Prepare for your newst addiciton with Kate Jarvik Birch's Perfected.
From the blurb;
'I was bred to be the perfect pet. I was bred for my beauty and grace, to be a showpiece, an ornament to sit upon the couch, to sing, to dance, to play the piano and paint. I was bred to willingly put my owner's happiness before my own.
'Until Penn. The handsome and rebellious son of the congressman who owns me, he's the only person who's seen past my perfect exterior to the girl underneath. Falling for him is forbidden. Falling for him is freeing.
'But there's a dark underworld lurking beneath my pampered life. The only thing more dangerous than staying with Penn's family is escaping it, because if I fail, I face a fate worse than death...'
This destopian styled novel drags us deep into a glamous but harsh world were the rich rule over the lower classes, and people have become a comodity sold and kept like glamouriche egg's.
Our main character starts off a namless number in this quick paced read, and her stiffled life, being raised and trained in preperation of being sold, is swiftly highlighted by her lack of knowledge for the outer world.
As she is sold and bought into a new enviorment both she and the reader get to experience the eye-opening, quick paced, reveals that Birch brilliantly twists into the story, keeping us ever on our toes and searching for the next big revalation with baited breath.
Perfected is an addictive introduction to an outstanding and empowering series that will have you rushing to buy the next book.
We give Perfected four stars
ISBN - 978-1-63375-304-4 Cover Price - £8.99 First paperback edition November 2015