October 2014 by HarperCollins
336 pages
Four stars
"From the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series Pretty Little Liars comes a thrilling new novel about five perfect girls who are framed for a murder they didn’t commit.
In Beacon Heights, Washington, five girls—Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker—know that you don’t have to be good to be perfect. At first the girls think they have nothing in common, until they realize that they all hate Nolan Hotchkiss, who’s done terrible things to each of them. They come up with the perfect way to kill him—a hypothetical murder, of course. It’s just a joke...until Nolan turns up dead, in exactly the way they planned. Only, they didn't do it. And unless they find the real killer, their perfect lives will come crashing down around them.
From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, comes another story of dark secrets, shocking twists, and what happens when five beautiful girls will do anything to hide the ugly truth." - Goodreads
As far as a first book in a series goes, this one was pretty good. I love the way Sara Shepard writes and starts off her series. You always get a good amount of background to the characters and storyline but plenty of mystery. The whole plot for this series really interested me because it's very different from anything else I've read.
I would say my least favorite part of The Perfectionists is the characters. I think they are well developed for being a first story in the series. They are obviously not perfect, but there are some things about them that I don't like or connect with. The girls seem a little over the top at times and unrealistic. Some of the topics that were brought up are great. I don't see enough of those realistic issues in young adult literature. It was nice to get more than just a love triangle, although of course there was one of those as well. The characters and their storylines are very diverse and it was easy to keep track of each girl and their story which is something I had a hard time with in The Heiresses.
I feel like I always say this, but I was surprised by the turn of events and the end of this book. Maybe I'm just not the type of reader that tries to figure out the plot and spoil the surprises. I won't say too much about the ending as I don't want to spoil it for people who wish to read this book. I loved it though and it makes you want to read on in the series.
I really loved where The Perfectionists left off and think it will be a great place to start with for The Good Girls , which is book two in the series(June 2nd, 2015). I hope the length of the series is closer to The Lying Game than Pretty Little Liars. I read every book in PLL but it was a few too many books.
I've heard rumors that this series may be picked up for a TV series, which I am pretty happy to hear. The Lying Game strayed too far from the book to be entertaining. Pretty Little Liars is amazing but there are only two and a half seasons left. If The Perfectionists does get picked up, it will be at a great time. This may be a storyline that is better served as a TV series anyways.
Have you read The Perfectionists? Let me know what you thought!
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