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A review by littleredmacks
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
2.5
The Perfect Marriage started off strong with a rollercoaster of twists that had me intrigued, but unfortunately, the excitement quickly wore off as I started to pick apart the plot. While the mystery kept me engaged for a while, there were several issues that ultimately left me disappointed.
The biggest flaw was the wife's death. If she was stabbed 37 times, how did her husband not notice the blood when he left? This was a major plot hole for me, and it just didn’t make sense. Had she been killed by overdose or some other method, I could have accepted it, but with that level of violence, the blood should have been impossible to overlook. And had he left BEFORE she was killed, I could even overlook that, but it was stated he left AFTER she was killed. The fact that this wasn’t addressed more clearly left me frustrated and confused.
Then there’s Scott, who was supposedly suspended but somehow kept working and then was suspended again. The inconsistency in his storyline made no sense, and it really threw me off. I couldn’t wrap my head around how that was supposed to work.
I also had a hard time with the wife’s perspective. Her representation of her husband made me immediately suspicious, and I thought she might be involved in the crime. But then her POV was written in a way that misled the reader—making me second-guess everything and feel like I had been lied to. When the big reveal came, I was left feeling misled and disappointed. It just didn’t feel satisfying or well-executed.
Overall, The Perfect Marriage had potential, but it ultimately fell flat. The plot holes, inconsistencies, and misleading writing really hurt the overall experience, and by the end, I couldn’t help but feel let down. I had high hopes, but this one just didn’t deliver for me.
The biggest flaw was the wife's death. If she was stabbed 37 times, how did her husband not notice the blood when he left? This was a major plot hole for me, and it just didn’t make sense. Had she been killed by overdose or some other method, I could have accepted it, but with that level of violence, the blood should have been impossible to overlook. And had he left BEFORE she was killed, I could even overlook that, but it was stated he left AFTER she was killed. The fact that this wasn’t addressed more clearly left me frustrated and confused.
Then there’s Scott, who was supposedly suspended but somehow kept working and then was suspended again. The inconsistency in his storyline made no sense, and it really threw me off. I couldn’t wrap my head around how that was supposed to work.
I also had a hard time with the wife’s perspective. Her representation of her husband made me immediately suspicious, and I thought she might be involved in the crime. But then her POV was written in a way that misled the reader—making me second-guess everything and feel like I had been lied to. When the big reveal came, I was left feeling misled and disappointed. It just didn’t feel satisfying or well-executed.
Overall, The Perfect Marriage had potential, but it ultimately fell flat. The plot holes, inconsistencies, and misleading writing really hurt the overall experience, and by the end, I couldn’t help but feel let down. I had high hopes, but this one just didn’t deliver for me.