Showing posts with label The Perfect Girlfriend. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 7 March 2018

BEST OF CRIME with Karen Hamilton

Welcome to my latest BEST OF CRIME feature, looking at crime writers' top picks, from their favourite author and fictional detective to their best writing tip. 




Today I'm delighted to welcome 

KAREN HAMILTON

for her The Perfect Girlfriend blog tour

to share her BEST OF CRIME ...


... AUTHORS
Emily Barr. I love the way she combines travel and thriller writing.


... FILMS/MOVIES
Gone Girl (just loved it)!


... TV DRAMAS
The Affair. I loved the tension, the flashbacks in time and the different points of view.


... FICTIONAL KILLERS
The Bone Collector in Fiona Cummins Rattle and The Collector. Chilling and compelling.


... FICTIONAL DETECTIVES 
Mma Ramotswe in The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series.


... MURDER WEAPONS & DEATH SCENES
I've put these next two categories together as nearly all the murder and death scenes in Desperate Housewives were brilliantly done. And everything by Agatha Christie, my favourite being Murder on the Orient Express.
  

... BLOGS/WEBSITES
I don't have any specific go-to ones as I find my research varies. There are so many interesting ones and I try to limit my time online (as much as possible) as I'd never write otherwise!


... WRITING TIPS
Write every day (if possible) even when you don't feel like it.


... WRITING SNACKS
Tea. Chocolate. Marmite on Toast.


About KAREN HAMILTON
Karen Hamilton spent her childhood in Angola, Zimbabwe, Belgium and Italy, and developed a love of travel through moving around so much. This led her to a career as a ight attendant, and it was in the air that she thought of the idea for her debut thirller THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND, which aims to explore not only obsession, but also the true faces behind those who go to work in uniform.
Karen is a recent graduate of the Faber Academy, and has now put down roots in Hampshire to raise her young family with her husband.

Find Karen Hamilton on her website and on Twitter - @KJHAuthor


About The Perfect Girlfriend



Publisher's description
Juliette loves Nate. The fact that he’s broken up with her doesn’t change that.
She has a plan to win him back, starting with training as a ight attendant for the airline where he works as a pilot, so she can keep a closer eye on him. Twisting the self-help books she’s read, she takes the mantra ‘in charge of you own destiny’ to new extremes.
She is the perfect girlfriend. And she'll make sure no one stops her from getting exactly what she wants - the perfect boyfriend, the perfect life, the perfect ending. 

Read a snippet of my review
'The Perfect Girlfriend is a brilliant page-turning tale of obsession - think Fatal Attraction meets Misery! There's a fine line between love and hate.'

To read the rest of my review, click here.

The Perfect Girlfriend was published by Wildfire Books on 1 March 2018.


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The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton

The Perfect Girlfriend
By Karen Hamilton
Published by Wildfire Books (1 March 2018)




Publisher's description
Juliette loves Nate. She will follow him anywhere. She's even become a flight attendant for his airline, so she can keep a closer eye on him.
They are meant to be. The fact that Nate broke up with her six months ago means nothing. Because Juliette has a plan to win him back.
She is the perfect girlfriend. And she'll make sure no one stops her from getting exactly what she wants.
True love hurts, but Juliette knows it's worth all the pain...

My verdict
The Perfect Girlfriend is a brilliant page-turning tale of obsession - think Fatal Attraction meets Misery! There's a fine line between love and hate.

Juliette loves Nate so much she hurts (literary). She's such a brilliant narrator - truly unforgettable - and I loved being inside her twisted mind. She's certainly not someone you want to get on the wrong side of - though plenty of people do. She's totally unhinged and unpredictable and so determined - nothing and no one can, or will, get in her way.

Juliette is a mysterious character at first, but gradually you get to know more about her past and what's influenced her present. Her underlying insecurities made me feel sympathetic, despite my reluctance to do so. And even when she was at her most obsessive, and most evil, I still felt sorry for her (and then, on the quiet, wanted her to succeed).

The Perfect Girlfriend is creepy and chilling. A very bumpy rollercoaster ride and I felt so tense by the end. It's a great holiday read - but next time I travel by plane, I'll be watching the flight crew very very closely.

After reading this book, my first piece of advice is 'Don't mess with a woman on the edge!' My second piece of advice is 'Read this book, so you too can meet Juliette!'