Reviews - The Perfect Match

160 reviews for:

The Perfect Match

Dandy Smith

3.44 AVERAGE

thatbooklady714's review

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leah2186's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious 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: No

swalsh211's review against another edition

4.0

TW: rape and sexual assault

Definitely lives up to being claimed a "psychological thriller." These characters have sooo many red flags but in a way that makes you WANT to watch that train crash.

rschwartz6's review

4.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

weirdgirlsoul's review against another edition

3.0

Disclosure: I was provided an ARC of this novel in exchange for a review, however all opinions are my own.

Okay, we'll start with the good. This book definitely kept me guessing until the end. Zara feels behind in life. While her friends are getting married and having babies, she's been stuck in what she believes is a dead end relationship and all she wants is a fairytale romance. So when she meets Henry, she thinks all her dreams are about to come true.

But Zara's best friend, Ivy, doesn't trust Henry. There's something about him that doesn't sit right. Unfortunately, as Ivy tries to warn Zara, their friendship starts to crumble and the closer Zara and Henry become, the further apart Ivy and Zara become.

I loved the guessing game about who the "bad guy" was and who was really looking out for Zara. It kept the story moving forward as I tried to figure out how the story would end.

There were some things, though, that fell flat for me. Smith wants us to believe that Zara and Ivy might have more than just friendship going on, and although I feel this could have made the novel more interesting, it wasn't fully fleshed out and just didn't work for me. I also disliked the amount of times that feminism was mentioned - I felt like the author was trying to shove it down our throats vs. letting things happen naturally. I also found Zara to be kind of an idiot, making decisions based on what society was telling her vs. what her heart was telling her.

This book was just okay for me. There were enjoyable parts, and I finished it, but there was too much that didn't sit well with me. Maybe read it and decide for yourself.