Book: The Perfect Date

Author: Julia Crouch

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for an advanced audio copy.

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The Perfect Date slides right into the category of books that get me hooked from the summary but fail to fully capture me in the story.

Caz moves back home for a fresh start and to help take care of her mom. She is now a dog walker and when she is out walking her dogs, the best character/dog Joe finds a dead body. The body belonged to Harry who Caz met on a dating app and was currently seeing. This was not the first time this has happened and now Caz is trying to figure out the link.

Personally, I felt that this book had a lot of unlikeable characters and a plot that was way too obvious. Caz was seen as suspicious by the police but I felt she did that to herself and she had little to no development. All of the characters around her were mostly bland and typical. If it wasn’t for the dog Joe I do not think I would have liked any characters this book had to offer. 

I stated that the plot was obvious and I feel that was true for everything including the last twist. It wasn’t even something that I felt good about figuring out it was just an obvious and easy choice. 

I did not like most of this book but I actually still do recommend it. Personally, I feel like the writing style of Julia Crouch is a style I typically like, it’s fast and perfect for thrillers. I recommend it because this may have just been a book that doesn’t sit well with me but will for you. I like it when I can still enjoy someone’s writing style when I do not enjoy the book as much as I would have liked. I look forward to reading more books by her.

Final score: 3/5