Sunday, September 24, 2017

BEST DAY EVER Review



As promised, here are my thought's on Kaira Rouda's BEST DAY EVER. Have any of y'all read it? What'd you think? Share your thoughts, would love to hear them!


“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. (Synopsis from Amazon.

My thoughts...4 stars
Welcome to a day in the life of Paul Strom. Not just any day though, this day will be the best day ever for him and his wife, Mia. Paul’s been laying the groundwork for this day for months, and he’s chomping a the bit. Everything has to be perfect, but Paul’s best day ever isn’t going exactly as planned right from the get go, he knew he shouldn’t have taken that call.

What, if anything, lurks behind that loving smile? Is it just a facade? Tell the truth, don’t you already know, deep down…

Bit by bit Paul, our narrator, reveals his true intent, motives, and self. By the end he's flagrantly throwing it in the reader's face. BEST DAY EVER isn't just about Paul, though. It's also a reflection of ourselves in Mia.

How we see what we want or prefer to, make excuses, ignore our instincts and signs, essentially lying to ourselves. Those self delusions can come with a hefty price tag, and the “Young and dumb” excuse has a limited shelf life.

If you’re on the outside looking in, what can you say? Will you be believed, or lose a friend or loved one? Plenty of moral questions to go around.

With BEST DAY EVER it’s incredibly easy to say give away too much. But, it’s a cat and mouse of who knows what and how much. A deadly guessing game of steadily increasing tension with an explosive ending.

Suffice to say, it’s intense and provocative, giving the reader (at least this reader), much to reflect on.

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