Book Review: The Perfect Boyfriend by S.E. Lynes

3.5⭐
Genre ~ psychological fiction
Setting ~ Scotland
Publication date ~ January 6, 2025
Publisher ~ Bookouture
Est Page Count ~ 376 (p+ 55 chapters)
Audio length ~ 10 hours 10 minutes
Narrator ~ Tamsin Kennard
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ flashbacks, transcripts

My review:

Kirsty gets a blast from the past when she sees an old boyfriend who left her without a trace 10 or so years ago. She’s so sure it’s him, but he says he has no clue who she is. Are her pregnant hormones playing tricks on her or is he lying for some reason? She’s making it her mission to find out.

Kirsty was a pretty good sleuth. Not only is she trying to figure out what’s going on with the ex, Hughie, but her elderly neighbor is missing and no one is taking her seriously. Not even her partner, Dougie. Speaking of Dougie did I miss something all along, or was that a ‘twist?’

One little quibble ~ Kirsty badmouths the cop for being young and inexperienced. Umm, hello, everyone is inexperienced when they are first starting out. Yeah, he might not have taken her as seriously as he should have, but I wouldn’t base that on his age.

One more little quibble ~ not a fan of the title really as it doesn’t make much sense.

Overall, the pace was pretty steady. Not sure it had much thriller, edge of my seatness going on, but I was engaged throughout.

Narration notes:
She does a pretty great job. Her male voices are kind of believable.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts if you’ve read it.

Book blurb:

Perfect boyfriend. Perfect liar. Perfect killer?

Her
I am on my way home, thinking only of the quiet, happy evening to come, when I see something impossible. I would recognise those gorgeous pale blue eyes anywhere. It’s him—the high-school boyfriend I adored… until the day he vanished without a trace.

I run towards him, my pulse racing. He turns, politely, a puzzled look on that familiar face. ‘I’m sorry,’ he says. ‘Do I know you?’

I need answers. I’m certain he’s lying. I just have to prove it.

Him
Of course you recognised me. Always so keen, always trying to do right by everyone.

It’s typical of my bad luck that we happened to run into each other.

I left this place for a reason—one you never knew. Now that I’m back I have plans, and I’m afraid, my dear, that you’re getting in my way…

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