The Couples Trip

"3.25⭐️ Good story with some nice suspense but no ending. Well one of those endings you can fill in the likely scenario..but it hit like a flat soccer ball, just so dull and anticlimactic to everything else that happens. Also way too much repetitive phrasing and weird dialoguing. What was with all the “mm” responses?! I just started cringing every time a character used it..and almost all of them do..All. The. Time 😬 I really wanted to like this thriller and a lot of it I did. But there were problems. "

"This book wins for amount of times “Mm” is said in different dialogue scenes to the point that it subtly grated on my nerves. I, however, much rather enjoyed Milena’s perspective than the main character Anna’s. There was a tenderness and a human vulnerability to Milena, even if she is a little meek and submissive at times, unlike Anna who remains mighty high on herself and quite unlikeable in moments. The ending is inconclusive and every character unreliable to the point that the reader’s grasp on reality, too, is challenged. I thought that that was the most effective and original as truth, perspective, and someone’s general positionally is subjective and can constantly be called into question and interrogated. Every year, Anna, her fiancé, Henrik, and good friend, Milena, go hiking deep in the mountains in Sweden, but this year it’s different. Milena wants her boyfriend, hiking and outdoors aficionado, Jacob, to come. Reluctantly, Anna and Henrik agree with some hesitation as there’s something strangely, eerily familiar about Jacob to Anna that she can’t quite put her finger on. The more that time goes on the more violent things and characters become. Jacob is an all-around wildcard and while the story dragged a bit midway through, I thought closer to the ending really had me. If you enjoy action and outdoors thrillers this one is a decent read and had me hanging my head in despair at the tragic outcome of one of the characters and what could’ve been. "