Book Review for The French Honeymoon by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

The French Honeymoon by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

Published: April 15, 2025 by Sourcebooks Landmark

Genre:  Mystery Thriller, France, Suspense

Taken from Goodreads: The Paris Apartment meets A Simple Favor in an unputdownable thriller about a honeymoon gone horribly wrong.

Sometimes, Paris is a terrible idea.

This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Love alone, sans suitcase, but with wads of stolen cash. When she catches a glimpse of newlyweds Cassie and Olivier enjoying their happily ever, she can't tear her eyes away. And Cassie makes their antics easy to follow as she reveals every detail of their picture-perfect trip on social media. Taylor's obsession builds as she tracks their every move. This was the kind of life she was supposed to be living, this was the marriage she should have had, this was the honeymoon she dreamed of.

The illusion is shattered when she overhears a heated argument between Cassie and Olivier, which reveals that they're not the lovestruck couple they pretend to be. But Cassie and Olivier have agendas of their own and Taylor can't see the danger in getting in the middle of this until it's too late. And now, no one will get out of Paris unscathed.

My Thoughts:  The beginning of this book started with me wondering what I was reading.   Where was this book going and was the story going to pick up?   Then it picked up… hold on to your seats.   The words flew, the pages turned, I could not stop reading.  I was invested in figuring out what would happen next.

I am going to end my review here so I do not give away any spoilers but there are a lot of twists and turns in this book and I enjoyed each and every one of them.  

Thank you Sourcebooks for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Meet the Author (taken from her website):  Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is a bilingual French author based in the U.S. She has previously published novels and nonfiction books for teens, which have been translated into over twelve languages. The French Honeymoon is her debut adult novel. After graduating university in France, she moved to Amsterdam to begin a career in advertising. She then spent a few years in Melbourne before settling in New York City, where she lives with her French-Australian-American family, two gorgeous cats, and a whole lot of passports. Find her on social media @asjouhanneau.