An interesting fresh twisty book! The characters were well written and crafted and the plot kept me on the edge of my seat.

Story about a couple whose marriage has seemingly gone stale. Cue a new friendship for the wife with a woman at her local yoga class who suggests the secret to success is an open marriage. After her husband agrees, they enter into a new era of their relationship- one with irreparable consequences.

Great plot, great characters and great twists- a must read.

Louise and Marcus have been together forever but lately it feels like they're stuck in a rut and things have gotten boring. When Louise's new friend from yoga, Erin, suggests they try an open marriage she is slowly convinced and they choose to try with Erin and her husband Kieran in a hope this will save their marriage. But as Marcus becomes more attentive Louise begins an affair and when Erin disappears she begins to realise she didn't really know Erin at all.

This was good full of lies, secrets, and deceit and leaves you with a sense of wondering about how much you really know about the people around you. The writing was done so well this had me gripped turning pages late into the night wondering where it was going to go next. The tension as the lies and secrets start building was done so well. I'll definitely be picking up more by this author.

The open marriage is about a couple that tries to turn their unhappy marriage into an open one. They meet a couple that introduces them to the concept. But they failed to realize it was a deadly trap. It would give this 5 of out 5 stars.

I am a huge fan of Victoria Jenkins and this book did not disappoint. We meet Louise and Marcus. They have been married for seven years but now they are hardly talking to each other. Louise has her suspicions that he is having an affair. When she attends a Pilates class she meets Erin and they soon become friendly. She confides in Erin about her marriage problems and she is shocked when Erin says that she and her husband Kieron had had some problems but found that an ‘open marriage’ solved that. Louise talks to a Marcus and thinks that rather than meet up with strangers it would be better to try this with Erin and Kieron. This was when things started to go wrong, Louise finds herself falling for Kieron but when she receives a threatening letter and a visit from the police her world comes crashing down on her. This was an intriguing storyline with plenty of tension, suspense and twists and turns. A recommended read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

This book was just “meh” for me. I felt like I was reading it because I had to finish it instead of reading it because I wanted to finish it. I can’t quite put my finger on what it was.

This book was an incredible page-turner that you simply can't put down. With suspenseful twists and turns throughout, it kept me on the edge of my seat, and the ending was fantastic. The characters were well-crafted, and the story itself was so engaging that it held my attention from start to finish. The writing style was spot on.

I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline and the pace at which it was delivered. I did have a few gasp moments when twists were revealed. I had about three possible endings 'developed' in my head, and none were accurate. Jenkins managed to suck me into the book from the very first chapter! Louise is struggling in her marriage with Marcus and here comes Erin, who seems to have 'marriage' all figured out. What happens next is just the beginning of a delicious twisty story with a satisfying ending.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Bookouture for my advanced copy for an honest review

I really enjoyed this book! The idea of an open marriage explored through the characters’ personal dilemmas and the shift from a seemingly perfect arrangement to a complicated affair was gripping. The transformation of the protagonist’s relationship with Marcus and the way her involvement with Kieran leads to unexpected complications kept me on edge. The suspense escalates as Erin goes missing and the stakes rise beyond just the protagonist’s marriage. The twists and turns made for an engaging read, and I found the unraveling of secrets and the consequences of broken rules particularly compelling.

This was just a wild ride and you'd expect it to be based on the title. I found the story to be odd and intriguing along with a bit of thriller and mystery thrown in for good measure.

We see our main character stagnant in her marriage. She's middle-aged (oh, the horrors of being 44) and only seven years into her marriage. Something just isn't right between her and her husband.

When a woman our main character meets in yoga class sings the praises of her own open marriage, well... you can see where this goes.

There were more twists than I expected, but I was also left with a few unanswered questions.

However, I thought the premise was different from what's out there and I saw it as a popcorn thriller when all was said and done.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for an e-copy of THE OPEN MARRIAGE to review.

I rate THE OPEN MARRIAGE four out of five stars.

First, I want to thank Victoria Jenkins, Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.

WOW!! When I found out Victoria Jenkins wrote a book with the title The Open Marriage and read the description I just knew I had to read it. I mean how can you not with that title right?With the title The Open Marriage I was a little disappointed at the lack of spice. Many may not agree with me but that concept could have gone a little farther than it did.

If Louise said I’m fine one more time I was going to seriously scream!! She drove me absolutely bonkers!!

Victoria picked out the most unique out of the box names for her characters-I just loved them.

I enjoyed the book. It was fast paced, kept my attention, was a binge readable one sitting type book, and had a lot of wicked twists and turns to it. In fact the climax of the book I never in a million years saw coming. Oh so many ups and downs in this book!

Victoria should really consider writing a follow up book to this one as there are a few open ended storylines that can be explored. That would be a fun read as well.

Ah I really enjoyed this one! This was full of plot twists and really made me doubt what I thought I knew as I read on. Full of secrets and betrayal as I read on, and the perfect thriller for those who just want to sit and not put their book down!

Marcus and Louise are no longer in love. They decide instead of divorcing to have an open marriage. That'll help improve things....or so they think.

From the title alone, I thought I knew where this book would take me. My initial thoughts were wrong. This book went in a direction I wasn't expecting but thoroughly enjoyed! I loved that there was a twist on the extramarital affair trope with open consent. This book weaved a very tangled web that was full of drama, twists, lies, deceit, and betrayal. This book reeled me in and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would develop. I was truly shocked at the twists and turns that happened as the plot developed.

The Open Marriage was a quick read that will keep you entertained as you anxiously await for the drama and twists to unfold!

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I would like to thank Bookouture, Victoria Jenkins and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. The premise was captivating, however this didn't quite work for me. I found the pacing slow, and the writing disengaged. Coupled with my current reading slump, I just wasn't able to really get into it.

This book was an excellent page turner which you can’t put down. There are so many suspenseful twists and turns all the way through along with an excellent ending. The characters were great, the story itself was so enjoyable that it keeps you on the edge of seat and the style of writing was perfect.
I have read many books by this author and they are all excellent.. I haven’t been disappointed once. I would highly recommend this book and its author to anyone who enjoys reading a good psychological thriller.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

I thought this book started slowly and was quite far-fetched, but the twists made it an interesting read.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in return for an honest review

It was supposed to save us...it destroyed us...

I had high hopes for this book having read and devoured Victoria Jenkins' previous thrillers but I just couldn't warm to this one. The maid character Louise is just so depressing. Her life is depressing. It's all so mundane and her monologue is depressing. If I wasn't depressed before I started, I certainly was with only a few chapters in!

The premise offered a promising tale of forbidden fruit. Why on earth thinking that sleeping with someone else would be the saving of their marriage? I found it somewhat distasteful and a mockery of what marriage is.

I won't bore you with the outline of the plot because it's not entirely interesting anyway. Louise feels invisible to her husband Marcus having only been married barely a decade. She begins to wonder whether he is having an affair and then when meeting Erin, she's introduced to the idea of an open marriage, begins one herself with Erin's hubby Keiran.

And why, when you have a perfectly good gym at home, would you then in the next scene take yourself off to the leisure centre (ie. gym) for yoga that you could do at home for free??

I expected more but with the reading slump I'm currently in, I found this one to be boring with irritating and depressing characters. I DNF. I may pick it up again at a later date and give it another go.

I would like to thank #VictoriaJenkins, #Netgalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #TheOpenMarriage in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.

The Open Marriage is definitely not one of those books you should judge by its cover. I was expecting something smutty, over the top, salacious and this book did not deliver that…. Which was okay with me!

Louise and Erin meet at yoga class and naturally decide to swap partners to fix their marriages. What could go wrong?! Literally everything!

This is a fun, not super serious read. It has interesting twists and annoying characters. I definitely don’t think you’ll see the twists coming but you’ll probably want to smack all of the characters at least once.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to enjoy this ARC! It is out now so don’t forget to grab a copy on your way out of town for the 4th!

I am rating this book at 3.5 stars, but will round it up to 4. This was the first book from this author that I have read. This book took awhile for me to get into, as I was expecting it to have me more on the edge of my seat. There were some twists and turns in this book, but not enough to make it where I couldn't predict what was going to happen at the end of the book.

I will try reading a book from Victoria again in the future, hopefully the next one will be a bit better with twists and will have me completely invested in the book.

An enjoyable enough read although I had higher hopes for this one based on the blurb was a quick easy read 3 stars