Perfect Match Novel by Jodi Picoult

 Perfect Match: A Novel is a brutal, horrific novel, but not in the sense that it is poorly written or a poor read... but, rather, in the sense that is is horrifically traumatic and no matter how it ends everyone is scarred.  I could not put it down until I finished.  I just needed to know how it ended.  The novel is about a child that is sexually abused and right there is a torment that is never ending for that child and for that family.  Most of us when we think of child molesters we think the death penalty is the only option, but the reality of it is sadly not the case at all, if they even get prosecuted, it is not for a long term.  No one knows that more than the mother in this story since she herself is a prosecuter.  Once again this author gets into everyone's mind with such clarity and depth.  For that reason alone I was hesitant to even start this novel knowing child sexual abuse is horrifc enough without delving into it and all the collateral damage.  I won't tell you the ending or even what happens, you have to read it for yourself, but I will say that the ending was a good one, even if everyone is forever changed by the story.