The Perfect Child
Ratings82
Average rating3.8
This is the second book I’ve read by Lucinda Berry. The first being Saving Noah. You can check my review on that one if interested. This one has a great plot and will keep most people reading. In my reviews, I don’t like to summarize the book, you can read the cover for that. I like to talk about what I liked/disliked, and about my overall view of the book. No spoilers.
What I liked: I liked the mother and protagonist character development. The rivalry between them kept me reading. I also enjoyed the mother and the Child Protective Investigator’s point of view.
What I disliked: I’m so over the dumb husband trope. Yeah, I understand that it’s used to help the reader emphasize with the female character. Makes her look more competent, believable, and/or intelligent. But it must be another way to accomplish this. You want the reader to believe the husband is intelligent enough to be an orthopedic surgeon, yet he lacks common sense, is easily manipulated, and repeatedly puts his family in immediate danger for no logical reason? Enough already!
In the author’s defense, this is one of her earlier books. So maybe books from 2019 were like this lol. I still love this author and will keep reading her work. Hell, I purchased her entire collection, so I have little choice.
The book has an unsatisfying ending, but I heard she followed up with a short story titled, “A Welcome Reunion” which I will read next. I’m giving this book three-and-a-half stars.
This is the second book I’ve read by Lucinda Berry. The first being Saving Noah. You can check my review on that one if interested. This one has a great plot and will keep most people reading. In my reviews, I don’t like to summarize the book, you can read the cover for that. I like to talk about what I liked/disliked, and about my overall view of the book. No spoilers.
What I liked: I liked the mother and protagonist character development. The rivalry between them kept me reading. I also enjoyed the mother and the Child Protective Investigator’s point of view.
What I disliked: I’m so over the dumb husband trope. Yeah, I understand that it’s used to help the reader emphasize with the female character. Makes her look more competent, believable, and/or intelligent. But it must be another way to accomplish this. You want the reader to believe the husband is intelligent enough to be an orthopedic surgeon, yet he lacks common sense, is easily manipulated, and repeatedly puts his family in immediate danger for no logical reason? Enough already!
In the author’s defense, this is one of her earlier books. So maybe books from 2019 were like this lol. I still love this author and will keep reading her work. Hell, I purchased her entire collection, so I have little choice.
The book has an unsatisfying ending, but I heard she followed up with a short story titled, “A Welcome Reunion” which I will read next. I’m giving this book three-and-a-half stars.
