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A Novel
Narrator
Barrie Kreinik
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Length
8 hours 58 minutes
Language
English
"Not only is this queer rom-com audiobook PERFECT ON PAPER--it's also perfect on audio...The wonderful writing coupled with [Barrie] Kreinik's execution makes this a spectacular audiobook." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
In Sophie Gonzales' Perfect on Paper, Leah on the Offbeat meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before: a bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates is hired by the hot guy to help him get his ex back
Her advice, spot on. Her love life, way off.
Darcy Phillips:
ā¢ Can give you the solution to any of your relationship woesāfor a fee.
ā¢ Uses her power for good. Most of the time.
ā¢ Really cannot stand Alexander Brougham.
ā¢ Has maybe not the best judgement when it comes to her best friend, Brookeā¦who is in love with someone else.
ā¢ Does not appreciate being blackmailed.
However, when Brougham catches her in the act of collecting letters from locker 89āout of which sheās been running her questionably legal, anonymous relationship advice serviceāthatās exactly what happens. In exchange for keeping her secret, Darcy begrudgingly agrees to become his personal dating coachāat a generous hourly rate, at least. The goal? To help him win his ex-girlfriend back.
Darcy has a good reason to keep her identity secret. If word gets out that sheās behind the locker, some things she's not proud of will come to light, and thereās a good chance Brooke will never speak to her again.
Okay, so all she has to do is help an entitled, bratty, (annoyingly hot) guy win over a girl whoās already fallen for him once? What could go wrong?
A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books
"Perfectly wonderful.ā āBecky Albertalli, New York Timesābestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
SOPHIE GONZALES is a YA contemporary author. She lives in Adelaide, Australia where she works within the field of mental health. When she isnāt writing, she can be found ice skating, performing in musical theatre, and practicing the piano. She is the author of The Law of Inertia, Only Mostly Devastated, and Perfect on Paper.
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Praise for Perfect on Paper
āDidnāt know it was possible to pack a book with this much charm, humor, sincerity, and wisdom, but then again, itās Sophie Gonzales. Perfect on Paper is perfectly wonderful.ā āBecky Albertalli, New York Timesābestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
āI devoured this book in one lovely day! Yet again Sophie has created an ensemble of empathetic characters led by a clever, relatable, sincere protagonist youāll root for all the way through. Perfect on Paper is full of the kind of sharp wit, keen insight, and hilarious rom-com shenanigans that make it a heartfelt reminder that love may come in infinite and unexpected ways, but is still the one thing we all have in common.ā āEmma Lord, author of Tweet Cute
āPerfect on Paper is a perfectly-complicated love story in every way. Gonzales has gifted us with a well-intentioned and thoughtfully-complex protagonist in Darcy, whose advice is wonderfully applied not only to the questioning students she anonymously helps, but to readers as well! Full of swoons and angst and packaged carefully with heart, Perfect on Paper was a brilliant study on the complications of first loves.ā āErin Hahn, author of Youād Be Mine and More than Maybe
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Praise for Sophie Gonzales's Only Mostly Devastated
āOnly Mostly Devastated is the kind of book I wish existed when my kids were youngerāa charming, funny, laugh-out-loud teen romance that reminds all readers love comes in a multitude of flavors, and they are ALL sweet.ā āJodi Picoult, New York Timesābestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light
āA delightful, heartwarming, heartrending story about family, love, friendship, and living your most authentic life. I couldn't put it down.ā āNew York Timesābestselling author Sandhya Menon
āSweet and earnest.... A worthwhile romance for any collection.ā āBooklist
āGonzales turns in a witty, smart, credible, and irreverent contemporary romance that handles all these elements skillfully and with heart.... The power of this fun Grease retelling is that it normalizes the spectrum of sexual orientations. Recommended for all teens.ā āSchool Library Journal
āHeartfelt and charming, Only Mostly Devastated is a touching and delightful YA contemporary romance. Highly recommend for fans of Nicola Yoon, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and Sick Kids In Love.ā āYA Books Central
āNarrator Ollie is deeply sympathetic.... [Gonzales] gets most U.S. details right in this Grease reboot, creating an inclusive cast and giving weight to many parts of Ollieās multifaceted life.ā āPublishers Weekly