The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

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🌪️ The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden – Book Review (3/5 Stars)

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: This review dishes out all the twists, turns, and secrets of The Perfect Son. If you want to read it fresh, grab your copy here first, then come back!

🎯 Quick Take: Dark, Fast, But Not My Favorite

✨ I devoured The Perfect Son at lightning speed — classic Freida McFadden style.
✨ Twisty? Yes. Dark? Absolutely.
✨ But... it didn’t hit me like some of her other thrillers. The twists felt a bit easy to spot, and I didn’t feel the shock I was hoping for.

👉 My rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5

👪 Meet the Family (aka The Walking Red Flags)

🧑‍🦱 Liam — The "perfect" son

  • Charming smile, creepy tendencies since childhood

  • Erika’s mission in life = stop him from living out his dark daydreams

👩 Erika — The exhausted mom

  • Protecting the world from her son since Day 1

  • Accidentally protects the wrong Olivia (oops)

👨 Jason — The dad with the ultimate dark secret

  • Seemingly normal

  • Actually a serial killer with a long-term plan to frame Liam and off Erika

🏚️ The Plot in a Nutshell

👉 Erika’s been working hard to block Liam’s urges.
👉 Liam’s crush, Olivia Mercer, vanishes.
👉 Erika realizes she’s been protecting the wrong girl.

Meanwhile...

👉 Jason’s got a murder cabin ready to go.
👉 He plants evidence to frame Liam, hoping to:

  • Get Liam arrested

  • Drug Erika so she “ODs”

  • Play the grieving widower while continuing his killing spree

💥 The Big Showdown

🌟 Hannah, the daughter MVP, follows Jason one night
🌟 She discovers Olivia alive in the cabin
🌟 Liam + Erika rush to the rescue
🌟 Jason’s plan crumbles
🌟 Liam kills Jason in the end

😱 Final Chilling Twist

💀 Is Liam really the hero?
At the end, it’s strongly hinted that:

👉 Liam killed a girl in another state during a debate trip
👉 The cycle of darkness might just be starting

📝 Final Verdict: Worth a Read, But Not My Top McFadden Pick

✅ The Perfect Son is quick, twisty, and dark — but lacked the gut-punch of McFadden’s best work.
✅ Still fun if you’re in the mood for family dysfunction and fast drama!

💡 If You Liked This, You’ll Love:

📌 The Housemaid by Freida McFadden – Buy it here
📌 The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope – Buy it here
📌 A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena – Buy it here

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