Perfect

Reviewed By: Raven
By: Ellen Hopkins
622 pages



I recall watching a friend read this and being intrigued by the cover.  The book intrigued me, and Ellen Hopkins did a great job of keeping my intrigue peaked.  This story revolves around four different people, all connected in the same, but quite unique way.  These four teenagers are seniors in high school and face different adversities in life, and yet all strive to be one thing: Perfect.

Cara is a girl who has a messed up twin brother and faces twice the pressure to get the perfect grades and tries to have the perfect social life.

Sean's whole life revolves around planning and being in control.  Steroid usage seems like the only obvious helper to get him into Stanford, but when Cara dumps him, his perfectly planned life starts spiraling towards anything but perfect.

All that Kendra has ever wanted to be was perfectly pretty, and being perfectly pretty did not mean wearing a size four.  Kendra starts trying to cut more and more out of her life to fit that "perfect model" mold.

All that Andre has ever wanted to do was to please his parents, but when the perfect opportunity arises for him to live his dream and dance, her can't.

Perfect is a great book addressing the problems more and more people seem to face.  This book is a perfect read for people sixteen and up, and of any gender that is in any type of situation, no matter how big or small.  Perfect can be summed up in just about one word: PERFECT!!!!!