A review by lady_icarus
The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner

4.0

Was this perfect? No. Was it a completely enjoyable read? Absolutely. I actually really liked the story line a lot. It was a little long and probably could have done with a little more serious editing. It was over 400 pages and could have easily been trimmed down to 325-350. We meet Theresa. She’s pretty, she’s obedient and she’s young. She eventually marries Jim, a handsome officer who seems like a great catch. Turns out he’s controlling, abusive and a serial killer. She puts him away but he escapes. She goes on the run with her young daughter. She ends up finding JT and now goes by the name of Angela. I loved the relationship between JT and Angela. I was completely and totally rooting for them. JT was horribly broken and Angela was scared. Jim was pretty terrific as a villain (though maybe a little over the top and a little too omniscient). I get that he was a cop and therefore could be a step ahead of the police/FBI but there were a few little hiccups that didn’t make sense. If this guy was as bad as he’s portrayed, it seems strange that you’d have a task force meeting where he’d be able to dress up like a cop and attend the meeting. But, it was a relatively minor gripe. I loved JTs sister, Marion, and was genuinely disappointed that she ends up dead by Jim’s hand. The storyline of JT’s and Marion’s broken relationship caused by their demanding and abusive (physically to JT and sexually to Marion) really worked for me. Like I said, not a perfect book but definitely an enjoyable read.