A Place Called Perfect: 1

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Debut author and graphic designer Helena Duggan subtlety downplays the likely existence of ghosts by linking back to the fact that they all derive from our own imaginations. The Archer brothers are Dahl-like and the world seems so convincing that I’m rather worried as I slurp my cup of tea whilst writing this review! There may be a few things I missed, but I think I got most of the things I wanted to say in my review. I wanted to figure out everything there was about this town, about its residents, about the Archers. This was an absolutely delightful, charming, magical book, with mystery, with wonderful characters, and beautiful worldbuilding (I could just imagine Perfect, No-Man's-Land, everything, I saw myself walking through the town, running alongside of the orphans, Boy, and Violet) .

I also love the difference in people and find it fascinating how we label a person as odd if they are not following the "rules" of life, perhaps they are just being themselves? Told with panache and illustrating the genuine bond that is fostered between Violet and her new friend, No Man’s Land orphan, Boy, the good-natured teasing and gradual realisation that working together can bring greater rewards gives the story a real charm. She’s pretty old, like 31 or something but her friends say she’s never grown up, so like she’s probably really only 13 in brain years. At times he was a bit too much, at times he didn't feel like a kid, but then again, I guess that happens when one has lived in the No-Man's-Land for all their life.Given that the novel has plenty of discussion points for younger readers and is a delightful and original story it will also readily hold adult readers attention and I would encourage parents and young readers to share the journey!

At one point, violet saves Boy’s life and we’re treated to Boy getting really pissed off that a girl (ugh! The writing keeps you interested and you just constantly want to know what will happen to our characters next. Alles ist sauber, die Menschen freundlich, alle tragen rosarote Brillen und sind begeisterte Teetrinker.

Violet and her family move to Perfect after her father is head hunted to solve the towns loss of sight problem but immediately she hates it. Kemudian muncul tokoh lain yang membuatku juga tidak begitu membantuku menikmati akhir ceritanya ini.