Perfect Match by Zoe MayMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Perfect Match started with so much potential! Sophia is a young woman desperately seeking Mr. Right, watching as her friends find love in what seems to be an effortless fashion. She, however, is stuck on a carousel of revolving dates, courtesy of a plethora of online match-making sites. When she is finally paired with a man who is everything she thought she wanted, she discovers that her “perfect match” may actually have been the one she left behind.
What really bothers me here is that the author pits passion and lust against comfort and reliability, seeming to imply that the pairs are mutual exclusive. I believe in love at first sight, white horses carrying knights in shining armor and happily ever after. The author, however, portrays such things as trivial and superficial, insisting instead that relationships that last are built upon a slowly emerging attraction made stronger through familiarity and trust. It just grated on my sensibilities and rained on my Disney-themed parade.
My second issue with the novel is that the final two chapters seemed rushed and arbitrary, as if the author was either facing a looming deadline or simply ran out of steam. It was as if she was saying, “to sum it all up...” and then followed with a running narrative to put this one to bed.
Overall, good writing, a bit of Brit humor and a dog of an ending.
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