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  • By: Greer Hendricks
  • Narrator: Karissa Vacker
  • Category: Contemporary Women, Fiction
  • Length: 11 hours 3 minutes
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Publish date: March 08, 2022
  • Language: English
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The Golden Couple Audiobook Summary

The Golden Couple is the next electrifying audiobook from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind You Are Not Alone, An Anonymous Girl, and The Wife Between Us.

If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in 10 sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal–she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault–and almost absorbs the emptiness she sometimes feels since her husband’s death.

Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple–until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her license due to controversial methods.

When the Bishops glide through Avery’s door and Marissa reveals her infidelity, all three are set on a collision course. Because the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

“My favorite kind of thriller: a guessing game filled with characters you care about and twists you don’t see coming. The Golden Couple takes a deep dive into a marriage, where what you see on the surface is not necessarily the truth, and the results are mesmerizing. Add to this a therapist who doesn’t play by the rules and you have an utterly compelling, spellbinding read.”–Lisa Jewell, author of Then She Was Gone and Invisible Girl

“Narrators Marin Ireland and Karissa Vacker dazzle as they deliver this twisted domestic thriller.”–AudioFile

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The Golden Couple Audiobook Narrator

Karissa Vacker is the narrator of The Golden Couple audiobook that was written by Greer Hendricks

GREER HENDRICKS is the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of The Wife Between Us, An Anonymous Girl, You Are Not Alone and The Golden Couple. Prior to becoming a novelist, she obtained her master’s degree in journalism at Columbia and spent two decades as an editor at Simon & Schuster. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Allure, Publishers Weekly and other publications. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children.

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Greer Hendricks is the author of The Golden Couple

The Golden Couple Full Details

Narrator Karissa Vacker
Length 11 hours 3 minutes
Author Greer Hendricks
Category
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Release date March 08, 2022
ISBN 9781250835628

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The publisher of the The Golden Couple is Macmillan Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Contemporary Women, Fiction

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The publisher of the The Golden Couple is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781250835628.

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Goodreads Reviews

Nilufer

September 05, 2022

Happy pub day to another amazing novel from one of the greatest thriller duo! 🥳🎈📚🥂I couldn’t be happier to read and review the one of the most anticipated thrillers of 2022! A brilliant, smart, intriguing psychological thriller from Hendricks& Pekkanen! Of course I’m thanking my lucky stars to have a chance for exclusive reading time! My favorite thriller duo DID it again! They wrote an engaging, slow burn, character driven story by creating one of the most interesting fictional character: yes, Avery became one of my all time favorite heroines! Let me talk more about her: Avery Chambers: one of a kind sharp witted, reckless, snarky therapist who is quiet a combination of fixer and private investigator detects everything about your life, bringing out all those dirty secrets, the things even you haven’t realized keeping inside of yourself and voila: she patches you up, gluing your broken pieces and fixing you with care. Even though this book was a little long and it started like more contemporary fiction then thriller till things get heated at the first half, the pure existence of Avery in this book and her different approach, her stalker-ish tendencies, her mind games and sharp wit hook you from the beginning. I have to admit her character and her back story were far more interested than the “ Golden couple” Bishops! Marissa - the wife of Golden couple hires Avery to fix their marriage. She already knows Avery’s license was revoked but a friend highly recommended her. Washington Post already published an interesting interview about her and her unusual methods. Who cares if they contain the breech of privacy ; at least they work?! In ten sessions, she guarantees you to fix the marriage. But her first encounter with Bishops doesn’t go uneventful! Marissa sucker punches her husband with the first surprise session ( poor guy doesn’t know they’re going to see a kind of marriage counselor) but another punch she throws hurt more: she confesses she slept with a young from gym! Poor Matthew goes berserk! Thankfully Avery is with them and she promises they are in good hands. But what if the both of parties keep dirty secrets. Well, don’t worry, Avery has eyes and ears in everywhere. She eventually finds out every dirty details! In the mean Avery also deals with intruders who threat her behalf of powerful pharmaceutical company Acelia : the very same company she anonymously called to inform FDA about their misconduct about their medicine trials which have high rates to kill people. Now they want her to be their snitch, trying to learn from whom she got the information. Those two mysteries are keeping your interest intact. And the ending is smart, some revelations are foreseeable but last one was still well executed. The writing style is engrossing, the characters are well developed, multi layered and easy to relate. This is not my favorite book of the duo but it is still smart written psychological thriller/ mystery with great characterization. They never disappoint me! Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

Regina

March 08, 2022

The golden writing wackadoodleduo of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is back with a new domestic thriller about an unlicensed therapist named Avery who tries to save the marriage of some Pottery Barn-esque one percenters after the wife knocks (posh, suede, ankle) boots with another man. Avery gets ALLLLLLL up in their business as she implements her controversial 10-session method of rogue psychology. She follows them, trolls them online, and snoops around their Washington DC neighborhood to see what’s making the time bomb of their marriage tick. There are a ton of characters, a lot of red herrings, and a load of (mostly) resolved loose threads. Now WHY Avery cares so much about helping these people stay married I cannot tell you. It’s like she’s a dogged detective trying to find a missing relative or a lawyer attempting to get her sister off death row. What I can tell you is that I got totally engrossed in her attempts to do so, and “Hendanen” have delivered another page-turning read. If you enjoyed their previous three suspense novels, you’ll enjoy this one too.Does The Golden Couple deserve a gold medal? Nah. But it sure has earned a participation trophy.3.5 stars rounded up, because you totally get what you pay for here.My thanks to the authors and St. Martins Press for the gifted copy to review. The Golden Couple is now available.Blog: https://www.confettibookshelf.com/

Mary Beth

July 18, 2022

Five Twisty Stars4.5 rounded up!Avery once was a therapist but she lost her license five years ago. She now is a consultant. She doesn't follow the rules. She also spies on her clients.Avery opens the door and Marissa and Mathew Bishop walks in. She starts the session the way she always does and asks the 'What brings you here tonight. She then takes three of the plastic cups out of her water cooler and fills each with a generous shot of tequila. Marissa then tells Matthew that she wants to tell him something. Here it comes, The Confession. Marissa starts the confession and says to Matthew "I slept with someone , just once. This isn't the first time Avery has helped a couple through infidelity. She lets her clients know how it works. You have ten sessions, knowing the time frame for their work. In her process each session has a title beginning with the Confession, then through, Disruption, Escalation, Revelation, Devastation, Confrontation, Exposure, The Test, Reconciliation, ending with Promises.You can't skip the sessions or be late. No traffic excuses. All couples have secrets and The Bishops are no exception.I love these authors! I loved The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl but I loved this one the best. I love psychological thrillers. I could not put this book down. There are many twist and turns. There also are some dark secrets. I did not know who I could trust. This was one hell of a rollercoaster ride. I was hooked straight from the beginning to the end. I loved the writing style and the characters were developed very well.The twist at the end was mind blowing and my jaw hit the floor. This book Rocks!I want to thank Netgalley, and St. Martin's Press for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Michael

March 08, 2022

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!“Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies…”Avery Chambers will fix you in 10 sessions. That is her guarantee.Who is this recently unlicensed therapist hired to fix? Marissa and Matthew Bishop.Marissa recently cheated on Matthew, and desperately wants to save her marriage. If anyone can help, Avery can. However, as the synopsis states: “...the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger.”I was really looking forward to the newest Hendricks/Pekkanen collaboration despite feeling a tad bit let down with the previous one. For the most part, it’s successful! Not knowing who to root for or who is keeping secrets is a recipe for a page turner, and I couldn’t wait to pick up the book whenever I had a chance. I predicted the twist...although I second-guessed myself a few times. A few aspects near the end were a bit questionable as different plot points tied together. Overall, this is a fun and slick thriller best enjoyed by sitting back and going along for the ride. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Expected Publication Date: 3/8/22. Review also posted at: https://bonkersforthebooks.wordpress.com

Susan's Reviews

April 13, 2022

What an engrossing, dramatic story! Marissa and Mathew Bishop are a DC/Maryland "Golden Couple" - both are good looking, popular, and successful in their individual careers. Their marriage looks almost too ideal...But something is horribly, terribly wrong... Marissa Bishop is desperate to repair her fractured marriage. Marissa hires the infamous couples counselor, Avery Chambers, hoping that her "Ten Step program" is going to salvage her imploding marriage.I can't go into many details without dropping a "brick-ton" of spoilers, so you will have to read the book or listen to the excellent audiobook to find out for yourself whether Avery succeeds in putting this Golden Couple back on their social throne. (I found the unorthodox therapies and analysis riveting stuff. Psychology and psychoanalysis have always been my kryptonite!)Did I figure out all of the mysteries, secrets and lies? You bet, and I suspect that you will, too! Even before I started listening to the audiobook (and reading the Ebook at my gym) I had a suspicion of where this story would go. The side plot involving Avery and the nasty pharmaceutical company held a few unexpected twists and turns, but for the most part, there weren't any glaring shockers that you couldn't see coming. Polly - Marissa's assistant at her high end boutique - was so annoying, and Natalie - Mat's ex-college girlfriend - was still in the picture, as was Marissa's "first kiss" childhood sweetheart, Skip.Is that a love-triangle... or two... or three... that the authors have inserted in this busy plot?For a while there I couldn't tell if Natalie was there merely to establish a love triangle, or whether she was something more sinister.....! (One small pet peeve of mine: I actually dislike when villains become "nice people after all" at the end of a story, despite their many misdeeds.) If you are a Hendricks and Pekkanen fan, then you already know that they don't usually do HEA's - but you do get a twinge of hope for a future HEA in this story - surprise, surprise!.... Well, not really. You could probably see that coming too....Although the writing was generally very good, the plot got a bit muddled towards the last third of the novel. In fact, it took an abrupt about-face, character-wise, which is something that can rarely be carried off well. Sorry to say, it didn't transition well for me here either. For me, the authors sort of bludgeoned you over the head with clues and over-explained things right from the very start. (Marissa's demeanour during the first counseling session gave the whole show away right then and there.) This story started off strongly, and despite the weaker third portion, I was totally invested in finding out how the story would end - and whether my preliminary suspicions were correct. (I wasn't too far off the mark. Maybe I've been reading too many thrillers?)I'm rating this one a 3.8, rounded up to a 4, out of 5 because the writing in the e-book was very good (if a tad over-explained here and there). I was given ARCs for both the e-book and the audiobook of The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Karissa Vacker and Marin Ireland did a fabulous job of dramatizing this dark domestic thriller. My thanks to the authors, their publisher and NetGalley for ARCs of this e-book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. (Expected Release date: March 8, 2022.)(Sorry about all the Barbie and Ken graphics, but when they popped up in my image searches, I simply could not resist!!!)

Jayme

March 08, 2022

4.5 ⭐️ HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!! I love to be fooled! And, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have somehow managed to fool me again! Avery Chambers was a therapist who lost her license because of her controversial methods. She now calls herself a “consultant” and she guarantees that she can fix your issue in 10 sessions. Her method is predicated on amplifying core universal emotions such as fear and anger, or sadness and happiness. Each session has a specific title, and follows a specific order-beginning with session one-“THE CONFESSION”.Her method is definitely UNORTHODOX, but it works. Marissa and Matthew Bishop are her newest clients. Marissa confesses to infidelity, but that secret was just the tip of the iceberg! I never knew WHO could be trusted, or WHO was manipulating WHO, and I loved it! I couldn’t wait to pick this up every chance that I could. The story unfolds through the alternating perspectives of Avery and Marissa, both smart, successful women, but all of the characters in the book, are well developed, and play a role in the outcome. The difference is in the details. Conversations are realistic, and scenes of daily life are vividly portrayed-so even though some creative license may be used, especially for Avery and her methods, I was able to just go with it, and enjoy! Of their books, this one ranks right up there with “The Wife Between Us” for me. If you enjoyed that one, you won’t want to miss this one! Thank You to St. Martin’s Press for the gifted copy provided through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to provide a candid review! Available Now!!

jessica

October 28, 2021

GH and SPs books have been either a hit or miss for me, with no in between. but the word is in and ‘the golden couple’ is a massive HIT!this story has all the makings of a captivating mystery. the writing is easy to devour, the pacing is on point, and the characters are the right amount of relatable mixed with suspicious. i found the weaving of the both womens POVs to be highly effective. with marissa, i was dying for her to spill her secrets. with avery, i was so engaged with her investigating the truth. its the perfect combination of discovering information, but also having secrets keep you on the edge of your seat. definitely the best book to come from these ladies so far. fans of domestic mysteries/thrillers will for sure want to add this to their TBR, without a doubt.a really big thanks to st. martins press for the ARC!↠ 4.5 stars

Melissa (LifeFullyBooked)

March 21, 2022

I always enjoy another book by Hendricks and Pekkanen, their creative deception is fun to read and try to puzzle out the twists ahead of time.This book features Marissa and Mathew Bishop, a married couple who has come to see counselor Avery Chambers. Avery's unorthodox methods are known for getting results, but they aren't always aboveboard or appreciated. The crux of the problem is that Marissa has cheated on Mathew, and she wants to bring her infidelity into the open so that they can try to heal their marriage and move forward. But certain things make it seem as if the man she slept with won't let go so easily. The Golden Couple is very fast paced and intriguing. We alternate between Avery's and Marissa's points of view and learn that everyone in the book is harboring many secrets. I listened to the audiobook which has two narrators: Karissa Vacker for Marissa and Marin Ireland for Avery. I love Marin Ireland's narration, and she gives Avery just the right edge to her voice to make her both empowered and yet relatable. I don't know if I was supposed to like Avery's character, but I really did. Marissa, on the other hand, I found to be a bit hysterical and over the top with her actions and reactions.I would like to say that I didn't figure out the twists ahead of time but I did figure out most of them. However, I was generally okay with that because the way things play out is what makes this book so captivating. I was totally invested in the story and found many excuses to listen to the book throughout the day in order to find out what was going to happen next. This is another excellent psychological suspense thriller from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, definitely pick up a copy.I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

Dr. Appu

November 15, 2022

When it comes to thrillers, Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks are two of my favorite authors. I haven’t even rated a single book by them as a five-star book. But I still love them. I like their writing style, and there is a minimum guarantee that I will have a good time reading their books even before starting them, whatever the plot may be. I am sure I will see a five-star book by these authors soon in the future when they will get a perfect story suiting their writing style. This book is not different from their previous books. Their writing style will keep us hooked on the plot. The authors tell us the story of Marissa and Matthew Bishop. They seem to have everything that a couple would love to have in their life. The life of this perfect couple gets deeply affected when Marissa falls into an affair. They decide to visit Avery, a therapist, to get professional help to solve this problem. Avery is an interesting character with a tumultuous history. She lost her professional license to practice due to her maverick, unethical ways of treating patients. What will happen when “the Golden couple” tries to fix their marital disharmony with the help of an individualist therapist? This book will give you the answer to it. What I learned from this book 1) Is love really blind? Unlike popular belief, is love as blind as we think it is? This is a very important question the authors raise in this book. I remember reading an article where Will Moss said that “love is not blind - it sees more and not less, but because it sees more it is willing to see less” When we are in love, we usually ignore certain behaviors and actions (including a few red flags) of our lover. We would have reacted to those actions if they had been done by anyone other than our lover. This book tells us the importance of looking at our relationships from a different angle to get a clearer picture of our relationship before it is too late. “Sometimes, we need to look at our lives from a different angle to recognize the dysfunction and damage certain relationships are causing.” 2) Grief The authors are beautifully describing grief in this book. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross described five common stages of grief, popularly referred to as DABDA. They include:- Denial- Anger- Bargaining- Depression- AcceptanceThis book will give you a different interesting perspective on it “Grief isn’t linear. It isn’t logical. There’s no structure or civility to it; it grabs you when you least expect it and digs in its nails until you succumb.Grief is a shape-shifter, it defies logic, sneaking up on you when you least expect it and leaving you empty-handed and hollow when you go searching for it.” 3) What is the impact of social media on relationships, and why is it important to differentiate reel life and real life? The T.V. And movies have influenced our lives to a great extent. With the advent of social media, Instagram reels, tik tok videos, and youtube are all influencing our lives to a great extent. It is social media that decide even what we should read. The BookTok and bookstagram sections of bookstores are becoming bigger nowadays. In one way, it is good to see people using social media in the best way possible to promote reading. But it has a few negative aspects that need some more profound discussion. Similarly, the impact of social media on relationships is enormous, and this book beautifully describes this aspect. “That’s an Instagram post. Give me something real.” Marissa flinches. In those few words, Avery has cut to the core of what their marriage has become: curated moments served up in public, while in private the emptiness between them slowly expands.” My favourite three lines from this book “They’re not touching, but they sit close enough together that it would be easy for them to do so. They don’t look like a couple in trouble. But appearances are often misleading.” “I’m a sucker for dogs, especially ones such as Romeo, who no longer have any reason to trust humans, but continue to do so.” “The pause he doesn’t rush to fill means he’s considering what to say next. Which might also mean he’s debating whether to answer honestly.People tend to extend more trust to individuals who are attractive; studies have proven this.” What could have been better? There is nothing new in this plot. We have read many thrillers with similar stories, and the twists can be easily predicted if you are a person who is familiar with the world of thrillers. The way Avery’s character is crafted and her concept of ethics and ten session clients might irritate many readers. It is still remarkable how the authors compensated for these negatives with the alternating perspectives of the characters and their amazing writing skills. Rating 3.5/5 This will be a good choice if you have loved the previous books by the same authors or if you love to read a propulsive thriller.

Greer

September 20, 2021

I might be biased (ha, ha!), but I love this book! Sarah and I have co-authored three other books together and this one combines my favorites topics - complicated marriages and therapy. We are so excited for our publication date in March and to hear/read what all of you think.

Debra

February 22, 2022

Avery Chambers won’t take you on as a client if she doesn't think she can "fix" your problem in 10 sessions. Her technique is unorthodox/controversial methods. She lost her license due to her methods but that hasn't stopped her helping her clients nor has it stopped people from seeking her out.When she is approached by the "Golden Couple," Marissa and Mathew Bishop, she knows she can help them. Marissa cheated but wants to work on her marriage, it was a mistake, and she will do whatever it takes to make things right. There are secrets in this marriage. Secrets have a way of coming out. Session one is only the beginning....This was an engrossing audio book. I enjoyed being able to read and listen to the book at the same time as I had a digital copy and the audiobook. I thought the narrators were fantastic! This book grabbed me right away and I loved how the book progressed. There is the main plot and a subplot involving Avery. The authors did a good job casting doubt and parading around suspicious characters. I enjoyed how they teased things. Will you figure this book out or will you be shocked? Read it to find out. I found this to be a fun, riveting and gripping read!Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.Read more of my reviews at www.openbookposts.com

Catherine

January 02, 2023

"And we'll be so perfectly perfect,Till we're forced to move on...Chances are that our love is now utterly, thoroughly done."-Perfectly Perfect, Elizabeth & The CatapultIn this twisty, underhanded, mischievous, and compelling tale, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen kept me guessing...and my MIND REELING!Avery has taken a break from being a normal therapist. Well, actually, she's been invited to take a PERMANENT break...she's lost her license. Why? Her methods are...well, a bit UNUSUAL, to put it mildly. Her 10-step system is guaranteed to get results...but only if her clients are brutally honest (and don't notice her spying on them from the corner of the restaurant...among other things.)When seemingly perfect Marissa and Matthew Bishop seek out her services, Avery is confident she can solve their problems and get them back on track. Marissa's infidelity threatens the couple's happy life with their 8 year old son. But aside from Marissa's big secret, there is MUCH more at play than meets the eye, and the lives of all of these players aren't as disparate as they might seem. Can Avery suss out the suspects AND put this crumbling marriage back together? Or has entangling herself with this power couple taken her down a dangerous road...with a deadly end?First off, I am BEYOND happy I gave this writing duo another shot, and I can't stress that enough. I had VERY strong feelings about The Wife Between Us, and they were not positive feelings. I remember almost tossing my e-reader in frustration at the time because things were so OTT in that book, at least for me, and I was pretty sure they weren't the writers for me.BUT THIS BOOK? Night and day from my first experience.Some of my main problems with the last read were that I could a) guess almost everything that was going to happen b) couldn't stand the characters and c) thought some of the character's actions were downright silly.In this one however, Hendricks and Pekkanen kept me glued to my seat! I honestly kept thinking about this book every time I had to put it down, was swept into the mystery, and fully engrossed in the characters. Both Avery and Marissa's POVs were equally interesting (in different ways) and JUST ENOUGH was obscured throughout the book to keep you just a little bit puzzled and wanting more. In so many thrillers, I think authors try to drop TOO many breadcrumbs, perhaps so their readers can feel like they are clever by figuring everything out ahead of time.But honestly? There's almost nothing I hate MORE when reading a thriller than figuring out everything ahead of time...so this was a PERFECT read for me!There was also a perfect balance between the past and present, as well as between both story lines and how well they intertwined...not sure if this was due to the joint writing effort from two authors, but it just worked. I also loved that even though Marissa and Matthew were supposed to be sort of a 'posh' couple, in many ways they felt down to earth and accessible and there was GENUINE emotion tied in when the authors detailed their marital strife. I love when a thriller can also tug at my heart strings a bit, and this one certainly did!Though it might go without saying, If I were to give out a Golden Couple Award in the thriller world?The winners are UNDOUBTEDLY Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen! 👏 4.5 ⭐️ Nominated for Best Mystery/Thriller in the Goodreads Choice Awards!

karen

March 08, 2022

NOW AVAILABLE!!!!i have been ENMESHED in a workthing that has kept me from this unpaid reviewing thing for a while but i am taking the evening off from it because if i don't, i am going to ponch everything i see and my still-healing sprained wrist isn't up to that kind of mayhem yet so here i am with some pisco and ginger beer and since this book comes out tomorrow, might as well see if anyone still cares what i think about books. hello to the anyones/are you only in my mind? oddly enough, the last dbr i wrote was for An Anonymous Girlso i guess these authors make me want to drink?so this is the fourth book i have read by the voltron of gh/sp and while i really enjoyed The Wife Between Us, after that it was a bit of a diminishing returns sitch - they were closer to the FINE side of the three star mattress than the LIKED IT side. this one though, this planted itself on the like side enough for me to even round up because i don't even care and have you seen the world lately?it's a really good time for an escape, and who doesn't love/need a one-day mystery read, all soapy with infidelity and seeeecrets and threats from all directions? and okay yeah - laura dave's blurb said i would never see the twist coming and i did, but sometimes quantity is just as good as quality because here there are a million red herrings and twists and everybody's lowkey shady to throw the reader off the track and those of us who've been around the book block a time or two will figure almost all of it out (especially when you have the opportunity to read the whole thing in one day so the details are still sharp in the mind and haven't been dulled by life's rich pageant of food and sleep and stress) but for me, even though i don't go out of my way to actively try to figure out who did what in the where, should i happen to have a detail ignite something in my mind that causes me to suspect a thing that turns out to be true, this does not diminish my enjoyment or make me think the writers are bad or that i am clever because neither of those things is true. it's still fun to read these goofy psych suspense books where all the characters are dialed up to 10 on the drama scale and married couples are so full of secrets. i do have a baseline appreciation for the idea of a therapist who lost their license because of their UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS but still doing the same work as a 'consultant,' counseling folks with all the training but none of the pesky rules or oversight - nothing to rein her in AND THE TAGLINE IS: when 'do no harm' becomes 'do what thou wilt,' that's when the fun freaking starts. needs work. needs more lime juice.anyhoo, i would love for her to be a recurring character for this authorteam. it was a terrifically fun read and avery chambers - you are a much more effective as a loose cannon without a leash. and your little dog too!

Kezia

August 25, 2022

Talk about the art of slow escalation!From the moment the characters were introduced, I was intrigued and wanted to know more about them, especially Avery. She was the therapist helping other people with their problems, but it was pretty clear that she had many problems of her own. Saying she “helps” people with her problems is definitely an understatement because my girl here takes her job really inappropriately seriously. I really enjoyed her character. There were many characters that kept coming up in the book, including the main ones, Marissa and Mathew, and Hendricks and Pekkanen were great at literally making everyone a suspect. The only problem I had with this was how weirdly predictable some of this was. The connections we get at the end weren’t obvious to me, but I found the events to be the predictable part. It wasn't predictable immediately because the story does shift into way different issues than what most of us would expect when first starting. It felt like we just kept getting a lot of information, but I saw how it was all part of Hendricks and Pekkanen's sick plan to keep me hooked, and I was pretty satisfied.

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However, most audiobook apps work across multiple devices so you can pick up that riveting new Stephen King book you started at the dog park, back on your laptop when you get back home.

Speechify is one of the best apps for audiobooks. The pricing structure is the most competitive in the market and the app is easy to use. It features the best sellers and award winning authors. Listen to your favorite books or discover new ones and listen to real voice actors read to you. Getting started is easy, the first book is free.

Research showcasing the brain health benefits of reading on a regular basis is wide-ranging and undeniable. However, research comparing the benefits of reading vs listening is much more sparse. According to professor of psychology and author Dr. Kristen Willeumier, though, there is good reason to believe that the reading experience provided by audiobooks offers many of the same brain benefits as reading a physical book.

Audiobooks are recordings of books that are read aloud by a professional voice actor. The recordings are typically available for purchase and download in digital formats such as MP3, WMA, or AAC. They can also be streamed from online services like Speechify, Audible, AppleBooks, or Spotify.
You simply download the app onto your smart phone, create your account, and in Speechify, you can choose your first book, from our vast library of best-sellers and classics, to read for free.

Audiobooks, like real books can add up over time. Here’s where you can listen to audiobooks for free. Speechify let’s you read your first best seller for free. Apart from that, we have a vast selection of free audiobooks that you can enjoy. Get the same rich experience no matter if the book was free or not.

It depends. Yes, there are free audiobooks and paid audiobooks. Speechify offers a blend of both!

It varies. The easiest way depends on a few things. The app and service you use, which device, and platform. Speechify is the easiest way to listen to audiobooks. Downloading the app is quick. It is not a large app and does not eat up space on your iPhone or Android device.
Listening to audiobooks on your smart phone, with Speechify, is the easiest way to listen to audiobooks.

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