3.5⭐️ (rounded up)

THE PLOT

Avril, Lily, and Sandy move into the new community, Westford Park, thinking it is going to be this perfect new development that will be a new and fresh start for everyone. It has a country club, a tennis court, a large pool; it's own security system; what's not to love? These 3 ladies have a close budding friendship and soon they are inseparable. However, they're all running from something. When, their pasts start to catch up with them and off things start happening within the complex, friendships are strained and loyalties are questioned. Can you really trust your neighbors?

MY THOUGHTS

I had a good time reading this! I really did have a good time. There was a lot to like about this book. One of them being the characters. They were so well developed and they each had such a unique backstory and background that wasn't shallow and made each of them so different! I loved Avril's healing relationship with her daughter throughout this story. Not just hers, but all 3 of the FMC's and their children and family. One of the things I didn't really love was how the children were written. It was VERY hard to like them in any sense. Their personalities are just not very likable and I couldn't actually see myself relating to any of them despite myself being closer to their age.

The plot itself I thought was a bit lackluster. I really enjoyed the thriller elements of the book, however! I was on the edge of my seat with this book and the plot had its juicy points. Although, I was expecting more. I think it under-delivered in the thriller department and the plot twists didn't really shock me. On a better note, this book was very bingeable I was able to finish it in less than 24 hours! This isn't a very fast-paced thriller/mystery but once you're in it, you're in it you don't wanna put it down. The point of loyalties to friends and families is most prevalent in this book. I think that was put above the actual thriller/mystery aspect of the book.

Overall, this book has it's positives and negatives. I would recommend this to anyone who likes more in depth characters and more of a slow-paced thriller with more mystery elements. Personally, this was good enough to keep my attention and I am honored I got an ARC because I truly did have a good time reading this!!

Thank you to Natasha Boydell, Boldwood Books, and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!! <3

A beautiful new housing estate is the new home of couples and their children.
The teens soon become friends, and each have a secret they are hiding.
Their parents also have their secrets, and lie to cover them up.

I was captivated by this novel, I needed to know more about the secrets each character was hiding from the other.

The characters are all totally different in their outlook to life, and their past, the only real thing they have in common is the love they have for their offspring.

Dark and twisty, the ending gave me the chills.

I highly recommend.

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this book.

Westford Park housing estate looks the perfect place to live. Nearby woodlands, it's own lake with boathouse, a swimming pool, lovely houses and gardens. The important thing for some families is the 24/7 security service, safety is a priority.
Three families move in, preparing to be happy now they have found their perfect homes, they settle in, make friends with the neighbours and all is well for a time.
Unfortunately, some problems refuse to be left behind, no matter how far people move, and secrets have a habit of being found out. Suddenly, Westford Park becomes more of a dangerous place to live instead of a perfect one.
This was a gripping story, I really enjoyed it. A twisting and turning plot, with an ending I definitely was not expecting.

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Perfect Home by Natasha Boydell due to be published June 21, 2024.
Westford Park seemed like the perfect place to live – lovely houses, security, a pool and boating house – everything you could want in a neighborhood. Everyone felt safe until someone went missing and everyone’s secrets were revealed. Was it as safe as it seemed to be?
The Perfect Home told the story of three families that lived in the beautiful Westford Park neighborhood – utopia. It was so real that you almost want to move there and be the fourth neighbor with Avriel and Stuart, Lila and Eric, and Sandy and Clare and all their children. Except it was a combination of The Stepford Wives, Desperate Housewives, and Criminal Minds!
I loved this book – it kept me interested the entire time – I read it in two days and was shocked at the ending – you never know who you can trust. I definitely recommend this one!
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Wow! This book had me hooked! Honestly I struggled so much to put this down. It is absolutely full of twists. Fantastic characters.