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BOOK INFO
Title: The Perfect Home
Author: Daniel Kenitz
Publisher: Scribner
Publish Date: January 7, 2025
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 3/5
BOOK BLURB
Dawn Decker is an American everywoman and the salt to her husband Wyatt’s sweet, media-friendly charm on their Tennessee-based home renovation reality TV show, The Perfect Home. While Dawn bristles at the trappings of their D-list celebrity status, Wyatt hungers for greater fame. The couple also faces infertility issues stemming from Wyatt’s low sperm count. He secretly orders experimental fertility drugs, and they conceive, but his personality takes a dark turn—he becomes moody, withdrawn, and even cruel.
When Dawn discovers his horrifying plot to manufacture a tragedy in order to skyrocket their celebrity status, she takes their infant twins and goes on the run. Wyatt appears on national television to turn the public against her, painting Dawn as an unstable kidnapper suffering from postpartum psychosis. His charm is so compelling that even Dawn’s closest friends doubt her. She will have to dig deep into the past—both hers and Wyatt’s—to find allies, protect her children, and beat this beloved all-American celebrity at his own game.
MY REVIEW
Dawn and Wyatt have a charming, perfect life. While they want to add a child to their lives, they are struggling with infertility issues. Wyatt starts taking fertility drugs, and they work… but his personality starts to change. After their twins are born, Dawn learns of Wyatt’s evil plan. Unfortunately, he has the more likable personality, and Dawn is portrayed as the unstable one.
The Perfect Home is told through Dawn and Wyatt’s points of view. They have a successful home renovation show, but Wyatt dreams of more fame. Dawn is content with the lives they have. Dawn is smart, but sometimes naive . Wyatt is not a good man, but he is very charming.
The Perfect Home is a twisty and wild thriller. An entertaining debut novel.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.