THE SECOND MRS STROM

BY KAIRA ROUDA

I finished reading “The Second Mrs. Strom” by Kaira Rouda. I can best be described as a marriage thriller. Many thanks too NetGalley and Bookouture for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.

This story is about a couple going on a romantic trip to Paris to celebrate their wedding anniversary. The book starts at the end so the reader knows that something bad is going to happen to one of them. Then the story goes to the past and present and we learn about the romantic history of Paul and Cecilia and how they came to be. We also quickly learn that Paul is a sociopatic narcicist and his wife is no better. They both have their reasons for getting married and for what they are about to do.

My favourite thing about this book was the setting. Paris and its wonderful sights are the main character of the book for me. I loved imagining myself visiting all the wonderful places mentioned in the book and the author did an excellent job of describing the beautiful city.

I don’t have any other favourite things because quite frankly i had a hard time getting through this book. It was intriguing with an interesting back story. If was fun to find out what these characters really wanted and what their motivations were. But they were truly despicable people and I couldnt cheer for either of them. They were sociopaths, selfish, vengeful and self-serving. I didn’t care what happened to them.

Another problem I had was that there were too many ‘other’ characters who were written in such a comical way that I lost interest in them. I couldn’t really cheer for anyone or care for anyone because they were all a bunch of liars.

I did manage to finish this book and was happy when I got to the last page. But I felt like the last page left it open for a sequel… If there is a sequal, I don’t thnk I will be reading it. So I cannot recommend this book. It just wasn;t for me.

Happy Reading

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