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A review by gatofish
The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard
3.0
The narration of the audiobook was great. She had a very child-like voice, which perfectly matched the characters.
I would have given this novel a higher score if there had been an actual resolution to the main conflict in the story. However, it's left open-ended, ostensibly to be resolved in the sequel. I think the author should have just combined the two as a murder mystery over two novels is kind of tiresome.
Other than that, the book captures the tumult of being a teenager very well. Several times I felt very uncomfortable because the characters' feelings reminded me of stuff in my own childhood.
I liked the variety of characters and personalities.
That being said, I probably won't read the sequel any time soon, mostly due to the split in the storyline.
I would have given this novel a higher score if there had been an actual resolution to the main conflict in the story. However, it's left open-ended, ostensibly to be resolved in the sequel. I think the author should have just combined the two as a murder mystery over two novels is kind of tiresome.
Other than that, the book captures the tumult of being a teenager very well. Several times I felt very uncomfortable because the characters' feelings reminded me of stuff in my own childhood.
I liked the variety of characters and personalities.
That being said, I probably won't read the sequel any time soon, mostly due to the split in the storyline.