Review: Present Perfect

Present Perfect by Alison G. Bailey-

Three Stars
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Amanda Kelly spent her entire life trying to control every aspect while striving for perfection. Her obsession with being perfect, along with her feelings of worthlessness, consumed her. The one thing she thought was perfect in her life was the bond she shared with her best friend, Noah.

Everything was going according to her life plan until she woke up one day and realized she had fallen in love with him. The one thing she couldn't control was the effect he had on her. Noah had the power to give her one hundred lifetimes of happiness, which also gave him the power to completely devastate her. He was the one thing in her life that was perfect, but she couldn't allow herself to have him.

Her life begins to unravel. Events take over and force her to let go of her dreams and desires. She needs to realize that a person cannot control the events in their life, only their reaction to them...but will it be too late for her to save her relationship with her best friend? 


So let me begin by saying this: the beginning was great. I was pulled in by an unseen force, the usual force that comes with amazing books. I felt for Amanda, got angry at her family, and just wanted to hug her fiercely. 

Amanda and Noah are basically soul mates. From the beginning, we know Noah loves Amanda, but we also know that Amanda has no self-confidence whatsoever. Due to her home life, this made sense. 

Fast forward a couple years and their both teenagers. This is where I started getting frustrated. Now, let me be clear on this, I did read the warnings, I knew what I was getting myself into before reading this but I delved into it anyways. 

Amanda quickly became annoying. We know from this point that she loves Noah just as much as he does her. What does she do? Nothing. Noah comes to her, letting everything go and telling her his feelings towards her. Now, what did she do? Tell him she doesn't feel the same way, pushed him into another girl arms-which by the way, that girl annoyed the tar out of me. 

Noah, of course, started dating other girls, I mean why not right? He's only been rejected by the love of his life a billion times. Amanda gets jealous but refuses to acknowledge her feelings on the subject. 

Yeah, I'm ranting about the bad stuff but I will tell you this: I didn't stop reading it. You know those stories that you know are just going to leave you as an emotional wreck at the end? Like you've been through a blender a million times? Book Hangover. 

It did have some redeeming qualities. The ending. Though even that I'm not sure of. It took until 98% of the book before they got together. 

I won't completely spoil this book for others, but just know that this book will make you feel every emotion you have and then some. 

Emma 

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