Review: Absolute Perfection!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
The Beckerson brothers, Bobby and Adam & River Ahlers have been best friends all of their lives. Even after flying the coup they manage to end up living, not only in the same apartment building but across the hall from one another.The All-star hockey player and friendly giant, Bobby Beckerson has loved River for as long as he can remember. Unfortunately for him not only is he so far in the FRIEND ZONE that he is never coming out, the only thing he can see that stands in his way  is the fact that River is in love with his brother.In Flawed Perfection Cassandra Giovanni displays her talents in the very graceful way in which she bring the past into the present. Seamlessly bridging the early scenes of teenage life, where the tight bond between these three characters is established, into their current - and very much “grown up” – lives.With parents that clearly play favourites, Bobby’s competitive nature and Adam’s ability to render himself unworthy of, well… anything good in life, the Beckerson brothers unwittingly enter in to the competition of a lifetime. Unbeknownst to River, she is the ULTIMATE prize.I’m not generally a fan of angst and love triangles, but Cassandra has certainly won me over with this one. She has managed to portray the inner workings of three compelling and very different characters with lives irrevocable entwined from the very beginning, bringing the reader to an emotional precipice, without diving off the edge of reality.There were so many times during this story that I found myself shaking my head, rolling my eyes and slapping my hand over my mouth in shock. I still haven’t gotten over the BOMB at the end.Flawed Perfection is a truly amazing and heartfelt story! I fell head over heels in love with the wonderfully flawed characters written in to the pages of this magnificently tumultuous tale.