The Problem With Perfect
by Megan Mayfair
Marigold Doyle’s life was perfect, with a successful career and a wonderful marriage. But when her husband, Julian, passes away, her life is thrown into turmoil as she discovers a trail of secrets Julian was hiding in the months prior to his death. Struggling with her grief, she knows she needs to find out Julian’s actions to help her move on.
Finn Schröder, a former police officer and now a private security consultant, is focused on an uncomplicated, unattached life and growing his business. He agrees to help Marigold find out the truth about Julian, but as they become closer, he realizes his feelings for her may be developing beyond simply professional.
As Marigold and Finn work through the web of Julian’s deception, will they learn to face the reality that things aren’t always exactly as they seem?
My Rating:
She’d end up running D-Line one day after her father retired, or
she’d become the Prime Minister. They seemed like the only two jobs worthy of
her.
Why was life so unfair? She’d lost her husband, she’d discovered
he’d been keeping an entire, furnished apartment secret from her, she’d been
barred from her work, and now she was going to have to spend all afternoon with
her mother.
They’d host dinner parties, but the friends were always couples.
They’d enter the property, two-by-two, like some form of well-heeled,
impeccably-dressed human recreation of Noah’s Ark.
Perfectly imperfect. She’d take that. Perfect, after all, was
totally and completely over-rated.
I adored this cleverly
penned book from beginning to end. The
premise and writing were intriguing and original with a well-crafted mystery
running through the center that kept my curiosity primed, although the complex
characters were just as intriguing and unpredictable. The storylines were highly engaging and cunningly paced with a
fair balance of humor, angst, and intrigue.
What sealed the deal for me
was the wily Ms. Mayfair’s expert character development, as she has filled her
tale with an authentic and uniquely complicated cast of characters who were not
genuinely appealing or always likable, yet never failed to hold my interest. The observantly insightful and detailed
manner in which characters’ emotional tones were narrated were an important
part of the journey and frequently shifted with surprise revelations, humbling
epiphanies, staggering stressors, irritations and annoyance, flashes of anger, relaxed
amusement, and ultimately ending with a satisfying and sigh-inducing HEA. And as this is only her third published book
within less than a year, I am quite eager to see what this crafty new talent
comes up with next.
Empress DJ
About The Author
Megan’s stories are about families, intrigue and love. Every book contains a bit of humor and a lot of heart.
Megan lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children and has a background in public relations and higher education.
She drinks far too much coffee and has an addiction to buying scarves. She interviews with other authors for her blog series, Espresso Tales, and loves a bit of #bookstagram.
Her debut novel, The Things We Leave Unsaid, was released by Crooked Cat Books in 2018, followed by Tangled Vines. The Problem with Perfect is her third novel.
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