I liked this book and read it quickly as I wanted to know what would happen.  A story about a girl who falls for her best friend and is jealous of his girlfriend.

I really love this author's writing style - it's lyrical, dark and the confusion you feel as a reader is achieved through such well-crafted suspense writing. I thought Xavier, Sasha and Ivy were really interesting, different characters - Ivy has the making of the manic-pixie dream girl, it's true, but I think there was a lot of darkness and confusion and sadness in her, too. The twist at the end, the revelation about what had really been happening throughout the entire story was really smart and I completely wasn't expecting it. I can't wait to read more from this author.

Sasha's best friend is Xavier. And Xavier's ex-girlfriend is Ivy. But Ivy is now seeking to remove the 'ex' from that statement, despite her frequent emotional manipulation, disappearances, and cheating, when they were previously together. But not if Sasha can help it. Because she will do anything to protect her best friend from harm. Anything at all.

This started out as a rather cliched and predictable young adult contemporary. The writing was sublimely beautiful and gripped me from the very first, perfectly formed sentence, but the plot was, initially, a little lack-lustre. I was convinced I knew the direction the story was going and, perhaps if not so enamoured with the writing, would have disregarded this entirely.

But this is where this novel so cleverly grasps you in its clutches. For, it seemed, in the turn of a page and a subtle redirection from the author, this novel became something else to what it immediately appeared. Something I was completely unprepared for.

I won't say what exactly occurs, to allow the permeation of darkness to sweep over the contemporary elements of this novel, as the excitement lies entirely in the surprise. From about a third of the way in, I was intoxicated with everything about this novel and devoured in it one breathless and sleep-deprived sitting.

This is the thriller novel at its best and at its darkest. This is also a novel that deals with so many contemporary problems - from gender stereotypes, online relationships, sexuality, mental health... I could go on. Multi-layered, complex, immersive, and completely engaging, this is one not to be overlooked.

OOOOH, I did not see that coming. Not even a little and I read so many mystery/thriller books i usually end up finding them predictable.

So, love story here fair warming the majority of this story is just a love triangle. Then in the last third it turns into some sort of love pentagon? With one of them dead and one is made up. It's better than I'm making it sound and a lot less confusing.

I adored Sasha I truly did, okay sure maybe she did something a little bit f-ed up but she did it for her bestie so it's totally fine, right? Xavier was a completely whipped push over i spent most of the time wanting so slap. Ivy was a manipulative whore. Saying that the women in this book are great female characters, strong bad ass (with out needing to be some sort of assassin ninja) funny full of personality. Whilst everything in this book is done because of/for a love interest/guy friend they don't just seem like whinning jealous girls cat fighting over toys. 

Lots of funny moments in this books. Plenty of scenes particularly in the first half had me saying "I do that" or "wish I had a friend to do that with". Having said that, this book is DARK. The ending cannot be by any stretch of the imagination described as happy. Loved the ending though more books need ending like this. Writen in a very easy to read style, aimed at a young adult audience for certain nothing here will hurt your brain or make you reach for a dictionary. (Not a criticism it is what it and it'strue to itself).

My only fault with this book is in the last half we have a third narrator (won't spoil anything by saying more) whose segments have RANDOM capitalization every FEW words for NO APPARENT reason. Could have just been my Ebooks though.

According to Sasha no one is ever going to be good enough for her best friend Xavier.Sasha would do anything to stop Xavier from getting hurt,especially by his cheating ex Ivy who has suddenly reappeared back in the picture.Worried that Xavier is ready to forgive and forget,Sasha decides to do a little catfishing.She poses as a hot guy online,to prove cheaters never change.

But Sasha`s plan goes wrong fast,and soon the lies lead down a path from which there is no return.

Told in chapters that alternate between Sasha and Xavier and also including italicized chapters that are voiced by a unknown person this is a dark tale that is split into two parts.The reader spends most of the first part getting to know the players in this twist packed drama.You know something bad is going to happen,you have a good idea who it's going to happen too,you just don't know what is going to happen and who is involved.Then the event occurs and Sasha`s life falls apart completely.The second part is packed full of tension,twists and unexpected revelations that took me by surprise.The characters were well developed,realistic and believable,all of them had hidden secrets,complex behavioural issues and not one of the characters had any likeable qualities.

I don't normally read young adult titles but the blurb for this one grabbed my attention and I'm really glad I requested this book.I was hooked from the gripping prologue right through to the unexpected ending,I changed my mind a number of times about who was voicing the italicized parts.I loved the tree branch illustrations at the start of the chapters.It's a well written,dark,gripping tale of young love,obsession,friendships,mind games,mental illness,control,misinterpretation and the fear and confusion our emotions cause us to feel when we are in the limbo years between being a teenager and a adult.I thought it was a very very good book and I would happily read more books by this author in the future.

I was a huge fan of Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls so when invited to advance read the new novel from Lynn Weingarten, I didn't hesitate. Nor did I put in in the queue just dove straight in. For all the right reasons it turns out..

Like Suicide Notes this is a story featuring young adults but with a very adult theme - Sasha will do anything to protect best friend Xavier, caught up in an unhealthy relationship with an obviously very damaged girl - but what damage will that do to Sasha herself? And, inadvertently, to any number of people...

What I love about this is the depth given to the characters, the very real emotional core of the storytelling that puts you exactly where they are - you almost understand everything they do even when they are doing terrible things, it has that thought provoking "what would I do?" vibe throughout the narrative that leaves you ultimately a little melancholy. The tale twists and turns, Sasha sinks deeper into the mire, misunderstandings and assumptions cause chaos and it is totally totally gripping and realistically emotive.

It is beautifully written to immerse you into the lives of Sasha and the rest, one thing this author has proven with this book is she knows how to write an ending. Oh boy does she! The ending of Suicide Notes was cleverly divisive and the ultimate last moments of Bad Girls is another one that will leave you going back and worrying at it for a long time. Clever plotting, engaging and multi layered characters makes Bad Girls With Perfect Faces a right old page turner with a huge dose of soul.

Highly Recommended.