SOME SPOILERS BELOW!!
Perfect Match is quite a novel, even for the epic Jodi Picoult. Nina Frost is a prosecutor, shes dealt with hundreds of child abuse cases and she knows that its difficult to get any justice for the children involved. When she discovers her own son has been abused she takes matters into her own hands and shoots dead the man she believes to be guilty, in a courtroom full of witnesses.
Its as brilliant a novel as one about child abuse can be, Nina is acceptive of her faults as a mother but when she is focused on her son, her devotion is unquestionable. Her husband Caleb is a bit of a wash, until the last few very obvious pages, he is a limp character and his lack of real emotion is a low point. Luckily the strength of Nina's character and that of her best friend, Patrick Ducharme, carry the novel well, especially when paired with the painful and difficult sections from her son, Nathaniel's point of view.
Its difficult to describe and its by no means an easy read, any novel involving child abuse is going to be a tough read and this is no exception, Nathaniel's innocence and reaction to the horrors that happen to him are heartbreaking and tough to get through.
I gave it a four stars, its not a pleasant read, but as much as it can be considering the content, its a good one.
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