Review: Faking Perfect by Rebecca Phillips
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Author: Rebecca Phillips
Published June 30th 2015 by Kensington
Goodreads Synopsis
When Lexi Shaw seduced Oakfield High's resident bad boy Tyler Flynn at the beginning of senior year, he seemed perfectly okay with her rules:
1. Avoid her at school.
2. Keep his mouth shut about what they do together.
3. Never tease her about her friend (and unrequited crush) Ben.
Because with his integrity and values and golden boy looks, Ben can never find out about what she’s been doing behind closed doors with Tyler. Or that her mom’s too busy drinking and chasing losers to pay the bills. Or that Lexi’s dad hasn’t been a part of her life for the last thirteen years. But with Tyler suddenly breaking the rules, Ben asking her out, and her dad back in the picture, how long will she be able to go on faking perfect?
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Review
I read this book way back in 2018, and it was another impulse read that I saw on my library's e-book selection. In Faking Perfect, Lexi is trying to hide the fact that she hooked up with the school's resident bad boy, Tyler, over the summer, and now that they're back for their senior year, they're not going to talk about it. Lexi is too busy crushing on her friend, Ben, which Tyler can't tease her about, and if Ben found out about what Lexi and Tyler keep getting up to, everything will be ruined. However, it starts to go wrong when Tyler ignores her rules, and wants to spend more and more time with her.
I felt sorry for Lexi in most of this book. Her home life was horrendous, with her mother not caring about her at all, and her father walking out when she was just a little bairn. The mam was a complete piece of work, and I hated her, and when the dad came back into her life it just messed everything up. Lexi is flawed, and tries to be 'perfect' to fit in at school, but the majority of her 'friends' are not proper friends, and she tries too hard at times to keep up her persona.
The romance was okay, with a definite love triangle - if that bothers you. Though Tyler is described as a bad boy, with Lexi he's not, and does seem to care for her. Ben is not a nice guy, no matter what it says, and when he was with Lexi, you could see Lexi turning into herself as she tried too hard to be what she thought he wanted. With Tyler, she could be more real, and could talk to Tyler about her issues and what was happening at home. All in all, an okay contemporary, but nothing too special.
Dates Read:
July 11, 2018Rating
3 Stars
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