PERFECT MATCH by Jodi Picoult

PERFECT MATCH by Jodi Picoult
finished 1/27
Rating 10/10
© 2002
384 pages
From personal TBR pile
Reason for reading: Have enjoyed other books by this author
Blurb: (from Amazon): In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet 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 plan to exact her own justice for her son -- no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.
My comments: WOW! Jodi Picoult has done it again. This was a powerful novel. There were so many twists and turns I was getting whiplash from all the shocking surprises. And I never saw the ending coming – something that has become quite a hallmark for Jodi Picoult books. I wasn’t sure I would be comfortable reading about sexual assault on a young child and in less talented hands readers might have a really difficult time dealing with the subject matter. However emotion should be Picoult’s middle name and she is masterfully tells this story in such a way you are disgusted by the crime, but simply unable to stop reading. One has to wonder what they would have done in Nina’s shoes. She certainly had her faults, but one thing you can’t fault her for is the love for her son. This book would be great for book groups to read as there is so much here for thoughtful discussion. Another book that further justifies Picoult’s place as one of my favorite authors.