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Bad Girls with Perfect Faces

de Lynn Weingarten

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Seventeen-year-old Sasha, desperate to save her best friend Xavier from more heartache, creates a social media trap for his ex-girlfriend with the hopes of exposing her cheating ways, but Sasha's plan takes a dangerous turn that dramatically changes the course of everyone's life.
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I'm dead-- this book just ripped out my soul. Thanks Lynn Weingarten for writing books with characters that are so messed up that I can't possibly look away from the words on the page!!

I've been a Lynn Weingarten fan for a while, but now I think I've graduated into SUPER-FANDOM. This might be the most "me" book that I've read in the last 2 years.

It starts off with Sasha, who is this girl with a hard heart but a soft spot for Xavier. She wants to tell him her feelings, but Ivy gets in the way. First by breaking his heart and sending him into a downward spiral, and then by whisking in and wanting him back at the worst possible moment.

Ivy is a memorable character because she's so obviously damaged and puts Xavier through hell. Ivy is the kind of girl who does what she wants and doesn't worry about the people she's hurting. She's confident that people will let her off the hook because she's good at manipulating them. Typical sociopath. I spent so much of the book wishing that Xavier would wake up and tell her to FUCK OFF-- until I realized that really isn't what the book is about at all.

What is the book about?? Well, I try to be spoiler-free around here, so I'm not going to tell you what's actually happening. But I will say that it's about a WHOLE LOT MORE than crushes and cat-fishing damaged girls. It's the best dark romance that I've read in a long time, and I can't wait to read more from this author.

My Fave Part: Underneath all the lying and drinking and pain, there was a legit beautiful friendship there. I couldn't help but feel a little jealous over how Sasha and Xavier just "got" each other. The sense of humor they had with each other was something only people who genuinely love each other could cultivate. I would reread this book just to jump back into the glimpses of their relationship that didn't revolve around Ivy.

This is the type of YA that I LIVE for-- the type that is raw and full of characters that have a bite to them. I couldn't put this book down, did not want to stop reading. The thrilling lead-up to the reveal had me turning pages like a madwoman. My emotions are still reeling a little bit after finishing this dark, twisty book. I SO recommend to people that love the darkness.

OVERALL: 1,00000 times YES!! I love nothing more than the dark YA books that are full of messed up characters. I recommend to my fellow YA Thriller lovers-- people who liked [b:The Female of the Species|25812109|The Female of the Species|Mindy McGinnis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455917180s/25812109.jpg|45668311]-- who want to read a book that is twisty and leaves you feeling a little bit lost.

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  Michelle_PPDB | Mar 18, 2023 |
This was a fast read and it got really suspenseful after the halfway mark (and my eyes widened several times, which seems to be a reaction I've been having recently) but I don't think I'll remember this book three months from now. It really should have started at the major plot point, because I didn't care at all for the first part. ( )
  whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |
"When someone you cherish does something incomprehensible, you will find reasons to decide they are the exception. You will cling to the details, tell yourself, but this is different. But it never is."

Bad Girls with Perfect Faces
by Lynn Weingarten

My review:

Have you ever felt like something.....about to happen? Something ominous?

Maybe in a film you saw or in a TV show you watched? Or in the life of someone you knew? Or even your own?

There's this feeling....like you are about to be enveloped.....ensnared in DANGER? It is a subtle distant type of danger. A danger you have no idea what it is about or where it is hiding....(maybe in the trees? in the twilight?) You don't know what it's made of, you just know it has shown itself.

And it is coming for you. Soon you will know. But for now it is a mood that is omniscient. It is all around you and you just cannot escape it.

THAT IS THIS BOOK!!

Bad girls with Perfect Faces is a gem. It is startling and dark, moody and tragic....I really liked it. I think you will too.

I so do not want to give anything away. I sometimes give plot descriptions. Not for this one though. Not much anyway.

I will say that the central plot involves Sasha and Xavier who are best friends. Xavier has been dumped by his mindfuck...sorry...girlfriend..Ivy.

Ivy is the type of person who gets off on making her lovers as humanly miserable as possible. She has a contempt for goodness and loving her also comes with punishment...because Ivy, on some level, hates herself and she does her best to make her boyfriends hate her as well.

So when a chance encounter throws the sweet Xavier and the nasty Ivy back together, Sasha is terribly worried for her best friend Xavier. She knows he barely made it through his LAST breakup with Ivy. She is worried and does not want Ivy to fuck with her friend anymore. So she decides she will show him just how awful Ivy is.

Until it all goes horribly wrong.

OK..I have said to much already. If you like moody YA mysteries you have got to read this. It really pulls you in and makes you want to keep reading until the end. Which I did!

There are some excellent plot twists which I doubt you will see coming although you might THINK you do.

Now I have to put spoilers up. If you are reading this review and have yet to read this book and want to, please stop reading my review at this point.

SPOILERS:

I know I often contradict myself. Sometimes I say I like dark endings, sometimes I say I don't. I think it is really different for every book. My only complaint with this one is how tragic the end was. I felt for Sasha although she absolutely acted in some very self destructive ways. But I wish it had ended on a happier note. Part two, Author?

Anyway....this one was just what I needed tonight and I do recommend it...it has it all...great characters, an alluring story, deep atmosphere an d excellent plot twists. Four stars for a very well written book. ( )
  Thebeautifulsea | Aug 7, 2022 |
Very dark, twisted tale with an ending I did NOT see coming despite various hints. This is the story of Sasha who is in love with her best friend Xavier, but Xavier is in love with his on again, off again girlfriend Ivy. Sasha hates Ivy and believes that she constantly cheats on Xavier. In an effort to catch her out, Sasha creates a fake identity Jake and starts messaging Ivy. Ivy writes back, Xavier has an Epiphany, Sasha/Jake is asked to meet Ivy. She does but somehow Ivy turns the tables on Sasha saying she knew all along that Jake wasn't real. The two tussle physically and Ivy bumps her head. End of Part one and we know things get awful in the second part with lots of twists and turns in the plot that I won't give away here.
Its a real pity that in the author's quest to make this an authentic teen read, she has sprinkled the F word on nearly every page, followed by liberal doses of underage drinking, drugs and sex. This would have to be one for mature readers as the drinking and drug use is seen as normal in the world that Sasha and Xavier and Ivy inhabit and the possible consequences of using are not elaborated on.
One for kids who like their teenage romance on the very dark side. ( )
  nicsreads | Sep 6, 2020 |
I read this book without having a single clue what was it about. I like to have "surprise reads" quite often and let the books find me. Sometimes I don't even know what genre I'm reading, I go truly blind into the story without any expectations. This was one of those blind dates and it happened to be a contemporary thriller. Even if thriller is not one of my preferred genres, I admit this was goooooood, in its own shocking way.

At the beginning, I was sure I was going to indulge in a teenage romance between Sasha and her best friend Xavier. The story is fluid and you grasp the idea of their relationship quite fast. Soon enough, it becomes a love triangle with Sasha, Xavier and his ex, Ivy. The last one is a "playgirl" who goes wild, parties hard and gets involved with many guys.

On the other side of the spectrum we have Sasha and Xavier, who are average teenagers with a really sweet and strong relationship... based on friendship. Sasha plans to get out of the friend zone but Ivy is like a charming and manipulative tornado and Xavier falls for her affections once again, like a trained puppy. This makes Sasha befriend her on social media (posing as a guy) in an attempt to make Xavier realize that Ivy is a player and no good for him. From there on, things began to get twisted and dark.

Now, this is a mystery thriller, so I wont give any hints to spoil the story. What I can tell you is that this book grabs your attention and doesn't let you blink until it's over. The contrast between the predictable young love from the beginning and the sudden dark plot that slaps you on the face later on, makes this book very enjoyable. I would totally recommended it if you enjoy disturbing, fast peaced, contemporary YA thrillers that leave you like "whoa...O.O" ( )
  Miss_Honeybug | May 3, 2020 |
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