The perfect girl was a book that was okay in my opinion. It was enjoyable but not one that I would necessarily recommend or reread. It did give off pretty little liars vibes which I enjoyed!

I thought this was a solid book but kind of predictable. The main character was so incredibly innocent that sometimes it was frustrating for me.

Thank you for the eARC, Feiwel & Friends!

Perfect Girl was perfectly surprising, in the end. With easy-to-read, clear and concise prose and typical teen angst, Tracy Banghart's Perfect Girl is a fast-paced thriller for readers who enjoy interesting twists and imperfect characters.

Jessa's curse is one many of us can relate to: perfectionism. The pursuit and expectation of presenting the perfect exterior to the world and to ourselves. Her house is less than perfect, with its isolated location, horrible cell service, and resident ghost. So when she's faced with the possibility of being home alone on a Friday night she begs her parents to let her friends sleepover, with the promise that they'll be perfect angels.

A storm, a power outage, and a pack of hormonal teens with no supervision on a Friday night. What could go wrong?

So many things. What doesn't go wrong is the twist. And the stakes continued to raise all the way through. This story is a slow build but when the action pops, it takes off like a bullet train. So keep reading!

I recommend this book to lovers of a good old teen slasher/thriller like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, amusing banter, and happy endings.

Jessa was raised to be perfect, and while her friends tease her about this, she likes knowing what is expected of her. However, things become more serious when a killer targets her for being perfect during a storm.

I generally like YA thrillers, but this one was just ok for me. I think part of it was the way that the author wrote Jessa was really annoying. The plot overall wasn't bad, but the characters, especially Jessa, were just annoying for me.

I listen to the audio version of this book in about three days, I couldn’t stop. The plot was a continuous twist that you didn’t see coming. It was definitely an easy read, but in a good way. I felt like the author did a good job with keeping you on your toes while reading as well is not dragging out the book more than needed. This book was filled with romance, drama mystery, and suspense. I highly recommend reading this book, especially if you love a good quick read filled with all the needs of a book lover.
4.5/5

I love a creepy, stranded during a storm story. Jessa has been perfect all of her life, but sometimes, perfection can hinder us. While this story is a thriller/suspense, it's also a beautiful story about overcoming the mold we place ourselves into and transforming into who we are meant to be.

I loved this one. I started it not knowing much about it. I actually picked the book on NetGalley because the cover and brief description had me intrigued. I devoured it in two days.

I don’t usually read YA but this was a great fun horror/thriller read. It was fast paced and didn’t drag. I loved the ending and how it didn’t feel like it went on and on but also didn’t feel rushed. I loved all the characters. Each character was diverse and had their own story but it didn’t feel like too much.

This book is very relevant to today and felt relatable. Very intriguing coming of age type story. I usually don’t like when talk of the pandemic and COVID-19 is mentioned at all, but in this story it made sense and didn’t bother me at all and made sense within the story line.

I really don’t have any feedback on anything I didn’t care for because I loved it so much. I couldn’t put it down. I kept telling myself, “okay, one more chapter.” And found myself still reading chapter after chapter.

This was a great can’t put down YA thriller and well done. I’m giving it five stars because I had so much fun reading it. 👍🏼

I liked this book. It was similar to other books like it that I’ve read, but enough was different that I was able to enjoy it instead of thinking it was the exact same as everything else.

Perfect Girl is a fast-paced story featuring several teens in a remote home during a tumultuous storm. Really, it's the perfect recipe for a teen thriller. Throw in a recent string of missing girls, an odd neighbor, and a power outage.

For me, the story was a lot of fun. The twists weren't super surprising, but I enjoyed the ride nonetheless..

I feel like this book is a great example of a YA book made for older YA who are newer to reading. It had that easier flow and sentences that are great for new readers and is also a good introduction to this kind of genre. Yet this book uses some more adult language here and there that makes it almost seem like it should be for some older readers at times. Books like this are great and do exist out there, but as a person who is a big reader, this book gave me whiplash.

At times it felt a little bit on the younger side of YA and then would suddenly drop the f-bomb, which just felt like it was contradicting the writing style.

I do like the concept of this book, and the idea of a killer on the loose looking for the perfect girl was super eerie. I don't want to spoil anything but the killer was such an interesting situation. However, I do wish we saw more character growth from the side characters, as they were shoved in and out of the story a lot with little progress.

Overall I think the concept and idea of this book were great. It started off pretty strong but got a little muddled and lost on its way there. There could have just been a few things cleaned up or further developed to make this a super compelling read.

Thank you to Macmillian for allowing me to read and review this book <3

This is a ya thriller, it was definitely fast-paced, I read it in one sitting. I loved the characters, I loved the diversity. Overall this was a great YA novel.

What a wild ride

First 50%- im mildly interested in what’s happening but im mostly just bored

Middle 50-75%- wtf is happening do I love this or hate this

Last 25%- wait this EATS, on the edge of my seat, invested in each character and what’s going to happen

I just wish that that first 50% has me more intrigued, I really was invested by the characters at the end but feel I probably missed a lot because the first half was lackluster

Perfect Girl is a young adult thriller. If this a genre you haven't read a lot of, I think you will enjoy it. It seemed very predictable to me, but I still enjoyed my time reading it and will look for more books by Tracy Banghart in the future.

I went into this without having read the synopsis, I just assumed it was a thriller when I picked it based on the cover. Well, to sum this up, rule following teen girl's sleepover goes massively ary when a big storm takes out the power and a creeper has decided she is the "perfect girl".
So this was all over the place with tropes and angst, lots of drama and archaic gender roles used by lots of characters- I would have assumed this was set in the 1980 but they had cell phones and were streaming movies, but otherwise some of the characterizations felt very outdated. The big mystery was weird and not super surprising, but still odd, and no real reason for it and basically all the action was the last 2 chapters of the book.
Overall I could not connect with the character, the plot had holes and strangeness and the main characters actions were very frustrating. I am sure there are some others who will enjoy this almost tribute to the old sleepover slasher thing, but it was not a book for me.

this one was much more wild than I thought it was going to be. there were also some deep issues that were covered well. really enjoyed this one.

this book is a thiller with twists that you don't see coming. I really like how this story went it was twisty and had some questionable characters for sure.

I thought this was like watching a 90’s slasher flick. I loved the haunted house aspect along with the teenage girl friendship dynamics.

Thank you Netgalley for an arc of Perfect Girl. I was intrigued by the cover, which was made me want to read this arc. I enjoyed it, it was a 4 stars for me and I would recommend reading it as well.

"Perfect Girl" is an exceptional thriller that will keep you on your toes. Banghart's writing style is addictive, and will keep you turning page after page. If you like crime TV shows (Criminal Minds, Bones, etc.), you'll enjoy this fast-paced, suspenseful read.

2.75 stars

Based on the cover and the blurb I was expecting this to be a YA "Scream" type slasher whodunnit, and it really was not that. We're following Jessa, who strives to be the perfect girl but also feels immense pressure, the night of a sleepover when her power goes out and things start going terribly awry. There aren't any red herrings or mystery to who is behind everything, and it feels like the main characters are never really in as much danger as the flashback side characters who went missing before the book started, so I wasn't as invested in the outcomes as I hope to be in thriller/horror books. 

It read like young YA, and I think a young teen just getting into darker stories would have a great time with it, but the amount of Serious Topics TM that just got a very light inclusion in here without much depth will likely frustrate adult readers. Which, fair, because this is not for us. The villain and methods were pretty creepy, but I was disappointed at the lack of background information or explanation for their motives. All in all, this wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't for me. If you know a kid looking to read something creepy without worrying too much if everyone will make it to the school dance afterward, this is for them. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.