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The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist

A sapphic friends-to-enemies-to-lovers YA from the bestselling co-author of If This Gets Out
By Sophie Gonzales
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What happens when the fictional 'perfect guy' comes to life and is convinced you're his soulmate? While her parents are away for the week, sixteen-year-old Ivy Winslow plans on binge-watching her favourite TV show and hanging out with her best friend, Henry. But things quickly go... Read More
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Sixteen-year-old Ivy accidentally brings her favourite TV character to life in this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel that's filled with humour and heart, from bestselling author Sophie Gonzales

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What happens when the fictional 'perfect guy' comes to life and is convinced you're his soulmate?

While her parents are away for the week, sixteen-year-old Ivy Winslow plans on binge-watching her favourite TV show and hanging out with her best friend, Henry. But things quickly go downhill on the very first morning when Ivy wakes up to find Weston, the gorgeous lead character of her favourite show, in her bedroom.

And, oh yeah, he thinks that she's his soulmate.

Ivy realises that her writing has somehow brought Weston as she's imagined him to life, and now he's living out her fanfiction dreams. But those fairytale dreams soon turn into disasters.

Mack, Ivy's best-friend-turned-enemy who lives next door, and Henry get involved, and the three of them need to figure out why Weston is here and how to get rid of him.

As Ivy and Mack grow closer again, old feelings resurface and they finally face the fallout of their broken friendship, questioning if they've both secretly always wanted something more...

The new sapphic YA friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel from bestselling author Sophie Gonzales, with her trademark humour and heart.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444964653

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 212g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Contemporary Romance Fiction LGBTQ+ Sophie Gonzales Young Adult

About the Author

Sophie Gonzales is a YA contemporary author. She graduated from the University of Adelaide and lives in Adelaide, Australia. When she isn't writing, she can be found ice skating, performing in musical theatre, and practicing the piano.

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