3.75 ⭐️ One Perfect Couple was a unique thriller, set on the premise of a reality TV dating show. Our MC, Lila, agrees to go on the show, solely on the basis of doing it to support her boyfriend who is an aspiring, yet thus far unsuccessful, TV star/actor. Once the group arrives on the beautiful exotic island where the show is being filmed, everything starts going wrong. 

 

Although not an overly phenomenal thriller book, I do feel that the premise was unique and was enjoyable as a reality TV girlie. The most shocking twist in this book was a lack of a big twist at all, in my opinion. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who was “actually behind it”, only to end the book and find out that the twist was very small and not really all that important to the story as a whole. 

 

I did find Lila to be quite grounded and down to earth, which can be rare in thriller books, as were often expected to follow the story of an unreliable narrator, which Lila was far from in my opinion. One of my favourite aspects of the book was Lila’s character development, from a shy character, to one who takes charge and is a leader on the island. I wish that Ruth Ware had delved a bit deeper in to Lila’s character development. Another aspect I really enjoyed was the friendship between the women on the show, and again, wish Ruth had highlighted that more, especially at the end of the book. Overall a good read, especially if you like reality TV. The audiobook was well done and overall enjoyable.