I’m ending my reading year with a book that’s been on my radar since it was released earlier this year. Jeneva Rose's The Perfect Marriage was a novel that completely blew me away when I read it with my book club back in July. I was hooked on its premise of a defense attorney who chooses to represent her own husband after he’s accused of murdering his mistress. It was a twisty, fast-paced psychological thriller with an ending that completely blindsided me. So while I was excited to dive into the sequel, A Perfect Divorce, I was also anxious to see whether it could possibly live up to the thrills of the original.
It should go without saying, but I’ll note it just in case: everything that follows contains potential spoilers for The Perfect Marriage. If you haven’t read that one yet, I highly recommend doing so before continuing. You won’t regret it.
Eleven years after the trial that blew up her life, Sarah Morgan has finally moved on, or at least as much as she possibly can. Her husband, Adam, was convicted of murdering his mistress and sentenced to death. In the aftermath, Sarah changed careers, founding a nonprofit to help defend the wrongfully convicted. It’s too little, too late for Adam, of course, but the work gives her purpose.
On the personal front, life appears settled. She’s married to Bob, her former law partner, and together they have a daughter, Summer. For the first time in years, things feel good. But that stability doesn’t last.
When Bob has a one-night stand, and Sarah discovers the betrayal, she files for divorce. As their marriage implodes, a far more dangerous complication emerges. New DNA evidence surfaces in Adam’s case, calling his conviction into question. The investigation is reopened, thrusting Sarah back into the spotlight. Then Bob’s mistress goes missing, and suddenly the past isn’t just resurfacing, it’s repeating itself. History has a way of circling back, and in Sarah Morgan’s life, the past is far from finished.
With The Perfect Divorce, Jeneva Rose delivers a sequel that expands the drama, twists, and thrills of The Perfect Marriage in a way that feels fully earned. Because we already know what Sarah is capable of, there’s an added layer of anticipation this time around—an ever-present tension as the threat of her secrets coming to light looms over the story. Watching her navigate yet another cheating husband makes for the kind of delicious, compulsively readable drama that’s impossible to resist. Rose employs shifting perspectives to stack the suspense and keep the twists coming. And while the ending may not land with quite the same shock factor as the first book, it still delivers a satisfying conclusion. The Perfect Divorce is a fast-paced psychological thriller that proves Jeneva Rose knows exactly how to keep readers hooked.
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