is not always a good idea.

Newlyweds Cassie and Oliver are on their honeymoon in Paris, and social media-obsessed Cassie is documenting every. single. moment. of their seemingly perfect life. Meanwhile, Taylor arrives in Paris with stolen cash and no luggage and follows Cassie’s every move in real time. Is Cassie’s picture-perfect life all that it appears?

Pros: mutiple POVs and timelines; suspenseful plot; page-turner; great writing!
Cons (for some readers): somewhat ambiguous ending, purposely unlikeable characters

Thank you to #NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an advanced reader copy of #TheFrenchHoneymoon. To be published April 15, 2025.

When is Paris ever a bad idea? You'll have to read this to find out. . . . I really didn't know where this was going to go when I first began reading. Did Taylor know Cassie? If so, how? Who was Reese? Who would make it out of Paris alive? And who wouldn't, if anyone? I was sucked and didn't get spit out til the very end, and I had great fun in the in-between. I felt that the ending was a but ambiguous, but I read that the author felt it was pretty definitive; that clues had been throughout the book. With that in mind, I reread a few parts, and it gave me a slightly different perspective on the ending, which was a nice, unexpected surprise. There were a couple twists ans revelations in the book that just WERE- no big reveal or fanfare, but just came about like it was always the truth, followed by an explanation. I thought that was a unique element in the author's writing. Overall, I really enjoyed this novel, and I'd like to read more by Jouhanneau in the future, as she seems to be quite talented. I will be recommending this book, of course!

i tried my best but i could not get into this book! i wasn't attached to the characters, the pacing felt a bit off? i'm not sure if something else was missing or maybe it was just me. this might be for you but it was not for me unfortunately. thank you for the arc netgalley!!

The French Honeymoon was an original plot. I enjoyed the book and it kept me guessing. This one had a few surprising twists! Ambiguous ending!

This book had an intriguing premise and a good beginning. But it was slow and the characters were also all quite terrible people (none more so than Cassie), which meant that I had to skim-read the last 25% just to confirm it ended the way I predicted. I would happily have read the Zola instead that was her inspiration because it sounded like a much better book despite doubtless being much slower. 3/5 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and SourceBooks for letting me read an ARC of this book.

I was so excited for this, I thought the vibes were going to be immaculate (and I really liked the cover, those were the exact vibes I wanted). But this just did not deliver for me.

I felt like nothing really happened throughout this book and I was just confused the whole time. For lack of a better word (one that doesn't sound so harsh, but means the same thing), this book was boring. I liked the general idea, like I said above, but nothing happened. And there really wasn't a point because of that.

I was hoping that the flashbacks would add some insight that would make me look back on those boring parts and think "oh wait, that wasn't boring, it meant something," but that never happened.

I was left feeling like this was a waste of time, but it was really short, so it didn't take me that long to read. It's a bit under 300 pages, so it probably took me somewhere between 2 and 3 hours total.

I'm giving this a 3/5 because I'm sure some people really enjoy a slower paced book that is just there for a touch of ambience.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark publishing for giving me ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. I was so excited to read the book but unfortunately I am a little disappointed ☹️ different point of views was great, but we were reading about characters past and beginning of things instead of present time and it annoyed me a little bit because it was too long. Even though when I read 60% of the book, I was still confused about what it tries to tell us because the plot was too unclear. It definitely didn’t feel like a thriller overall I didn’t like it☹️

Thank you for giving me the chance to have the arc for this book!! Some of the reviews on here for this one seems a bit harsh. I really liked the book. I knew half way through the blurb I was going to love it. The author did great in my opinion with characters. I really felt like the characters were made to be exactly as they should be for what's going on in the book. Judging by the reviews I THINK maybe this is the type of book that you either absolutely LOVE or you hate. Which is fine, everyone has their own opinion, and we all have different tastes. I woukd definitely reccomend you give this book a go!

I was so excited for this one, the premise seemed so interesting. The suspense was almost inexistant, the characters were unlikable, the plot and storyline were highly predictable and I did not find myself interested in the story at all. Unfortunately, I had to DNF this one.

Not a fan at all. Not a likable character in the book and no suspense at all. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book