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.
JUST THE NICEST COUPLE
Mary Kubica
This is my last time reading Mary Kubica’s books and if I could eradicate books like this from the planet I would. There are several reasons I did not like this book and some of them I can’t even discuss for sake of spoilers.
In this book, we are following two couples. Christian and Lily and Jake and Nina. Nina and Lily work together as teachers and are close friends. After a heated fight with Nina Jake goes missing and a mystery is afoot.
This book is as basic as they come.
There is no character building. The couples are cardboard cut-outs of each other with no distinguishing characteristics. There are no extra details beyond exactly what and only what you need to know to solve the mystery. There is no filtering required while reading making the entire experience boring. I was lulled to sleep for the entire book. And that twist at the end does not make up for hours of dissatisfaction. It’s not that surprising.
It has all been done before.
By the end of the book, I was losing patience with the storyline, frustrated with every character, except for the murderer (notedly), and ultimately irritated with the author for their choices. I can’t think of one takeaway from this book except that I know now declaratively not to read a title from this author again.
Perhaps that is enough!
Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, Park Row for the advanced copy!
JUST THE NICEST COUPLE…⭐️⭐️
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