Perfect Match: A Novel
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What does it mean to be a excellent mother?
How far would you go in the name of like — and justice?
Perfect Match
In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a officially authorized system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-ancient son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her spouse, Caleb, a silent and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina’s absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plot to exact her own justice for her son — no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.
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Nina Frost, an aptly named assistant district attorney in the State of Maine appears to have it all. She is married to Caleb, who is a gifted builder and outdoorsman and has a 5-year-ancient son named Nathaniel. He is a Beatle fan with a fondness for the White Baby book.
By early October of 2001, Nathaniel starts to withdraw. He stops language; becomes enuretic and acts out in cr?che. Nathaniel shuts down and only communicates via sign language. Gradually, Nathaniel opens up and discloses that it was a priest who abused him.
Nina factually goes ballistic. When she faces the priest in court on October 30, 2001 she shoots him to death, in front of many witnesses. By November of 2001, it was determined that she shot the incorrect man.
Francesca “Frankie” Martine, whom readers “met” in SALEM FALLS makes an appearance as an practiced witness in this book. Her explanation of DNA is very appealing; in fact, her character is appealing, even though she has a “walk on” part. The subplot of her possible romantic interest in defense attorney Quentin Brown was never taken very far. That is to this book’s credit.
I admit that I was not overly fond of the frosty Nina, but I could know her actions. She ends up in jail and, in an incredible show of faith, is unrestricted. This lasts for a few weeks until Quentin Brown catches her talking to a colleague whom she encounters in a grocery store. He factually has her arrested in the store, torn from her own child. Re-arrsested, she has to bide her time until her cavalry-like lawyer Fisher Carrington (doesn’t that name sound like something out of a soap opera) comes through for her. She’s unrestricted in time for Christmas, only to spend it with officer Patrick Ducharme as Caleb has taken Nathaniel to Canada in light of Nina’s recent arrest.
I just despised Patrick. He carried the torch for Nina; like Chris and Emily of THE PACT, they were friends from infancy on. As the tale progesses, he was plainly a threat to the Frosts’ marriage. I didn’t like it when he and Nina had an humdrum affair on Christmas Day 2001 and I really turned against him when he attacked Caleb in his own home for not rushing to post bail for Nina and later in the men’s room at the court house. I was glad when Caleb called him on the affair he had with Caleb’s wife in the men’s room during the examination. I felt Patrick was way out of line and I wish he could have been brought up on assault charges for attacking Caleb and for shoving him in the restroom. That really tore it for me. Unadorned and simple, I truly despise that character. He was like a stalker and a danger to the Frosts’ marriage and one wonders why Caleb place up with him as long as he did.
That schmendrick Patrick was also acting in a conflict of interests – he interrogated Caleb, hoping he was the perpetrator and he visited Nina in jail when he knew she was not supposed to talk to him prior to the examination. He was a pathetic loser.
Still, this is a very riveting read and the ending caught me off guard. I expected Nina to walk, but I did not expect the added twists that pulled this off with a bang! All in all, I say it’s an brilliant book and I’ve become an avid follower of Jodi Picoult’s works. She is a truly gifted leader and I like the inclusion of leader interviews and questions for discussion at the end of her books.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Once again, Jodi writes another fantastic book, looking forwards to getting into the next one!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I like to read the reviews agreed by others to help find a excellent book to read — one that reasonably a few people have read and loved. I have read several books based on others reviews on ths site and have been completely satisfied. But, after reading the first review for this book (and a few others that followed) why should I even bother reading it? The first review told the entire tale, including the parts that should be left to read and learn for yourself. I can’t imagine reading this book now that tale has been told in too much detail by a reviewer. Thanks for spoiling a possibly excellent book.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This is the only Picoult book I’ve read. A name recommended her and I am permanently glad to find new authors. I had high hopes. This book was just dreadful. I could tell it was pretty terrible early on, but I kept reading… thought it would improve. I didn’t, I just should have stopped reading. I might try one more Picoult book but I won’t keep slogging through if it doesn’t seem better than this one. What a waste of time !!!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This book was fantastic till the DNA sample came back which changed the entire book from something exciting to a tale that was dull and obvious. Nina deserved a lot more punishment then what she recieved, special treatment and luck was what she got in return for killing an innocent man! The characters were unrealistic and superficial and the theme had unreal consequences.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5