This book was a little slow to get in to, but I persevered & kept reading! I'm glad I did as the second half had me gripped, so many twists!

this book was eery and I felt myself looking over my shoulder a few times while I was reading it. GOod plot, good characters, disturbing subject matter.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
This was an ok thriller. Not one of my favorites but it had a few surprises and things I did not expect.
Writing was not bad. Main character was ok.

I found this one thought to get into and hard to stay engaged. Sadly I didn’t really love any of the characters including the main character Lorraine.

I enjoy Laura Elliot’s books and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. Lorraine and Victor have run a well known marriage retreat for over twenty years. Laura is devastated when Victor dies in a road accident where he shouldn’t have been but is even more devastated when she learns that he had an unknown female passenger in the car who is in hospital and in a coma. When going through Victor’s belongings Lorraine finds a letter stating that he had recently changed his will and soon realises that there are a lot of secrets that Victor has been keeping from her. She decides she must visit the woman and try to discover her identity. Lorraine is desperate to keep the family home and has to resort to desperate measures to save everything she possesses. The story unfolds with each chapter after drawing me in with the prologue and kept me gripped until the end. A recommended read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

It was just okay. I didn't have any parts that stood out as jaw dropping or awe inspiring. I didn't feel super connected to the characters, but the story line was good. Solid 3 stars.

It is a fantastic story, exhilarating plot, well developed characters, and a well executed shocking ending. I read in one day, unputdownable and very addictive. Recommend to every thriller reader.

I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

This book started out really slow and seemed to take a long time to reach a climax but then it kind of fell flat. I felt like there were still so many unknown pieces of the story. I usually like hearing from different characters but in this, I found it hard to relate to them or even like them. The mystery was solved pretty early on but it still dragged on with all the different characters. There are characters I wish we would have heard from to put some of the pieces together. Overall I enjoyed parts of the story but the "twist" was predictible. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The pacing of this novel was slow and at times took me a while to get into. Some of the storyline was a little predictable and the pace is where it fell short for me. I was a little disappointed cause I am usually a Laura Elliot fan.

I received this book as an arc, and honestly I wasn’t overly impressed.
The writing style was very overdrawn, and lengthy for just your casual thriller.
I found the story to be slow, and drawn out.
The first half the book was rather drab, but the second half did pick up while we tried to learn who the mystery woman was in the car.

Honestly, as quickly as I a read this book.. I’ve forgotten most of it.

I had high hopes of this book as I have read previous books by Laura Elliot and I found the idea of a marriage retreat appealing. However I found it slow to get into and as it went from Ireland to California to Scotland with different lines and so many different characters , I became a bit confused and found the story a bit disjointed. . I did find it hard to finish.

I found this one thought to get into and hard to stay engaged. Sadly I didn’t really love any of the characters including the main character Lorraine.

I feel like this one could have been told much quicker.

This book isn’t for me.

It is long winded and so descriptive. It goes on for pages and pages. I feel like the book is so unnecessarily long. The premise was super intriguing but I just couldn’t get into the actually story. I am thinking because of the insane amount of detail muddled the story a bit.

I delved into Laura Elliot's The Marriage Retreat expecting a gripping tale of unraveling secrets, and the initial setup truly drew me in. Victor, the charismatic leader of a couples' retreat in Sedona, Arizona, lured me into a world of mindfulness, yoga, and mystique. However, when his sudden death reveals a mysterious woman in the car with him, the narrative takes a thrilling turn, threatening the very foundations of the marriage haven they had built.

Yet, as the plot unfolded, my anticipation waned. The mystery, promising at the beginning, unveiled its cards too early, leading to a somewhat predictable trajectory. Even the protagonist's descent into desperation felt foreseeable. The story seemed to lose its edge, and what started as a compelling exploration of secrets and consequences became somewhat lackluster.

Big thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What happens when the guru who runs marriage retreats is involved in a fatal accident with an unknown young woman in his car at the time? Who is she? Why lie to his wife about his whereabouts?
   His wife of 26 years discovers on his death that he had decided to change his will, leaving her and their son without means of income. But there may be hope, the will wasn’t signed which leads to behavior that leads to more deceit and lies.
   A journalist with a grudge against the man is determined to uncover the truth and and bare it all for the world to see and the satisfaction of destroying his reputation and that of the business.
   Twists and turns result out of desperate measures by the characters. An enjoyable domestic thriller.

Wasn’t able to get into this book. It was really slow and is my first DNF. It dragged on with a lot of irrelevant information.

Well what can I say! Be prepared to go on a rollercoaster emotion ride. My stomach dropped out of me a few times and I could not believe some of the plot turns.

I want to give this a 4/5 stars. I found it suspenseful at times and slow at times. I have always enjoyed Laura Elliot’s books so I still look forward to reading more. It was a good thriller and worthy of a recommendation!

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. This story was very slow and I found it hard to like the characters.