356 reviews for:

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist

Sophie Gonzales

3.47 AVERAGE

hilwithonel's review

5.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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THIS BOOK IS SO FUNNY
Sophie Gonzales gave such a nuanced story of young love and friendship in Perfect on Paper and this story had all that PLUS it was pee your pants funny. 
What a crazy plot that somehow just worked. 
Everything about this was 5 stars.

Thanks to netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

emilyalsip's review against another edition

3.0

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Cute but definitely had a very young adult vibe, and I wish we would’ve seen more of Mack and Ivy’s relationship. The story was so focused on Weston I felt like I was ambivalent about the girls.

myrialovesbooks's review

3.0

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This was kinda out there.

This book was such a weird concept! I didn't hate it but the TV character was not likable at all. I know that's how he was written, but yeesh! I also just didn't feel it with the person who was the one meant for the MC. It was hard to make that connection by the end with all the negative at the beginning.

chardeemacdennis's review

2.0

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2.5 stars

I feel bad rating this two stars, but I'm tring to get better about rating books using the actual goodreads labels as what they say and this book was what it says for 2 stars, it was ok. If goodreads would finally give us half star ratings I would rate it 2.5 stars.

fallengoddess's review

3.0

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The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist was a quick and enjoyable read, but it didn't leave much of a lasting impression. The characters were well drawn and felt real, but they just weren't particularly interesting or unique. I enjoyed the novel premise - what if your own fanfiction came to life? - but I didn't feel like it was explored deeply enough. The plot as a whole seemed transparently designed to serve the central romance, which isn't really a problem but left me wanting more action. Overall this was a fun read but didn't offer much beyond a basic young-adult romance, although I did think the queer elements were sweet and well done.

teaganmartin11's review against another edition

4.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sandalwood_neroli's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted

Loveable characters: Complicated

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cute and sweet queer YA rep

erica_readingaroundky's review

3.0

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3.5 stars

kalynaobyrne's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have loved Sophie Gonzales' previous books and while I enjoyed this one, it wasn’t my favorite of hers. While I thought the plot was super interesting and unique, I struggled to really connect with it. As an avid fanfiction writer I did like seeing it represented so much in a story. Sophie’s writing was still good but I still struggled with parts of the book. I still enjoyed it though as I always do and am looking forward to her next book. 

blqb00kworm's review

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated