Perfect Little Children

A Novel

The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram
Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a sharp, captivating,
and expertly plotted tale of psychological suspense.

All Beth
has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return
home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that
doesn’t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her.

Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn’t seen
Flora for twelve years. She doesn’t want to see her today—or ever again. But she
can’t resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from
across the road as Flora arrives and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to
get out of the car.

Except . . . There’s something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only
older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today,
they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt,
but they haven’t changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven’t they
grown? How is it possible that they haven’t grown up?

Good Story

I liked the way this played out. I especially liked that Beth wasn’t carrying around what she saw/heard/found out to herself. It was refreshing and really helped develop the characters more with their involvement. The sprinkles of humor were perfect. The only deterrent imo would be the America angle. I understand maybe another country away but it’s too far a stretch to believe Beth’s first trip there is solo on that pursuit. Way diabolical tho! Enjoyed listening to this one.

The narrator was excellent at portraying different character voices even if some were a bit cringy. But Flora’s emotions could be felt deeply through the narration.!!

Disappointing

Annoying, unrealistic characters and a silly plot. I’m not sure why I even bothered to finish it.

good storytelling

overall this was a good book, the storytelling was good and the twists and turns were suspenseful. but there were some random storylines that never really seemed to play out and the ending wasn't what I was expecting.

English accent

The story was very good, however I found it difficult to listen to a book being read in an accent.

Great characters

I thought it was a great story with good characters. I
Loved the teenage daughter: smart, sarcastic, loyal and funny. I loved the relationship between the main character and her husband and the story kept me very interested right from the start