BLOGTOUR, BOOK REVIEW - The Perfect Daughter by Kerry Wilkinson

 

                                                                       MY SYNOPSIS

One wet evening in early December whilst she is making her way along a isolated, winding country road that she knows like the back of her hand, our main character Jennifer is distracted for a couple of seconds and hits something on the dark road. When she gets out of the car and sees what she has hit, she knows deep down that she should help but she is also torn due to her feelings of fear and anxiety over what the consequences of her actions will be for both herself and her teenage daughter Katie. Jennifer had been on route to pick Katie up from football practice and she was already running late....

That same night whilst they are at home, Jennifer receives a text from a anonymous number containing the terrifying words, I know what you did and now you will do something for me....

If, Jennifer wants to keep her daughter safe then she has no choice but to obey. So she drives where they tell her, does what they say, sends the photo evidence they want. But when they ask her to cause someone harm,it becomes clear that they know everything about their lives. Jennifer thought she was keeping a secret to keep her daughter safe. But had she actually put her in even more danger?

An absolutely addictive thriller about how far a mother would go for her child, with a twist that will leave you gasping. Fans of Shari Lapena, Lisa Jewell and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down.

The entire story is voiced from the perspective of Jennifer, a divorced, private tutor and not very likeable individual for various reasons. Actually, the vast majority of the characters were unlikable and untrustworthy from Gary, the apparently creepy, policeman,Josh,the local bully to Jennifer's ex husband Bryan and his bride to be Dawn. The problem was that,we only saw the various characters from Jennifer's perspective and there was the possibility that her views could have been influenced by her feelings of fear and paranoia. I can imagine that quite a few readers will be quick to label Katie a brat but I could fully understand her attitude and behaviour. She was seventeen years old and in the limbo period between being a child and a woman, studying for her exams and coping with the separation of her parents. We only learn about life through our mistakes and everyone makes them no matter what age they are, I know I have.

The question was, Who was terrorising Jennifer and why? What was their end game? How far will Jennifer be prepared to go to protect her secrets?

The Perfect Daughter is written in Kerry Wilkinson's trademark short,snappy chapters, many of which end in a way that causes the reader to have a very bad case of just one more chapter syndrome. It's a fast paced, gripping page turner that hooks you in from.quite early in the story, keeps you guessing and glued to your kindle. I love this author's thrillers and this latest addition to his catalogue was no exception. A captivating read and very highly recommended.

                                                                               Author Bio:

Kerry Wilkinson is from the English county of Somerset but has spent far too long living in the north. It’s there that he’s picked up possibly made-up regional words like ‘barm’ and ‘ginnel’. He pretends to know what they mean.

He’s also been busy since turning thirty: his Jessica Daniel crime series has sold more than a million copies in the UK; he has written a fantasy-adventure trilogy for young adults; a second crime series featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter and the standalone thriller, Down Among The Dead Men.

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