BEST DAY EVER by Kaira Rouda

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Goodreads:
I glance at my wife as she climbs into the passenger seat, and I am bursting with confidence. Today will be everything I’ve promised her…and more…

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 bestselling, page-turning vein of The Couple Next Door and The Dinner, Kaira Rouda weaves a gripping, tautly suspenseful tale of deception and betrayal dark enough to destroy a marriage…or a life.


Jewel's review on Goodreads:  I could't have said it better.......

Paul Strom has got the biggest ego of any fictional psychopath you've ever read. And he's hilarious that way. Oh my gosh, some of the opinions this guy has! You will have more fun hating this character than should be legally allowed. 

Yes, Paul is over the top. He's a nut. But, he's a creative nut. Not quite a serial killer, more along the lines of a big mean baby. He's special and he will be the first to tell you that.

The entire book is told from Paul's point of view. He's taking his wife, Mia, to their lakehouse for a romantic weekend. The tongue in cheek writing style is evident in the title. Paul tells Mia many times that this is going to be the "best day ever." But, from the first page, you just know it's not.

The pages fly fast as fire and the ending is terrific! It is laugh out loud funny and suspenseful at the same time. I read the hardback and listened to the audiobook. The audio version is fantastic and the actor perfectly captures the ridiculousness that is Paul Strom. I highly recommend it.

The book is broken up into 24 hours. The pacing was excellent. Kaira Rouda had her pedal on the medal from the first page, and she didn’t let up on the gas until the final page was turned.

I highly, highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good, tense psychological thriller.

“I explained at the time. “There’s a difference between not expressing things and not feeling them. Remember me, Poker-face Paul? It’s a blessing and a curse. I’m a guy. It’s how we are, genetically. You know, hard on the outside, soft on the inside. The delay, honey, is all in your pretty little head.” 

― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever