This is the second book in the The Arrangement Series by Kiersten Modglin. 

If you want to know about the first book in this series - see my review on that! :) 

We're following the same couple who now after an arrangement that goes astray; is suffering the consequences of that said arrangement. There are truly no secrets between this couple now..or so you thought!! ;) You'll find the pair back in a web of disaster as they try to sort through it together and discover who each of them truly is. Then, add into the mix that now their children are struggling with issues and are worried about the future of their parents relationships...buckle up for a wild ride! 

For me, this book was not necessary as good as the first. But, I tend to find that the second book in a trilogy always seems to fall a bit flat - there just seemed to be a lot of dead space to fill. Toward the end, however; I do feel that things began to pick up and I was really involved in listening around the clock to see where things ended up leading into book three. It DEFINITELY did not end the way I anticipated, but I like the direction it's headed, once it finally got there! 

I give this book 4 stars because it did keep me entertained and there were some definitely plot twists that I didn't see coming - which is always a bonus. The dead space that I mentioned before is really the only thing that kept it from being a 5 star read. 

All in all, a good start to 2023!