Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Publisher: Crown
Age Group: Young Adult/Adult
Pages: 304
Other Books in the Series: Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds & Fourth Comings
Captivated readers have followed Jessica through every step and misstep: from her life as a tormented, tart-tongued teenager to her years as a college grad stumbling toward adulthood. Now a young professional in her mid-twenties, Jess is off to a Caribbean wedding. As she rushes to her gate at the airport, she literally runs into her former boyfriend, Marcus Flutie. It’s the first time she’s seen him since she reluctantly turned down his marriage proposal three years earlier–and emotions run high.
Marcus and Jessica have both changed dramatically, yet their connection feels as familiar as ever. Is their reunion just a fluke or has fate orchestrated this collision of their lives once again?
Told partly from Marcus’s point of view, Perfect Fifths finally lets readers inside the mind of the one person who’s both troubled and titillated Jessica Darling for years. Expect nothing less than the satisfying conclusion fans have been waiting for, one perfect in its imperfection. . . .
After being very disappointed with Fourth Comings, and not for the reason that you are probably thinking, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Perfect Fifths. I knew I would either hate it of love it.
And I must say, I doubt that many Jessica fans will be disappointed with this last installment. Though at times, I found the narration boring and slightly pretentious, maybe I’m not as intellectually advanced as Jessica and Marcus, but does anyone really refer to the Lacanian theory in general conversation? Post graduation at least? Maybe it’s just me, and the simple folk I converse with!
I appreciated the insight into the strange and often misunderstood mind of Marcus Flutie, finally! What we come to discover also helps improve what we already know of the couple from the previous four novels. Which I highly enjoyed! And any Marcus fan will as well.
Although the entire novel take place in the mere span of eighteen hours, all of our favorite characters make appearances: Bridget and Percy, Scotty and Bruiser, Len and Manda, Bethany and Marin, Paul Parlipiano, and Mac. So don’t even begin to think that they are left out of the story!
Overall, it was a perfectly imperfect ending the story of Marcus and Jessica. And now that the series is over, I’m eagerly awaiting the chance to read other works by McCafferty.
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On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Taren
I had the same problem with Fourth Comings that you did -it was pretentious. It wasn’t necessarily the conversations Jessica and Marcus had, but rather just the overall way McCafferty writes. I’ve been told to just forget about it and move on to Perfect Fifths, which sounds like a good plan.
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Bookworm
I’ve never read this series, it just doesn’t sound like my thing. But great review anyway, Kristi!
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Steph Su
I actually loved Fourth Comings as well as all the other books in the series. I think it’s the very fact that I never hear people talk like that (yeah, even at my college) that makes this series so much fun. They are my fantasy conversationalists. *grins*
But I looove how Marcus Flutie is, deep down, just a giant nerd! Took us long enough to find that out!
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Kelly
Thanks for the review, I’m waiting for this one to come in at the library.
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Lianne
I read it too and I liked it overall.
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
prophecygirl
I can’t wait to read this! I enjoyed Fourth Comings, but not as much as the previous books. I’m looking forward to understanding Marcus a bit more, though I’m kind of sad that Jessica’s story has to end.
Thanks for the review!
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Amee
They were pretentious in the first book too. I wrote it off as a teenager’s superior attitude then. Aren’t they college now? I think the pretention is what’s holding me back. Great review though. Maybe I’ll read the second and skip the middle two which everyone seems to dislike. lol
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Thao
Thanks for the review. I have to get my hands on this series someday. Oh and I like the covers, very beautiful.
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
stargirlreads
cant wait to get to this one
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
MichieBee
I have a friend who likes this series a lot, and I’ve been wanting to read them myself since. Thanks for the great review!
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
debbiesworld
I stopped after the third book but maybe I should finish up the series after reading your review.
I also have an award for you here: http://debbiesworld.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/one-lovely-blog-award
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
Danielle
If anything goes wrong…just blame it on Bryon!!! Ha-ha…
On Tuesday, April 14th 2009
pojoto
I totally agree with your review, their conversation was petentious at times but overall very lovable. My favorites of this series will always be the first two, I guess because I'm still in high school and I can relate more, but also just because of the basic content. Fourth Comings was a bit of a letdown, but I loved it nonetheless.
Thanks for your thoughts!