What Book Should You Read Next?
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"Mystic River" by Dennis Lehane
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"The Perfect Mother" by Nina Darnton 3/5 “The Perfect Mother” follows Jennifer Lewis, the “perfect” mother of the title, whose neat little life is turned upside down when her daughter, Emma, a Princeton University exchange student in Spain, is accused of murdering another student. Jennifer quickly rushes to Spain to defend her daughter’s innocence, but soon finds herself questioning Emma’s strange behaviour. This premise immediately intrigued me, since I am a sucker for thrilling murder mysteries. However, the author’s tendency to tell instead of show caused the book’s exciting premise to collapse under cliched characters, bland descriptions, and useless sub-plots. I wish that a talented author would rewrite this book because it has so much potential to be a fascinating psychological thriller. |