I’m not ready to let go of these characters yet and think that so much more can be done! While it wasn’t perfect, I was left hoping that there’s a sequel. Thankfully Perfected leaned more toward loved. I wasn’t quite sure of what the summary reminded me of when I’d read it-only that it sounded so interesting-but while reading I was reminded of Beta, which I loved, and Wither, which was okay.

Because the only thing more dangerous than staying with Penn’s family is leaving…and if she’s unsuccessful, she’ll face a fate far worse than death.įor fans of Keira Cass’s Selection series and Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden series, Perfected is a chilling look at what it means to be human, and a stunning celebration of the power of love to set us free, wrapped in a glamorous-and dangerous-bow. Falling for him goes against every rule she knows…and the freedom she finds with him is intoxicating.īut when Ella is kidnapped and thrust into the dark underworld lurking beneath her pampered life, she’s faced with an unthinkable choice. He’s the only person who sees beyond the perfect exterior to the girl within. Trained from birth to be graceful, demure, and above all, perfect, these “family companions” enter their masters’ homes prepared to live a life of idle luxury.Įlla is happy with her new role as playmate for a congressman’s bubbly young daughter, but she doesn’t expect Penn, the congressman’s handsome and rebellious son.

As soon as the government passed legislation allowing humans to be genetically engineered and sold as pets, the rich and powerful rushed to own beautiful girls like Ella.

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