The Perfect Girl
The Perfect Girl
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016
Book Brief
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Novel • Fiction
Bristol, England • Contemporary
2016
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan follows Zoe, a teenager who is rebuilding her life after a tragic event. She and her mother Maria strive for a "second-chance life," but secrets and past mistakes resurface, threatening their facade of perfection and exposing family tensions and dark truths.
Reviews & Readership
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Review Roundup
Gilly Macmillan's The Perfect Girl captivates with its intricate narrative and suspenseful pacing. Readers appreciate its well-drawn characters and emotional depth. However, some find the shifting perspectives and time jumps disorienting. Overall, it effectively engages fans of psychological thrillers, despite occasional confusion.
Who Should Read The Perfect Girl?
The ideal reader for Gilly Macmillan's The Perfect Girl enjoys psychological thrillers with deep character development and unexpected twists. Fans of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies and Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train will appreciate the suspenseful narrative and intricate family dynamics present in Macmillan's novel.
44,955 ratings
Loved it
Mixed feelings
Not a fan
464
Novel • Fiction
Bristol, England • Contemporary
2016
Adult
18+ years
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