The Perfect Child
A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.
A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own--and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.
Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that's missing is a child. When Janie, an aband...show more
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3.5 stars
It was a very sad and hurt my momma heart to read but it was very well written. I will read more of her books!
Warning: not a good choice for sensitive readers.
The book is amazing. I can't say enough good things about the writing. Lucinda writes in a way that sucks you into the story immediately and never lets you go. It's not often that I get sucked into a story in such a way that I read half in 1 day.
This story is something that I can easily imagine in real life. Children and families get lost in the system so easily and really horrifying things hap...read more
very good read
I honestly couldn’t put it down. I actually googled a of the diagnosis. I was interested to know how Janie got to be the way she was. Was she supposed to be born that way?
I honestly couldn’t put it down. I actually googled a of the diagnosis. I was interested to know how Janie got to be the way she was. Was she supposed to be born that way?
This is a great book. I enjoyed reading different characters perspective. I think there was sufficient information about the characters but some details could have been added. I think the author could have talked more about Becky and her calls to Child Services earlier in the book and why Child Services didn’t see her complaints concerning enough to investigate them. Instead she doesn’t mention Becky’s calls till the end of the book. I expected t...read more
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