Book Review: Such a Perfect Family
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“Such a Perfect Family” by Nalini Singh features a male protagonist, Tavish. He meets a girl he marries and has left Los Angeles. But under a cloud of suspicion.
The two of them move to New Zealand. Once there, he was the happiest man for forty-three days, until his new life exploded. One evening he’s out running an errand, and his wealthy in-laws’ house goes up in a fiery explosion. He and his wife live on the property.
It was love at first sight between Tavish and Dayi. They had a whirlwind Las Vegas wedding,
After the explosion, his badly injured wife is in a coma, and her parents are dead. There is no sign of her brother, Bobby, and his car was there, so it’s suspected he died as well.
Back in Los Angeles, there is an investigation into the deaths of several high-profile women, all of whom he’d professed to love. It seems that tragedy and death follow Tavish wherever he goes.
His relationships had been with older women, possibly as a result of his difficult relationship with his mother, an actress in LA. His mother only had enough love in her heart for his older brother, never Tavish.
Tavish is trying to clear his name as the authorities circle around him, looking for clues that will prove him guilty. Now his wife lies in mortal danger in a coma in the hospital, and he needs to figure out what happened that night so he won’t get blamed.
The Picture-Perfect Life:
His wife and her parents had the picture-perfect life, but he found that it was a closely guarded mirage. His wife’s parents, Sarita and Rajesh, were physicians, but things were not as they seemed.
Tavish learns that they weren’t quite the paradigms of virtue he’d thought they were. There is a dark truth hovering underneath the well-respected family’s cover.
My Thoughts:
The writing was spot-on for a typical boy-meets-girl-and-falls-in-love scenario. Then there was the mystery of why this well-respected family was targeted for violence. I was kept guessing as to who was involved in the fire and deaths of three members of that family.
About the Author:
Nalini Singh was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. She spent three years living and working in Japan and traveling around Asia.
She has worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp, and an English teacher.
Nalili has been writing for as long as shecan remember. All of her stories have a thread of romance in them. She loves to create unique characters and give them happy endings.
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Note: I received this book free of charge to read and give my honest review.
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You didn’t say if you liked it. Sounds like it was good but – please let me know your opinion.
Thanks!
I liked it until about midway through. Then I got a little bored with it.
What makes the novel especially compelling is its focus on emotional accountability rather than sensational conflict, reminding readers that healing in families begins only when courage replaces denial and when compassion is extended not just to others, but also to oneself.
Thank you, Brenda, for generously sharing Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh with your readers and subscribers. Your recommendation opened a meaningful and thought-provoking reading experience, and I truly appreciate how you continue to connect your community with stories that spark reflection, empathy, and deeper conversations about family, truth, and healing.
That’s quite the resume the author has! If she likes her characters to have happy endings, I hope that means the wife came out of her come, the bad guys were caught, and they lived happily ever after! 😋
Yes, all came to pass.