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Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
3.0

This was pretty on par with how strong ‘Impulse’ was and it was interesting realizing that all of this was happening while the events of its predecessor was also happening. In terms of story and the twist and turns that Hopkins usually includes in her work, this one (for me at least) was a bit more enticing and dramatic (something that makes me come back to her as an author). However, I feel like apart from Cara (which isn’t surprising since she is the twin of the main character of the first book), none of the other 3 characters really got grew or overcame what they were struggling with in terms of ‘perfection.’ In a realistic world, overcoming the pressures of perfection is definitely easier said than done, but it would have been nice to see more than just Cara be able to have a positive change (Andre was the closest I feel but his story was very surface level for my taste).