Flawless
Sara Shepard
- Reading
- Because the messages and social pressure drive the suspense, consider checking in as you read: does the tension feel exciting, upsetting or both?
- Themes
- Secrets and exposure: An anonymous sender uses knowledge of damaging secrets to frighten the four girls. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Appearance and social pressure: The girls face pressure around appearance, attractiveness and fitting expectations; one storyline is described as returning to appearance concerns. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Desire and concealment: The book addresses desire and concealment; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a friend’s death, frightening anonymous messages, damaging secrets and pressure around appearance and relationships.