Just the Nicest Couple
2023 • 330 pages
Ratings29
Average rating3.3
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Ratings29
Average rating3.3
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Grabs you on the first page and doesn’t let go until you reach the end.” —Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me A husband’s disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller from master of suspense Mary Kubica Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend’s house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina’s friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her husband, Christian, the two decide that nobody can find out what happened leading up to Jake’s disappearance, especially not Nina. But Nina is out there looking for her husband, and she won’t stop until the truth is discovered. "Rich with detail and a mounting, almost suffocating sense of dread, Just the Nicest Couple is a dark and twisted exploration of loyalty, family, and how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love." —Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here
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I can't really describe why I loved this book so much, but I could NOT PUT IT DOWN.
This book had boring characters and a boring storyline. I've loved Kubica's previous books but this one did not hold my interest. The two women in this story are high school teachers at the same school. They could've been interesting but alas they were not. It also felt like a lot of telling and not enough showing -which gets tedious to read.
I even figured out who the baddie was well before I was supposed to. I felt like I had seen a very similar storyline on The Closer years ago. Even the ending was missing some explanations- it kind of just jumped from that main important revelation to the resolution. Normally, I thoroughly enjoy Kubica's writing and especially her deep character building, but this one felt really slow. It was a miss for me.
Was exactly the type of popcorn thriller I've wanted lately. This sucked me in and all I could think about was reading this book. Some parts felt a little repetitive though, despite the short length of the book. One part of the ending I guessed early on, but the last little reveal I wasn't expecting, but also didn't like. it was pretty obvious Lily was cheating on Christian with Jake, but I half expected the baby to be his as well. I didn't expect Nina's mom to be the killer, kind of a strange twist tbh
I can't really describe why I loved this book so much, but I could NOT PUT IT DOWN.
