Book Title: THE PERFECT MOTHER by Desiree Moodie
Category: Adult Fiction (18 +),
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Twisted Thoughts Publishing
Release date: May 2025
Content Rating: PG-13 + M: My book has a few “f” words, one or two religious profanities and a few crude terms. There is no sex, but there is violence. Mature themes include pregnancy loss.
The perfect neighborhood. The perfect family. The perfect crime.
When Dawn Harrington moves to the quiet, picturesque town of Meadowbrook, she’s hoping for a fresh start. A place where no one knows her name. Where she can leave behind the whispers, the heartbreak, the gaping hole left by the son who vanished from a park nearly twenty years ago. But secrets have a way of following you.
A few blocks over, Evelyn Harper has spent years crafting the perfect life—an adoring husband, beautiful children, a home straight out of a magazine. But when she sees Dawn standing in her driveway, Evelyn feels the first stirrings of something she hasn’t felt in years.
Fear.
Because Dawn isn’t just any new neighbor. She’s a woman with a past. A past that collides violently with Evelyn’s own.
At first, Dawn and Evelyn circle each other warily—neighborly smiles masking something far more sinister. But as Dawn starts asking questions and Evelyn begins watching her every move, the game between them becomes something far more treacherous.
As their carefully built lives begin to crumble, one of them will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
The other will stop at nothing to keep it buried.
Because some lies can be forgiven. Others demand blood.
The Perfect Mother is a spellbinding psychological thriller about deception, obsession, and how far a mother will go for the truth. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn, and Shari Lapena, this is one twisted suburban nightmare you won’t soon forget.
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My Thoughts
It didn’t take long for me to see how things stood between Evelyn and Dawn. I did not feel angry with Dawn for what happened. Having Daniel share his fears about who his parents were and how he resolved them helped show how many in his situation might feel. This story was wild, and the author didn’t let me get bored.
Thank you to iRead Book Tours and the publisher for my gifted copy. I was not required to write a positive review, and my opinion is my own.
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