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The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose

19 reviews

ajacobs590's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you are going to read this one make sure you have read The Perfect Marriage. This is a squeal even though it is listed as a standalone. I have read the first one but it has been years so I had to really think back on that one since this book builds off of it. 

I enjoy Jeneva's writing style and the stories she creates. The narrators are all unreliable and you don't know who to trust. However, this wasn't my favorite of her books and fell a little flat for me. I liked seeing the same characters from book one and where life has gone for them. I just guessed the plot pretty quickly and guessed most of what was going to happen. 

If you are a fan of the first book it is worth reading this book to see where everything ended up for the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

smatthews0486's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder

inaroselano's review against another edition

3.75

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Sarah Morgan is a baddie and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship

Minor: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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   I always enjoy a book where an asshole gets his! I loved how the book ended, even if I predicted many of the twists throughout the book. I still love Sarah Morgan, even if she is quite morally grey, or maybe because of it. Bill got everything he deserved and more. I’m glad that Sarah’s daughter came out mostly unharmed as well.

 
   Overall, an enjoyable journey if a bit predictable. I wish the author had left out some of the romantic elements, though I guess they did end up serving the plot. 

Narrator Rating: 5.0 stars

   Full-cast audiobooks are my favorite, and they all knocked it out of the park! 

 

Elements 

Heartfelt-1/4 of a 💔 
Horror-N/A
Love aka Romance- 💋 
Predictability- 🔮 🔮 🔮  & 1/2

Spice- 🌶  
Tear-1/4 of a  😭 
Thrill- 😲 😲 😲 😲 
Humor- 1/2 of a  😜 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

juanat77's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I loved The Perfect Marriage and I loved the sequel The Perfect Divorce. Sure, some of it is unbelievable but it’s fiction and it’s what makes it a fun fast paced psychological thriller! I don’t know how Jeneva Rose even thinks of these characters and storylines! I love her twists and I can’t wait to read book three!

4 stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

beccah1610's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder

bookswithblake's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Definitely Recommend!!

Jeneva Rose does it again! Another page burner firing on all cylinders!

My favorite part of reading Jeneva’s books is that even when I know I’m right and I have it figured out, I’m wrong. 

Loved this sequel and the way it tied into the first book! 

I think there was plenty of detail and I’m excited to see what’s next, if there is a next?! 😱😉

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ONWARD TO THE SPOILERS!!!

There are SEVERAL characters that I have a LOT more questions about! And these loose ends  are probably the ONLY reason I didn’t give the book 5 ⭐️

Scott Summers
You can’t just show up, murder a dude, and not be mentioned anymore!!?!

Was it even him? We never got verification! What’s he doing back? Where has he been? Why did he come back?!? So many questions!!!

Stacy Howard
There’s ZERO chance this chick lives. Sarah is going to kill her at some point right?!? That must be the next book? I feel like her ending just kinda faded into nothingness.

Anne
IMO Anne has SO MUCH POTENTIAL as a character. We’ve been taught to love Anne over the last two books, but she’s got a dark secret and I need us to explore that!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

heartsandthrillers's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Another great book by Jeneva Rose!

🌶️ Spice Level: 3/5 (brief)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting

novellearts's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.75/5 stars rounded up.

I read The Perfect Marriage a few years ago and loved that book. While I thought this one was still enjoyable, I also felt that it was unnecessary and wasn't as good as the first one. I honestly didn't feel like The Perfect Marriage needed a sequel but I'm also not mad to have gotten one.

This is pretty fast-paced and action-packed from the start with a strong FMC. The story was incredibly exaggerated and was extremely far-fetched yet it was entertaining. Sarah, the main character, almost feels like Amy from Gone Girl. At least it feels like Amy could've been the inspiration.

While Sarah isn't exactly "likable" she's also the only character that I did enjoy in this and I constantly find myself cheering her on. If you can look past the outlandish plot of this book, it is an enjoyable read. If you're looking for something more realistic and believable, this is definitely not the book for you.

If you grab the audiobook for this story, the narrator did a fantastic job. I would really love to listen to this story while reading along in the physical copy once this book releases.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the ALC. All opinions are my own.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6953614771
Fable Review: https://fable.co/review/20841e1d-6146-41a4-9793-979b1ec56df1/share

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail