The Perfect Family by Shalini BolandMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Three stars for this rather average novel that never really had me guessing, as the predictable ending was crystal clear less than halfway through the door. This could have been great. A little more time spent developing the red herrings (Rebecca) would have perhaps served to add the suspense I believe this author was attempting to create. Instead, too much time was taken showing us an overworked mother with zero time management skills, a father more concerned with his business than his family, and a calculating self-professed home wrecker who stretches this reader’s ability to buy into the implausible plot.
A good beach reach that moves quickly if you don’t stop to think about it for too long. Note to author: please, please, please hire an editor who understands punctuating dialogue. Missed quotation marks and misplaced commas were a huge distraction and made me believe that such carelessness was indicative of an author racing against a deadline—very disconcerting.
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