Perfectly Normal

The Perfects #1

by Amy Martin

The Perfects rule Ridgeview High, and nerdy Rachel Lord is obsessed with everything about them--their perfect hair, perfect clothes, perfect boyfriends, perfect lives...

But after Rachel gets into an accident while searching for a missing friend, she wakes up in the body of Dani Maguire, her former best friend who dumped her for the Perfects long ago. As Rachel struggles to live her life as Dani, she finds out the life of a Perfect isn't so perfect after all. And as she learns the long-buried secrets responsible for her out-of-body experience, Rachel discovers she is more powerful than she could have ever imagined...and that power beats perfection every time.

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Genres: Romance

ebook

First published September 1, 2017

About the author

Amy Martin wrote and illustrated her first book at the age of ten and gave it to her fourth grade teacher, who hopefully lost it in her house somewhere and didn't share it with anyone else.

The first novel she published as a grown-up, In Your Dreams, was a 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semi-finalist in Young Adult Fiction. In Your Dreams was the first of a four book series (In Your Dreams, As You Wake, Before You Sleep, and Beyond Your Dreams). Her second YA series is titled The Perfects.

Amy lives with her husband and a ferocious attack tabby named Cleo, and when not writing or reading, she can usually be found watching sports, drinking coffee, or indulging her crippling Twitter habit (and, sometimes, doing all three at once).

Reviews

[Jennifer Tooker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I was provided an advanced copy of this book by the author however I have voluntarily chosen to write a review. All opinions are my own.

It’s not easy being perfect

Rachel Lord is your typical teenager just trying get through her Senior Year in high school. With her two best friends, Janey and Ellie, she does pretty well navigating the usual cliques and clichés with one downfall.

Dani McGuire is a gorgeous, typical popular cheerleader type. She is the quarterback’s girlfriend, class president and part of the most powerful clique on campus: The Perfects. Dani and the other girls grew up together, practically neighbors, and were like sisters until a chemical spill rendered their neighborhood uninhabitable and the friends were forced to move to different neighborhoods. While still in the same general area, Dani became friends with The Perfects – the stuck up, uber popular mean girls of Ridgeview High School and no longer associates with her childhood friends. This has not set well with Rachel and she tends to be a tad obsessed with her former friend. On a snowy evening Janey goes missing and Rachel sets out to look for her. Heading out to the old neighborhood where Janey has been known to retreat to in times of introspection, Rachel has an accident….and wakes up in the body of Dani McGuire

Wait. What?

Rachel has no idea how her consciousness has ended up in the body of her former friend. And what happened to her body for that matter. Rachel attempts to live the life of a Perfect while trying to figure out what the heck happened.

Perfectly Normal is the first book in The Perfects series by Amy Martin and is a real easy read that will take the reader back to high school no matter when you grew up. When I heard about the premise for the book, I thought “oh, cool it’s like a cross between Mean Girls and the Hot Chick”. On the surface this is true, but I found Perfectly Normal to be more than just tired clichés and a retelling of a familiar story. While the basic concept has been explored before throughout the years Amy Martin does so in a way that is fresh and intriguing. Rachel finds out with each new day that being a Perfect isn’t everything it’s made out to be and in some ways, she may even have it better in her boring normal existence. If you’re looking for a fun read that will leave you nostalgic and wondering what happens next, I would recommend Perfectly Normal, but be warned – you may not be able to put this fun story down.

[Robin Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a mobi.file copy of this book from the author through a giveaway she had on LibraryThing.com, and the following is my honest opinion.

Do you remember the days when you’d been in high school? Of course, you do; and there’s probably a lot of stuff you wish you could sooner forget. One of the most prevalent conditions all high school students had to face and still do, is the omnipresent presence of cliques; who know those groups of jocks and the most beautiful and popular girls. And in Rachel Lord’s school, Ridgeview High, this group is known as The Perfects, and they ruled this school.

Since I hadn’t been one of the most popular individuals at my high school, I found it quite easy fantasizing about my stepping into Rachel Lord’s shoes; and why not? Like Rachel I’d probably would have been envious and obsessed with “The Perfects;” and all the apparently perfect things each one of them possesses: friends of both sexes, hair, complexion, teeth, body, and everything else which could and would make them perfectly perfect. EGADS !!! what a fantasy.

As fate would have it, while looking a missing friend with my other friends, we got involved in a car accident, and the next thing I knew I woke up in Dani’s body, The Perfect, I’ve had admired the most; instead of my being the plain-looking, somewhat clumsy Rachel everyone knows.

As Rachel learned how to be Dani, the rose-colored glasses she’d always worn when looking at her disappeared, as did the façade Dani had projected to everyone at school disappeared, revealing at least to Rachel, the truth lurking behind this façade.

With this clear in Rachel’s mind, she now had a mystery to resolved. How and why did she wind up in Dani’s body? What happened to her own body? Will Rachel uncover the truth to all the questions which have continuously popped up in her mind, since first waking up in Dani; Is there some unknown power she possesses, a power she has to find out about and about its limits? An unknown power which might have been passed down from mother to daughter for generations? I’m not saying, you’ll have to read this book to find out.

For having given her readers, an interesting, page-turning, coming of age story involving Rachel and the self-discovery of the power she’s always had. I’m happy to give Ms. Martin 5 STARS for her writing endeavor here.

[Jill Rey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set within Ridgeview High School, three best friends (Rachel, Janey and Ellie) are the nerds among the Perfects (Dani & her clique). However, one ordinary morning, Janey doesn’t show up and appears to be missing. Despite the weather, Rachel races to their old neighborhood hoping to find Janey among the abandoned houses, but Rachel never makes it. Rachel wakes up from her crash in the body of The Perfect Dani as she discovers her own body is sitting in a coma as a result of the crash. Rachel & Ellie must find a way to get Rachel back into her own body while maintaining Dani’s status at high school in the meantime.

I chose this book thinking it would be an ode to Freaky Friday, a movie where mom and daughter switch bodies, and it definitely started off as an enjoyable read along such lines. The high school setting is easy to relate to and the characters are adequately developed.

However, as I read on and realized the body switch was due to witchcraft, I started to lose enjoyment in the read. I am not a big fantasy, sci-fi, mythical beings fan and I don’t often read stories surrounding these genres, but I felt the urge to read on. While I enjoyed the story, I felt when the story shifted into focusing on witchcraft and the town’s history the shift was awkward. I enjoyed the introduction of additional characters (the girls’ parents), as such was necessary to provide the depth needed to stretch the storyline into a series format, but I was hoping the author would have been more creative than to solely place the cause of body switching on witching spells. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I will become a quick addict of this series, I remain intrigued enough to maybe pick up book #2 in the near future.

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*A review copy of this book was provided to me by LibraryThing, in exchange for an honest review.

[L. S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m going to be honest: when I started this novel, I thought it was going to be a very generic body-swap-girl-and-boy-fall-in-love type deal.

I’m so happy it wasn’t. In fact, right about halfway point, the novel took everything I thought it was and shattered that image.

When one of their friends goes missing, Rachel and Ellie go to investigate. Rachel wakes up inside the body of one of the "perfects," and an old friend. Between Ellie and Dani’s boyfriend, they’re bound and determined to find out what happened: and the answer is the most shocking thing they’ve ever heard.

The beginning was very much like many young adult novels. The "popular" girls, the "outsiders," the "hot boyfriend caught in the middle." There were a lot of tropes present and they followed the formula for a blossoming romance to a T. The twist that follows was one I didn’t see coming, and it was really good.

The actual premise of the novel was good. It made sense for all the characters and it was a good plot device for their relationships and development. There is a noticeable difference between all of them at the end. I liked the way it forced them together and made them work with each other. For the most part, the characters all had their own unique voice and personality. There were moments where things felt a little flat. Dialogue helped things along, though.

The plot-twist world-building was done well. I’m trying to not give it away because it was really good and it fit well into the narrative. I liked how it got the parents involved, and how well thought-out it was. It did well for the overall tone of the novel.

There were a few moments where things stalled out, but things really came together at the end and it ended on such a good cliffhanger. For sure excited for the next in the series.

[Charlotte Leonetti · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great story, probably even more relevant to me since I am about to start a new high school and the town sounds just like Ridgeview (although not in Missouri). Nothing much happens, except life itself - and that's more than hard enough!

I liked Rachel as a character and found her really interesting - from one teen to another. Surviving high school is something we've all had to do and Rachel's school is just like every other one, cliques, friendship issues and mean girls to deal with.

When Rachel mysteriously ends up in her old friends body, she has to pretend to fit in, which is harder than it may seem. On top of this strange problem, Rachel has to try to be friends with the stuck up 'Perfects' the cool girls of the school - which leads from one problem to another.

A really entertaining story with lots of twists. I'd recommend it to any teens or young adults who just left school and remember it 'fondly'.

[Beatrice Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I hadn’t expected to find myself in the throes of an existential crisis before noon, but I guess that’s just one of the hazards of inhabiting someone else’s body.”

After a friend mysteriously vanishes, wallflower Rachel Lord wakes up in the body of one of the ‘perfects’ at Ridgeview High School, Dani Maguire. Rachel’s got to figure out what happened to her, where her friend went, and how to fix it, all the while pretending to be someone she’s not; and time is running out.

Perfectly Normal kept me in a certain level of suspense. I read the first half of this book in a sitting; I had to know what in the world was going on. Truthfully, I forgot the summary of this novel when I opened it to read it. I didn’t go find it because I thought I’d surprise myself. Through the first half, I couldn’t decide if it would go in a science fiction route, a fantasy route, or a government conspiracy route – all seemed logical. I loved that it could have been anything. My lack of knowing thickened the mystery of it all.

I love the main character, Rachel. She’s a sassy wallflower who takes on her strange situation with sarcastic and grave humor. Everyone else in the story seemed a bit flat and stereotypical; there was the awesome, patient, and understanding male lead, the awesome, witty, chubby best friend, the overly dramatic squad of popular girls that made up the ‘perfects.’ However, given that, I still enjoyed this story. It touched on ‘the grass is greener’ type of thinking, which I expected from the get-go. Of course Rachel thinks that Dani’s life is perfect in every aspect, but when she walks – literally – a few miles in her shoes, she realized that Dani has problems, too, and that her hair doesn’t fix itself in the morning.

But high school drama wasn’t the point of the plot; it was a setting. The story is about our characters, Dani and Rachel, coming into adulthood, so to speak, while walking in someone else’s shoes and realizing what it takes to grow up: apologies, understanding, and the realization that our actions effect other people.

The majority of the novel is given through dialog, which isn’t a bad thing; I love dialog, however, there were a lot of times were I found myself skipping over dialog tags to get to the dialog I needed. A lot of the dialog gave me information about the plot second hand. I didn’t get to experience the thrill of the plot unfolding; I experienced the plot being told to me through dialog. The story slowed down too much for my liking, and I felt that the characters were just wasting my time; I needed to get to the ‘aha’ moment faster. I found myself skipping chunks of dialog or narration because I already knew or suspected the information I was being given.

This book has a very “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” vibe to it. It’s quirky, serious, and good-humored. Fan of the show will enjoy Perfectly Normal.

I gave Perfectly Normal a 4 out of 5 because 1) I read this book in two days, over the course of 2 sittings. I thought about it when I stopped reading. I wanted to know what happened and how. 2) It was fun. It showed that light side of high school drama without being overly dramatic and horrible. 3) I enjoyed it.

It was the little things that cost this book the last point, such as the older librarians use of the verb “trolling,” which to me is a very millennial thing to say, or how Ellie somehow fit a guitar case into a high school locker – those must be some massive lockers. I also felt that some of the scenes/dialog repeated information that I already knew, so I ended up skipped ahead a few times and skimming instead of reading.

[Amy Barns · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was very generously given this book as an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. This is the first time ive read an ARC and it was a great experience. My review is my opinion and was not influenced by anyone else.

This book is not something i would normally choose to read, although i enjoy the young adult genre it did feel a little to young for me. I did struggle to become absorbed in it to begin with but the author did manage to keep my attention enough i made it half way through and then i couldnt put it down.
The plot is a mixture of freaky friday, mean girls, harry potter and a discovery of witches.
The plot, as i said, took a while to develop but as this is set to become a series i understand that it did need some form of roots to be planted. I did like the characters, some more than others, although it would be nice to see some of them developed a bit more. The theme of social differences, high school cliques, is very relatable. It is also nice to see a book focusing on women taking the lead role and not needing a male hero. I liked the fact there was no love triangle and this book solely focused on the power of friendship, family and having to put differences aside. This in fact saved the book for me as it made it slightly more mature than it started off.
It is well written, the author doesnt drone on with over the top description, there are no holes in the plot so far as ive seen, and the language is easy to read. She sets the scene well i had no difficulty imaging where i was as a character. I think this book will definitely appeal to younger readers, although i still read young adult/fantasy as my chosen genre, there are better books in my opinion that attract a wider audience. Having said that i did enjoy this book, and i will purchase the sequel to find out what happens next. The second book would be the decider for me as to whether i bought anymore from this series. i hope the author, though writing for young adults does introduce slightly more mature themes in order to bring it up to the same popularity as other books in this genre. Was it the best book ive ever read ? The honest answer is no. Was it one of my top 10 favourites ? Sadly again no, but it was good, it intrigued me, and though maybe this storyline isnt for me, the author is definitely one to watch. She will be right up there with stephanie meyer and cassandra clare and i look forward to reading more of her works.

I would have rated this book 3 stars purely because i didnt love the plot, however i have awarded 4 stars because the author is exceptionally good, it takes a great skill to encourage a reader to make it half way through a book despite not loving it, and to then finish the book in such a way to completely change my opinion of this book. It went from being mediocre to surprisingly very good.

[Robin Goodfellow · Rating 4 out of 5]

-I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Perfectly Normal, by Amy Martin, is a young adult fantasy that intertwines the ignorance of the past with hope for the present.

In a small town near the contaminated Rocky Ridge Lake, Rachel Lord is enjoying senior year with her two best friends, Janey and Ellie. One night, Janey disappears, and Rachel decides to go out looking for her. After an unfortunate car accident, Rachel wakes up in Dani Maguire’s body, one of the popular girls at school. As Rachel tries maneuvering her way through Dani’s life, she realizes that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. Just what exactly happened to her, Janey, and Dani? And how are they connected to the disaster at Rocky Ridge Lake so very long ago? In this enchanting story, Martin invokes the age-old consequence of what happens when knowledge falls into the wrong hands, all the while gives rise to a forgotten legacy filled with magic and mischief.

I liked reading about Rachel and Ellie’s friendship. It’s clear they both care about each other in a way that’s more permanent than their dull interactions in high school. They both love Janey as well, and care enough to be concerned that she’s missing. Dani, on the other hand, isn’t forgivable; I was disgusted by how she treated her former friends. Although she may be sympathetic, in the end I can’t help but agree with Ellie, that they do need to be careful around Dani. The fact that Luke, the all around nice guy, was thinking about breaking up with her, was little solace. Not only that, but to find out that one of the mean kids was actually a witch isn’t a pleasant surprise when you hate them with all your guts. Still, these interactions parallel with the witches who did everything they could to protect their lands. Just like the mean kids in high school, they didn’t realize that with time comes change.

This brings me to a prominent theme in the book; you need to be able to adapt to change. With Dani gone, Rachel and Ellie had to move on with their friendship because they knew they couldn’t wait for Dani to just suddenly change her mind. In the same way, the Clairvox witches had (supposedly) burned their spell books, if only to try and help future generations blend in with modern society. While this can be humorous at times, it can also be dangerous. As the witches demonstrated, there were other powerful covens nearby, and unless you know how to control your magic, you’ll be easy prey for them. High school parallels with this too to a lesser extent. This particular theme was well-executed, and was also one of the highlights of the book.

Thus, I would give this book a rating of a 3.7 out of 5 stars. While the character parallels were wonderful, I would’ve preferred there to be more details behind Rachel and Dani’s relationship. However, the theme of change was excellent, the many conflicts in the book dealing with how frightening change can be. As such, I would recommend this book to fans of Never Ever by Sara Saedi.

[Kay · Rating 1 out of 5]

The overall idea of the story was great, but it wasn't well-written and there was too much details.
The story is about Rachel, a typical high school student, who is waiting to turn 18 and graduate. Then her friend goes missing and Rachel finds her self trapped in someone else's body.

The story has too much details that are not needed, which can annoy some people and resulted in me skipping quite a few pages. For example, in one of the early scenes, Rachel is driving home from school and the author writes about almost every turn they make, everything they talk about, and even what the tires of the car is doing.

Example from the story:
"Ellie narrows her eyes at me as I pull the car forward, look both ways, and accelerate out onto Tilletson
Street as quickly as I can under the conditions. My car fishtails a bit, and Ellie grabs the dashboard as a
worthless measure of added protection as I straighten my back tires and move us forward at about five
miles an hour..."

Amy Martin supposedly studied creative writing, but her writing doesn't seem yo be professionally at all.
I learned, I think in grade nine, that when you write a story, what you write about should either take the story forward or backwards. Also, you should put in information that the reader would like to read about and that have some significance in the story.
The reader would not want to know if the driver "looked both ways" as she pulled the car forward, or if the driver was driving 5 miles per hour. If you want to indicate that the driver is driving slowly, just say that, you don't need to state how fast or how slow she's driving. The readers aren't interested and they'll just get bored.

Well, that's my opinion of this book. I don't think i'll be reading any of her other books, unless they go thru a publisher, and I certainly don't recommend it to anyone.

[Aparna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received Perfectly Normal as a free review copy through Library Thing.

The story starts off focussing on three highschoolers (Rachel, Ellie & Janey). They are not part of the popular set, who everyone refers to as "The Perfects". While Rachel wonders what it would be like to be a Perfect, Ellie hates them and Janey doesn't really care about them.

Everything seems like a normal YA story until one of the 3 girls(Janey) goes missing. This is where the plot becomes a bit mixed up. Rachel decides to investigate Janey's disappearance which seems to be related to a chemical spill that caused Rachel and many of the neighbouring families to move away from their old neighborhood. She seems to think that Janeys disappearance is part of a conspiracy to hide the truth about the so called chemical contamination.


While attempting to investigate the disappearance, Rachel ends up skidding off a bridge in the middle of a snowstorm. When she wakes up she seems to have traded placed with Dani one of the Perfects.

At this point the author seems undecided on which way to proceed. What started as a corporate conspiracy story suddenly turns into a story about witches and witchcraft when Rachel finds out that she and Janey are both witches.

The rest of the story follows Rachel through her struggle in pretending to be a Perfect while trying to figure out how to get back into her own body.

On the whole, I would rate it a 2.5 out of 5. A one time read if you have nothing else to do.

[Crystal_1992 · Rating 4 out of 5]

SPOILER FREE

I received this book from the author a few moths ago in exchange for an honest review.

I'm bit sorry that good reads don't allow half stars, because this is not a full 4 stars in my opinion, although I chose to round it to 4 stars because it's quite engaging, I look forward to see how the story and the characters will evolve, and my teen self would have certainly gave it a full four stars.

The plot is revealed through the conversation the characters have, so the reader gets to know just what the characters know and nothing more, and this involves you and makes you wish for them to find out what's going on, so you can get to know to. And when everything is about to be revealed the book ends. Yes. It ends with a huge cliffhanger.
But this just showed me how much I want to read the sequel. Not just for the big mistery reveal, but also because I want to see how the relationships between the characters evolve and how the characters themselves change. The book gives a glimpse on these changes just what you need to say "I want more".
Some people could find it a bit slow, but it did not bothered me much.
It's a easy relaxing read, filled with mistery and even a few good messages for teenagers.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from LibraryThing in return for an honest review.

Rachel Lord is your average high school senior counting down the days till her eighteenth birthday and graduation. That is until her friend Janey goes missing. While looking for her Rachel is in an car accident and she wakes up in her former friend, Dani McGuire's, body. Dani is popular, dating the quarterback of the football team, head cheerleader, and all round perfect. How did Rachel get in Dani's body? Where is Janey and Dani? How is Rachel going to get back into her body?

Overall I really enjoyed this book. It sucked me in with in the first view chapters and I could not put it down! I cannot wait for the next book in this series!!! I would suggest this book for anyone who enjoys young adult books in the fantasy genre.

[J.L. Slipak · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was reminiscent of "Freaky Friday." Ugh!

I love "Freaky Friday." This book was enjoyable. The characters were interesting enough to keep me engaged to what was happening around them. The pace was drawn out in some places, causing me to put the book down until another time.

I liked the premise; it's what drew me in. The MC is good in the beginning, well developed and carried the story forward nicely. Then she seemed to stagnate. For a bit, I was bored with her, and put the book down. When I picked it up at a later date, I read to the end non-stop and enjoyed all of it.

I think this book could be edited down a bit. It was wordy in places and filled with information dumps that didn't seem necessary to the story. I liked it, but didn't think it was so freakin' great! No pun intended...

[Sandra Lopez · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Perfects—Ridgeville High School’s ruling triumvirate. Mostly it’s comprised of jocks and prom queens, which is why everyone from students to administrators bows down to them.

Told from the POV of Rachel, a character NOT part of the in-crowd, story is a simple ride through high school life. It had quite a mediocre start that transcended to an unimpressive plot. I mean, what was “normal?” Being a typical high school teenager? Being yourself? Like I said, I wasn’t too impressed. There were also too many characters to keep track of. At first, this sounded like a good YA read, but I just couldn’t get into it.

[Tacey Raye · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I’m lucky to have been able to review some great books and this was absolutely one of them. Perfectly Normal is the start of a paranormal fantasy series. It reminded me a lot of Freaky Friday but with some crazy twists and turns that I never saw coming. Going in I expected a stereotypical story but it blew me away. This book grabs u with the first sentence and won’t let go. There was a family element that I wish had been expanded on a little. From start to finish this was a fun and wild ride.

[KTC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfectly Normal, written by Amy Martin, is set in small-town America and tells of the ordinary lives of three high school seniors: Rachel Lord, Ellie Stengel, and Janey Douchette. Most schools have an in-crowd; in the case of Ridgeview High, those popular people are the Perfects—Lexi Grayson, Alissa Lofton, and Dani Maguire. Dani used to be pals with Rachel, Ellie, and Janey; however, in middle school, she traded them in for some flashier friends. ...more

[Franklin Jeevitha A · Rating 4 out of 5]

A young adult novel with a mix of suspense and mystery.

Rachel Lord is a typical teenager who searches for her missing friend Janey and ends up in the body of Dani, one of the perfects of Ridge view high school after a tragic accident. Its a sort of fun and mystery tale, How Rachel is coping in the body of Dani and How she finds out what happened to Dani and Janey.

An entertaining read.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for honest review.

[Taiwo | A Lifestyle Nerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an e-ARC of this book from the author in exchange for a honest review.

I got this book from the author about a month ago, started it and on the first page, the narrator was talking about how she and three others got missing and I was like how can she narrate how she got missing??

So, I stopped reading it. I wish I had ignored that and kept on reading. This book turned out quite interesting in the end.

While Rachel was in her obsessive state, I really disliked her. I felt like slapping her anytime she talked about how awesome the Perfects were. Only Ellie’s sense made that part of the book bearable.

“The way you talk, it’s like you’re convinced your life is totally horrible compared to hers, but you’ve got so much going on. You volunteer, you organize all kinds of service stuff at school…you act like because you don’t have a designer shoe collection and a quarterback boyfriend, your existence somehow doesn’t matter as much as hers, which is absurd.”

Even later, I still didn’t like her. She could be quite dumb. First, she got hung up on a clique then when things turned awry, she blamed her mother for not giving her the chance to learn the very thing that fucked up her life. She wasn’t the best main character.

The remaining characters especially Ellie were okay. Dani was a classic bitch. Janey wasn’t a rounded up figure but maybe that’s because she wasn’t in the book for long.

The plot was simple and straightforward and it was very nice to find out the secrets about her family. I should have expected it but I didn’t. Those that read paranormal books may probably see that coming though.

My only problem was why beauty was measured by blond hair and blue eyes.

“…impossibly beautiful children—blond, blue-eyed, athletically-trim children with round faces and dazzling smiles.”

Summary: It’s a nice book to read if you want to take a break from action-filled novels that make your heart race.

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