![]() ![]() If you listen to this story be prepared and maybe have someone you can talk with if the subjects in this story cause you any distress. Not sure if this is a spoiler but I wanted to give a trigger warning to anyone who has dealt with sexual abuse, substance abuse, self harm or bulimia/eating disorders. Everything seems to be going great, that is, until her brother. For four high-school seniors, their goals of perf. Everyone has something, someone, somewhere else that they’d rather be. New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins makes her Simon & Schuster Audio debut with the young adult novel, Perfect. ![]() Her parents are wealthy, she is dating an amazing athlete, Sean, and she gets good grades which have her on the road to Stanford. Check out this great listen on Audible.ca. Cara Sykes seems to have the perfect life. Recommended for: Teen girls who don't mind tough subjects. She did a good job at using different tones and inflections for the twins, but there was something about the way she spoke that I didn't particularly care for but it was not enough to make me stop listening. Genre: Young Adult Fiction in Free Verse. There was a definite twist that I didn't see coming, and I'm usually decent at at least getting in the ballpark of what twist in stories are. The ending gave me hope but this is very hard when you think about the fact there are children who do have to deal with this. It does have possible triggers for a variety of situations, but most of the author's stories seem to be that way. The overall story was good but the subject matter was also a little hard at time. ![]()
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