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3.81 AVERAGE
Wow! This is a book that draws you in and doesn’t let go from the very start. I love when an author gives you an unreliable narrator written so well, you can’t trust what you’re reading. Because Penny suffers from DID, she can’t be entirely sure of her actions because she has multiple alters. Her mother, Grace, is doing what mothers everywhere do. She’s fighting to get to the truth, to free her daughter from the psychiatric hospital.
I didn’t really care for Grace, and I think Palmer wrote her unlikeability (which isn’t a word but should be) extremely well. Penny’s doctor, Mitch, must evaluate penny to decide if she even has DID, a diagnosis often disputed by many of those tasked with diagnosing it. If he can help Grace and Penny figure things out, Penny’s court case might go in a better direction. The Perfect Daughter is a thrilling and addicting read. Thank you, St. Martin’s, for sending this along!
I didn’t really care for Grace, and I think Palmer wrote her unlikeability (which isn’t a word but should be) extremely well. Penny’s doctor, Mitch, must evaluate penny to decide if she even has DID, a diagnosis often disputed by many of those tasked with diagnosing it. If he can help Grace and Penny figure things out, Penny’s court case might go in a better direction. The Perfect Daughter is a thrilling and addicting read. Thank you, St. Martin’s, for sending this along!
Thank you Net Galley & St Martins Press for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
The Perfect Daughter by DJ Palmer was a book I couldn’t put down or stop thinking about. I am not a mother, but I couldn’t help but feel Grace’s plight you help her daughter clear her name. You see Graces daughter Penny is arrested for the murder of her birth mother, Rachel.
Now things are VERY interesting because 1- penny doesn’t recall anything
2- it’s not penny in jail/ the hospital- but Eve one of her alters.
You see Penny had a very traumatic childhood. How she came into Grace & family’s life was a sad fate - and so traumatic enough it caused her to develop DID- basically Penny’s has multiple personalities- and she can’t control them
After being arrested for Rachel’s death- Grace vows to do all she can to clear her daughters name.
Throughout the trial and all leading up to it- this family is put to the rest and the ringer.
I couldn’t put this book down without knowing what Penny’s outcome would be- & DJ did not disappoint in the outcome.
The Perfect Daughter by DJ Palmer was a book I couldn’t put down or stop thinking about. I am not a mother, but I couldn’t help but feel Grace’s plight you help her daughter clear her name. You see Graces daughter Penny is arrested for the murder of her birth mother, Rachel.
Now things are VERY interesting because 1- penny doesn’t recall anything
2- it’s not penny in jail/ the hospital- but Eve one of her alters.
You see Penny had a very traumatic childhood. How she came into Grace & family’s life was a sad fate - and so traumatic enough it caused her to develop DID- basically Penny’s has multiple personalities- and she can’t control them
After being arrested for Rachel’s death- Grace vows to do all she can to clear her daughters name.
Throughout the trial and all leading up to it- this family is put to the rest and the ringer.
I couldn’t put this book down without knowing what Penny’s outcome would be- & DJ did not disappoint in the outcome.
4.5*
Many thanks to St Martin’s Press & Netgalley for a copy to read.
Grace Francone’s adopted 16 year old daughter, Penny Francone is found holding a bloody knife, covered in blood, standing over the body of a dead woman and is arrested for murder. But Penny claims that she doesn’t remember anything from that night – Grace is convinced that Penny is innocent and she couldn’t have killed Rachel Boyd, instead she is concerned that Penny suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID) and possibly one of the personalities might know what happened! Penny is admitted in a psychiatric hospital while she awaits for her trial, she is seen by Dr. Mitch McHugh who has experience working with DID patients. Mitch has to decide if Penny is really suffering from DID or is she a cold hearted killer, and might be very good at fooling everyone.
A very fast paced, gripping thriller – as we dwell into the book we meet all of the personalities and that raises more questions than answers. Grace and family are running against time to prove that Penny is innocent and that there was someone else that night in Rachel Boyd’s house. The reveal was a good one towards the end and was totally worth the wait!
Many thanks to St Martin’s Press & Netgalley for a copy to read.
Grace Francone’s adopted 16 year old daughter, Penny Francone is found holding a bloody knife, covered in blood, standing over the body of a dead woman and is arrested for murder. But Penny claims that she doesn’t remember anything from that night – Grace is convinced that Penny is innocent and she couldn’t have killed Rachel Boyd, instead she is concerned that Penny suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID) and possibly one of the personalities might know what happened! Penny is admitted in a psychiatric hospital while she awaits for her trial, she is seen by Dr. Mitch McHugh who has experience working with DID patients. Mitch has to decide if Penny is really suffering from DID or is she a cold hearted killer, and might be very good at fooling everyone.
A very fast paced, gripping thriller – as we dwell into the book we meet all of the personalities and that raises more questions than answers. Grace and family are running against time to prove that Penny is innocent and that there was someone else that night in Rachel Boyd’s house. The reveal was a good one towards the end and was totally worth the wait!
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Dark, twisting murder mystery of a girl with DID who is accused of killing her birth mother. Would recommend reading this one to find out the ending- I didn’t see it coming!
Good psychological thriller but the ending was pretty far fetched
If you liked Steena Holmes' THE PATIENT or Kerry Lonsdale's EVERYTHING series (all excellent books that you should absolutely read if you haven't yet)...
You're *definitely* going to like this one. Palmer takes a similar base idea and puts a spin on it that neither Holmes nor Lonsdale did. This is somewhat of a slow burn, but the mystery is compelling throughout. And then that last 10% of the book (well, from roughly 90% - roughly 98%) is some explosive courtroom stuff straight out of John Grisham's best works.
And if you were already a fan of Palmer... this may be his best one yet. Seriously.
You're *definitely* going to like this one. Palmer takes a similar base idea and puts a spin on it that neither Holmes nor Lonsdale did. This is somewhat of a slow burn, but the mystery is compelling throughout. And then that last 10% of the book (well, from roughly 90% - roughly 98%) is some explosive courtroom stuff straight out of John Grisham's best works.
And if you were already a fan of Palmer... this may be his best one yet. Seriously.
So this book has everything i love in a thriller/mystery. A brutal murder, unreliable characters, dissociative identity disorder, mental hospital theme and the writing.your mind hoes from one direction to the next sfter multiple theories presents themselves.
On top of that the author decides too give me a whiplash with that ending.
A wonderful thriller/mystery..
Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.
On top of that the author decides too give me a whiplash with that ending.
A wonderful thriller/mystery..
Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.