Cecelia Ahern's debut into the world of Young Adult fiction has also brought us her first book series with this second exciting novel into the world of Flawed.
After our main character Celestine North realized no one was going to save her and no one was going to see her as perfect again, her world view began to shift, and now, armed with the knowledge of everything perfect that made up her society, she's finally willing to fight for the change that has to come.
It is in this second book that we can finally begin to like Celestine, as she grows as a real person, throwing off the high status view she's maintained her whole life and accepting not just herself but the people around her for their honorable actions rather than their fit in the perfect mold.
From the blurb;
'Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed, Celestine's life has fractured completely, all her freedoms gone.
'Since Judge Crevan declared her the number-one threat to the public, she has been on the run with the complicated, powerfully attractive Carrick, the only person she can trust. But Celestine has a secret, one that could bring the entire Flawed system crumbling to the ground.
'Judge Crevan is gaining the upper hand, and time is running out for Celestine. With tensions building, she must make a choice: save only herself, or risk her life to save all the flawed.'
As we race against the clock alongside Celestine and Carrick in this second novel we get to see a greater amount of the world the broken flawed system has created, and the injustice that rules freely in it.
We quickly fall in love with the courageous Carrick, and while Celestine still grates on occasion, her development as a character comes swiftly and with great appreciation to most readers.
Perfect leaves us hoping Ahern will explore the landscape of YA fiction again in the future.
We give Perfect Three Stars
ISBN - 978-0-00-812513-4 Hardback Cover Price - £14.99 First published in the UK by HarperCollins Children's Books, 2017