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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Thank you to #NetGalley and #StMartinsPress for letting me read this book in exchange for my honest review.The entire pace was a little slow for me. I didn’t find this a fast-paced thriller that I couldn’t wait to pick up and finish.
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great book that kept me hooked from start to finish! Did not guess the ending at all!
dark
fast-paced
Would be five stars except that the ending is totally unreasonable and out of the blue.
I was hooked on this book from the very beginning: an unsolved murder and the main suspects having multiple personalities makes for a very enticing story. The ending has a twist that I don’t think any reader can foresee. Definitely a book I’ll recommend to my friends.
dark
mysterious
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing wasn’t my favorite, but the plot was so exciting and interesting I couldn’t put it down!
4.5 stars.
The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer is an engrossing, multi-layered mystery.
Grace Francone is incredibly tenacious as she attempts to prove her sixteen-year-old daughter Penny is not a murderer. The Francone family has struggled financially and emotionally after Grace’s husband Arthur’s death. She is attempting to keep the family’s business going but Penny’s arrest has taken its toll on their clientele. Her son Jack is still at college, but her other son Ryan dropped out of college to help run the restaurant. Jack and Grace believe in Penny’s innocence, but Ryan is angry, rude and convinced his sister is a killer. Thankfully, Penny’s new psychiatrist Mitch McHugh begins to believe his patient is, in fact, suffering from dissociative identity disorder. But will her lawyer Greg Navarro be able to convince a jury Penny has multiple personalities? And most important, will he win an acquittal for his client?
Grace’s belief in Penny’s innocence never wavers. As the trial draws near, she will take any risk to help prevent her daughter from being convicted. Grace works tirelessly to find evidence that someone else is the killer. She is very grateful that Dr. McHugh is at least willing to keep an open mind about Penny’s multiple personalities. At home and work, she is battling with Ryan’s derisive attitude and active dislike of his sister. Although she would like to get to the bottom of Ryan’s issues, Grace has no time to spare as she works with Mitch to help Penny remember more about the night the murder took place.
Mitch’s personal and professional lives have recently imploded and he is extremely lucky to have his new job at the state psychiatric hospital. He is quite intrigued by the possibility that Penny has dissociative identity disorder. Even after witnessing what her different personalities, a kernel of doubt remains. Mitch is completely invested in her case and he is willing to assist Grace’s efforts to locate the real killer.
The Perfect Daughter is a spellbinding mystery with a fascinating plot and interesting characters. Grace is force to be reckoned with as she tries to save Penny. Mitch’s backstory is unexpected but he is an excellent psychiatrist who truly wants to help the patients in his care. The storyline is compelling and moves at a fast pace. With a stunning plot twist, D.J. Palmer brings this spellbinding mystery to an electrifying conclusion.
The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer is an engrossing, multi-layered mystery.
Grace Francone is incredibly tenacious as she attempts to prove her sixteen-year-old daughter Penny is not a murderer. The Francone family has struggled financially and emotionally after Grace’s husband Arthur’s death. She is attempting to keep the family’s business going but Penny’s arrest has taken its toll on their clientele. Her son Jack is still at college, but her other son Ryan dropped out of college to help run the restaurant. Jack and Grace believe in Penny’s innocence, but Ryan is angry, rude and convinced his sister is a killer. Thankfully, Penny’s new psychiatrist Mitch McHugh begins to believe his patient is, in fact, suffering from dissociative identity disorder. But will her lawyer Greg Navarro be able to convince a jury Penny has multiple personalities? And most important, will he win an acquittal for his client?
Grace’s belief in Penny’s innocence never wavers. As the trial draws near, she will take any risk to help prevent her daughter from being convicted. Grace works tirelessly to find evidence that someone else is the killer. She is very grateful that Dr. McHugh is at least willing to keep an open mind about Penny’s multiple personalities. At home and work, she is battling with Ryan’s derisive attitude and active dislike of his sister. Although she would like to get to the bottom of Ryan’s issues, Grace has no time to spare as she works with Mitch to help Penny remember more about the night the murder took place.
Mitch’s personal and professional lives have recently imploded and he is extremely lucky to have his new job at the state psychiatric hospital. He is quite intrigued by the possibility that Penny has dissociative identity disorder. Even after witnessing what her different personalities, a kernel of doubt remains. Mitch is completely invested in her case and he is willing to assist Grace’s efforts to locate the real killer.
The Perfect Daughter is a spellbinding mystery with a fascinating plot and interesting characters. Grace is force to be reckoned with as she tries to save Penny. Mitch’s backstory is unexpected but he is an excellent psychiatrist who truly wants to help the patients in his care. The storyline is compelling and moves at a fast pace. With a stunning plot twist, D.J. Palmer brings this spellbinding mystery to an electrifying conclusion.