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What a fantastic book. Expertly crafted, Full of surprises, twists and turns and an unexpected ending. Recommended.

A great book full of suspense and surprises. I highly recommend reading it. I look forward to reading more of this authors books

Thanks to Netgalley, Rob Kaufman, and Independent Book Publisher Association Member's Titles for an ARC in Description
Paralyzed by writer’s block, Scott Atwood’s career is over, and so, he’s decided, is his life. He just has to figure out the perfect ending befitting a popular, award-winning thriller-suspense author who always gives his fans a mind-blowing finale.

But just as Scott resolves to jump in front of a train, he conceives the ideal plot for his next bestseller — a writer of psychological thrillers who decides to wreak havoc in other people’s lives in order to help him come up with ideas for his next book.

Looking for inspiration, he exposes his neighbor’s affair with devastating and far-reaching repercussions, and his plan soon begins to spiral wildly out of control. But what is fiction? And what is reality? The lines blur in this twisted and masterful Hitchcockian thriller with the perfect ending. The question is… to what?exchange for an honest review.

I read this one as fast as a train speeding. Scott Alwood found the weakness in people as he wanted to created chaos. , as he writer block. I was glued to the book , insanity love company. The ending had me left shocked . Good story.

This reminded me of an Outer Limits story I read years ago. What seems like months can in fact be only moments.
A desperate author under pressure has to come up with an idea, and he comes up with a wicked one. Once he sets things into motion, they quickly become out of control with terrible consequences. He wonders about the implications of this, but not long enough to change the outcome.
But there is a shock when he gets and understanding of what is really going on rather than what he thinks is going on.

Pretty fast read, the ending comes fast.

After writing successful mystery-thriller novels, Scott Atwood, a very popular writer, had a writers block when he wanted to write his next novel. But he was on a deadline and time crunch. So, he came up with the idea of causing havoc in his neighbors lives to get a storyline for his next novel. But did he go too far while causing havoc? Did he eventually get the storyline he was looking for? For this you will have to read the book.

🤔🤔My thoughts: This story was a very quick read. Talk of good editing, this book can definitely win that prize. It was dark, twisty and full of surprises, especially the ending. There are several characters in the book and the chapters are cleverly written. It also justifies the reason for their action that they took in the story. But one thing kept me hanging that this whole premise was built on Scott Atwood’s interest in causing havoc in his neighbors life. Can someone go to such extremes to cause havoc in others life to get his storyline? Maybe yes 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️. This book also tells you how mental torture is dangerous and it’s imperative to make mental health a priority. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐠𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝.

My Verdict: overall I will give this book 4.2/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🔅

Thank you @netgalley and the publisher for my ARC copy in exchange of an honest review.

The Twilite Zone in 3D
This novella is something like a Twilite Zone episode. A celebrated author with writer's block decides to become the neighborhood voyeur to find plot ideas, then decides to manipulate the people as if they are characters in his book. This book is filled with the ultimate in mind games and angst. I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars

Scott Atwood, a well known thriller author has a horrible case of writers block. He decides to commit suicide but comes up with an idea to get his creative juices flowing by causing mayhem with his neighbors.

Scott is a very unlikeable character and I can’t say I connected with any of the characters. Interesting twist at the end.

I was desperately looking for the thriller aspect of this book, and haven't found it at all. Though the story read quickly, I can't say it particularly hooked me and I actually had to drag myself through the last few pages unfortunately.

Oh my gosh. What a book!

Scott Atwood, a famous mystery and thriller author is running out of ideas. He hasn’t had any new ideas for a story in almost a year. Because of this, Scott decides he’s going to end it all. But before he does, he finally gets a stroke of genius.

Scott begins to write a story about an author who causes chaos in order to find inspiration for a book. Which is exactly what Scott begins to do in his life. He causes a lot of harmful things to happen to the people around him. But will this story actually pan out for him? Or is Scott getting in over his head.

Okay, so I finished this book in one sitting (literally, 3 hours). It was such a wild and fast read! The drama and the mystery of it all was just so crazy. I hated Scott but I had to know how it ended. And boy, did it end.

I can’t say much because spoilers for this book would be the worst but until the page before, I did NOT see the ending coming! I was so surprised. Such a insane and fast paced read!

Scott Atwood, a famous mystery writer, has writer's block and decides to jump in front of a train if he can't come up with a new story soon. He comes up with the idea of a writer who interferes in his neighbors' lives, leading to murder, and for inspiration, he decides to expose a neighbor's affair. This actually leads to murder, and things get out of control as he tries to get more and more inspiration from actual events. I didn't really enjoy this. I saw the big end twist coming from very early on, and on top of that, Scott was pretty awful. 2 stars.

I adore Rob Kaufman's books so I was excited for his latest one! And it's pretty "perfect"! Scott is in a dark place, unable to come up with a plot for his next novel; in fact he's so distraught he decides to end his own life by throwing himself in front of a train. But at the last moment, he conceives a brilliant idea with well-fleshed-out characters and a solid plot that is sure to please his readers. And this one comes with an ending that will have you gasping as you didn't see that coming! This one is a must-read for sure!

Scott Atwood is a successful author who is dealing with a severe case of writer’s block. His career seems to be on a collision course with failure and, with that, he is sure his life is over. Suicide is the only possible remedy. However, Scott is determined that his death should be spectacular enough that people will remember it long after his funeral has concluded. Then, almost at the very moment of his planned demise, Scott has a brilliant idea for his next novel – sure to be a best seller.

The Perfect Ending is a story of a writer and how he concocts the plot for a new book. The writing is clever and the characters are well-drawn. Some you will like and sympathize with, and other characters not so much. And, the ending can only be described as…well…perfect! This is a quick read that will entertain as well as confound. I enjoyed The Perfect Ending and recommend it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review.

Straightaway i knew this was going to be a great book, i really liked enjoyed this and thought the book was well written, it is neither too fast paced nor slow either which either i don't mind in books. The characters were amazing and well written. I enjoyed this from start to finish, i wasn't able to put it down once i had started. Very tense, creative and has you feeling the edge of your seat feeling which i really like. Would highly recommend to fellow book readers, family and/or friends.

This was a Read Now on Netgalley and sounded interesting even though the last thing I needed was another book to read. It was a good choice on my part and I really enjoyed it. I think it answers that age-old question of where authors get their ideas! Best-selling author Scott Atwood is suffering from writer's block and, after considering and rejecting plans to end his life, he decides to create some drama in his own neighbourhood to form the basis for his next book. Like dominoes, one thing leads to another and then .... well, you'll have to read it for yourself.

Very cleverly written with unusual but not very likeable characters, it was a pretty quick read. The ending surprised me but it wrapped up the book nicely. I recommend this book and I'll definitely read some of Mr. Kaufman's other novels.

Many thanks to Rob Kaufman and the Independent Book Publishers Association as well as Netgalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book.
Publication Date: June 16, 2021

This book follows Scott - a famous author who is struggling to work on his next book. He comes up with the idea of what if he interferes with other people's lives to find inspiration for his next book?

The Perfect Ending by Rob Kaufman was a great book to read and did in fact have the perfect ending. I loved this book, it's witty, a little crazy, and a lot of fun. Highly recommend and thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy.

This is a quick but great read. I could tell very early on that this book would keep my attention. The story is dark, twisty and well written. Around the half way mark I became fairly confident I knew how this book would wrap up but the ending definitely isn't an obvious one. I think I'm just getting better at seeing the finer details. Even so, there were some aspects of the ending that caught me by surprise. I definitely think the plot played out well. There are a few questionable details in the last few chapters that I'm trying not to spend too much thinking about but that's such a minor part. I can say for sure I enjoyed this book.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ironically for a book titled The Perfect Ending it was the ending that slightly let it down for me.

A fast paced, clever book which quickly builds up a range of characters which really kept me engrossed.

I just feel that after being hooked in, the ending just came too quick.

A good book though and I will definitely be reading some more books by Rob Kaufman

The Perfect Ending by author Rob Kaufman is a thriller unlike any I’ve ever read before. It’s about an author, Scott Atwood, who is being pressured by his publisher to produce his next book. The problem is is that Scott has writers block. No matter how hard he tries, he just can’t seem to come up with anything. He feels that since his career as a famous author is over that he should end his life. Now he needs to figure out exactly how to go out in a way that he’ll always be remembered. This was a very twisted tale and even now that I’ve finished the book, I’m not sure I completely understand what happens. I felt like, well did it actually happen or was it all just in Scott’s imagination. I recommend you read the book and see what you come up with. This was not my first time reading this author but I did feel like this book was very different from his others. This one left me with a lot of questions at the end but maybe that’s what it was meant to do. I do know that it kept me reading and I finished it in one day which is something I’ve never done before. I’d like to thank NetGalley for the arc to read and review. After much consideration, I’ve decided to rate this book at 4 stars!

WOW. Wow. That ending was unexpected. It was so good though. I can't find any fault with it. It was a really well-written story and the plot was well thought out. My favourite character was easily Joel just because he was so sweet and nice. I felt really bad for him but he wasn't this complete goody-two-shoes flawless character. All the main characters had backstories which I really liked, I felt that I wasn't really missing out on anything or the motives and deeds behind the character and why they did what they did. Overall, I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who's into murder mysteries and psychological stuff.