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The Perfect Girlfriend by Hayley Smith
3.25
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy. 

From the description I was expecting something else, but this was decent-ish thriller. It is very slowbuilding action-wise but there is a sense of underlying tension building up as the male main character starts becoming more and more controlling. All the characters are unlikeable, which is not necessarily a problem for me, but I found the female lead particularly annoying and idiotic, even after the revelation about half-way through the book. Her thoughts and actions don't really seem to match and left me shaking my head multiple times throughout. But the plot itself had a very fun idea behind it, even though I was hoping more from the execution.