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My Perfect Husband
Georgina Cross

Special thank you to @thrillerbookloversthepulse and @netgalley for my the opportunity to read and review this book!

Twelve years have passed since Lauren’s sister, Ellie, had gone missing. Each day she waits for any piece of news that could explain what happened to her. When the call finally comes it isn’t good news. Ellie’s body had been found. Photos were recovered as well. Photos of her husband, Alex, with Ellie the day she went missing.

My thoughts:
Any book that has someone go missing immediately catches my interest. Especially when you add in the mystery surrounding the sister’s husband.
I do have to say that this is more of a slow burn thriller. So, if you make it through the slow moving middle the ending will most likely shock you! At least that was the case for me!

The description of the New Orleans setting was so fun. It was so immersive and really made me feel as if I was there again.

I’m lucky I had to opportunity to listen to this one as an audiobook. The narration was done by Stephanie Cannon and I felt she did an amazing job with the many characters.

Lauren’s sister, Ellie, has been missing for over a decade. Lauren’s husband Alex has a missing brother as well. For years, Lauren and Alex never give up hope that their siblings will return. When the police inform Lauren that they have found Ellie’s body, she is devastated. But when they show Lauren the picture they found with Ellie’s body, Lauren recognizes her husband and his brother, and she knows she needs to get to the bottom of this mystery. Suddenly she wonders if she can really trust her perfect husband!

This proved to be a quick read with a few twists along the way. I enjoyed the flashbacks to Lauren and Ellie’s childhood, and as the past was unveiled I began to develop suspicions about the present. However, the conclusion was stunning and unexpected! I will definitely read this author again.

Thank you @thrillerbookloversthepulse @bookouture @georginacrossauthor for the opportunity to review this advanced copy. My thoughts are my own.

When I found out Bookouture was publishing & organizing a tour for one of my automatic read authors, Georgina Cross, I was ecstatic! One of my favorite publishers and one of my favorite authors teaming up was so exciting!

Georgina Cross, Amazon charts bestseller, again delivers a jaw dropping twisted ending in another amazing piece of exceptional work that she nails every time! She took me on a roller coaster ride until the chilling end in this psychological thriller!

Thank you, Georgina Cross, Bookouture,& Netgalley for my copy! All opinions are my own.

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 cliffhanger🤌.

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 🌟 i feel i was expecting a lot as the premise of it sounded really intriguing but i didn’t enjoy as much as i thought i would as there wasn’t 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 ‘flashbacks’, 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. I’m just so good at these thrillers!

Overall, I’d 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.
It’s 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 I’m not interested in the past of the sisters when I would been more interested in the past of Ellie’s murder. It was going so good til I was getting back stories of the past that didn’t seem to go in the reasoning for Ellie’s 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?