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But who's not to say that your relationship is equally as awesome? In fact, I'm convinced that the happiest couples are usually the weirdest. So how can you be sure that your relationship trumps that of Alexis and Jay, or Kanye and Kim, or even John and Chrissy? Follow us on Snapchat: This year, Elin Hilderbrand lures readers back to the picturesque Nantucket island with the invitation to a prominent wedding.
Until the m I hate to play favorites, but in this case, I don't feel like I have a choice. Loving couple, coveted wedding planner and a mother-in-law ensuring every minute detail is just so— what could possibly go wrong? Turns out, something far worse than anyone could fathom—let alone the bride. The question becomes, was it an untimely accident or something far more sinister? In doing so, Hilderbrand incites a frenzy, holding the reader captive as one tightly-held secret after another is revealed.
Reminiscent of the game of Clue, everyone takes their turn at playing the suspect. For me, it was the bride Celeste that stole the show. Her journey just might make you ponder, does each bad deed committed, in turn, set something else in motion? I found myself turning the pages with bated breath in anticipation of what was to come for these two. Maybe in a future book? I want you to look at this bouqet and know just how besotted I am with you. View all comments. You wrote a great review Melissa! Can't wait for The Summer of '69 coming out next June. I love her nf too.
You and me both. May 14, Debra rated it really liked it Shelves: Ahhhhh Nantucket in the summer is bliss! It is a lovely place to vacation. It also serves as the perfect place for a wedding, the beach and a murder! The Otis-Winbury is going to be one to remember! The groom's family has arranged for the wedding to be the event of the season. A wedding that people will be talking about for years to come! And it will be remembered but not for the reasons they want it to be.
In the early morning hours on the day of the wedding, the maid of honor is found dead. Ch Ahhhhh Nantucket in the summer is bliss! Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is leading the investigation and everyone in the wedding party is a suspect. The story unfolds through various character's perspectives and timelines. It becomes clear that almost everyone in this book has a secret - BIG scandalous secrets. But just because one has a secret doesn't make them guilty of murder, or does it? This may be the quintessential beach read of summer There are secrets, family secrets, lies, deceptions, suspense and mystery.
This book is pure enjoyment. As the investigation unfolds and the stories and backstories are told, the reader may suspect several characters of murder in this whodunnit. Another plus is that there is nothing graphic in this book, which means most readers will be able to read and enjoy this book! Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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The opinions in this review are my own. Read more of my reviews at www. View all 26 comments. Elyse Walters Greetings - from the beach in Cancun - This was my first book by the author.
Dec 12, Would you read this Autho Elyse wrote: Would you read this Author again? The Perfect Couple is set in Nantucket, amidst the no expense spared paradise of sand, sun, beautiful wealthy people, privilege, secrets, lies and of course murder. To say I could not resist this book would be an understatement.
I literally had to force myself to put it down and I eagerly picked it up any chance I got.
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Benji and Celeste are set to be married until the bri 4 stars for this tantalizing, indulgent mystery that was so much more addictive than watching a reality show or soap opera! Benji and Celeste are set to be married until the bride finds her best friend and maid-of-honor, Merritt's body floating in the water. What follows is the unraveling of so much juicy deceit and so many secrets that you will not be able to turn the pages fast enough.
With so many characters and so many secrets you can't help but suspect everyone! Hilderbrand did an amazing job unfolding this whodunnit. I will admit that I had suspicions about what happened but I did not have all the logistics worked out. I was very satisfied with the ending and pleased that I did not have it all figured out.
This is by far my favorite Hilderbrand to date and one that will be difficult for her to beat in my mind! View all 32 comments. Jul 12, Skyler Autumn rated it it was ok. Obviously this was going to be light and easy read, but there's nothing wrong with switching off your brain and delving into something easy, breezy mentally trying to stop myself from saying cover girl but I can't if at least it's fun. When the Maid of Honour Merritt is found floating around the ocean dead, on the day of the supposed dream wedding, everything is flipped on its head as readers are taken into the secret lives of the many guests.
The concept although sounding like a fun murder mystery on the island took on a stereotypical chick-lit format about half way through making me feel as if this book had tricked me. The ending especially had me freakin pissed. What kind of small town hillbilly cops are these, after an exhaustive investigation for 24 hours we got bored, tired and hungry decided to rule it a suicide because it's dinner time and I can't be missing that. It just made it all the more infuriating because it was then when I knew the authors mystery ploy was just bullshit. She wrote a chick-lit book and tried to disguise it as a mystery.
Own your chick-litness from the start just don't false advertise me lady! For a female author she really enjoyed painting women as sluts, bitches or virginal. Women were either prizes of male affection or shameful flirts that lured men into cheating the one dimensional brush this female author chose to paint the women in her novel was disheartening to say the least. And don't get me started on the central romance! I have an easier time believing in the possibility that there is a Hogwarts somewhere out there then freakin love at first sight.
It was a patronizing and unrealistic love where the male in question would say belittling things like you're just so real compared to the women I know. What the fuck does that mean? If a guy told me I'm not like other girls or I'm real compared to other women. I'd tell him I don't need him to put down my entire gender to give me a patronizing compliment.
This novel basically can be summed up by the fact men are the worst and women are prizes to be won and then disposed of when the man is done with them. I summed the novel up for you, now you don't have to read it. View all 36 comments. Skyler Autumn Chantal wrote: I am stretching to see it as a proof that there reall Skyler Autumn Amanda wrote: I feel the same. When police chief Kapenash gets a call early one morning due to a body discovery in the water, the police quickly find out it is the maid of honor in a wedding that is to be held that day.
It is safe to say, there would be no wedding. The book encompasses the investigation as to whom is responsible for the murder, and I was surprised by the ending. The Perfect Couple is a smart, inventive, dazzling, and successful work of light mystery dressed in beach read finery.
Thank you to Little, Brown and Company and Netgalley for the copy. The Perfect Couple is now available! My reviews can also be found on my blog: View all 56 comments. Nov 04, Lola rated it really liked it Shelves: There are no such things as perfect couples… perfect relationships… perfect beings. I was intimidated by this book. It has over pages and the adult mysteries that I read in the past were all rather slow if no large amount of suspense was included. But this mystery pulled me in from the very first page. And it felt as though she herse There are no such things as perfect couples… perfect relationships… perfect beings.
And it felt as though she herself was trying to figure out what happened to the dead maid. So many suspects… So many secrets… Drama, drama, drama. So if, like me, you respond to drama and fast-paced stories, this is the right book for you! View all 6 comments. Dec 11, Elyse Walters rated it liked it. Library overdrive ebook My first Erin Hildebrand book. However, I prefer to pick another restaurant nex Library overdrive ebook My first Erin Hildebrand book. However, I prefer to pick another restaurant next time - well View all 13 comments. Elyse Walters Yes yes yes!!!
Paula Kalin Elyse wrote: Story is muc Elyse wrote: Story is much too long —- it started at 7: Glad you are recovering. There were so many things that I enjoyed listening to this one Audible. The setting was just dreamy-beach side in Nantucket with the sunny atmosphere. The characters were fun and relatable with some side notes of a little bit soap-opera inspired which works in this story. I loved that one of the main characters is an acclaimed mystery writer.
She finds herself smack in the middle of a real life murder mystery. I kept wondering if her "skills" could possibly help her solve this murder or perh There were so many things that I enjoyed listening to this one Audible. I kept wondering if her "skills" could possibly help her solve this murder or perhaps she was involved.
It took me awhile to finish the book due to saving it for my car trips. It entertained me and I was enjoying different narrators. I was a little disappointed in the end. Although it was satisfying, I was left a bit underwhelmed. View all 27 comments. Elyse Walters Greetings from Cancun - xo Dec 12, Holly B Elyse wrote: Have a wonderful trip! Jul 29, Amanda rated it it was amazing Shelves: Whilst reading this amazing story was all I could think about, every time I HAD to put this book down, I likened it to having to put a film on hold and all the characters were paused, eager for my return so they could continue their story!!
The fairytale wedding between very wealthy Benji and Celeste should be the wedding of the year, no expense spared and all organised by the grooms Mother Greer. On the morning of the wedding Maid of Honour Merritt is discovered dead, that is when you realise all is not well in paradise and that there are many secrets to be revealed, before we find out what really happened to Merritt.
What was there not to like in this book? It has everything I love in a novel, glamour, secrets, affairs and murder all nicely told in 2 timelines. The time leading up to Benji and Celeste meeting and falling in love and the lead up to their wedding. I would love to read another book set in Nantucket with the same great characters appearing in it, especially Chief Ed Kapenash and Nick Diamantopoulos and what happens to all the other memorable characters!!
View all 9 comments. The Queen of the "Beach Read" is holding onto that crown for one more year!!!!! The Perfect Couple has something I always love from an Elin Hilderbrand book - nods to characters from her old books. Note - you do not need to have read that one to enjoy this one! A wedding is happening on Nantucket, but on the morning of, the maid of honor is found dead. Told from alterna The Queen of the "Beach Read" is holding onto that crown for one more year!!!!! Told from alternating perspectives and timelines, the story is told throughout the investigation as well as the backstory behind the couple getting married and their families.
As the story unfolds, you will make assumptions about "whodunnit" but I bet you won't guess who - I didn't! The perfect summer read AND a murder mystery in one?!? You need this book!! Thank you to Little Brown for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own. View all 8 comments. Aug 10, Jennifer rated it really liked it Shelves: I've read very little from Elin Hilderbrand , but the ratings have been so high with this release that I just couldn't resist.
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I have to agree with the masses. The Perfect Couple was a great read. It is an exploration of families and relationships with a death investigation as the backdrop. In my opinion, if you view this story as only a murder mystery, you may leave severely disappointed. But if you open yourself up to meet a variety of characters with wide ranges of his I've read very little from Elin Hilderbrand , but the ratings have been so high with this release that I just couldn't resist.
But if you open yourself up to meet a variety of characters with wide ranges of histories, dysfunction and values, then you might end up really enjoying the reading experience. Filled with drama, romance, mystery, secrets, complicated emotions and Weddings will do that to you. But Hilderbrand also adds tenderness, love and support and I could not get enough. Fast-paced and entertaining, I thoroughly enjoyed The Perfect Couple.
I left the experience incredibly satisfied and very eager to check out more of Hilderbrand's books. View all 4 comments. Can anything be better, the beach, the sand, the sun, the boats, the mansion, the murder Everything is perfect on the island of Nantucket. It is the wedding weekend for Benji and Celeste, soon to be the perfect couple are to be wed. The wedding thrown so lavishly and brilliantly by Benji's parents Tag and Greer Winbury, truly the per 3.
The wedding thrown so lavishly and brilliantly by Benji's parents Tag and Greer Winbury, truly the perfect couple, will be a gala affair. All is ready, all is perfect and then the maid of honor is found dead floating in the water by the bride to be and perfection turns to mayhem as there is the possibility that she has been murdered. So much for perfection! There are secrets circling and all that perfection does take on a huge hue of tarnishing.
As the secrets unfold we find a family in an emotional chaos and the fun begins as the chief of police tries to find out what really happened to our maid of honor This was a quick easy read, one that was fraught with clues to the demise of said maid of honor. All the main participants had emotional whatnots going on and we find that perfection is not something any of them really carry around. I enjoyed the play of characters and the way in which this author unfurled their many indiscretions and foibles. The was my first book by Ms Hilderbrand's and I have to say I will be back for more "romantic" fun Thanks and a big shout out to my local library who every week provides our community with the new and fabulous in its patrons' reading pleasure.
View all 15 comments. Jun 30, Debbie Oliphant rated it it was amazing. I loved this book!!!!! The Perfect Couple begins with a celebration proceeding a wedding the next day. The maid of honor is discovered the next day, dead. The police is called to investigate whether there was foul play. What they learn is that the privileged in their sleepy town of Nantucket, have secrets.
But by the time I got to the end, I still wanted more. View all 3 comments. Jul 04, Myrna rated it really liked it Shelves: I didn't know which character to suspect. Her characters were complicated and imperfect despite their wealth. They were also brought to life and made you care about them well some of them. Loved this new genre Elin wrote and I'm ready for more!
View all 18 comments. May 26, Zoe rated it it was amazing. Compelling, mysterious, and deliciously entertaining! The Perfect Couple takes us to the beautiful island of Nantucket and into the lives of the rich and famous Winburys as they gather to celebrate a family wedding. But like most families with privilege, power, and money everything is not always as it seems and it quickly becomes apparent that behind the beautiful mansion and designer clothes is an abundance of secrets, deception, betrayal, infidelity, substance abuse, lies, scandals, and murder.
The writing is effortless and fluid. The characterization is spot on with a cast of characters that are flawed, authentic, and fun. And the alluring plot is an intelligent, lighthearted mix of a breezy summer read, unpredictable whodunit, and domestic drama all rolled up in one.
Overall, The Perfect Couple is an enjoyable, scintillating treat by Hilderbrand that once again highlights her incredible ability to delve into all the complex dynamics between family members and friends and is without a doubt a must read for ! Thank you to Little, Brown and Company for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
All my reviews can be found on my blog at https: Jul 01, Faith rated it it was ok Shelves: There were so many things I disliked about this book. I've never read anything else by this author but she doesn't seem to be a mystery writer. The police procedure seemed extremely shaky. The cops spend one entire day "investigating" before giving up.
This was women's fiction. Is the author being paid for product placements? There were an awful lot of brand names mentioned. I hated all of the characters, including the victim. The book hops back and forth in time and among points of view. I skim There were so many things I disliked about this book. I skimmed to the end but it wasn't worth the effort. One of the characters discovers what happened.
I'm pretty sure that I won't be trying this author again. Jul 05, Kat rated it it was amazing Shelves: The theme here is relationships and secrets, and boy do these relationships have a ton!
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Very much enjoyed this one. Entered on screen reader. May 24, Amy rated it it was amazing Shelves: While I have several authors on my summer must read list every year, hers are the books I look forward to the most, she really is the queen of the beach read and The Perfect Couple is her best book yet! This was yet another effortless read, super entertaining and a true page turner.