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The Perfect Boyfriend

By: S.E. Lynes
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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A completely gripping psychological thriller packed with suspense

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 completely impossible, and my heart stops dead. 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. And now I’m back, I have plans.

And I’m afraid, my dear, that you’re getting in my way…

A completely gripping story of betrayal, lies and secrets that will have you open-mouthed at the twists. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn.

©2024 S.E. Lynes (P)2024 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd. Psychological Thriller & Suspense Exciting Heartfelt

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I’ve previously really enjoyed books by the author, but not this one. The story felt very stretched out and the main character irritating. There were a couple of plot points (and one in particular) that were completely unbelievable. I saw it through to the end and there was an interesting twist but not worth the lengthy journey. The performance was very good.

Long Winded and Far Fetched

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I like this author and this one was one of her best. Would recommend. Good narration.

Great story. I finished in a couple of days.

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I stuck with it hoping it would get better but it didn't. it was too contrived and unbelievable. There is no way an 8 month pregnant woman would do the things Kirsty did. Most people would have alerted the police if they thought someone was in danger, especially if it was someone in their 80s. Kirsty was annoying and irritating and I couldn't buy into the story/ ploy at all.

Contrived, unbelievable, and irritating!

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One of my fav authors and my fav narrator, what a great listen with some twists and turns. Really enjoyed this

Loved it

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We've all bumped into somebody who looks like a person from our past, but what would you do if you knew it was one of your ex-boyfriends, but he denied ever meeting you? Well, to start, you'd be intrigued, especially as he's now using a different name than the one he went by when you were dating over ten years ago.
As Kirsty dons her detective cap, the more she discovers about her ex, the more confused she becomes. Knowing that her hormones are playing her up, and with only a few weeks to go before she gives birth to a much-wanted baby, her husband Dougie starts to wonder if she's losing the plot.
This story could have been told in less than half the time; it went round and round in circles. Frankly, by the end, I'm still not sure what his real name was and more to the point, I don't actually care.

2.5/5

Talk about stretch out a story!

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S E Lynes has some really good books but I would say this is probably my least favourite. I usually finish her books within a couple of days but this one did take me a while to get through. I would say that it is quite intriguing but there are just too many things that seem a bit far-fetched. That said, its not awful! The narrator is on point as usual.

Interesting but un-believable

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Sarah is one of my favourite authrs & Tamzin is one of my favourite narrators, so i had high hopes for this book..........

however, i found it very long - i stuck with it as i wanted to find out what the twists & turns were going to be. the ending was enjoyable but very rushed compared to the slow pace of the rest of the book.

5 stars for the performance as the character of Kirsty grated on my nerves, therefore the narration worked well, however it could of been cut by at least 2 hours.....

Long winded and contrived

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Once I started I had to finish, I found it frustrating in parts, however, it was a good listen.

A good listen

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Couldn't continue as husband's Scottish accent was so bad, Scottish narrator would have made such a difference.

terrible Scottish accent of husband

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