Faking Perfect

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If I expose my nakedness as a person to you- Do not make me feel shame."- John Powell, Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am? The supporting characters are good especially Nolan who is both her childhood best friend and her neighbor. I’ve really liked the friendship between Nolan and Lexi because he is the only one who knows most about her, and also the only one who understands her better. Ben was a total surprising character when he finally showed his true-self I didn’t expected it.Another character I liked the most is Tyler who knows the real Lexi but I couldn’t able to connect with him and the romance between Lexi and Tyler didn’t portrayed in depth which was somewhat disappointing cause I really wanted to know more about Tyler.The story was more focused on the complicated life of Lexi and her baggage of issues.So if you are looking for a sweet high school romance I definitely wouldn’t recommend this book to you. Lexi craved illusion: the right image, the right clothes, the right boyfriend. Instead, she was sleeping with bad-boy Tyler on the sly, while hanging with the cool crowd out in the open. Despite the issues I had with the development of the relationship, I really enjoyed this book. The plot was really interesting, with Lexi discovering that it is okay to be herself and all the storyline about her father. But what really made it for me were the characters. The author has a way to make the reader really appreciate the characters and love them with all their flaws. Lexi was my favorite character in the whole book, something I wasn't really expecting to happen because of the first chapters. One of my favorite scenes was at prom, of course. That scene had so much character and realization and drama it hurt me emotionally and physically. Up to that point, Ben had been telling Lexi to limit her time spent with Nolan, Lexi's neighbor and childhood best friend. Lexi and Nolan consider themselves unofficial siblings, but Ben is still unconvinced. At the prom after-party, when Lexi's secret about Tyler is exposed, she has nowhere to hide. Her entire senior class now knows her secret she's been hiding since September.

This book was interesting, and different from what I normally read. I don't think I would classify this as romance, probably a self-discovery sort of teen book. The book could be pared down some, I found myself skimming over paragraphs and that's something I don't normally do. Overall the book was entertaining but it did have some things which I did not like so that's why I gave it a solid 3.This book totally wasn’t what I expected.I expected it to be a normal contemporary romance with some high-school drama, but what I got from it is a lot more than that.Faking Perfect depicts about finding your true-self and being happy with who you are.After reading the blurb everyone would’ve expected it to be sweet romance but there’s lots of emotional drama hidden in it.

Emma’s husband Rich was a nice guy though, till the very end, I really wasn’t sure if he’s not playing somewhere else, and the children were optimally written, the lovely Henry and Millie the teenager. It’s good though that Ella and Emma didn’t have much scenes together because well, it wouldn’t be too easy with those names, I think. But in reality she is all messed up,damaged, insecure, shallow and full of flaws, her character is very realistic. Yes, she is not all that perfect, guess what nobody is, but what I liked is how her character turned out to be, it evolved over time and this book basically is about Lexi's personal growth. Ben... Well let's just say he is an shallow, insignificant character that didn't appear until he start dating Lexi. I’m going to embarrass her so hard she’ll spend the next year in her room trying to work out how to change her identity,’ I reply. ‘Millie has been walking all over Emma for too long. I’m going to go in there and – maybe I’ll grab a drink? Maybe I’ll get up on a table and dance?’Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley.) I really felt sad reading about all of Lexi's efforts to become perfect and to chase perfection with any cost.

If you're not into coming-of-age books dashed with a little bit of romance, then this book may not be the one for you. I'm still not sure what I think about Lexi's father returning to her life. Again, this is one of those things I would've wanted to have been given more attention by the author. I loved the way Ella developed and changed not just to be Emma but in time to be a better person within herself, The ending to this was pretty good, and I was happy with the way things turned out. It was nice for Lexi to get a happy ending after everything she’d been through. Plot: Lexi is in a secret relationship with the resident bad boy, and when Lexi’s Rules for their clandestined affair crumbles, shit most certainly hits the fan.Lexi, our main character, was exciting and real the whole way through, and I loved watching her grow through the events of the book. Her reaction to the events of the book were always fun to see and I anticipated her very real actions and her bold moves. I loved seeing her interact with her friends as well as with the three family figures she had. So when Emma rings Ella saying she's in desperate need of her help, because she's going to have to go away for a while.

Did you read Faking Perfect? What did you think about it? If not, are you planning to read it? Feel free to share your thoughts in comments! Another winner from one of my favourite authors! Faking It is a hilarious rom-com with lovely and lovable characters, a quirky plotline and some unexected emotional moments. She have a no string attached relationship with Tyler and as said in the description she actually use Tyler for sex and she have also set rule for him to follow. I also hated that the author didn't talk much about Tyler in the book, I was actually waiting for him to appear and as of now when I actually have read the book, Tyler for me is still a mystery. First you steal me rum and now my cigs," Tyler said indignant. "What's next? You want my wallet? My heart? No, wait... you already stole that." The secret relationship mentioned with the school's bad boy left a lot to be desired, however. I was hoping for more palpable chemistry between Lexi and Tyler, but we never truly got to see their dynamics in depth, mostly because Faking Perfect did not focus on the romance, which was midly disappointing. Part of my reason for not fully being involved in the romance was also my inability to connect with Tyler as a character. We barely learn anything about Tyler's character aside from his bad boy attitude and that made me sad because he had the potential to be an amazing character from the glimpses that we did get of him in the book. I also didn't appreciate the storyline involving Lexi's crush, Ben. I thought it wound up being trite and I didn't particularly care for it. I do have to clarify that the book didn't have a true triangle and that there was no cheating going on, thankfully. The romantic relationship wasn't my favorite, but I did really like the friendship that Lexi had with Nolan, despite it being very frayed. Nolan's support and loyalty towards Lexi even though she basically hid him from the rest of her friends, was admirable and I loved him for it. While it does seem like a lot about Faking Perfect didn't work for me, I actually found myself enjoying the book because of Rebecca Phillips' writing which turned out to be very readable.Faking Perfect is about Lexi, high school student, who is pretty much living two different lives. One for her friends at school where is all done up, acts a certain way and lies about her home life. Then she has her other life when she has to deal with her awful mother, hideout at her neighbor's and best friends house and sneak around with her after hours hookup. We see her balance both worlds (or not), learn more about her past and grow as person. The plot not only focuses in romance but a large amount in family relationships too. Lexi has a hard-life after her drug addict father abandoned her and her mother.But she didn’t know that her mother lied about so many things related to her father who was still alive out there.I felt sympathetic towards her situation and I totally hated Lexi’s mother here, not only she wasn’t a good mother to her and the way she treats her is unacceptable too.At start I didn’t liked Lexi too who faked herself to get the attention of a guy I can understand she has gone through a hard life and her life isn’t perfect but still, she doesn’t need to build a fake personality of herself. Anyways, as the plot goes further I’ve started to like her more.