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A review by brittbartlett
The Perfect Find by Tia Williams
5.0
The Perfect Find
I initially checked this book out after seeing trailers for the Netflix movie with Gabrielle Union, since I am a big “book first” person. The trailers look like a typical romcom with a predictable plot and storyline, so I wasn't expecting anything hugely noteworthy. I should have known better because that's often the exact type of book that totally sucks me in, and Tia Williams did just that. I was fiercely committed to these characters within the first few chapters. Even though it was leading me down what felt like a very predictable path, there were complexities in the storyline that kept me interested in even the minor characters. I will say I had a hard time picturing and distinguishing between Elodie and Billie, and I wondered if they may have been better off as a singular character, but otherwise I appreciated the layers in which Williams brought in supporting personalities.
Even though I predicted much of the ending plot, I liked the way in which it was delivered. We knew Jenna wasn't going to end up with Brian, but not the way their last interaction would go. We knew that Jenna and Eric were endgame, but not that she was going to have his child and then NOT TELL HIM. I couldn't believe what I was reading but somehow loved every second, though I was left wondering wtf her plan was if they hadn't run into him at a park??? But okay. There was so much that was not realistic and not believable, but it was balanced with the realistic and believable just enough that I was here for it. One of my favorites of my reading year!
I initially checked this book out after seeing trailers for the Netflix movie with Gabrielle Union, since I am a big “book first” person. The trailers look like a typical romcom with a predictable plot and storyline, so I wasn't expecting anything hugely noteworthy. I should have known better because that's often the exact type of book that totally sucks me in, and Tia Williams did just that. I was fiercely committed to these characters within the first few chapters. Even though it was leading me down what felt like a very predictable path, there were complexities in the storyline that kept me interested in even the minor characters. I will say I had a hard time picturing and distinguishing between Elodie and Billie, and I wondered if they may have been better off as a singular character, but otherwise I appreciated the layers in which Williams brought in supporting personalities.
Even though I predicted much of the ending plot, I liked the way in which it was delivered. We knew Jenna wasn't going to end up with Brian, but not the way their last interaction would go. We knew that Jenna and Eric were endgame, but not that she was going to have his child and then NOT TELL HIM. I couldn't believe what I was reading but somehow loved every second, though I was left wondering wtf her plan was if they hadn't run into him at a park??? But okay. There was so much that was not realistic and not believable, but it was balanced with the realistic and believable just enough that I was here for it. One of my favorites of my reading year!