Present Perfect (Perfect series Book 1)

Some of my all time favourites fall into these categories. This is definitely a new favourite of mine. I will never stop loving my knight in plastic armor. There are so many little things that sucked me in, with this book. Books like this make me realise what a simple, easily pleased creature I am. But when it comes down to it, I am a romance reader, through and through.

Ultimately, I just want a guy who is utterly besotted with his girl, a palpable chemistry between them, some heartache to keep me on my toes and satisfying, happy ending. The ones that completely turn me inside out, emotionally. To think that this is Alison G. And I want everybody to read it. Have you read it? Comment below and tell us what you thought?

Like this review and want to keep up to date with more book news…? Past Imperfect Perfect 2 , by Alison G. I enjoyed the beginning, on halloween, when Noah shared his candy, oh so cute. I quickly became frustrated with Amanda, and her constantly rejecting Noah. Then , I liked the end. Now, Brad has his own book. He was such a jerk in 1 why would I want to read more about him. I am not sold yet.

I do love the pic of him on your review , very hot. Amanda, so you are definitely not alone. I really trust your judgement , this is the first time I have felt the same about about a book. Is Brad better in this book? Yes, Brad totally redeems himself. However, if you are intolerant of indecisive females, you might not love Mabry. Good luck with it. Let me know how you find it. I LOVE this book. I want the hero and heroine to want only each other, a strong bond. But Dalton, he changed the rules. His thoughts to Amanda resonated with me when I first read this book about 1 year ago.

My nephew died 2 weeks ago. I spoke at his funeral and in my speech I used Daltons lines. I gave him his thank you and goodbye. Thank you Allison Bailey for giving us this beautiful story. Thank you for giving more than a story. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Enter your email address to follow Smitten's Book Blog and receive notifications of new reviews by email. Present Perfect Perfect 1 , by Alison G.

My Casting Amanda Noah What an emotionally charged, completely gorgeous, romantic journey!! Why did someone not forcefully suggest I read this before now?!

So, speaking of swooning… Noah Stewart. Fantastic Find this book on Goodreads Purchase this book on Amazon. This entry was posted in Alison G. March 26, at 7: April 2, at 6: Ah…this is so sweet I just love them. So reading this review you are probably thinking why in the hell did this girl this book 5 stars.

This book totally and completed gutted me. I mean I was talking to myself, ranting to Chris, sobbing, and even laughing at some parts. My ranting was so loud my husband came to bed and asked who I was on the phone with. Yes, I was feeling dramatic. It is about a girl with a broken self-esteem and guy who loves her regardless of all her imperfections.

It is about two people growing up together, loving each other, and trying to figure out what to do next. It is about accepting that things and people will never be perfect, but they can be perfect for you. I repeat my earlier statement this book will test your patience, but if you are up for the challenge it is well worth it. View all 34 comments. Hay dos tipos de historias que me las bebo como si fueran agua: Y mira que en Perfect hay de los dos, pero la autora se ha pasado 20 pueblos con el drama. Y sobre todo lo bonito y bueno que era Noah con Amanda, pero de golpe y porrazo la autora empieza a meter drama, y dram Hay dos tipos de historias que me las bebo como si fueran agua: View all 3 comments.

And man like me you will all fall in love with everything that is Noah!! Amanda at times did annoy me with her constant pushing of Noah away but putting that aside I can understand her reasoning behind it.. Don't be fooled into getting lulled into a false sense of security reading this book, I went in blind, didn't 5 plastic knight in shining armor stars!! Don't be fooled into getting lulled into a false sense of security reading this book, I went in blind, didn't read any reviews or really took much in of the blurb..

I laughed, I swore, I cried!! So anyone getting ready to read this go grab those tissues because I guarantee this will give those tear ducts a work out!! Loved, Loved, Loved this book!! View all 11 comments. I was so hesitant to start this book after seeing so many conflicting reviews from my friends.

After skimming through reviews I bought the book but decided to hold off on reading. Then one day I scrolled through my kindle in search of my next read and there it sat waiting.

Present Perfect (Perfect, #1) by Alison G. Bailey

One tap of my finger and I was reading one the best book openers in From day one Amanda and Noah were meant; you read it clear as day that even as children these two had a bond that could not be severed. You think things are going smooth and that a romance would bloom and easily take root however no such luck.. Opposition comes in the form of self doubt. Amanda has always saw herself as less than or not good enough even as a child.

This brings major complications for her future self. The family dynamics Amada has with her parents and sister is very… interesting. I never felt she was unloved or maybe I should say loved any less than her sister though comparisons are made on the two by both the mother and father. To be or not to be As teens Noah and Amanda are still the best of friends except with the teen hormones in full effect. They sort of tap dance around liking each other with Amanda holding back completely as Noah pushes for more a then friends title. Amanda pushes back to stay friends; the tug of war goes on for quite some time.

But the line has already been crossed, Tweet. It is completely frustrating to read about someone rejecting what is so clear to everyone else but I had patience and stuck it out. The fact that Amanda acknowledged her stupidity and her inner voice told her to fight or do what was right gave me hope. She quickly settled for what she thought was good enough. Nothing like life altering moments to bring a pause to the mind and with it comes some perspective maybe even clarity.

Well this slowly happens to Amanda.. Stop living in the past and wasting your present. You need to tell Noah how you feel. Confessions with declarations of love flow from her mouth and all I could do is hold my breath and wait. Better late than never, right! I love you deeper every time I see you.

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So, no matter what happens, I needed you to know how I feel. How he took things in stride and managed to put one foot in front of the other to move on and not be a man whore after pouring out his heart is a true testament to his character. My thoughts I am so happy I read this book and I want to thank Anna, so much for recommending it to me.

To not meet Dalton Conner or Noah Stewart would be a tragedy. The writing I prefer to love my heroines and that was not the case with this story. I did not hate Amanda, I just did not like her for a big portion of the book. Either way her refusal to give in and be with Noah will infuriate readers no matter what.

I had a HUGE issue with that but it what it is. My Ratings Characters- Sweet but quite a few will annoy you and one will blow your mind because he is very memorable! And am very happy I read it! Now go forth and read. Then come tell us about it on Goodreads! For more reviews got to http: View all 29 comments. Parts of this book I absolutely adored! Other parts had me fuming and frustrated, and ready to hurl my kindle. Told from the POV of the heroine, Amanda, she tells the story of her relationship with her best friend, and her knight in plastic armor, Noah.

Having known each other since birth, they have been inseparable their entire lives, growing up together, and sharing all of the important firsts. And I was instantly in love with both of them. The stories of them as children were absolutely beautiful, and as they grew older and things between them started to change, I totally found myself crushing on a 14 year old! But Noah is just perfection! And here begins my problem. While, up until this point, I really loved Amanda - I love her voice, and I loved watching her and Noah together, and watch things start to change between them.

She just gets really stupid! And Amanda had so much stupid, she almost managed just that. And poor Noah and his heart just get trampled. The boy declares love and keeps telling her over and over how much he cares for her, how awesome she is, and how much he wants her, and she just keeps pushing him away — breaking both of their hearts in the process. And, cry me a freaking river, I could not feel any sympathy towards her for something that is entirely her fault.

They both acknowledged how they were feeling, they both wanted it, and Amanda holding Noah close with one hand while pushing him away with the other was beyond infuriating Because Noah is amazing! He is funny, caring, supportive, protective and loyal, and he is absolutely committed to his Tweet love that nickname by the way — and the story behind it , no matter how she treated him.

And honestly, he is the reason I kept reading. I just wanted to smack her so bad! Touching her ass and her tits. It was early in the book, and made me so sad, and I knew it was only going to get worse. And then, there is a massive shift that takes place in the second half of the book which turns the story absolutely on its head.

It is absolutely beautifully written, and had me tearing up multiple times. They were all so well developed, and — love them or hate them — their contributions to the story were really meaningful. And then, there was that ending. And I was also a wee bit disbelieving that in the eight ish years they were together, they had never gotten married. I figured it would be the first thing they would have done!!!

But still, I was happy with the way it ended up. I was so over-emotional that I just didn't know what to do with myself! I was completely overwhelmed by it all. The best thing about this book apart from Noah? The friendship between Amanda and Noah is incredible, and really well written, and the emotion is always right there!

There is humour, heartbreak, and gut-wrenching sadness, and you feel it all! But there was so much of the content of the story that ticked me off so badly, that it almost made me want to put the book down. View all 39 comments. So about thirty pages into this book it became very, very clear that This book was angsty, emotional, heart breaking, did I say angsty already???? I will endeavour to write a proper review of course, but firstly I must rehydrate after all the crying i have done!!!! And by rehydrate I mean Oh and So about thirty pages into this book it became very, very clear that View all 33 comments.

Present Perfect is the heartwarming and emotional story of Amanda. A beautiful, complicated girl filled with insecurities after having grown up in her sister's shadow. Amanda wasn't alone though, she had her knight in plastic armor, Noah. Noah,was always there believing in her. Except there were so many more feelings than those of pure friendship. They were soul mates in the truest form of the sense. They experienced everything together. Amanda believing she isn't good enough for Present Perfect is the heartwarming and emotional story of Amanda.

Amanda believing she isn't good enough for him and fearing losing him, refuses to take their friendship to the next level. Soon life takes over and the chain of events that take place will make you think twice about what's truly important in life. Their story consumed me from the beginning and was so much more than I was expecting. It made me feel every emotion possible. I laughed, I cried, I was angry, and emotional. Their was great dialogue and character development. The writing in this book amazing. If only I could give this book more than 5 stars.

I recommend this book to everyone. I think sometimes we all forget what's really important in life and need a small reminder. View all 59 comments. I'm working on what to say because Noah and Dalton were fantastic but I just hated Amanda. I must have yelled at my Nook a million times. Truthfully, I never shed a tear for Amanda. I guess I'm still processing this one View all 44 comments. Its really been a while that a book has hooked me like this and while I hardly got any sleep last night, I certainly will not complain!! This book is such an emotional collercoaster and YES!

The journey is worth the ride. Feelings so raw and real The 5 Perfect Stars!! So many emotions flowed through me. It made me laugh, smile, blush, got me angry and ranting then brought me to tears and last but not least it filled my heart with Love Noah and Amanda have been the best of friends forever.. When I say forever I mean from the time they could walk. They were first everything..

Until they grow older and their feelings start to develop and suddenly they seeing each other in a whole new light. Amanda has never been perfect, her sister Emily was the perfect one or so Amanda's been told. What this does is causes her to feel inadequate and not good enough. So when she starts developing feelings for Noah she must push them aside because to her she will never be good enough for him. Bless this boys kind soul. He never hid his feelings from Amanda, not at all Even when Amanda had this crazy notion that she could not date him because it 'could ruin the friendship' he didn't agree We see how Amanda had to let Noah go and watch him be with someone else.

This tore my heart into shreads and had me so angry. An action that you are positive you would never do, no matter what. Its such a shame that so much time was wasted because these two were soooo in Love with each other The more happiness you have, the more devastating the fall is, and there is always a fall, a crash,, or a collision of some kind.

I seriously didn't see this coming Bravo to the author for this!!! This capured my soul I swear and brought me to tears more than once. Life is painful and hard Things we never think about happen to young people and at these times we finally see who is important to us and how short life really is.

There are no hearts and flowers and pink ponys. But if you let the love you deserve into your life.. It almost makes everything else okay! View all 20 comments. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I had a day to think about this.

I originally gave the book 3 stars, but that would insinuate that I liked it. It was just "OK" for me. As far as writing goes. The story itself just wasn't for me. I was in book heaven. Amanda's character annoyed the ever loving crap out of me. This was the entire relationship between I had a day to think about this. This was the entire relationship between Amanda and Noah. Over and over and over again. At some point I expected things to change or progress, something But, I got nothing. Just a different scene with the same outcome. Although it annoyed me, I decide to push through and see where this story of their relationship is going because it has to go somewhere, right?

By this point, I already dislike her character and so I have zero pity for her. She's more of a villain than a victim to me. The rest of the book is all about her leg and whatever. I just kinda skimmed at this point. It felt like I started reading a romance novel that got cut off halfway then, boom I'm in another book. Which I could care less about because I was more interested in their relationship than her damn leg. Maybe I'd feel differently about it if I liked the heroine. It just wasn't my cuppa. I know everyone loved this book. But I have to be honest in my reviews.

View all 25 comments. And I don't want to see him hook up with other girls until she finally pulls her head out and accepts his righteous love! For the sake of my loved ones, I'm skipping it. View all 30 comments. Honestly, I'm not the most emotional person, so when this book had me awake at 4: I didn't realize how much I needed this book until it was over. At times I seriously thought my heart was going to explode from all the love and adorable moments that this story possessed.

Other times I was so overwhelmed Holy. Other times I was so overwhelmed with emotion that the term "ugly cry" was not even close to describe the state I was in. However, in my crazed book hangover state I failed to realize it was 6am You literally are a part of all the milestones of the first quarter of their lives. I personally love when books take place over a long period of time. Not only do you get to see the characters grow and hopefully mature, but you get to experience more with them. I always feel like I have a stronger connection to characters and understand them better when I know them over longer periods of time.

Wow, that was a total book nerd revelation From trick or treating at age 6 when you find out how Amanda comes to be known as Tweet , to Noah caring for her after she takes a spill of her bike at age 8. Bailey did such a perfect job portraying the love that these two share for each other even at such an early age. I mean it's obviously true love if you are willing to share your halloween candy and chocolate cake at any age really It seamlessly transitions from YA to NA as these two grow and enter different stages of their lives.

At times the chemistry and angst between these two was more than I could bear. On more than one occasion I found myself holding my breath with anticipation. Their chemistry was OUT. At every age he was charming, protective, unbelievably sweet and as he grew up, he turned down right swoon-worthy. But I think my favorite Noah quality besides the baby blue eyes and athletic body was his honesty. From the beginning he was always honest and open about his feelings for Amanda. There was very little of that annoying misinterpretation and miscommunication that usually takes place in these kind of romantic situations.

Noah and Amanda's friendship is tested countless times, but his feelings and intentions were always crystal clear to me! I'm sure most of you will want to give Amanda a good shake and I'll admit I wanted to at times, but I actually really connected with Amanda and understood her reservations. If anything I found it heartbreaking that she couldn't see herself the way Noah saw her. As much as I wanted them together, I understood why she was so terrified to lose Noah as a friend and wanted to preserve that amazing friendship. Plus lets be honest, if everyone got their wish and these two lived happily ever after at 16, the book would be boring not to mention hella short.

If that isn't the sweetest fucking thing I've ever heard of. I think I just had a little orgasm. Dalton Connor may just be one of my most favorite characters of all time. He was hilarious, heartbreaking and so, SO wise. I think every person could learn a thing or two from Dalton about how to live their lives. Also Brad Johnson was an extremely interesting character. I promise you will absolutely love to HATE him I cannot wait to read Brad's story in Bailey's next book, Past Imperfect.

First of all, in NO way or form does it do the book justice. Secondly, I found the cover model to be a little distracting with those photoshopped eyes, and it really was not how I pictured Tweet to look like in real life. I personally like when covers are more abstract. Unless you find the perfect cover model which has been done before And we're able to let the people in our lives know how much they mean to us. There will be times in the book that your heart will be so broken you don't know if you can or want to keep reading. There were times when I was crying so hard I couldn't see the screen of my kindle.

Other times my cheeks hurt because I was smiling so hard. So have a little faith, please.. I promise when you finish this book your heart will be so full. You may need a glass of wine, or in my case, a glass of wine and some ice cream at 9: But the emotional ride is SO worth it! Reviewed by Abby for www. View all 14 comments. This book will screw with your mind. This book starts out as a lovely narrative about a girl who grows up side-by-side with a boy.

And suddenly she's afraid to take that step towards more. Because it could mean losing everything. Can I just say that all the 'screw with your mind stuff' stems from one person only? If we can call him a person. More like a spineless no-good slimeball with slime for brains! Yep, my insults are just that good. Aren't I a talented young woman?! Because what kind of guy is all: Are you dating her? Look, I don't like her. But I have needs. You're telling me that we're best friends And that you're in love with me? And yet you're getting your 'needs' fulfilled by a long line of witchy women who for some reason all seem to have extremely low IQs and give you ridiculous nicknames?!

Yep, that's it in a nutshell. All because she is too scared to truly face her feelings he decides that, to hell with this - I'm going to date girls for the hell of it! But then this spineless no-good slimeball with slime for brains decides that he is the And also one rant away from being locked up in juvie, but hey, let's just ignore that small detail!

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Every time Amanda tries to move on, or to pull her life together, or to get over seeing him slobber all over another girl - every time a guy comes within a six metre radius of her - Noah rocks up all Alpha Male and totally beats the hell out of the guy. We all understand what Amanda sees in Noah. Nope, I'm not seeing whatever it is she's seeing. Sure, he was a cute kid. Childhood memories and all that stuff. And sure, he brings her chocolate cake Boys will worm their way into your life using chocolate cake.

But this book takes this mind-screwing to another level. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse.

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But he also at Level 10 of Douchedom. If it's male, don't trust it. And then the book gets even better!! Amanda view spoiler [gets cancer! I'm going to be serious now. I liked this book. But I also couldn't understand why the characters were so I mean, no one talks normally in this book. Well, at least, Noah and Amanda don't. The use of caps lock in this book may overwhelm you.

I mean, aren't their throats sore? Wouldn't yours be if you yelled as much as these two do? Maybe that's a trivial thing to be thinking about but hey - it's a valid question! Which, you know, she could have had, like, ten years ago, but whose counting?! View all 6 comments. Present Perfect was third book this week that made me cry. Changing into blubbering mess on the floor is tiring, however fantastic feeling.

Present Perfect is story about Amanda and Noah, and their extraordinary bound. From th Present Perfect was third book this week that made me cry. From the day they were born theirs soul were connected. Always together, day by day they discovered world and shared theirs firsts. But things started changing the older they got. Somewhere along the way, their feelings started running deeper.

I can even count how many times I was astonished, heartbroken, giddy or sad. Perfect Emotional Roller Coaster!! Overall, I immensely enjoyed reading Present Perfect it tugs on your emotions and amazing love between friends drives the story. View all 22 comments. Present Perfect by Alison G Bailey 5 my tear ducts are empty emotional stars!! I have never cried so much over a book. I think that this had a profound effect on me because I could relate to some of the subject matter, so I could see a lot of myself on the page and that kind of made it personal. They had shared all their firsts, first teeth, smile and words.

They crawled at the same time and took their first steps together. They were always together. They grew up as best friends, they were soul mates, they were inextricably linked to each other and their bond was fierce. No one could come between them. This was not some feel sorry for me phase, her parents constantly compared the two and whether they meant to or not that always made Amanda feel inferior.

In fact, this was so ingrained into her growing up that she was terribly insecure. She had no self-confidence whatsoever. He loved Amanda no matter what, she was his Tweet. It was a beautiful friendship. This is when the lines become a bit blurred, hormones come into being and suddenly both of them are seeing each other in different light.

Noah on the other hand has no problem what so ever of embracing his new found love for Tweet. He tells her enough, but in Tweets eyes, she is not good enough for him, he deserves better. Noah is gorgeous, he is popular, the girls love him, they all wanted him, but he never acted upon their advances, he was saving himself for Tweet. He tried and tried to get her to see that their relationship was worth a try, but Tweet valued their friendship too much and did not want to put that in jeopardy should anything in their relationship go wrong, so she pushed and pushed and pushed until he finally relented and started dating.

This actually managed to cause friction in their friendship and this is where the cracks started to appear and this is where I started crying the most! He left without saying another word. Standing alone, watching him walk away, the only thought running through my mind was, I wished I believed it too, so I could be your girlfriend. Noah knows what Tweet is doing and he only ever has casual dates for quite a while, he still tries to chip away at Tweets resolve in the hope that he can break through her walls of doom and gloom and get her to see that they are so compatible.

It is like they were destined to be together forever. I must admit, Tweet did begin to annoy me, I was getting very angry with her at one point.

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She loves him with all her being, but she just cannot get over the potential of losing him, so rather than take the chance she would rather go without. It hurts too much, because I am so completely and desperately in love with you Tweet. I just need some time to figure out how I can have you in my life without having you be my life.

He put his heart and soul out there!! They do go their separate ways as they go to college, not speaking, this breaks them both and it shattered any tiny bit of resolve I had left…I just continued to cry…and cry…and cry…things happen, life goes on…. Then Alison Bailey throws the curve ball, whoa!! I did not see that coming…. This story was truly amazing, I felt everything, I could not put it down, I read it in one sitting, I inhaled it, I must be a sadist because it killed me, but it was one of those books that even though it was emotionally exhausting, you had to see it through to the end.

Nothing I could write could possibly describe the number that this book did to me. It will forever be imprinted in my memory and in my heart. I totally adored this book!! There are some amazing side characters in this book and am hoping that their stories are told so that I can continue to read about this couple. I highlighted almost all this book, so I will leave you with another quote: Not my time, my thoughts, or my heart. Those times showed me how much I belonged to you. I knew we would be together one day. I just had to be patient and wait.

And you were so worth waiting for. Totally and utterly amazeballs!! View all 4 comments. It doesn't mention any storyline, just my feelings right after I finished. If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. This is the type of book you hope to get your hands on, but are terrified once you do.

This story will have you feeling every emotion possible. Hurt, anger, passion, envy, scared, hope, sympathy You will fall head over heels for Noah and Tweet. These two were created for each other. I'm not sure if I will add to this later, maybe If not, just know you are crazy if you don't read this book. It will make you smile, it'll for sure make you cry.

But at the end you will feel satisfaction and be grateful you came across a book with such amazing depth, writing and characters. It'll leave a soft spot on your heart and you'll never forget Noah and Tweet. Mar 13, Alice rated it really liked it.

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This was one hell of a ride!! It was one of the angstier books I've ever read!! My heart still hurts.. Review to come as soon as I recover from what I have just experienced! So, here's what happened. I got a request a few months ago about this book. I couldn't fit in a review at the time, but offered to help with the tour. However, I said I could possibly get a review done in the near future. So, my point in explaining all of this is I wasn't certain I would be able to review for the tour.

I had my excerpt post ready to go. Then, I opened the book this week to get a feel for the story.

Not only was I sucked in immediately, but I stayed up until 1am to finish it. I So, here's what happened. It was that good. So, in a way, she always felt second best or not good enough. As the reader, it's important to understand that right away. I could relate to her.

I'm very confident in who I am as a person, but I have to say that it's difficult living in the shadow of a perfect sibling. That said, I also have a better understanding of what the pressures are like for that other sibling to be perfect. And maybe Amanda didn't get to see that side of things, but she sure did learn some seriously important life lessons. The one person by her side They were born on the same day, went through all the major step stones together, and almost always shared their first with each other. The story takes the reader through Amanda and Noah's experiences and how their feelings for each other developed into something more than friendship.

It was easy to see, even when they were kids, that they loved each other. Of course, Noah always knew he loved Amanda and she loved him too, but she just never felt like she was good enough to be with him. Noah was beautiful, popular, and genuinely kind.

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All the girls wanted him. Even though Amanda didn't feel good enough to be with him, she certainly didn't want anyone else to have him.