Title: Perfect Fifths
Author: Megan McCafferty
Category: Fiction, Young Adult
Rating: 3/5
Why I Read It: I read the rest of the Jessica Darling series in 2007, so I wanted to see how the last book wrapped it all up.

Summary: Three years after he proposed to her and she said no, Jessica Darling runs into Marcus Flutie—literally.

Review: I’m glad I read the final book in this series not just for the closure but because the book offers up some truly enjoyable moments. And even though it had been almost 2 years since I last read about Jessica, this book brought it all back immediately.

But this wasn’t my favorite book in the series. A few reasons why:

  • Transcript in the middle—The 2nd third of the book is a conversation between two characters, but nothing else happens. You don’t even get to see what the characters are doing except when they talk about it. It’s like reading a transcript. Interested technique, but it got old for me after a few pages.
  • Clever bordering on pretentious—I like smart humor, I do. But a few times, the extreme cleverness of the characters induced eye-rolling.
  • Short wrap-up—This is probably just me, but I wanted more of a conclusion. Or at least more time in the conclusion. After such a long series with a back-and-forth, steamy relationship, I was looking forward to more of a payoff. But then, I’m in the camp that liked the conclusion of the last Harry Potter, which I know isn’t universal.

With that said, if you’ve read the rest of the Jessica Darling series, I think you’ll enjoy this one.

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