The perfect neighborhood, the perfect neighbors, the perfect trap…New mother Holly has always dreamed of raising a family away from the city—and now that dream is a reality as she moves into an idyllic suburb with her husband Mike and their baby daughter Clare. The quiet, peaceful neighborhood couldn’t be more perfect. But as the family settles into their new home, Holly can’t shrug off the … Holly can’t shrug off the feeling she’s being watched and followed on her morning walks with Clare. At first, she dismisses this as new parent jitters. But soon the unusual—and dangerous—occurrences on Holly’s tree-lined block become impossible to ignore.
As her days and nights grow more isolated and filled with paranoia, Holly struggles to convince her husband that the threat isn’t just in her imagination—and that the secrets lurking in their perfect neighborhood could ruin them all.
NOTE: Books in the ‘Secrets of Suburbia’ Series can be read as standalones, but are linked by common themes of motherhood, suburbia not being as safe as you think, and how the perfect, sanitized version of life that people often show is far from the truth. Gripping stories with shocking twists just a click away.
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Since having her first child she wanted to move from the city and they finally do. Is it all too good to be true? She feels.like someone is watching her. It starts to get worse and she tries to prove it is not her imagination but real. What is going on? Will she find out? Will they move? See how she gets on
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Holly is a new mom, in a new house, in a totally new neighborhood, having recently moved from downtown Chicago to the suburbs. At first everything is wonderful. Her neighbors seem friendly, her husband is helping out with the new baby and her new home is fabulous. But little by little, odd things start happening, and eventually she realizes that it isn’t all in her head.
This was an interesting and gripping read which took some unexpected turns. I enjoyed this well written suspense novel and absolutely recommend it.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author Jo Crow, and the publisher Relay Publishing for the opportunity to read an ARC of this very enjoyable book.
The Perfect Neighborhood
by jtmswim
I found this book to be an enjoyable psychological thriller. There were many plot twists that kept me guessing throughout what was going on and going to happen next. I couldn’t help but wonder what was up with all the creepy neighbors! Certainly worth the reader’s time.
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A great read. Could not put it down!
This book had a slow start at first, but once it got started I really enjoyed it. I found some parts really suspenseful and intense. While reading I experienced many emotions and felt myself being pulled deep into the store and finding it hard to put down. The characters and story was well written and I highly recommend reading.
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Holly, Mike and their new daughter Claire move into a nice suburb, away from the city. This has been Holly’s dream to raise her family away from the big city and this place is just perfect. Nice and quiet. After awhile Holly can’t help but get the feeling that she is being watched. At first it was while she was walking Claire around outside, but now it seems that her every move is being watched. That can’t be so! Mike doesn’t believe her. Soon there are things happening that are dangerous and can not be ignored. Can Holly get her family out in time? You will have to read the book to see how everything is played out. This was a really good read for me. I am voluntarily reviewing a free copy of this book.
The Perfect Neighborhood by Jo Crow is a wonderful intense story that I loved reading. This is book number three in this intense series and I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading intense stories.
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I enjoy a good crime novel and I really enjoy a good psychological thriller, this is the best of both. I haven’t read the previous 2 books in the series, but I was able to delve right in to this one and read all about every mother’s worse nightmare a threat to your child! I remember very well my young son being out of my sight and not where I expected him to be for 10 minutes and my world was collapsing around me. He then rode up on his bike and life was ok again. But I cannot imagine if I thought everything and everyone was changing how I would react. That makes this book so much more intense, it’s a situation that there but for the grace of God we do not encounter! This novel had me on the edge of my seat, sometimes gripping the arms of my seat with my Kindle balanced on my lap! This book is intense and it’s brilliant, a must read if this is anywhere near your genre!
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Im not even finished reading this book and I’m ready to review it. This book really shows why there is no perfect neighborhood. All the creepy things that can happen when you don’t know anything about the neighborhood. This book was so good. You have to read this
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I Highly Recommend This Book If You Love Twists That Keep You Turning Pages As Quick As You Can !! Just when You Think You Got It, Nope!! Characters Are Believable And Connectable .. To Me A Good Book To Tell A Friend About Is One That Keeps You Hooked Right Up To The Last Page And Then Has You Wanting More.. That Is Definitely This Book And I Will Be Telling My Friends!! I Received An Advanced Free Copy Of This Book From Booksprout and Am Voluntarily Leaving This Review..
this was a quick easy read. I never did have any inkling of the ending. I didn’t find it to be a hugely exhilarating thriller. It was not boring or overly wordy, those are two things that I check for when I am reading the reviews. I would read another book by Jo Crow. It’s not a 5 star rating, but it kept my attention and kept me reading and reading. Thank you for letting me read as an ARC. It is my first one and I appreciate the opportunity.
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I very much enjoyed this book. I love the way this author describes the story. I love the main character and her sweet baby and I love her love of her baby. I love her thoughts on the baby she aborted. I love her job and how she could not continue her original career because she had such love. I especially love how strong she was when she needed to be. Guns are said to be the great equalizer – though she needed more practice obviously. But more than anything, I love this story. I highly recommend this book.
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This is the second novel I’ve read that was written by Jo Crow. I enjoyed this story even more than “A Mother’s Lie” that I read and reviewed first. This story has Holly trying to live her life in the “perfect neighborhood” with her husband and new baby. I enjoyed trying to figure out who was stalking her and why. This story was well written and only had a few editing misses. If you want a story that pulls you in at the beginning and keeps you wanting to read until the end, this is a great one to pick. There were nice twist and turns in the story with connections that aren’t evident until the end. It makes you rethink those moments when you meet someone that seems familiar to you but you can’t quite remember from where. One of the better stories I’ve read yet on my Kindle. I would love to read any new novels written by Jo Crow.
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Holly was an MD who had finished all but the last weeks of her pediatric residency when the horrible death of a premature baby sent her in a different direction.
now an ME with CPD, she is having some difficulties adjusting to life at home with new baby. Then distant husband who thinks her intruder is a figment of her mind.
as other things happen with her email, social media, and in the neighborhood, she realizes a man from her past is a threat.
he might not be the only threat.
a hard hitting suspense that will keep you guessing until the end.
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Jo Crow can do no wrong, in my opinion. This is her third book and she just keeps getting better with each one. I was a little nervous going into this one because I’ve noticed children don’t fair well in her books. This time she left the children alone for the most part and just tormented the hell out of the main character Holly.
The Perfect Neighborhood was hard to put down. So many times I caught myself repeating “What the f$#&?” out loud. This perfectly happy couple moves to a new neighborhood and have a baby and then it just all falls to crap. Weird things are happening and the husband doesn’t believe anything and he’s too busy with work to really be present. Then she starts getting random dick pics. I was getting annoyed with life because it kept pulling me away from reading when I just needed to know what was going on.
(5 out of 5) Jo Crow, undoubtedly, has another hit on her hands. I will shout it from the rooftops with every book she releases until people start picking up on this amazing author and give her the credit she so rightly deserves.
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This book takes revenge to a whole new level. How do you convince everyone that your being stalked when no one sees anything but you? Why does it seem all your neighbors, who one day seemed nice, turn against you suddenly and without reason? You know you didn’t do anything and no matter how hard you try everything seems to be falling apart and this “perfect neighborhood “ is far from perfect.
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This is a fairly fast paced book that I enjoyed right from the start. I was drawn in by the characters and plot but then felt it all wrapped up and ended too soon after such a great build-up.
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This is the first book that I have read by this author, and I was a bit disappointed. I was expecting a taut psychological thriller, but I felt that the story was a bit disjointed. While the things that happened to the main character, Holly, were all wrapped up and explained at the end, I felt that that some of the pieces came out of nowhere, for example, the man in the hoodie and his interest in Holly and Holly’s husband’s attitude towards her. The relationship between husband and wife deteriorated very quickly, which seemed extremely odd considering they just had a new baby that they both loved.
I thought the descriptions of the child’s clothing and the “baby, baby, baby” language was a bit over the top. There were also hints of Holly’s life before Mike, but they weren’t fully explored or explained.
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I didn’t love this book. I liked it. It was a pretty good read. Some of the plot points were fairly predictable and a bit drawn out and I really didn’t connect to the characters. If half stars were an option I would have given 3 1/2 but I gave it 4 because my opinion is just that, one opinion.
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