The novel has received positive reviews, from the likes of fellow authors Heather Gudenkauf: “A mesmerizing, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open” and Minka Kent: “A deep, dark, and dangerously addictive read.

Berry lives in Los Angeles with her family. She uses her clinical experience to write disturbing psychological thrillers. Dr Lucinda Berry is a trauma psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma. Since then, she has also written ‘When She Returned’ (October 2019) and ‘The Best Of Friends’ (August 2020). ‘The Perfect Child’ (March 2019) is Lucinda Berry’s fifth novel, following on from Missing Parts (October 2016), ‘Appetite For Innocence’ (April 2017), ‘Phantom Limb’ (July 2017), and ‘Saving Noah’ (September 2017). But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge. Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah.

When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.īut Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Keep reading to discover my thoughts…Ĭhristopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. I didn’t have any expectations going into this book, but I absolutely loved it and ended up awarding it 5 stars! It now sits proudly on my “favourites” bookshelf. Today I’m posting my review of Lucinda Berry’s incredible psychological thriller, ‘ The Perfect Child‘. Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Bookworm’s Fantasy! I hope you’re all doing well.

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