Past Perfect - Book Review

Title ~ Past Perfect
Series ~ Single Title
Author ~ Leila Sales
Release Date ~ October 4, 2011
Age Group ~ Young Adult
Publisher ~ Simon Pulse
Source ~ A Good Addiction

GOODREADS SUMMARY

All Chelsea wants to do this summer is hang out with her best friend, hone her talents as an ice cream connoisseur, and finally get over Ezra, the boy who broke her heart. But when Chelsea shows up for her summer job at Essex Historical Colonial Village (yes, really), it turns out Ezra’s working there too. Which makes moving on and forgetting Ezra a lot more complicated…even when Chelsea starts falling for someone new.

Maybe Chelsea should have known better than to think that a historical reenactment village could help her escape her past. But with Ezra all too present, and her new crush seeming all too off limits, all Chelsea knows is that she’s got a lot to figure out about love. Because those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it….

REVIEW

Working at Essex Historical Colonial Village would be a blast. Dressing up in colonial clothes and acting out historical scenes really sounds like fun. I liked reading about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into making the historical scenes realistic and entertaining.

Not only did Chelsea have a job where she worked in the past, she also lived in the past. Chelsea was nice and she was a hard worker, but I REALLY wanted her to get over Ezra. I felt like most of the book she was moping around about Ezra and what used to be.  The story was saved because Chelsea had a breakthrough near the end that helped her see the light.  Thank goodness for that because Chelsea was starting to drive me crazy with her longing for what used to be.  I was getting to the point of saying GET. OVER. IT. ALREADY.

Past Perfect brings the funny! Leila Sales adds little jokes throughout the story and I they made me laugh and smile. She did a great job of presenting the character flaws in a humorous way. My favorite was Chelsea’s obsession with ice cream. I think the jokes were my favorite part of the book.  Love it!