The Perfect Son

"The Perfect Son" is an incredible read! The story is deeply moving and beautifully written, with characters that feel so real and relatable. It explores complex family dynamics and the challenges of parenting with such sensitivity and insight. The emotional journey the characters go through is both heart-wrenching and uplifting. If you're looking for a book that will touch your heart and make you think, this one is definitely worth picking up!

The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because the ending is very much a cliff hanger I do not enjoy, especially if there’s no more books of this story. But the story besides that was so captivating, definitely a must read. I did not expect the twist in the slightest!

This was an excellent read, very well written and extremely suspenseful. I found myself reading as often as possible because I wanted to finish the book so badly! I plan to read a lot more of Frieda McFadden!

Another great Freida thriller, kept me guessing until the very last second! This was a very easy and quick read.

Another good book by McFadden and a quick read. Held my attention, but a bit predictable. I will continue to be a fan.

Erika Cass is lucky. She has a wonderful husband named Jason who is a good provider and makes terrible puns, a 14-year-old daughter named Hannah who tests her patience, and a 16-year-old son named Liam who is… well, he’s perfect. She hates to admit it, but Liam is her favorite. However, she worries about Liam more than she does about either Hannah or her hard-working husband. Although Liam is a top student at his high school, star of the debate team, and member of the track team, he’s had some problems. But they weren’t really bad problems. When he was a little kid, he liked to torture insects. Then when he was a bit older, he enjoyed watching his hamster starve to death. He was expelled from kindergarten, and the family had to move. Well, things like that happen. After the incident in the second grade, Erika took Liam to a psychologist who explained the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath to Erika. So, she didn’t worry too much about the fact that Liam probably didn’t love her as a child should love its mother. But the sessions ended abruptly when the therapist became afraid of Liam. Yet everyone else loved him. Liam was intelligent, polite, and practiced all of the social graces. Well, maybe one of his high school teachers didn’t like him very much, but — as already noted — those things happen. Besides, now all is well for Liam. He has a girlfriend, finally. For several years, Erika has been paying a private detective to discourage any girls in whom Liam seems to be interested. But Ovilia Mercer is head over heels about Liam. She sits behind him in math class, and she’s probably flunking math because all she can think about is the handsome Liam. So, when he asks if she’d like to meet him after school for a milkshake, her heart beats triple time and her knees turn to jelly. The “date” goes well, but Liam’s sister Hannah lets it slip at home that her brother Liam’s got a girlfriend named Olivia. Erika gets the yearbook and starts going through the photos. She finds Olivia Madison and sics her private investigator on her. She believes that she’s solved the potential problem, but she’s got the wrong Olivia. That little detail becomes known when Olivia Mercer goes missing. Everyone at school is sure that Liam has kidnapped and killed her. Erika knows that, when he was younger, Liam talked about someday having a wife whom he could throw in a hole and watch while she starved to death. Pretty soon, the whole town believes that Liam has killed Olivia. And, so does Erika! Freida McFadden’s “The Perfect Son” (2019, 327 pages in paperback format) holds together right up until the “twist” ending. I expected something unusual because it had to be “off the wall” in order to make this a true mystery. But I don’t think that the author built enough foundation to substantiate the climax and denouement....Jim Glynn

Another McFadden read in a day! She has quickly become a favorite of mine! This book hooked me from the very first page. And the twists were fantastic! I can honestly say that the truth caught me completely off guard. I truly didn’t see that one coming. There are times I can tell half way through the book or even before that but not in this book. I pretty much knew when everybody else figures it out. LOL I love it when a writer can keep me in true suspense.

I love all her books but this one was the best yet! Freida is beyond talented and her books are a great break from the sci-fi I typically read.

As a mom of a son, this one had me in the feels. I also was shocked by the ending. It was pretty entertaining if you want an easy read.

Muito bom, você segue o livro todo desconfiando de todos os personagens afinal, sabemos que terá um plot twist e ainda assim é surpreendido. Sensacional.

A Brilliant book, kept me reading late into the night, didn’t expect the ending. Definitely reading more of brilliant books

Ok! Das war krass! Wirklich krass…denn es passiert alles so, ich weiß nicht wie ich es benennen soll, vielleicht unterschwellig? Als ob etwas brodelt und nicht wirklich hochkommt? Ach ich weiß auch nicht, aber für mich war es ein fesselndes Erlebnis.Und das Ende 😳😱🫨 Also das war krass!!!Ganz ehrlich während ich das buch gelesen habe, hat mein Kopf ständig nach irgendwelchen Anhaltspunkten gesucht und alle Möglichkeiten abgewägt weil ich die ganze Zeit dachte: ne das kann es nicht sein! Da muss mehr dahinterstecken…

This is a well- written, extremely suspenseful story that you simply can’t put down. The unexpected twist at the end leaves you open-mouthed. Bravo for a suspenseful story well told.