Perfect on Paper

Perfect on Paper is a perfectly pleasing book about sixteen-year-old Darcy Phillips, a bisexual teen who gives anonymous relationship advice to her peers via locker 89. She is good at it, and yes, she charges 10.00 a letter, which may not be too cool to do on school grounds, but she is helping people! Too bad she cannot seem to help herself. When Alexander Brougham sees her opening locker 89, he uses her secret to help himself…he needs a relationship coach, so he and Darcy strike a deal.

A pleasing YA story which a bisexual lead, gay supporting characters, a straight hot guy. Plus, Darcy’s older sister is Trans and founded the Queer and Questioning Club in her Junior Year which Darcy and her best friend, Brooke now attend.

There are so many positives in this book: Darcy and her sister, Ainsley are close, and their relationship is endearing; the friendships are well done and the dialogues between characters is believable. The book also touches on many issues teens face (as do adults) i.e., crushes, relationships, romance, deception, dysfunctional families, identify, belonging, jealousy, to name a few.

There are serious moments, there are funny moments, there are sweet moments, there are misunderstandings, and even a trip to Disneyland! Plus, the letters and emails are fun, and Darcy does give some good advice!

This was a delightful book which I completely enjoyed. The characters are all likeable and I was rooting for every one of them. I have been hit or miss with YA, but this was a hit for me.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.