BY KAIRA ROUDA
SYNOPSIS FROM AUTHORS WEBSITE⇣
The perfect marriage is the perfect illusion.
Paul Strom has the perfect life: a glittering career as an advertising executive, a beautiful wife, two healthy boys and a big house in a wealthy suburb. And he’s the perfect husband: breadwinner, protector, provider. That’s why he’s planned a romantic weekend for his wife, Mia, at their lake house, just the two of them. And he’s promised today will be the best day ever.
But as Paul and Mia drive out of the city and toward the countryside, a spike of tension begins to wedge itself between them and doubts start to arise. How much do they trust each other? And how perfect is their marriage, or any marriage, really?
Forcing us to ask ourselves just how well we know those who are closest to us, Best Day Ever crackles with dark energy, spinning ever tighter toward its shocking conclusion. In the vein of The Couple Next Door, Kaira Rouda weaves a gripping, tautly suspenseful tale of deception and betrayal dark enough to destroy a marriage…or a life.
BOOK TAGS⇣
⤏ SLOW-BURN
⤏ PSYCHOLOGICAL (LIGHT) SUSPENSE
⤏ A STUDY OF A SOCIOPATH
⤏ OVER-THE-TOP...TO THE POINT OF HILARITY
⤏ PSYCHOLOGICAL (LIGHT) SUSPENSE
⤏ A STUDY OF A SOCIOPATH
⤏ OVER-THE-TOP...TO THE POINT OF HILARITY
BOOK DETAILS⇣
AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ GRAHAM HALSTED & AMY MCFADDEN
NARRATION RATING⇢ 4/5
BOOK COVER⇢ LOVE THE COVER
SETTING⇢ COLUMBUS, OHIO
SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)
AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 7 HOURS, 56 MINUTES
AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ GRAHAM HALSTED & AMY MCFADDEN
NARRATION RATING⇢ 4/5
BOOK COVER⇢ LOVE THE COVER
NARRATION RATING⇢ 4/5
BOOK COVER⇢ LOVE THE COVER
SETTING⇢ COLUMBUS, OHIO
SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)
AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 7 HOURS, 56 MINUTES
MY THOUGHTS⇣
Told mainly over the course of a day...in what is dubbed THE BEST DAY EVER. Paul tells the story of his and Mia's life to that point. Told completely from Paul's warped point of view, you'll slowly get a picture of what makes Paul tick. If you look up sociopath on Google it says this is the profile of one...
⌧Glibness and Superficial Charm.
⌧Manipulative and Conning.
⌧Grandiose Sense of Self.
⌧Pathological Lying.
⌧Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt.
⌧Shallow Emotions.
⌧Incapacity for Love.
⌧Need for Stimulation.
Paul ticks every one of these...and does it well. So much so, that I literally laughed out loud often while listening to this. The author worked the title into the story really well, and I always love that.
Graham Halsted played his part swimmingly, although I found my mind wandering often...not sure if it was the narrator's fault, the slowness of the story itself, or me...could have been a little of all three. Amy McFadden only narrates the epilogue...but hey, she did that epilogue really well.
Told mainly over the course of a day...in what is dubbed THE BEST DAY EVER. Paul tells the story of his and Mia's life to that point. Told completely from Paul's warped point of view, you'll slowly get a picture of what makes Paul tick. If you look up sociopath on Google it says this is the profile of one...
⌧Glibness and Superficial Charm.
⌧Manipulative and Conning.
⌧Grandiose Sense of Self.
⌧Pathological Lying.
⌧Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt.
⌧Shallow Emotions.
⌧Incapacity for Love.
⌧Need for Stimulation.
⌧Manipulative and Conning.
⌧Grandiose Sense of Self.
⌧Pathological Lying.
⌧Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt.
⌧Shallow Emotions.
⌧Incapacity for Love.
⌧Need for Stimulation.
Paul ticks every one of these...and does it well. So much so, that I literally laughed out loud often while listening to this. The author worked the title into the story really well, and I always love that.
Graham Halsted played his part swimmingly, although I found my mind wandering often...not sure if it was the narrator's fault, the slowness of the story itself, or me...could have been a little of all three. Amy McFadden only narrates the epilogue...but hey, she did that epilogue really well.
MY RATING⇢ 3¾✰STARS✰
BREAKDOWN⇣
Plot⇢ 4/5
Characters⇢ 4/5
The Feels⇢ 4/5
Pacing⇢ 3.5/5
Addictiveness⇢ 4/5
Theme or Tone⇢ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4/5
Originality⇢ 3.5/5
Ending⇢ 4/5
Plot⇢ 4/5
Characters⇢ 4/5
The Feels⇢ 4/5
Pacing⇢ 3.5/5
Addictiveness⇢ 4/5
Theme or Tone⇢ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4/5
Originality⇢ 3.5/5
Ending⇢ 4/5
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