Jill is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda @kairarouda @kairarouda.bsky.social @marnyeyoung @highbridgeaudio @highbridgeaudio.bsky.social #JillIsNotHappy

the setup…
Jack and Jill Tingley (yes, it’s cute) have been married since they met in college. To their Southern California world, their marriage is enviable and rock solid. But behind closed doors, they’ve grown apart, especially now that their daughter is off at college. Jill decides that a road trip to Utah will be the thing to reignite their relationship. Jack reluctantly agrees even though he’s got more than one foot out the door having met with a divorce lawyer. He’s only stayed because of a shared deadly secret and you better believe Jill will use that as leverage.

the heart of the story…
You learn early on that Jill is all kinds of cray-cray but the smart, cunning type that does it with a smile. That trip to Utah had danger written all over it, knowing that if Jack fell down that proverbial hill Jill probably pushed him. Throughout the story the secrets of their past are slowly revealed and I got why Jack felt he needed an escape plan.

the narration…
Marnye Young was perfect as Jill, capturing that gleeful veneer covering the diabolical planning. I wish there’d been a second narrator for Jack as it was sometimes hard to distinguish the two. But the storytelling was top notch.

the bottom line…
Get your popcorn ready because this was one hard to tear away psychological ride. Jill is über clever and I was rooting for her to get caught. Every time I thought I knew what was coming she threw a change up and then a curveball. The twists just kept on coming and Jack seemed clueless at times. I had such a good time and nothing prepared me for that ending.

Book Info

• Release Date: June 10, 2025
• Narrator: Marnye Young
• Audio Length: 7 hours, 12 minutes
• Publisher: HighBridge Audio

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(Thanks to HighBridge Audio and NetGalley for my complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.)