Perfectly Famous by Emily Liebert is a twisty psychological thriller that blends grief, obsession, and secrets. The novel centers around Ward DeFleur, a successful author and mother living a seemingly perfect life in Connecticut. But when her teenage daughter, Stevie, is brutally murdered, Ward’s world falls apart, and she retreats from everything, including writing, vowing never to pick up a pen again.

Enter Bree Bennett, a recently-divorced former journalist who’s looking to fill the emptiness in her life. She takes up a writing gig for the local newspaper, and while her initial story is about Ward’s tragic loss, her interest quickly turns into something much darker. Bree becomes obsessed with finding Ward, despite the fact that Ward is hiding from the world. As Bree’s obsession grows, so does the tension, especially since Stevie’s killer is still on the loose.

Liebert is really good at building suspense. The dual narrative was the perfect way to tell this story, filled with unexpected twists and turns as seen through the eyes of the two main characters. Some of the characters were a little flat at times and hard to relate to, but overall, the novel was a fun, fast-paced read that kept me guessing.

I wanted to love this one. I have loved all of Emily Liebert's previous books. The first two-thirds were fine, but the ending just didn't work for me. I am sorry. I hate to even put this out in the world to see.

What started off as a potentially great read just completely took a turn for the worst. This book was not good, it could've been so much better!

Great story. I really enjoyed it, as much as one can enjoy a story about a murdered teen. But having to find an author? Sign me up.

Perfectly Famous by Emily Liebert was a pulse pounding mystery that kept me wondering what would happen next. That is, until I got towards the end of the book. My interest in this book faded by the end. Overall, I'd say this book is decent but I've read much better, more well rounded thrillers that I'd recommend before this one.

This was a good popcorn thriller. Fast moving, with enough mystery and drama to keep you interested. Though some parts felt a bit unbelievable, and the last ending twist was a tad too much. Made for great audio listen, but nothing that will stick with me in the long run.

That will be a big old DNF for me. Could have been a fantastic book, but the writing and plot were a hot mess.

Story of an author who has a great life until her daughter is murdered. A journalist sets out to tell the authors story , but becomes obsessed with her. The book would have been a 4/4.5 star for me up until the last two pages. This was a really good fast paced thriller, which I thought was really good, until the end.

This book had SO much potential. I was really into it until the last couple of chapters, then it just went downhill. The predictability wasn't even the problem. More so, the wtf factor that began at Chapter 55. Honestly I don't know how that specific chapter was even able to get past editing, because it was just bad. Then literally the last paragraph of the book.... what the hell? If the book left out chapter 55 and the "twist" in the last paragraph, it would have been a solid 3 star read. But those two inclusions by the author just destroyed the likeability of the book.

PERFECTLY FAMOUS is a binge-worthy read filled with twists and turns that will leave you wanting more until you get to the shocking ending.

I was hooked in the beginning and slowly started to loose interest and the last freaking pages were terrible!!! This book had so much potential. So disappointing when a great book turns out bad!

I really wanted to like this one - the premise and synopsis sounded great, but it fell flat for me. The second half of the book felt so disjointed and the ending made me shake my head - it wrapped up too quickly and felt very rushed and cliched. Nothing unexpected.

This book took me on a ride and I was never quite sure where we were going (but in a good way). I enjoyed both ladies in the story and found the twists to be very surprising and clever. I've read other reviews that hated one of the author's decisions but I found it very refreshing as it went against the normal way of thriller stories. Overall, I really enjoyed this story and was engaged throughout.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and Gallery Books to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Such a fun thriller! I didn't want to put it down, and it was so good! The ending!!!! It was a wild ride, and I highly recommend Perfectly Famous. Looking forward to reading more Emily Liebert books

This book makes me feel so many things. On one hand it kept me turning the pages to unfold the mystery/story. On the other hand I found myself regularly having to remind myself to suspend disbelief. I mean, I get what was happening with Ward and why he was withdrawn but some of the motivations really had me scratching my head.
I felt that the end of the story got really complicated and murky. I started to get confused and had to re-read pages to understand what was happening. I enjoyed the first half very much but the ending seemed not very logical.

This book had decent character development and a fairly solid storyline. However, the conclusion undermined much of the book and was rather unsatisfying.

It felt like it was still building up to the actual story and then all of a sudden there was a climax and then it ended and then there was a ridiculous last page. Not a fan.

Perfectly Famous is full of potential, with a stellar storyline and strongly written characters. Unfortunately, the finished product didn't live up to that potential. The decisions characters make throughout the book are very confusing and there seems to be no driving force behind them; they just do these things to advance the story, and after a while, that gets old. Even with that bothering me, I really enjoyed this book. Until the end. For me, the ending mostly ruined the book for me. It was such a sudden ending, seemingly out of left field, that I couldn't get past it.

Let me just start by saying this: that ending - WTF?!?! I am so aggravated by it. It went way out into left field. I hate when I’m left hanging like that. Opened up so many questions!
The book was good overall. It gave me just enough suspense to keep hanging on. And because I had to know what all of it was leading up to. There are parts that seem to be thrown in for the sake of hitting a certain page count. It wasn’t knockout ‘wow’ but it wasn’t a slow burn and I am so thankful for that. I loved the writing style. The plot was great. I just wanted a little more. Or a little less. I’m not sure which at this point.
The characters just kind of confused me. Everything they did seemed over the top. I guess overly dramatic is the best word to describe it.

I hate giving reviews for books I didn’t particularly care for, but I can’t honestly say I liked this book. Unfortunately.

This book had real potential in the beginning. The writing was pretty good and the storyline was intriguing. And then about 2/3 of the way in it was like someone else took over the book. The conversations and actions of the characters were immature (for 40 year olds). And the story just became more and more ridiculous as the pages went on. The best I can give this book is 2 stars.