Loved this! Review later x ( )

Loved this! Review later x ( )

I feel like this book should go into a category called Perfect Beach Reads or something catchier. Picture Perfect is one of those cute, quick reads that you don’t have to concentrate too hard to catch everything. That kind of sounds like a back-handed compliment, but that is not the way I intended it.

The story was a pretty cool idea of summer vacation with family and friends all getting together in one big house. I always thought it would be kind of cool to do that growing up. When we went on vacation with just the immediate family, which was still awesome. The whole group aspect though seems like fun (this coming from a massive introvert).

I was pretty unimpressed by the chemistry between Emily and Spencer. They seemed to forced and the situations that pushed them together were way too contrived to work naturally with the flow of the book. I’m positive that I rolled my eyes more than once when they were together.

Blake sucked and that was before he acted like a jerk. I really hate the word y’all (which he says a lot). I went to school in SC and I’ve had enough of that accent; it’s not adorable to me. Moral of the story, guys will still act like idiots no matter what the age difference is or how mature they seem to be. That may sound bitter or cynical, but it’s not meant to. That was actually what I got from the book.

I did enjoy Picture Perfect overall. It was a quick read; only took me a few hours to read. If you’re looking for the standard young adult contemporary, quick read then Picture Perfect is pretty perfect for you.

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Reviewed by The Story Siren for TeensReadToo.com

Every couple of years, Emily's family goes on a reunion trip with her dad's college friends. It's been two years since she's seen her friends Heather, Adam, and Spencer. But it hasn't been long enough for Emily to forget her embarrassing declaration of her feelings to Spencer. She only hopes two years has been long enough for him to forget.

Heather suggests that she and Emily use this summer before they head off to college to find a summer fling. Emily agrees; she already has her eye on the boy next door, Blake! Too bad Spencer and Adam insist on following them everywhere, and Spencer always seems to show up at the worst times, like when Emily finally gets Blake alone!

This is my first time reading a book by Catherine Clark, and PICTURE PERFECT was the perfect fun summer read! It was light, entertaining, and very cute! I enjoyed all of the characters, especially Emily and Spencer! And the plot wasn't too serious, which makes it the perfect book for a lazy summer day!

I'm looking forward to reading more by Ms. Clark. I've heard great things about WISH YOU WERE HERE, and I also have a copy of BANANA SPLITSVILLE, so expect a review for that title soon! ( )

Every couple of years Emily’s family goes on a reunion trip with her dad’s college friends. It’s been two years since she’s seen her friends Heather, Adam and Spencer. But it hasn’t been long enough for Emily to forget her embarrassing declaration of her feelings to Spencer. She only hopes two years has been long enough for him to forget.Heather suggests that her and Emily use this summer before they head off to college to find a summer fling. Emily agrees, she already has her eyes out for the boy next door, Blake! To bad Spencer and Adam insist on following them everywhere, and Spencer always seems to show up at the worst times, like when Emily finally gets Blake alone!This is my first time reading Catherine Clark and Picture Perfect was the perfect fun summer read! It was light, entertaining, and very cute! I enjoyed all the characters especially Emily and Spencer! And the plot wasn’t too serious, the perfect book for a lazy summer day! I’m looking forward to reading more by Clark. ( )