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Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

36 reviews

kcampbell227's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

📚: Just the Nicest Couple is a about two couples, two teacher friends and one husband dead. At first, Nina thinks her husband Jake is just taking some time away after a blowout fight. As the days go on she realizes he is truly missing. Her friend Lily thinks she is the last one to see Jake alive and may have killed him after a disagreement at a local park. Lily’s husband Christian is determined to keep the truth between the couple after she confesses everything to him.

💭: This was a bingeable domestic thriller that was easy to read and suspenseful. Entertaining but I had guessed the “big twist” before it was revealed. The whole Ryan storyline threw me off and was confusing as to what his role was meant to be. Enjoyed but not my favorite Kubica book!

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rustyray's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

3.5

Easy read, but there are better thrillers out there. I'll try reading The Good Girl by this author next

Unlikable, flat characters with unrealistic dialogue.

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I was really excited to read this when I hear it came out. I completely adored "Local Woman Missing" by this author so I was really ecstatic about her new release. Sadly, this book fell short for me. I wasn't on the edge of my seat at all for the plot.

They already set up the fact that Lily killed Jake so there was no mystery element to this book until towards the end when he find out that he was killed by a gun.

. The ending was pretty abrupt too. And some parts were left for inference when we could've just been told what happened. It didn't need to be as ambiguous as it was. Also didn't find the "twist" all that exciting or surprising either. It was one of my predictions. I remember reading a similar twist in one of Alice Feeny's books. Nothing came as a surprised to me which was similar to when I was reading "Local Woman Missing". However with that book I felt like there were more twists and turns and emotions involved which is why I loved it because although it was simple crazy things still happened and I really felt for the characters. I just didn't really feel connected to the characters in this one. Although this book was a letdown it wasn't terrible by any means. It was a decent book but I'd categorize as more of a mystery than a thriller because I didn't really find anything "thrilling" about this book. Oh and also the prologue is so useless. Like it literally had nothing to do with the book. I had an okay time but it's not something I'd ever pick back up again.

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bookworm247's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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katiejohns's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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kaylinvm94's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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hermithebs's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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cariam's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

At first this book went slow and I was worried I wouldn’t find the motivation to finish it (married couples who blindly stick to their partner and not call cops are a red flag for me) but it picked up when I needed the twist and it was easy to finish this in a few hours.

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joey1914's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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heathershondana's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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