Do you know a couple you think of as the perfect couple? There is no such thing as a perfect marriage even if their Instagram is perfect. In The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, we meet the Bishops. They aren’t a “golden couple” as at the start of the book we see them going to a counselor. Avery Chambers (D.C.’s Maverick Therapist) claims she fixes you in 10 sessions. I loved her methods of seeing how her clients acted out in the real world. I liked how she took actions including being a whistleblower to the FDA for one of her clients who worked at a pharmaceutical company. So when Marissa and Mathew Bishop go to Avery you’re not very sympathetic to them with their amazing careers ( a lawyer and boutique owner), beautiful house, and 8-year-old son. Marissa has cheated on Matthew though. Marissa’s past isn’t that dramatic but she does have weaknesses. It turns out her best friend growing up, Tina, was killed. She is also spooked by Polly, Marissa's assistant, who is a bit obsessed. Polly creeped me out. Several other characters creeped me out too. I won’t spoil the story but Skip, Chris, and Natalie were more than just characters I loved to hate. So we gave two heroines, Avery and Marissa, whose storylines are more connected than they realize. Due to the yellow roses getting sent to Marissa, I predicted the end early on. Yellow roses don’t mean friendship, historically in Eastern culture, they had a different meaning. I was rooting for Avery the entire time. The end wrapped up everything but not exactly the way I wanted. Avery’s character is perfect for her story to continue in a series or at least a sequel. Trigger warning: infidelity, profanity, alcohol use, some violence, gun violence, death, and murder.
If you are looking for an indigenous author to support in November, then This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger has a great historical fiction read for you. Krueger is a member of the Anishinaabe ( Ojibwe ) tribe. This dialogue between a bit so likable character Jack and the teen narrator Odie will give you a good idea of the story. “Ask me, God’s right here. In the dirt, the rain, the sky, the trees, the apples, the stars in the cottonwoods. In you and me, too. It’s all connected and it’s all God. Sure this is hard work, but it’s good work because it’s a part of what connects us to this land, Buck. This beautiful, tender land.” Jack in Chapter 20. Odie then replies with his theory about how “God is a tornado.” which refers back to when a tornado killed a loving teacher, Mrs. Frost. The book was originally published in 2019 and is great as an audiobook coming in at 14 hours and 19 minutes on regular speed versus 464 pages of hard copy. ...
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