Perfect You

Elizabeth Scott

Sep 2010 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Kate Brown's life has gone downhill fast. Her father has quit his job to sell vitamins at the mall, and Kate is forced to work with him. Her best friend has become popular, and now she acts like Kate's invisible.

And then there's Will. Gorgeous, unattainable Will, whom Kate acts like she can't stand even though she can't stop thinking about him. When Will starts acting interested, Kate hates herself for wanting him when she's sure she's just his latest conquest.

Kate figures that the only way things will ever stop hurting so much is if she keeps to herself and stops caring about anyone or anything. What she doesn't realize is that while life may not always be perfect, good things can happen -- but only if she lets them....

Ratings and reviews

One of the Worst books I have read. I flat out hated the main character. How anyone could relate to or take any interested in an incredibly immature, insecure, bitter, self- centered, oblivious and simply idiotic sixteen year old like Kate is beyond me. I can not think of a more pathetic excuse for literature.

Kate Brown is the average girl. Well at least she used to be. Ever since her father decided that his destiny is to sell vitamins called "Perfect You" her life has turned upside down. Money has become really tight and her best friend acts like she doesn't exist. Losing your best friend is one thing but watching it all happen in front of your eyes is another. Then there's Will. The boy who's never once gone on a date because he's hooked up with so many girls. Or could it just be that he hasn't found the right one yet? Then when he starts getting interested in Kate she thinks he's just his latest conquest. She tries to stay as far away as possible. But how can she when he shows up everywhere? She can't even talk to anyone about it because her best friend has forgotten Kate's existence. Peer pressure can change people and sometimes for the worst and sometimes for the best. Together they were social outcasts but as long as they were together it was fine. Or at least Kate thought it was. From difficult times at home and being a social pariah at school, can Kate ever understand that change has to come because without it we can't grow as people.

This book is absolutely perfect! Elizabeth Scott hits the emotions of a teenage girl perfectly, which is hard to do unless you are living it. I love Kate and Will! They seem real, not a creation of the author mind. The plot is great and original. The plot, though it doesn't seem original (my life is over! my best friend ditched me!) is great and goes in a different direction then you would think. But the best part is the character development of Kate, who really didn't trust people. She grew a lot in the 304 pages. A great read!

About the author

Elizabeth Scott is the author of Bloom, Perfect You, Living Dead Girl, Something Maybe, The Unwritten Rule, Between Here and Forever, and Miracle, among others. She lives just outside Washington, D.C. with her husband and firmly believes you can never own too many books. Visit her online at ElizabethWrites.com.