Her Perfect Family
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- Author：Teresa Driscoll
- ISBN：171359255X
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Reviews
Peggy Gregory
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A very different thrillerI certainly enjoyed the characters in this novel; they were so human with all their foibles。 The fact that the point of view switched with each chapter kept the action moving， and I may be easily fooled， but I did not know who the culprit was until revealed。 Very enjoyable！
Tanya Piper
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Had me thinkingIf your a thriller， psycho loving， keep you guessing book reader like me then this a book for you。 Had me really thinking who was responsible until the last couple chapters。 Well written， makes it easier to really feel the scene the words are depicting。 Definitely a good read。
sharon k wormwood
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Page turnerThis book held my interest from the beginning！ Interesting characters and a twisted plot that kept me guessing 。 I couldn't put it down ！ Page turnerThis book held my interest from the beginning！ Interesting characters and a twisted plot that kept me guessing 。 I couldn't put it down ！ 。。。more
Paulette LaValley
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Great readHad me guessing the whole way through。 I had an inkling it wasn't so obvious but the ending certainly got me Great readHad me guessing the whole way through。 I had an inkling it wasn't so obvious but the ending certainly got me 。。。more
Ashley
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Very good psychological thriller。 I had an idea of who did it but it was fun to see the whole thing come together。
Linda
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What a pleasant surprise！ This wasn't a book I had in my radar。 I just took advantage of a free book offered via Amazon First Reads and， well。。。。here I am。 But gahhh。 I was SUPER close to plopping 4-stars into this one for the premise and the thrilling journey alone， but alas， it didn't QUITE make it there。 Not that I didn't have a blast reading this thing though。 Once I got accustomed to the British lingo and writing style （always a jarring thing for my little ol' American eyes）， I was thorough What a pleasant surprise！ This wasn't a book I had in my radar。 I just took advantage of a free book offered via Amazon First Reads and， well。。。。here I am。 But gahhh。 I was SUPER close to plopping 4-stars into this one for the premise and the thrilling journey alone， but alas， it didn't QUITE make it there。 Not that I didn't have a blast reading this thing though。 Once I got accustomed to the British lingo and writing style （always a jarring thing for my little ol' American eyes）， I was thoroughly enjoying myself most of the way through。 I wanted to KNOW。This thing gets straight to the point。 At a graduation ceremony， a student by the name of Gemma is ready to stroll across the stage when a gunshot rings out， creating a scene of chaos。 Sadly， Gemma is hit by the bullet in the presence of her parents and staff， wounded badly and put into subsequent coma， among other things。 Thereafter comes the daunting task of finding the shooter。 The story centers around this specific mission， so。。。pretty easy to follow。 Though that doesn't mean that the further the story unravels， the more complicated the case becomes because ooph， does this thing get complicated。 I was genuinely invested， and I had SUCH fun trying to unravel the mystery behind it all。 What makes this story interesting （though certainly not original） is that it's told via multiple perspectives （a total of 5 of them， if memory serves） & time periods of then and now。 Fortunately， each chapter is titled with the character telling it， as well as when they're telling it （the then or now）， so it helps keeps things straight。 Rachel's perspective is the only one told in first-person， whilst everyone else's is told in third-person， which is why she felt like the dominant character in the entire book。 I do like that， despite the jumping from one perspective to another， I wasn't left too much in the dark。 Chapters find their resolution pretty quickly without making me wait too long。 I've read books in the past that have multiple perspectives where that DOESN'T happen and it's immensely unsatisfying。 This book brings things up and DOESN'T let them fall by the wayside or overlook them， so that was appreciated。All in all， I definitely enjoyed this entry。 The only reason I couldn't give it a 4th star is the way it ended。 Given the amount of tension and thrills and mystery that dominated the book， I found the resolution a bit too tame and uneventful。 It all seemed rushed when it could have a great final harrah。 When this happens with books it almost always feels like the authors are rushing to end a story， or have legit run out of steam。 But alas， the ending was abrupt and quick， simply ended on a narrative note。 Something BIG is expected to happen and when it does， you don't get to experience it as it's happening， and are just told about it later via a character's narration of it。 Stuff like that often feels anticlimactic and disappointing。 Still， for a book I had no intention of reading， I was still happy to have come along for the ride。 。。。more
Jessica
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Definitely a page turner The suspense and characters were the best I’ve seen lately。 So many possibilities and still caught off guard by the end。 I felt like we truly KNEW the three main characters and the changing POVs was done eloquently。 It also was about RELATIONSHIPS and made me weep with the poignancy。Highly recommend this fast paced heart warming soul touching thriller。
Charie Procter
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Enjoyable whodunitAnother review complained about so much british terminology， but the setting is in the UK，， so it is appropriate。 Also I liked each chapter from another pov。 It only got tedious a little in the middle when I felt the story was going too slow， maybe too much focus on telling all sides of the story that all might not have been necessary
Ellen L Goldberg
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Family dynamics plusSo interesting seeing this story evolve from so many viewpoints。 Each has their own mystery to deal with。 Beautifully woven into the tragedy of a single event that touches all their lives
Anne
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This is one of those creepy good books that keeps you guessing until the end！ At her graduation， Gemma is shot and falls into a coma。。。and later must have her leg amputated。 What precipitated this event is complicated and messy， but I guarantee you won't be able to stop reading！ Let's face it， families have secrets。。。and these families have more than most！ Yep， needed to read this in one sitting （although I guess I could say that about any of Driscoll's books）。 Don't even try to figure it out; j This is one of those creepy good books that keeps you guessing until the end！ At her graduation， Gemma is shot and falls into a coma。。。and later must have her leg amputated。 What precipitated this event is complicated and messy， but I guarantee you won't be able to stop reading！ Let's face it， families have secrets。。。and these families have more than most！ Yep， needed to read this in one sitting （although I guess I could say that about any of Driscoll's books）。 Don't even try to figure it out; just enjoy and then hug your family！ 。。。more
Guy
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I enjoyed the pace of the writing， but the actions of the characters seemed improbable。 The author loves to have her characters "liaise"， also。 They liaise on about a dozen different occasions。 To an American reader， that is simply odd。 If the word is popular in the UK， I've not heard it used in other books。Speaking of American readers， just about any of them will be surprised that a university is contemplating shutting down other graduation ceremonies just because one person got shot。 Sadly， gu I enjoyed the pace of the writing， but the actions of the characters seemed improbable。 The author loves to have her characters "liaise"， also。 They liaise on about a dozen different occasions。 To an American reader， that is simply odd。 If the word is popular in the UK， I've not heard it used in other books。Speaking of American readers， just about any of them will be surprised that a university is contemplating shutting down other graduation ceremonies just because one person got shot。 Sadly， guns are so common in the U。S。， and shootings such a part of daily life， that this "shock" over someone bringing a gun to graduation （our Governor in Texas specifically demands students be allowed to openly carry guns and without a permit， to boot） is also hard to imagine。 If only we really did live that way。 Similarly， a character being "on drugs" seems dated。 Being a drug addict doesn't manifest itself the way it is presented in this book。As I said， I like the pace of the writing， but I don't believe the writer has an understanding of addiction， drug use， or crime。 She is in her most honest voice when she is speaking through the character of the mother。 Her other characters do not have the same ring of sincerity。 。。。more
Robert S Mezinko
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Poor EffortI had read one of this authors previous books and since it was passable I thought that another book might be worth it。 Boy was I mistaken。 This book was rambling and boring。 It kept switching back and forth between time frames and characters。 It was confusing and dull。 Wouldn't recommend wasting your time。 Poor EffortI had read one of this authors previous books and since it was passable I thought that another book might be worth it。 Boy was I mistaken。 This book was rambling and boring。 It kept switching back and forth between time frames and characters。 It was confusing and dull。 Wouldn't recommend wasting your time。 。。。more
Daniela
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got me hooked from page one。
lynn snider
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Great readA great psychological thriller that held my interest from start to finish。 Well written with lots of twists and turns and relatable main characters。 Enjoyed this book and would read more by Teresa Driscoll
Kathy
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I liked this book。 I like the character development。 The author did a good job of allowing us to decide who did this crime（s） and I was fooled。 I would like to see a sequel with more about the PI。
Sharon Smith
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When Gemma is shot at her graduation and out in a coma secrets are unraveled related to her family and her secret lives。 PI Matthew works together with the police to uncover all of the secrets and solve who shot Gemma。 This book had multiple twists and turns throughout。 Whose secret has led to Gemma being shot？ Her father's？ Mother's？ Or one of her own。I loved the twist ending- I predicted it right before it came to fruition and felt satisfied having been right。 Nice novel for fans of thriller/s When Gemma is shot at her graduation and out in a coma secrets are unraveled related to her family and her secret lives。 PI Matthew works together with the police to uncover all of the secrets and solve who shot Gemma。 This book had multiple twists and turns throughout。 Whose secret has led to Gemma being shot？ Her father's？ Mother's？ Or one of her own。I loved the twist ending- I predicted it right before it came to fruition and felt satisfied having been right。 Nice novel for fans of thriller/suspense novels。 。。。more
Rachel Jones
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This was an easy， fast-paced read for me。 I thought the author did a good job of keeping you guessing throughout。 Only downside was it seemed to wrap up rather quickly once the big reveal happened。
Deb Wilke
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Yeah！Very good book， actually could not put down why not 5 stars。。it was a bit formula and I figured it all out way before the end。
Laurie Maxson
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Good ReadA well written story and very believable characters。 I almost felt like I knew these people。 Definitely will read more of her books。
Julie M。
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wonderful book Maybe I was taken in by the English idioms or the twists and turns of the plot。 But it was a great read and I read it in one sitting。
Cathy Schott
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Right amount of suspenseThis book has the right amount of suspense but is a little slow moving。 Overall it keeps the readers attention。
Vonna Fortner
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Very good thriller I did have the right idea of the killer before the big reveal， but usually do 99% of the time。 Good writing and build up to the end where author ties everything neatly together。 Don’t remember being bored over amount of dialogue and pages， so that says a lot！
Marie Murphy
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Good bookGood book。 Didn't know the killer until almost the end。 Suspenseful and exciting。 Great job writing this book for all to read。 Good bookGood book。 Didn't know the killer until almost the end。 Suspenseful and exciting。 Great job writing this book for all to read。 。。。more
Sharon Patchett
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A wonderful bookI never saw the ending coming so I believe it was very well written。 Very British and it is interesting that the Brits and Americans have different names for the same thing。
Teresa Loomi
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So full of twists and turns。 I kept thinking I knew who the villain/s was/were。 Really great story line。 Captivating， making me want to keep picking the book up。
Carol Mcgrath
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Everyone has secretsIt's Gemma's Graduation Day。 Her patents are in the audience when she receives her diploma and falls to the ground。 She's been shot。 There's chaos in the hall。 The shooter got away。 Gemma's taken to the hospital where she's in a coma and has lost her leg。 She's pregnant and her parents ， Rachel and Ed， didn't know it。 Her ex -boyfriend comes to the hospital and makes a scene demanding to see Gems and he's the father of the baby。 Did he shot her！ Ed learns that his ex-wife， wh Everyone has secretsIt's Gemma's Graduation Day。 Her patents are in the audience when she receives her diploma and falls to the ground。 She's been shot。 There's chaos in the hall。 The shooter got away。 Gemma's taken to the hospital where she's in a coma and has lost her leg。 She's pregnant and her parents ， Rachel and Ed， didn't know it。 Her ex -boyfriend comes to the hospital and makes a scene demanding to see Gems and he's the father of the baby。 Did he shot her！ Ed learns that his ex-wife， who Rachel didn't know about， is no longer in Canada but us in England。 Is she the shooter？ Mel， has been assigned the case has asked Matt to help her。 Matt's daughter and wife were near the scene。 His daughter has problems as a result of the incident。 I liked this book because you don't know who the shooter is until the end of the book。 。。。more
Sara Wojcik
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I really quite enjoyed this。 Lots of twists and red herrings。
Shannon K Tellis
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Great readI really enjoyed this book and I had to make myself put it down。 I love Teresa Driscoll's writing style， she really knows how to keep the reader engaged。 The only reason I didn't give this a full 5 stars is because I felt that Sally was a bit excessive。 I can understand being the concerned wife， but she was entirely too dramatic for me。 Great readI really enjoyed this book and I had to make myself put it down。 I love Teresa Driscoll's writing style， she really knows how to keep the reader engaged。 The only reason I didn't give this a full 5 stars is because I felt that Sally was a bit excessive。 I can understand being the concerned wife， but she was entirely too dramatic for me。 。。。more
Brandy
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YES！！！ WORTH THE READThis book had me from the first chapter。 Suspenseful and fast paced。 Can't wait to read more from this author YES！！！ WORTH THE READThis book had me from the first chapter。 Suspenseful and fast paced。 Can't wait to read more from this author 。。。more
Betsy
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