Review: Pert Near Faultless
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
This book is immensely hard to put down once you start reading. From the first line the reader is pulled into a world with both jubilant and nightmarish characteristics. There's no time to pause; you must continue on the journey you began without rest, just as the main character does. And what a character she is...Jasmine is a perfectly blended personality. She's real. Believable. She's a teenager with the same worries and fears as her peers. Does the cutest boy in school like me? Will I make the track team? But there is also something dark inside, a survival instinct that her friends have never needed to cultivate.The story moves quickly and the plot points are flawlessly placed. Dillon uses the setting to create an atmosphere both idyllic and terrifying. She uses southern charm to its fullest and as someone from the South I can say she hit the nail on the head. (Though there are plenty of folks the complete opposite of the characters, just as in any region)Breathe is a near faultless work of reading enjoyment and I recommend it highly.I received a copy of Breathe from the author when I interviewed her for my blog. This in no way influenced my review.