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A review by freadomlibrary
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
2.0
Actual rating 2.5 stars
I received an e-ARC of this book from Wednesday Books and St. Martin's Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Trigger warnings: divorce, lying, manipulation, betrayal, mentions of attempted kidnapping, mentioned and condemned biphobia
I really tried, I promise I did but this book was just not for me. One star for the important conversations regarding sexuality, gender, consent and how to build healthy relationships. One star for the beautiful sibling relationship. And a half star for the love interest. That's as far as I could go because I could not stand the main character. Honesty and integrity are huge things for me as a person, something I can't separate from myself as a reader and I couldn't deal with Darcy's lying, manipulation and hypocrisy. Specially because of the addition of her pride in her advice giving and the knowledge in her pocket from professionals. And while I can understand that her age and immaturity play a part in her behavior, I couldn't personally get past the repeated bad behavior and how it was, for the most part, forgiven. I liked the writing style and the representation, but it wasn't enough to help me override my feelings on Darcy. I will have to really think about whether or not to read other books by this author.
I received an e-ARC of this book from Wednesday Books and St. Martin's Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Trigger warnings: divorce, lying, manipulation, betrayal, mentions of attempted kidnapping, mentioned and condemned biphobia
I really tried, I promise I did but this book was just not for me. One star for the important conversations regarding sexuality, gender, consent and how to build healthy relationships. One star for the beautiful sibling relationship. And a half star for the love interest. That's as far as I could go because I could not stand the main character. Honesty and integrity are huge things for me as a person, something I can't separate from myself as a reader and I couldn't deal with Darcy's lying, manipulation and hypocrisy. Specially because of the addition of her pride in her advice giving and the knowledge in her pocket from professionals. And while I can understand that her age and immaturity play a part in her behavior, I couldn't personally get past the repeated bad behavior and how it was, for the most part, forgiven. I liked the writing style and the representation, but it wasn't enough to help me override my feelings on Darcy. I will have to really think about whether or not to read other books by this author.