I’m on the blog tour for The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton today and am pleased to be able to share my review.
The Perfect Girlfriend is available to buy in ebook now and hardback on the 22nd of March. You can buy and/ or pre-order here.
Book Description:
Juliette loves Nate.
She will follow him anywhere. She’s even become a flight
attendant for his airline, so she can keep a closer eye on him.
They are meant to be.
The fact that Nate broke up with her six months ago means nothing.
Because Juliette has a plan to win him back.
She is the perfect girlfriend.
And she’ll make sure no one stops her from
getting exactly what she wants.
True love hurts, but Juliette knows it’s worth all the pain…
My Review:
I’d looked forward to reading The Perfect Girlfriend for a while ever since reading some fabulous reviews from my fellow bloggers. I’m always slightly dubious about a book being billed as perfect for fans of Gone Girl but in this case I think the comparison is a valid one.
Juliette is a seriously twisted, sinister and creepy character. In some ways I admired her determination to get what she wanted on the other she scared me by her willingness to do whatever it took to get Nate, her ex boyfriend back. Seriously the lengths this girl would go to in order to win Nate back was frightening not least because of how realistic it all seems. My feelings about her changed throughout the book. Sometimes I was scared of her and was very glad I wasn’t friends with her or someone like her, the next moment I felt very sorry for her as she had truly had some awful moments in her childhood which were very relatable to me at times. Despite everything I really wanted her to have a happy ending and get back together with Nate.
The information regarding her job as an airhostess was fascinating and it was great to get an insider’s glimpse into the industry. The author used to be an airhostess i believe so all the information included in the book is true. The job definitely isn’t as glamorous as it looks and Juliette helped to provide a different view on how things actually are. For example i’d never considered how hard it must be to be stuck in a foreign country with people you barely know. Juliette’s no nonsense view on this and other social interactions were very honest, true to life and had me laughing out loud at times as some of her feelings were very similar to mine. I hate going along to a night out only to find others invited too.
This isn’t a fast paced book which I did initially struggle with, but the further you get into the book and the more you learn about Juliette the more intrigued you become by the story. There is a sense of anything could happen and I felt glued to the pages in anticipation of what on earth Juliette would do next. I only mention this in case others are finding this as I would urge you to continue reading as it is a fascinating book.
This is Karen Hamilton’s debut book and I look forward to reading more from her. If you like character driven, creepy thrillers with a unreliable narrator you will love this book!
Huge thanks to Becky Hunter, Anne Cater and Wildfire books for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
Karen Hamilton spent her childhood in Angola, Zimbabwe, Belgium and Italy and worked as a flight attendant for many years. Karen is a recent graduate of the Faber Academy, and having now put down roots in Hampshire to raise her young family with her husband, she satisfies her wanderlust by exploring the world through her writing. THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND is her first novel.
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Over The Rainbow Blog 
Great review! I loved this book, she was one determined character!
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