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A review by thelibraryofimagination
The Perfect Life by Valerie Keogh
2.0
The perfect life does not exist for the deluded Molly Chatwell.
This book was interesting in some ways and annoying in others. I found it a challenge to read because the plot had inconsistencies; the continuity discrepancies drastically affected the pace. Character development was mediocre as the main character Molly was naive (annoyingly so) throughout the book and only had one moment of redeeming clarity (a minuscule one at that). The husband’s story was disjointed and an antagonist basically appeared out of nowhere and confused me at a very crucial point in the story. Molly’s friend was just a horrible person. It’s just a book of selfish and nasty people treating Molly poorly and the poor thing is too naive to notice.
I’m not one for criticizing a book this way but I honestly did not find anything I liked about it. I’m giving it 2 stars because it has a lot of promise but I think it needs to be revamped to make it a truly great story.
Thanks to the author, the publisher and @thepigeonhole for the ARC copy of this book.
This book was interesting in some ways and annoying in others. I found it a challenge to read because the plot had inconsistencies; the continuity discrepancies drastically affected the pace. Character development was mediocre as the main character Molly was naive (annoyingly so) throughout the book and only had one moment of redeeming clarity (a minuscule one at that). The husband’s story was disjointed and an antagonist basically appeared out of nowhere and confused me at a very crucial point in the story. Molly’s friend was just a horrible person. It’s just a book of selfish and nasty people treating Molly poorly and the poor thing is too naive to notice.
I’m not one for criticizing a book this way but I honestly did not find anything I liked about it. I’m giving it 2 stars because it has a lot of promise but I think it needs to be revamped to make it a truly great story.
Thanks to the author, the publisher and @thepigeonhole for the ARC copy of this book.