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A review by velsbooknook
Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
mysterious
tense
1.5
If you have read my review of Local Woman Missing this review will feel like a déjà vu: I very much enjoyed the book until the end.
I think it's very slow for a thriller but I enjoyed following the characters' actions and thoughts. I really liked that the story only centers around two befriended couples.
I found Lily and Christian very off in the beginning and I did not understand the way they acted. I still was invested in them hiding and in rooting for Nina to find out what has happened to her husband. Solid 4/5⭐ so far.
Now we get to the end. Very disappointed and a little offended about the way the book ended.
❗Please do not continue if you plan on reading it!
Spoilers about the ending in the next paragraph!
I just absolutely hate when there is a faked illness being the big twist in the end. This one is personal because my grandma is affected and I know how much that sucks! It also feels so cheap and lame to base a whole character just on one illness, no other character traits. With this kind of story I like to keep guessing who did it but that doesn't make any sense here. I'm just very disappointed with this book and its writing. I'm not going to read anything by the author anytime soon.
I think it's very slow for a thriller but I enjoyed following the characters' actions and thoughts. I really liked that the story only centers around two befriended couples.
I found Lily and Christian very off in the beginning and I did not understand the way they acted. I still was invested in them hiding and in rooting for Nina to find out what has happened to her husband. Solid 4/5⭐ so far.
Now we get to the end. Very disappointed and a little offended about the way the book ended.
❗Please do not continue if you plan on reading it!
Spoilers about the ending in the next paragraph!
I just absolutely hate when there is a faked illness being the big twist in the end. This one is personal because my grandma is affected and I know how much that sucks! It also feels so cheap and lame to base a whole character just on one illness, no other character traits. With this kind of story I like to keep guessing who did it but that doesn't make any sense here. I'm just very disappointed with this book and its writing. I'm not going to read anything by the author anytime soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Murder, Miscarriage, and Infidelity