The Perfectionists (The Perfectionists # 1) by Sara Shepard → Start Date: March 22, 2015

[Mandiann]

Join Hannah and I as we start this series!

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

Thanks for making the thread!

[Mandiann]

You welcome. Have you read many of Shepard's book?

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I've read the first 8 books in her Pretty Little Liars series.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay! I'm in!

[Mandiann]

I have read the first PLL and Lying Game. I liked PLL better than Lying Game.

[Vicki]

I'm in, too! :o)

[Gigi (imaginingbetweenthepages)]

hmm why not. this will be my first book for this author

[Vicki]

I can't start until Monday when I can pick up my book.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

Like Vicki I have to pick mine up from the library. I plan on doing it either Monday or Tuesday.

[Vicki]

Yeah, mine came in last night but I was supervising our Sadie Hawkins dance and today I was on the road all day. Unfortunately my library is closed on Sundays.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm starting after I get a little further in Intertwined.
I'll be back to start posting :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters

so...this is a like Pretty Little Liars but not bad. it definitely has its own twist

Film Class Group(view spoiler)[ hmmm....I don't think they did it.
and I'm not 100% sure that he died of a drug overdose. Did they actually say he did
or just that they are investigating it as a murder....
I like that they aren't all friends too. (hide spoiler)]

Parker(view spoiler)[ I feel so bad for her. she's so sad and so changed from who she was (hide spoiler)]

Nolan(view spoiler)[ yikes, that guys was awful....I haven't heard a redeeming thing from a single person at the school yet (hide spoiler)]

Suspects(view spoiler)[
So I don't think the girls did it.
I'm wondering about the new kid who just arrived. Did he see them go up the stairs or meet up?? or did he see them in the room??
maybe it was another group. it sounds like Nolan had enemies everywhere (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

20 chapters

eh, this one is starting to lose me

so far(view spoiler)[ I don't love any of the characters or know them well enough to root for them (hide spoiler)]

Parker(view spoiler)[ is interesting but I don't really know her enough to like her (hide spoiler)]

Julie(view spoiler)[ I feel bad for her but Parker makes a good point, she DID get to get on top of the social ladder once Parker was hurt (hide spoiler)]

Mac(view spoiler)[ I don't feel like we know her at all
but Claire and the boyfriend. that is all confusing and I'm not sure if I believe the boyfriend or Claire.....they both sound like they suck (hide spoiler)]

Granger(view spoiler)[ holy crap is HE a bad guy or what?! Eeeesh! (hide spoiler)]

Ava(view spoiler)[ eh. I don't love her either (hide spoiler)]

Caitlin(view spoiler)[ meh. I like her and I think Jeremy is adorable. of them all,I feel like I know the most about her
it sucks that there is so much expectation for her to stay with josh.....Jeremy is pretty adorable. lol
and Josh isn't being very nice right now...... (hide spoiler)]

Police station(view spoiler)[ what were they thinking, all of them going together. They couldn't be tied together except for that one class at that point....NOW they can figure out how they tie together (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

and I'm done

wow, I forgot about

Ashley(view spoiler)[ who is this girl. she's a jerk! (hide spoiler)]

Alex(view spoiler)[ he's mad but I don't blame him. it was easy to misunderstanding (hide spoiler)]

Carson(view spoiler)[ I don't think he's with Ashley now...I think she just did that to be a jerk (hide spoiler)]

Claire(view spoiler)[ yeah, I kind of wondered if the boyfriend was just tricking her
THESE two suck too. who does this? (hide spoiler)]

Granger(view spoiler)[ holy moly. now he's dead (hide spoiler)]

Jeremy(view spoiler)[ yikes, and she got caught with Jeremy by Josh! EEEK! (hide spoiler)]

Elliot(view spoiler)[ what was up with him having photos of Parker.....what possible explanation could he have that would be okay? (hide spoiler)]

this one was interesting but I hope the next one is a little better.....

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I will starting this tonight. I'm glad that you liked it. Hopefully I will too.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

Chapters 1-15


This does really feel like I'm reading PLL all over again. All the same things are happening.


(view spoiler)[Nolan was a terrible person. Sadly, I'm not sorry that he died and yes I know that is mean to say but it's true. I feel bad for Parker because her father beats her and now he is in prison for it but what really makes me mad is that her mother blames her. She has the nerve to act like it's Parker's fault. Like you Trisha I'm not sure what to make of the whole Blake/Caitlin/Mac situation. Kids at this age are shady. It's hard to tell who actually did what. When it comes to Ava and the whole meet me later at my house with the teacher thing I just feel like that is not going to go well. I feel bad for Julie. I can't imagine what she went through with her brother killing himself. I would wan't Nolan dead too for what he did. (hide spoiler)]


Right now I'm not sure what I think. It will all depend on how things turn out in the end.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie]

I'm finished.


This book couldn't end fast enough. I really felt like this book was PLL all over again but worse. Not many of the characters were someone I could like. They all just were so messed up. If it ends up actually being a duology I might read the next one just to find out who actually did it. However, if she does what she tends to almost always do and drag this out I will not continue.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

awww, sorry you didn't like it much
I know, I'm kind of torn on this one too

I didn't love it...but it was entertaining...
I'm with you, I didn't like Nolan but i"m not sure I like any of the girls either.....

Yeah.. if this is more than 1 more book....I'm done. lol

Congrats on finishing! :)

[Vicki]

I will be getting back to this shortly.

[Mandiann]

LOL. I haven't started.

[Vicki]

Oh good!! Lol I only read the first three chapters so I am on page 50.