Perfect on Paper

Description: Darcy has two major secrets: she's in love with her best friend, Brooke, and she's the anonymous advice giver behind locker 89. When she's caught in the act of the latter by certified pain in the butt Alexander Brougham, she'll do anything for him to keep her secret and risk losing Brooke for good. In this case, "anything" means helping him get his ex back, which sounds like no big deal...until she realizes somewhere along the way, she started wanting him for herself.

Brief description: SOPHIE GONZALES is a young adult contemporary author. She graduated from the University of Adelaide and lives in Adelaide, Australia, where she can be found ice skating, painting, and practicing the piano. She is also the author of Perfect on Paper, Only Mostly Devastated, and The Law of Inertia, and If This Gets Out with Cale Dietrich.

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Praise for Perfect on Paper

"Didn't know it was possible to pack a book with this much charm, humor, sincerity, and wisdom, but then again, it's Sophie Gonzales. Perfect on Paper is perfectly wonderful." --Becky Albertalli, New York Times-bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

"A classic enemies-to-lovers romance but with some very contemporary obstacles thrown in." --Good Housekeeping

"The book has a lot to love and celebrate.... The balance of lightness and meaningful conversations is perfect.... If you want to experience Darcy's badassery firsthand as she weaves through her complicated life, may sure to pick up this book!" --Hollywood Insider

"Packed with humor, romance, and wisdom but most of all a wonderful sense of queer pride. Perfect on Paper reads a bit like what you'd get if you mixed Leah on the Offbeat and Netflix's Sex Education.... This book absolutely won my heart!" --Shelf Awareness

"Sophie Gonzales, who wrote last year's charming Grease takeoff Only Mostly Devasted, pens another high school romance.... Twists and turns and hate-to-love ensue." --Forbes, "10 Of The Most Notable YA Books Of 2021 (So Far)"

"Gonzales has crafted a lively story with multilayered appeal...then wraps it all up in an electrifying love story." --Booklist

"A highly inclusive read with many characters identifying as LGBTQ+, this delightful foray into the world of high school relationships is a fantastic read for romance fans." --School Library Journal

"I devoured this book in one lovely day! Perfect on Paper is full of the kind of sharp wit, keen insight, and hilarious rom-com shenanigans that make it a heartfelt reminder that love may come in infinite and unexpected ways, but is still the one thing we all have in common." --Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author of Tweet Cute

"Charming and compulsively readable.... Equal parts heady and heartfelt, it's perfect not only on paper, but in every way it works itself in and hangs on past the final page." --Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of If I'm Being Honest

"Full of swoons and angst and packaged carefully with heart, Perfect on Paper was a brilliant study on the complications of first loves." --Erin Hahn, author of You'd Be Mine and More than Maybe

"With plenty of swoons and off-the-charts chemistry, Sophie Gonzales has delivered a rom-com that is the perfect blend of humor, heart, and truth. Perfect on Paper is a must read for all rom-com fans!" --Kevin van Whye, author of Date Me, Bryson Keller

Praise for Sophie Gonzales's Only Mostly Devastated

"Only Mostly Devastated is the kind of book I wish existed when my kids were younger--a charming, funny, laugh-out-loud teen romance that reminds all readers love comes in a multitude of flavors, and they are ALL sweet." --Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light

"A delightful, heartwarming, heartrending story about family, love, friendship, and living your most authentic life. I couldn't put it down." --New York Times-bestselling author Sandhya Menon