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Just the Nicest Couple
by Mary Kubica
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Just the Nicest Couple
Author: Mary Kubica
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: thriller, mystery, suspense, whodunit
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Age Relevance: 16+ (alcohol consumption, pregnancy, miscarriage, murder, gore, cursing, rape, illness, religion, violence)
Explanation of Above: There is only one mention of rape but nothing stated to be true and nothing specifically wrote about it. There are scenes with alcohol consumption. There are scenes and mentions of pregnancy and miscarriage. There is a murder, some blood gore shown, and violence with weapons and physical strength. There is cursing in this book. There are showings and mentions of illnesses, specifically Alzheimer’s and cancer being the more prevalent in the novel. The Christian religion is mentioned in the book a bit.
Publisher: Park Row
Pages: 320
Synopsis: Two couples, two close friends, one missing husband…
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.
Review: The book was very surprising to me. I don’t normally have a loss of words by the end of a thriller, but this one took my breath away. I loved the book and how twisty the story was. The book executed the multi POV perfectly and I loved all of the characters in the book. The book also had some excellent commentary on memory recollection and showed how hard it is to get away with a crime nowadays with the multitude of devices we have at our beck and call. The book also has a surprise twist at the end, so let me know if you guessed it or not!
The only issue I had with the book is that I wished the world building was a bit better.
Verdict: It was great! Loved it!
Book: Just the Nicest Couple
Author: Mary Kubica
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: thriller, mystery, suspense, whodunit
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Age Relevance: 16+ (alcohol consumption, pregnancy, miscarriage, murder, gore, cursing, rape, illness, religion, violence)
Explanation of Above: There is only one mention of rape but nothing stated to be true and nothing specifically wrote about it. There are scenes with alcohol consumption. There are scenes and mentions of pregnancy and miscarriage. There is a murder, some blood gore shown, and violence with weapons and physical strength. There is cursing in this book. There are showings and mentions of illnesses, specifically Alzheimer’s and cancer being the more prevalent in the novel. The Christian religion is mentioned in the book a bit.
Publisher: Park Row
Pages: 320
Synopsis: Two couples, two close friends, one missing husband…
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.
Review: The book was very surprising to me. I don’t normally have a loss of words by the end of a thriller, but this one took my breath away. I loved the book and how twisty the story was. The book executed the multi POV perfectly and I loved all of the characters in the book. The book also had some excellent commentary on memory recollection and showed how hard it is to get away with a crime nowadays with the multitude of devices we have at our beck and call. The book also has a surprise twist at the end, so let me know if you guessed it or not!
The only issue I had with the book is that I wished the world building was a bit better.
Verdict: It was great! Loved it!