{"id":25172,"date":"2020-02-25T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T14:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=25172"},"modified":"2022-10-26T07:29:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:29:17","slug":"review-perfect-little-children-by-sophie-hannah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/review-perfect-little-children-by-sophie-hannah\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-25172\" data-postid=\"25172\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-25172 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_yygn940 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_2zfm284 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_u05a243 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/perfect-little-children-sophie-hannah.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ke54820 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that doesn\u2019t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn\u2019t seen Flora for twelve years. She doesn\u2019t want to see her today\u2014or ever again. But she can\u2019t resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from across the road as Flora arrives and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to get out of the car.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Except . . . There\u2019s something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven\u2019t changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven\u2019t they grown? How is it possible that they haven\u2019t grown up?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_tevv248 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fvra568  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 4, 2020<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beth Leeson<\/strong> and Flora Braid were best friends for more than ten years. Then something happened between the two women and their friendship ended. Twelve years later, Beth decides to drive by Flora\u2019s new house in a nearby town. Beth sees Flora, but is shocked and confused by something else she observes. The two older Braid children should be teenagers by now, but somehow they are still toddlers and are even wearing outfits they wore years before. Fortunately, Beth\u2019s family doesn\u2019t think she\u2019s crazy, but when she can\u2019t find any quick answers, her husband thinks she needs to let it go. However, the more Beth learns about the situation, the more determined she is to find a logical explanation for the impossible thing she saw.<\/p>\n<p>I have read several of Sophie Hannah\u2019s books, but this one is my favorite and is also the most unusual. The unique premise of Beth seeing children that look like they haven\u2019t aged in twelve years caught my attention, and the great storytelling kept my interest throughout the entire book. I wasn\u2019t sure what direction this story would take, but I couldn\u2019t put the book down. As Beth gets closer to the answers, the suspense heats up and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what would happen next. Beth is a very likable main character. She won\u2019t let her investigation go, even when her husband begins to lose patience, but she continues out of concern for her old friend.<\/p>\n<p>Unrelated to her search for the truth about Flora\u2019s children, there is a wonderful scene with Beth going to bat for her teenage daughter when an incident occurs at school. Likewise, Zannah helps her mom get information that helps get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding Flora. Even though Zannah often has a smart mouth typical of a teenager, she is there to support her mom in the toughest situations. Zannah is wise beyond her years and is my favorite character in the book. Together, she and Beth make a formidable team.<\/p>\n<p>As Beth uncovers more and more information about Flora, her husband Lewis, and their children, my theories about the true explanation kept changing. There are several twists to the story and when everything is revealed, it is not what I had anticipated. A character comments that Beth\u2019s theories are creepy and abnormal, but still believable. Likewise, the author is able to tell a story that is sometimes far-fetched in such a way that it seems possible. I was engaged from the beginning and enjoyed the unexpected ending. Readers looking for a psychological thriller that is creative and unique will enjoy <strong>Perfect Little Children<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h4j2480 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32p8hmY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/perfect-little-children\/id1463375944?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/perfect-little-children-sophie-hannah\/1131753576?ean=9780062978226#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/perfect-little-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Hannah_Perfect_Little_Children?id=hReYDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. 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Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that doesn\u2019t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn\u2019t seen Flora for twelve years. She doesn\u2019t want to see her today\u2014or ever again. But she can\u2019t resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from across the road as Flora arrives and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to get out of the car.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Except . . . There\u2019s something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven\u2019t changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven\u2019t they grown? How is it possible that they haven\u2019t grown up?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 4, 2020<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong>Beth Leeson<\/strong> and Flora Braid were best friends for more than ten years. Then something happened between the two women and their friendship ended. Twelve years later, Beth decides to drive by Flora\u2019s new house in a nearby town. Beth sees Flora, but is shocked and confused by something else she observes. The two older Braid children should be teenagers by now, but somehow they are still toddlers and are even wearing outfits they wore years before. Fortunately, Beth\u2019s family doesn\u2019t think she\u2019s crazy, but when she can\u2019t find any quick answers, her husband thinks she needs to let it go. However, the more Beth learns about the situation, the more determined she is to find a logical explanation for the impossible thing she saw.<\/p> <p>I have read several of Sophie Hannah\u2019s books, but this one is my favorite and is also the most unusual. The unique premise of Beth seeing children that look like they haven\u2019t aged in twelve years caught my attention, and the great storytelling kept my interest throughout the entire book. I wasn\u2019t sure what direction this story would take, but I couldn\u2019t put the book down. As Beth gets closer to the answers, the suspense heats up and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what would happen next. Beth is a very likable main character. She won\u2019t let her investigation go, even when her husband begins to lose patience, but she continues out of concern for her old friend.<\/p> <p>Unrelated to her search for the truth about Flora\u2019s children, there is a wonderful scene with Beth going to bat for her teenage daughter when an incident occurs at school. Likewise, Zannah helps her mom get information that helps get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding Flora. Even though Zannah often has a smart mouth typical of a teenager, she is there to support her mom in the toughest situations. Zannah is wise beyond her years and is my favorite character in the book. Together, she and Beth make a formidable team.<\/p> <p>As Beth uncovers more and more information about Flora, her husband Lewis, and their children, my theories about the true explanation kept changing. There are several twists to the story and when everything is revealed, it is not what I had anticipated. A character comments that Beth\u2019s theories are creepy and abnormal, but still believable. Likewise, the author is able to tell a story that is sometimes far-fetched in such a way that it seems possible. I was engaged from the beginning and enjoyed the unexpected ending. Readers looking for a psychological thriller that is creative and unique will enjoy <strong>Perfect Little Children<\/strong>.<\/p> <p><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32p8hmY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/perfect-little-children\/id1463375944?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/perfect-little-children-sophie-hannah\/1131753576?ean=9780062978226#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/perfect-little-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Hannah_Perfect_Little_Children?id=hReYDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}