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peaceandkindness2all's review against another edition
1.0
Don’t waste your time on this shitty book I didn’t even finish it but I decided to add it to this platform cause I saw it accumulating dust at the corner of my room. I may as well add it before I give it to someone I hate to waste their time on this earth.
fictionalkate's review against another edition
4.0
Ava, Parker, Julie, Mackenzie and Caitlin appear to have nothing in common. But there is one thing they can all agree on - their hatred for Beacon Height's golden boy, Nolan Hotchkiss. He has ruined their lives in one way or another and they put a plan in action to make him pay. The perfect crime. But after getting their revenge on Nolan, life doesn't go back to normal. Everyone is a suspect in Nolan's death and the five girls need to stay strong or risk losing it all.
At first I was a little wary of how well this book would work with five main characters (it seems like a lot) but I should not have been concerned. The pacing and way everything came together was perfect. From the scene of the crime to the final page, the author shares with the readers the right amount of story for each of the five girls. The title was fitting with each of the girls being perfectionists in their chosen fields and Nolan being responsible for threatening everything they've ever worked for. There is a great camaraderie between the girls and their problems do feel realistic. I loved how the mystery unfolded with little bits of information being given but never quite enough to know exactly what was going on. I liked the girls' individual stories but I thought the strength of this novel was how they came together as a whole. It may seem a little far-fetched for seemingly perfect teenagers to plot and plan a take down of the most popular boy in school but Shepard wrote it in such a way I felt it was entirely believable considering the history he had with each of the girls. The only thing I didn't like was that it ended just as I had been completely sucked into the Perfectionists' world!
For a first book in the series, The Perfectionists is perfect. It's suspenseful and exciting with a dash of romance and some fantastic friendships. There is a mysterious and slightly dark vibe surrounding the girls as we get to know them and many secrets revealed.
The Perfectionists is an exciting read. It isn't quite as dark as I was expecting and I enjoyed it more for that. If you are a fan of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series, you will love The Perfectionists. It has the sinister undertones, the delicious anticipation of what is going to happen next as well as the drama and the romance of Shepard's other series but the premise is much more believable and (in my opinion) the cast of characters is slightly more likeable.
Thanks to Hot Key Books for the review copy
At first I was a little wary of how well this book would work with five main characters (it seems like a lot) but I should not have been concerned. The pacing and way everything came together was perfect. From the scene of the crime to the final page, the author shares with the readers the right amount of story for each of the five girls. The title was fitting with each of the girls being perfectionists in their chosen fields and Nolan being responsible for threatening everything they've ever worked for. There is a great camaraderie between the girls and their problems do feel realistic. I loved how the mystery unfolded with little bits of information being given but never quite enough to know exactly what was going on. I liked the girls' individual stories but I thought the strength of this novel was how they came together as a whole. It may seem a little far-fetched for seemingly perfect teenagers to plot and plan a take down of the most popular boy in school but Shepard wrote it in such a way I felt it was entirely believable considering the history he had with each of the girls. The only thing I didn't like was that it ended just as I had been completely sucked into the Perfectionists' world!
For a first book in the series, The Perfectionists is perfect. It's suspenseful and exciting with a dash of romance and some fantastic friendships. There is a mysterious and slightly dark vibe surrounding the girls as we get to know them and many secrets revealed.
The Perfectionists is an exciting read. It isn't quite as dark as I was expecting and I enjoyed it more for that. If you are a fan of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series, you will love The Perfectionists. It has the sinister undertones, the delicious anticipation of what is going to happen next as well as the drama and the romance of Shepard's other series but the premise is much more believable and (in my opinion) the cast of characters is slightly more likeable.
Thanks to Hot Key Books for the review copy
cmkoscheka's review
4.0
Being a sucker for the Pretty Little Liars series I, of course, enjoyed this book. It really is nothing new, and is pretty similar to PLL (pervy teachers included). The book doesn't have much depth, but that's kind of what I liked about it. I was able to read it in just two days. It follows five very different high school girls who realize they all have one thing is common, their hate for the most popular boy in school. They devise a plan to prank him, but soon after he turns up dead. Now they're worried that they will get in trouble for his murder. Just like in PLL they have to keep everything secret and are viewed as suspects. At first I had a difficult time keeping all of the characters straight, but it didn't take too long before I became familiar with them. I was disappointed that the book had no resolution. I'm worried that the series will drag on and no information will really ever be revealed.
shawna_jo's review
4.0
Left on a cliffhanger! Great for fans of Riverdale. Teen drama, murder, and mystery.
caszriel's review against another edition
4.0
Whoa this book is pretty similar to the Pretty Little Liars series, but that doesn't discount that! Interestingly it also features five teenage female protagonists. It's a different storyline, and I'm not sure yet, but I'm starting to like it even more than PLL. There's a lot of great plot writing and character arcs in The Perfectionists! I adore Parker but feel deeply for her.
emrache's review
2.0
Why do I put this kind of junk into my brain? There is absolutely no substantive value, and yet I can't help myself. It's the kind of book that's good to listen to while you're doing lots of other things. In this case, it was a decent soundtrack to paint a room by.
lelemontgomery's review against another edition
1.0
Sadly, the books isnt as the same as the tv series so it‘s a no go for me.
I had high hopes when I discovered this book and i loved the tv series but sadly the books is completely different from the series and not as good as the series
I had high hopes when I discovered this book and i loved the tv series but sadly the books is completely different from the series and not as good as the series
nephelila's review
2.0
Not the best book ever but a quick and entertaining enough read. Will read the next one soon.
geo_ix's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 stars.
Now I don't quite know if I didn't like this because I've read a few of the Pretty Little Liars books and watched the show. This book really felt like a remake with a popular kid (boy this time) doing cruel things to people and having heaps of dirt on students and teachers and probably the town shrink etc. Each girl didn't feel new because I just compared them to the others. See, there's a girl that wants to tell what happened, just like Aria. There's a musician and soccer player who's lives revolve around getting into Juilliard and some other school with her boyfriend. There's a kid who hides (which more reminds me of the show and how Charles/Cici hid etc with hoodies and stuff but very loosely. There was a girl who used her looks which could be Allison or anyone really.
I just felt like PLL's characters had a few elements taken and moved and voila there's these girls. Each of them have something to 'hide' and have been victimised by Nolan - who is now dead. Now I grew up in a small town in Australia and was bullied/bullied some people, and reading this I'm just baffled. This shit isn't bullying it's legit psychopathic. Even these girls. Their prank to get back at him for his crimes (bullying a brother until he killed himself, spreading a rumour that she slept with teachers to get better grades, getting nudie photos of a girl to hold it over her head, drugging a girl who then went home and was brutally beaten by her father, and her friend also hates him for that) is to drug him with Oxy because he takes that and draw on him in sharpies. Turns out when they stupidly planned it in class, someone heard and elicited their other more sinister plan of killing him with cyanide and they think they're trying to pin them for the murder.
Anyways, there's a super creepy teacher who gets it on with kids and obviously trying to take advantage of one of them. There's lots of boyfriends and some cheating and backstabbing and it was all super dramatic, HOWEVER, it all felt a little flat and not very exciting until around page 200, then fell flat again for the last few chapters. It did interest me to find out who their framer is and who killed Nolan/why, and I'm full of a few theories, but if I didn't already buy book two I wouldn't continue because they're so slow and the silly kind of dramatic that is Young and the Restless/Bold and the Beautiful kind of drama but in High school.
Also, the crazy cat lady/hoarder. Legit I know people with kids like that and it's ridiculous how scared she is of people hating her to the point she's utterly terrified of people finding out. I get people bullied her before but why is there such a big thing on popularity here? You've got friends, and by the sounds of all this, one guys a bully. I'm just so baffled at their mindsets like life will be over. Maybe it's a bigger school thing or something but they're all legitimately batshit crazy.
Now I don't quite know if I didn't like this because I've read a few of the Pretty Little Liars books and watched the show. This book really felt like a remake with a popular kid (boy this time) doing cruel things to people and having heaps of dirt on students and teachers and probably the town shrink etc. Each girl didn't feel new because I just compared them to the others. See, there's a girl that wants to tell what happened, just like Aria. There's a musician and soccer player who's lives revolve around getting into Juilliard and some other school with her boyfriend. There's a kid who hides (which more reminds me of the show and how Charles/Cici hid etc with hoodies and stuff but very loosely. There was a girl who used her looks which could be Allison or anyone really.
I just felt like PLL's characters had a few elements taken and moved and voila there's these girls. Each of them have something to 'hide' and have been victimised by Nolan - who is now dead. Now I grew up in a small town in Australia and was bullied/bullied some people, and reading this I'm just baffled. This shit isn't bullying it's legit psychopathic. Even these girls. Their prank to get back at him for his crimes (bullying a brother until he killed himself, spreading a rumour that she slept with teachers to get better grades, getting nudie photos of a girl to hold it over her head, drugging a girl who then went home and was brutally beaten by her father, and her friend also hates him for that) is to drug him with Oxy because he takes that and draw on him in sharpies. Turns out when they stupidly planned it in class, someone heard and elicited their other more sinister plan of killing him with cyanide and they think they're trying to pin them for the murder.
Anyways, there's a super creepy teacher who gets it on with kids and obviously trying to take advantage of one of them. There's lots of boyfriends and some cheating and backstabbing and it was all super dramatic, HOWEVER, it all felt a little flat and not very exciting until around page 200, then fell flat again for the last few chapters. It did interest me to find out who their framer is and who killed Nolan/why, and I'm full of a few theories, but if I didn't already buy book two I wouldn't continue because they're so slow and the silly kind of dramatic that is Young and the Restless/Bold and the Beautiful kind of drama but in High school.
Also, the crazy cat lady/hoarder. Legit I know people with kids like that and it's ridiculous how scared she is of people hating her to the point she's utterly terrified of people finding out. I get people bullied her before but why is there such a big thing on popularity here? You've got friends, and by the sounds of all this, one guys a bully. I'm just so baffled at their mindsets like life will be over. Maybe it's a bigger school thing or something but they're all legitimately batshit crazy.