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The Perfect Mother
by Nina Darnton
The Perfect Mother is not a mystery, it is not a thriller, nor is it a page-turner. The writing is amateur. The point of view is supposed to be the mother, Jennifer, but a couple of times it switched to Emma's which seemed more like a writing error not intentional. There was a glaring editorial error on page 94 (I was not reading an advanced copy). The author did a lot of telling not showing. There is very little action unless you count the restaurants Jennifer goes to while she kills time in Spain. And for each of the restaurants she visits, we are painstakingly given the details of what she orders each time. Much of the book is spent describing what Jennifer is thinking about when she can't see Emma & that includes her developing crush on defense attorney, Roberto. Neither Jennifer nor Emma are like-able characters, so I found myself not caring if Emma was released from prison or if Jennifer fell in love with Roberto or was able to repair relations with her husband. I usually don't finish a book this bad, but it was short. It could have been done in 50 pages though. Needless to say, I do not recommend this book.