Caz returns to Brighton after experiencing a trauma. She moves back in with her Mum, Ruth, and starts a dog-walking business. Another incident happens and Caz gets mixed up with her former friends and neighbours, as well as the police. It's a fun read, but a bit implausible.

I really enjoyed the perfect date by Julia Crouch. What an excellent page turner it was I couldn’t put it down what a rollercoaster of a thriller. Lots of twists and turns which kept me on my toes didn’t guess the ending until it slapped me right in the face wow. Highly recommended. Thanks to netgallery and the publisher for my advanced copy.

The beginning of THE PERFECT DATE started with a bang & had me hooked. The subject matter seemed fresh & new so I settled in for an exciting read. I have to say that Julia is great with dog speak. Her interactions with our furry friends were spot on. 😊

Somewhere around Chapter 28 it started to wane for me. Where the beginning was strong, the middle seemed sophomoric in places. Too many red herrings made it almost predictable. The neurotic main character is naive making too many assumptions, jumping to too many conclusions & easily manipulated by people she barely knew. Her almost casual reaction to threats, disappearances & death were off-base.

Although this book was middle of the road for me, I still found it an entertaining read & will be happy to read another by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture & Julia for providing me an ARC in return of an honest review.

Favorite line: “Was it any surprise that Batman left her and her green cape and baggy flesh-coloured tights behind to sneak off with skin-tight Wonder Woman?”

I found this book to be super slow. I think there are people who are going to love it but it just didn’t grab my attention. It also barely had any dialogue which is always a dealbreaker for me.

i really enjoyed reading this!! it was a page turner the whole time i couldn’t put it down. however, the beginning and middle were a little meh. there were some things going on that didn’t add to the plot and felt weren’t necessary. it was also a little predictable. i can say that i really did enjoy myself tho! it was a fun, gripping read. truly had me looking to make sure i locked my doors. 👀
thank you netgalley, bookoture, and julia crouch for a copy of the arc <3

I enjoyed The Perfeft Date even though it was a bit far fetched in places and as much as I love dogs, the constant dog walking, dog warnings of imminent danger,more dog walking was a little tedious.
There are plenty of tense moments and you do become invested enough to want to know who is messing about with Caz and her life. Will she ever figure it out?
The perfect Date is a well written book,with good characters that carry the story well. A quick entertaining read.

I've never read anything by this author before, therefore it won't be the last. Both the characters and the writing were excellent. This book holds it all, from thrilling suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat to unexpected turns and twists. You shouldn't skip reading this one, I assure you.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Quite pacy and interesting but I didn’t enjoy the ending as it was too far fetched and I guessed the baddie quite quickly. Still an easy quick read and fans of the thriller genre will enjoy it I’m sure.

This was a quick read for me and a classic who dunnit. It kept me guessing throughout because each character was so unreliable. This would be a great book for someone who enjoys a more mystery based plot than thriller.

This fast paced page turner, with short chapters and lots of intrigue kept me guessing. Dog walker turned house-sitter/dog walker. Caz really should’ve asked more questions rather than making assumptions about her estranged, old friend. I definitely didn’t see all the twists coming. It was an easy one day read for me. I liked it.
Thank You to NetGalley, Bookouture and Julia Crouch for the opportunity to read and enjoy this ARC.

Wow! This is a rollercoaster of a read and I just couldn't work out where this novel was going to go! I had my suspicions of who the murderer was but things happened that made me go another way. Slight concens half way through that something might happen to bridget jones as i just fell in love with this dog and her name. Very very good book and wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Thank you for letting me review this title

Overall this is a good thriller book and will be a fun read for anyone who enjoys a classic thriller. I thought the plot twist was predictable, but I think it’s mostly because I have read so many thrillers like this one.
I loved the multiple Friends references in the book so that is a bonus!

#ThePerfectDate #NetGalley
Good one.
The book revolves around Caroline (aka Caz), a teacher from London who came back to Brighton to take care of her disabled mother after finding the dead body of a man she dated on one of her walks. Bad luck seems to follow her around, as she finds the body of another man she dated while walking her dogs. She met both men through a dating app, but is it just a coincidence?? When Marcy, an ex-childhood friend and a wealthy divorcee in the present, asked her to house-sit and take care of her dog for a week, Caz agrees. After all, that's the life she would have led if Marcy hadn't spoiled it for her. The plot thickens when odd things start happening around Caz, and the spiral of events that transpire will have you enthralled.
I didn't like the ending. Although the story was good.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me an advance copy.

Caz must be the unluckiest person to use a dating app, after only a couple of dates she finds Ash's dead body. Moving back to Brighton and swiping right on Harry she has high hope for a future, until she finds his body too. Is it pure coincidence or is someone setting Caz up for murder.
This is the rollercoaster ride that Julia Crouch takes us on. As the storyline progressed I found it changed direction from what I imagined the story would be about. The 2 murders are almost as an aside. Having said that it doesn't detract from what I found a good read
3.5 rounded up

I love the plot about someone’s dates getting killed! I really didn’t start getting into this book until 50% in.. then I was hooked! I felt like it was a little predictable but I still enjoyed the story!

I really enjoyed this book! At the beginning, I wasn’t sure how the author would pull this all together, but she still managed to shock me and make a super exciting thriller :)

This book seriously had me questioning every character, who is the bad guy/gal here?! The plot-twist was amazing and I will definitely be recommending this suspenseful read to my fellow reader friends!

Toxic friendships and relationships build into a full on cat and mouse race for the truth. It was lovely to have adorable dogs as part of the story and I’m sure that if Caz’s dog Joe could have spoken he would have solved the case a lot quicker😊.My suspicions to who was responsible kept changing and that’s all down to the authors brilliant writing skills. A sure hit for lovers of mystery thrillers. If you’ve not read any books from this author I highly recommend you give her a try. Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the Arc.

Heart pumping, nail biting suspense, who is it? Cat and mouse type games surround Caz in this twisty story of past and present.
Caz was using a dating app and her date ended up dead and she’d been arrested for his death, but the charges were dropped. She decides to move back to her hometown to start over and help her Mother. She didn’t expect what happened next to happen again in her hometown.
A suspenseful thriller that makes Caz believe she’s being stalked or framed, having 2 dates end up dead. A mysterious package is delivered to her while she’s housesitting for an old friend that only makes her feel like she’s lost her mind.

Bravo on the ending no one will ever guess

Caz is on an early morning walk with the dogs she walks when she makes a horrifying discovery...a dead body...and the worst thing is, she dated this man. What's even worse is that this isn't the first time this has happened... When Caz is asked to house sit for an old friend, she doesn't realise that things are about to get even stranger and creepier... A brilliant and tense thriller that keeps you turning the pages and guessing until the very end. Full of shocks and surprises. I loved it and can't wait to read more books by this author!