Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols

Perfect Couple (Superlatives)

by Jennifer Echols

In this second book in The Superlatives trilogy from Endless Summer author Jennifer Echols, Harper and Brody think they’re an unlikely match—but the senior class says they belong together.

As yearbook photographer, Harper is responsible for those candid moments that make high school memorable. But her own life is anything but picture perfect. Her parents’ bitter divorce left her wondering what a loving relationship looks like. And ever since the senior class voted her and star quarterback Brody “Perfect Couple That Never Was,” her friends have been pushing her to ask Brody out.

Brody doesn’t lack female admirers, but Harper can't see herself with him. He’s confused about the match too. Yet they find themselves drawn together—first by curiosity about why the class paired them, then by an undeniable bond.

The trouble is, though they’re attracted to each other, they have a hard time getting along or even communicating well. If they’re the perfect couple, this shouldn’t be so difficult! Soon it becomes clear their class was wrong, and they throw in the towel. But they feel so changed from making the effort, they can’t forget each other. What if this match made in hell is the perfect couple after all?

Reviewed by nitzan_schwarz on

4 of 5 stars

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Okay, I am definitely enjoying the heck out of this series! If you're looking for a set of fun, funny and fast contemporary ya romances to set your teeth into, these are a fabulous choice!

I loved Harper's story as much as I loved Tia, and Brody is officially swoon-worthy! It was just so much fun being in their world and their relationship, so much so that the hours just swam by and suddenly I was done!

That's not to say I didn't have some moral issues with the story, most of which have to do with the cheating aspect of it. It's not too major, but at the same time it's definitely not "nothing". Now, I'll be honest. It didn't bother me in the story. It didn't detract from my enjoyment, or anything of that sort. But in the back of my mind, I knew I should be bothered.

Echols does a great job making Kennedy, Harper's boyfriend, a douche. I honestly have no idea what a sweet girl like her did with him. He doesn't care about her, doesn't want to be near her (physically), goes into tantrums whenever things don't go his way and his spiteful and controlling. Grace, Brody's girlfriends, I didn't have too much of an opinion on, but she as well is painted unfavorably. So, I really didn't care about them.

But at the same time, I wanted our main characters, the people I did like, to be better than that. I wanted Harper to break up with Kennedy long before she and Brody kissed. I wanted her to break up with him not because of Brody, but simply because he is a jerk. And when that didn't happen, I wanted her to break up with him immediately after kissing Brody because she knew she was cheating, and that that's not okay, instead of waiting until she and Brody were on the same relationship page before doing it. Being far more attracted to Brody and liking him far better than your boyfriend has nothing to do with dating Brody. Once the first happens, you break. especially when you live in a house where the father has constantly cheated on the mother.


But, again, this was something I knew to be wrong but at the same time didn't really make me enjoy this any less. And I really, really, really enjoyed this. I am super excited for Kaye and Sawyer's story since I love Sawyer so much!!

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