The Perfect Neighbor: A Gripping Domestic Psychological Thriller

by Serena Sinclair

She looks exactly like me. Same face, same scar, same life. And now she's stealing everything that's mine.

When Madisyn Holmes moves in across the street, I can't shake the feeling that this isn't coincidence. She copies my garden design, my home décor, even my professional strategies. It's like watching someone erase me in real time.

My husband thinks I'm paranoid. My neighbors think I'm losing it. But I know what I'm seeing.

I start gathering evidence—photos, notes, proof of her systematic theft. Because someone has to stop her before she takes everything.

The question how far will I go to protect what's mine? And when the truth finally comes out, will I be the victim... or the monster?

A twisted psychological thriller that will have you questioning everything you think you know.

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2025

Reviews

[kesy_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was intense and the plot twist I did not expect and then there was another plot twist.

The story was very interesting. The only thing I did not like is that she kept repeating over and over again that her neighbor was trying to copy her to steal her work to take her life. But other than that, this story was so good.

[Karm Barter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had fun with this one. I wasn’t sure what the twist would be and then I was like ooooooh. I enjoyed the writing style. I’ll read this author again.

[Lexi Cooper · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this would be a good solid story, but it just kind of fell flat for me. The first thing that annoyed me was there’s a typo in the ebook. It kept showing kitHolmes, which was supposed to be kitchen. That was kind of annoying but what also got me was the repetition of the same couple descriptive words and phrases that she had just used two paragraphs ago. Towards the end the timelines got jumbled which part of is for the story to show that our main character was having memory lapses, but some of it I think the author mixed up the timelines that were just stated a couple pages prior.

[Susan Blissett · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story had an interesting premise about a new family moving in across the road, with the mother, Madisyn copying Shannon in terms of her house decor, garden arrangement, career and even a scar on her face. Why is she doing this and for what gain? The problem with this story is that it was very repetitive in Shannon’s questioning of what was going on and even in some phrasing that was repeated, sometimes on the next page. At one point, there was an error in Shannon telling her husband about a job opportunity and he was told about this in two different ways. It could definitely have been edited further to ensure this didn’t happen and to cut down on some of the repetitiveness. Also, what is KitHolmes and why was this mentioned so much, it was very distracting? I guessed the first twist but was just waiting for it to appear. I did enjoy the ending, which was much more satisfying than the rest of the story and came together well. It was just a shame about the other issues, as if these were ironed out, I think it could have been a much more suspenseful and thrilling read.
Thank you to the author for a free copy as part of the Stuff Your Kindle Crime Edition promotion.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started very interesting, unfortunately didn’t deliver. Many repetitions of the same phrases (blood running cold or freezing, “she’s stealing my life”), a strange duplicate situation (that didn’t seem to be intentional) in which the husband gets delivered the same news and one of the characters referring to himself in the third person during a conversation late in the book…I kept waiting for the plot twist that would blow my mind, but it never came.

[Lee Anna Mullikin · Rating 1 out of 5]

well "hope springs eternal "...that's what kept me reading this book...kept hoping it would improve. Sadly, it never did. I felt like this could be a drinking game: take a swig of the beverage of your choice every time the word "systematic" appears. I'm wondering if this is AI written. Def editor failed 90% of their job. FYI: "kitHolmes" in the ebk means kitchen. So many paragraphs were repeated almost verbatim. This was just an awful book.

[Becky Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn’t tell if the author repeated herself for a reason or to fill up pages. Use of the same words, same statements - and at times within the same chapter - were annoying. Definitely had a plot twist I didn’t see coming which was refreshing I just feel the execution of this book wasn’t delivered well and some edits and reframing of the plot would have made this book a higher star read.

[Sam · Rating 1 out of 5]

WHAT?!??

I have spent several days becoming invested in this book. Several days of loving the main character and being upset with that she was going through. The ending?!! Are you serious?!!! 🫠🫠 can I Gavin those several days back please?!!!
There is no sense of domestic psychological thriller, in this book at all.

[Sharon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve never read or listened to a book that used the same words or phrases over and over again. If I heard “kit Holmes” and “systematically” once, I heard it 1000 times. It was very repetitive. I liked the idea of the storyline, but it fell short for me.

[Alyssa Portrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the concept, but not the execution. It started great, but fizzled Out. Also, there were so many duplicate statements … I’m not sure if that was a mistake, AI, or poorly written, but it threw me off. The plot had a ton of potential, but it didn’t deliver.

[Burma Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unexpected

Wow, this book was not what I was expecting. I was very surprised with what was really going on. Good book!

[Bridgette · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️

[Miss_curly_tots · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a plot twist! Dont want to say to much as it will spoil the book. but its worth a read

[Courteney Holub · Rating 2 out of 5]

SMH. I’m glad I finished it so I can add another book to my goal for 2025 but that’s about all this book did for me