Perfect Family

When I picked up this book I thought this might be interesting.  But once I started it I was kind of frustrated for the first couple of chapters I didn't like any of the characters except for Pony.  For the brief time she is in the book she steals the show with her characterization.  I have to say that by chapter twenty this book really took off, I found myself frustrated anytime I had to put this down to go to work or school.  One of the great things I love about this book is the way it approaches the loss of the youngest sibling by the rest of the family.  That along with the unearthing of this affluent families dirty secrets make this story an absolute joy.  The dialog is stilted at times but for the most part is quite good.  By the end of the book I liked all of the characters in the family compared to the beginning where all of them are just nasty & unappealing.  Still my favorite character is Pony due to her lasting effect on the characters & the reader.  My second favorite would be Olivia due to the revelations about her past.  William would be my third favorite for how is character grew & changed over the course of the narrative.  I became so engrossed in the story that I was thinking about it all the time I almost got in a car accident thinking about this story.  About halfway through if you have been following it does get pretty predictable.  But even through the main events are predictable its the little details that I look forward to.  I have to say this is one that I am definitely going to be buying for my collection.