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A review by allthatissim
You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman
5.0
Full review on: Flipping Through the Pages
Actual rating: 4.5 Stars
[b:You Asked for Perfect|33299465|You Asked for Perfect|Laura Silverman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532058100s/33299465.jpg|54031886] exactly delivered what I expected and even more than that. This book took my heart. It was so adorable and cute. And not only there is a mushy romance, but it also talks about a very important issue which the young generation is facing – the high school stress and academic pressure.
* Amazingly relatable
The academics can really stress out students, especially if they are rigorous ones. Ariel is a senior in high school and he is trying to excel and do everything he can to get into Harvard. This, of course, results in a stressful life for him. He was even ashamed to admit to his parents and friends that he failed in his Calculus test and that he is stressing out. This whole Ariel situation was really relatable.
* Adorable M/M romance
The M/M relationship is in this book is so cute and adorable. Ariel is a bisexual Jewish boy who is always busy with his academics and trying to excel in it to go to Harvard. He never paid much attention to Amir, who was his neighbour. When Ariel fails in a Calculus quiz he asks Amir to tutor him and then he notices how crushworthy he is. The best thing is that the romance is low-profile. They weren’t kissing after every single page.
* All the diversity and cultural representation
This book has it all in terms of diversity and the representation is at its best. Almost every character in the book is a diverse character.
- Ariel is Jewish
- Amir, the love interest of Ariel, is Arabian and Muslim
- Sook, Ariel’s best friend, is Korean and sapphic
- Malka, a common friend of Ariel and Sook, is also Jewish
- Pari Shah, Ariel’s friend and competitor, is Muslim
- Ariel is bisexual, Amir and Sook are homosexual
Ahh, so much diversity and representation, right? I don’t know much about Jewish culture but knowing about so many Jewish things made me so happy. All the synagogue talks were interesting. And all the Jewish FOOD? It made me so hungry. There were matzo ball soups and various other dishes, which I probably can’t pronounce 😀
* Wonderful characters and relationships
This book definitely has one of the best set of characters. I loved every single character. Ariel is just a stressed-out boy who would instantly make you feel for him. Amir is such an adorable one. He is softest and so well fitted with Ariel. I loved the relationship between Ariel and his little sister, Rachel. That definitely made me want a brother that I never had. He was so careful about his little sister and always made time for her.
Sook was Ariel’s best friend. She asks Ariel to help her with her band with Malka and Ariel agrees to it. Sook’s and Ariel’s relationship was friendship goals. Ariel considered Pari as his competition. They both were constantly competing with each other for the first position as a Valedictorian. Though she tried to be a good friend to Ariel, he was never at ease with her. But soon he realises that Pari too is living with the same stress as he is.
Ariel’s and Amir’s families were so amazing. There are only a handful of YA books in which we have awesome families and this one is definitely one of them. Ariel’s parents were so supportive of him when he came out in front of them years ago. When Ariel and Amir declare about their relationship, the reaction they gave were so adorable.
* All the HP references
Okay, so this book is full of HP references. Amir is a Potterhead and he used so many lines from HP. I haven’t read the complete HP series so obviously, I missed on many references. But if you are into HP then you are definitely going to enjoy all those references.
FINAL THOUGHTS
This is a book which would definitely make you happy and you shouldn’t miss this. With wonderful characters, diverse representation, adorable romance and relatable plot, this book is a complete package and will surely make you fall in love with it. I would definitely recommend this to every YA contemporary lover.
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Actual rating: 4.5 Stars
[b:You Asked for Perfect|33299465|You Asked for Perfect|Laura Silverman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532058100s/33299465.jpg|54031886] exactly delivered what I expected and even more than that. This book took my heart. It was so adorable and cute. And not only there is a mushy romance, but it also talks about a very important issue which the young generation is facing – the high school stress and academic pressure.
* Amazingly relatable
The academics can really stress out students, especially if they are rigorous ones. Ariel is a senior in high school and he is trying to excel and do everything he can to get into Harvard. This, of course, results in a stressful life for him. He was even ashamed to admit to his parents and friends that he failed in his Calculus test and that he is stressing out. This whole Ariel situation was really relatable.
* Adorable M/M romance
The M/M relationship is in this book is so cute and adorable. Ariel is a bisexual Jewish boy who is always busy with his academics and trying to excel in it to go to Harvard. He never paid much attention to Amir, who was his neighbour. When Ariel fails in a Calculus quiz he asks Amir to tutor him and then he notices how crushworthy he is. The best thing is that the romance is low-profile. They weren’t kissing after every single page.
* All the diversity and cultural representation
This book has it all in terms of diversity and the representation is at its best. Almost every character in the book is a diverse character.
- Ariel is Jewish
- Amir, the love interest of Ariel, is Arabian and Muslim
- Sook, Ariel’s best friend, is Korean and sapphic
- Malka, a common friend of Ariel and Sook, is also Jewish
- Pari Shah, Ariel’s friend and competitor, is Muslim
- Ariel is bisexual, Amir and Sook are homosexual
Ahh, so much diversity and representation, right? I don’t know much about Jewish culture but knowing about so many Jewish things made me so happy. All the synagogue talks were interesting. And all the Jewish FOOD? It made me so hungry. There were matzo ball soups and various other dishes, which I probably can’t pronounce 😀
* Wonderful characters and relationships
This book definitely has one of the best set of characters. I loved every single character. Ariel is just a stressed-out boy who would instantly make you feel for him. Amir is such an adorable one. He is softest and so well fitted with Ariel. I loved the relationship between Ariel and his little sister, Rachel. That definitely made me want a brother that I never had. He was so careful about his little sister and always made time for her.
Sook was Ariel’s best friend. She asks Ariel to help her with her band with Malka and Ariel agrees to it. Sook’s and Ariel’s relationship was friendship goals. Ariel considered Pari as his competition. They both were constantly competing with each other for the first position as a Valedictorian. Though she tried to be a good friend to Ariel, he was never at ease with her. But soon he realises that Pari too is living with the same stress as he is.
Ariel’s and Amir’s families were so amazing. There are only a handful of YA books in which we have awesome families and this one is definitely one of them. Ariel’s parents were so supportive of him when he came out in front of them years ago. When Ariel and Amir declare about their relationship, the reaction they gave were so adorable.
* All the HP references
Okay, so this book is full of HP references. Amir is a Potterhead and he used so many lines from HP. I haven’t read the complete HP series so obviously, I missed on many references. But if you are into HP then you are definitely going to enjoy all those references.
FINAL THOUGHTS
This is a book which would definitely make you happy and you shouldn’t miss this. With wonderful characters, diverse representation, adorable romance and relatable plot, this book is a complete package and will surely make you fall in love with it. I would definitely recommend this to every YA contemporary lover.
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