Faking Perfect

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This is a novel of change and growth. It was lovely to see Ella grow into herself and I really enjoyed watching her relationship blossom with her niece. Despite Ella having a bad reputation of being the “naughty twin”, she goes to prove how much she has changed. As such, this is undoubtedly a heart-warming story with plenty of laughs along the way. The only character I really love was her childhood best friend Nolan, I thought he was such a sincere friend as i got to know a lot about him. Which is a bit ironic as their conversation was more often then with her other two love interest. Based on the blurb for this book, I was anticipating a lot more typical high school drama and definitely more boy drama. Neither of those things were really present. This book was weird for me because it totally wasn't what I expected. The writing wasn't very beautiful or special it was just okay ( like the MC). ;). Occasionally, there was a description or bits of dialogue that were written surprisingly well. I cherished those moments =D As for her parents, they were portrayed extremely unrealistically which you would understand once you start reading it.

Will Lexi able to make amends with her dad and accept him? And does Ben really turns out be a guy as Lexi has imagined? Or will she feel a pull towards Tyler? The UK’s Conservative party used similar shallowfake tactics. In the run-up to the recent election, the Conservatives doctored a TV interview with the Labour MP Keir Starmer to make it seem that he was unable to answer a question about the party’s Brexit stance. With deepfakes, the mischief-making is only likely to increase. As Henry Ajder, head of threat intelligence at Deeptrace, puts it: “The world is becoming increasingly more synthetic. This technology is not going away.” Faking It is a Highly Entertaining, Fun, Laugh out Loud, Uplifting, Feel-good read, but at times Tender and Emotional. There are many other characters in this book, Lexi's relationship with Tyler, Nolan and Ben is very distinct and it is something that tells a lot about her. These people make her realize what she actually is and what exactly she want. If you're not into coming-of-age books dashed with a little bit of romance, then this book may not be the one for you.Every character and their lives stories seemed real, to me. This is what I enjoyed the most, in Faking Perfect. The situations, from the teenage girl being pregnant to dealing with weird boyfriends, being drunk at a party, getting to know who your real friends are, your family… all these kind of themes were dealt with in Faking Perfect, maybe this is why it’s labeled “the real thing”. Well, I did not feel for any character and I could not connect with any one. I felt sorry for Lexi at times and the girl really has a bad life considering her family. But, I could not understand some of her decisions and...I just could not connect with her. The Characters are superbly written, the plot flowed along seamlessly, I loved all the drama, mishaps, mayhem and lil twists it kept the book exciting and fun.

What saved this book from being 3 Stars, is Lexi is dealing with some serious family drama – providing depth in an otherwise shallow storyline.There were many times I was not able to relate with Lexi since she was trying very hard to seem like someone she's really not and as a person like me, I feel that it's something weird. I myself am not popular in school but I don't feel the need to change myself just to be accepted. I'd rather have few friends than having many who doesn't really know the real me. So this is just based from my own opinion since I never really did try to fit in so I can't really understand why the heroine felt that way.

The story focuses on Lexi who has a whole host of problems from self-esteem to smoking to serious parental issues. We follow her through her daily personal trials and triumphs. She does end up falling in love, and she does have some high school drama and this is all important to the story but more than anything, it's important for Lexi's growth. I don't even think it's really necessary to mention the boys or the friends that Lexi has because really they're just all stepping stones for her in this book.First of, and the thing that got me interested in this book in the first place, I'm going to start off talking about the relationship between Lexi and Tyler. I was expecting that the main focus of the book would be the relationship but it wasn't. I felt like their relationship wasn't has developed as it should have been and it was really frustrating how Lexi was always thinking about Ben when she was with Tyler, and thinking about Tyler when she was with Ben. I was really hoping we would get more scenes between Tyler and Lexi, but that didn't quite happen. Their relationship was really under developed but I couldn't help myself from loving them on the few scenes they had together. This was a great, fun read. It was comic and entertaining and I loved MacIntosh’s range of characters. My first read from this author, I am certain that it will not be my last.