5.13k reviews for:

The Perfect Child

Lucinda Berry

3.86 AVERAGE

charityconzone's review against another edition

1.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ugh

casienickole's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madeinerilea's review against another edition

3.25

tense medium-paced

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This ending made me feel: arrrrrghh whAT? Later realized there’s a sequel and that improved my overall feelings. It was still a frustrating ending but I will be listening to the next book. 

okay_tlyn's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

number_one_megladon's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

historymaker1999's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 actually.

cam356's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beckit91's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Hands down the most disturbing book I've ever read. So so so many content warnings required! Steer clear if you have any triggers relating to child protection, animal abuse, child loss, post-partum depression, etc...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

midgeness's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Disappointed that by page 92 I knew who killed who, but was still eager to finish the story after it picked up in the last ⅔ of the book. I love that the author uses her trauma psychology background to write these books! It's lends so much realism to the story.

elenasmaragd's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes