A review by dennasus
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

I rushed through the last third or more of this book, because I thought it dragged on and on. What mostly turned me off and bored me was the style of writing to be honest. It's written in alternating first person narrative. They didn't seem so different, both just rather unemotional and flat. Short sentences and a lot of I did this and then I did that. Also they kept having the same thoughts over and over and going in circles and while I agree that that's human nature, it doesn't make good literature to me. 

The plot was interesting enough at first, because there were enough of possible suspects, but that all started to muddle a bit after a while. A lot of the police and law procedures also felt highly unprofessional to me, which also turned me off.

I admit the ending came as a surprise, which adds another 0.25 to the rating. I just also found it too far-fetched and unrealistic. 

All in all clearly not my kind of book.