the perfect divorce by jeneva rose

published: april 15, 2025

source: purchased
rating:★★★★✩

from goodreads:

It’s been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted … or is it?

After discovering Bob engaged in a one-night stand, Sarah wastes no time filing for divorce. However, amid their ugly separation, new DNA evidence is uncovered in the case against Adam, forcing the police to reopen the investigation and putting Sarah right back in the spotlight. Everyone wants to know what really happened, most of all former Deputy Hudson, who is hell-bent on finding the truth.

But when the woman Bob slept with is reported missing, he and Sarah start to fight dirty, and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues. Filled with page-turning suspense and Jeneva Rose’s signature twists and turns, this sequel will have readers wondering, Can Bob and Sarah achieve the perfect divorce? Or will it be “’til death do us part”?

my review:
the perfect marriage was crazy, so i HAD to read the perfect divorce and wow, i was not disappointed. i was really interested in this one because the perfect marriage kind of felt unfinished to me, i had so many questions at the end, and this book finally tied everything together. i never liked bob to begin with, and that feeling definitely carried over here and honestly i think he got exactly what he deserved.
after reading the first book, some of the events that took place in this book were a bit predictable, but i was still fully entertained. there were enough twists to keep things exciting.
the side characters really made this story. they all played huge roles in the major reveal. carissa? i never would’ve guessed that would be her fate. stacy… i kind of knew all along, but actually seeing everything that happened to her was still wild. and alejandro?! WOW. what do you mean he’s been here the whole time and we never knew?? bob finding out what he found out was honestly a chef’s kiss, smack-in-the-face moment, because he was absolute scum.
after finishing the perfect marriage and the perfect divorce, i still feel like i need more. i need to know what happened to summer, where alejandro is now, what’s going on with carissa… and summers too?! i need answers.
overall, this was a solid little series and such a fast read. jeneva rose does not miss.

favorite quotes:
“many things in life can fool you into thinking they’re better than they actually are”

“they’re not sorry for what they’ve done. they’re sorry that you know what they’ve done.”