Wow! Flawed was perfect. I received this book as a proof copy after having heard such good things about Cecelia Ahern's past books and I was not disappointed. Set in a futuristic world where saying or doing the wrong thing could leave you with a physical brand and make you and outcast for life. Success is based on your wealth and wealth is based on your looks. Celestine, the enigmatic, personable main character has it all. A rich, loving family, an even richer boyfriend (son of the head of the justice system) and academic success, yet she is faced with a decision that could cause it to lose it all and become Flawed. Ahern presents the moral tug of war that exists for humanity when choosing between standing up for your beliefs and letting things pass you by through a bright and emotionally gripping writing style What I love is how in depth the writer talks about the characters, it really gets you hooked on the book and helps you to understand the back stories that set the social context. After finishing a late shift I said I'd read one chapter before I went to bed, by 3 am I was messaging my friends to tell them how good it was! A perfect start to a wonderful YA duology.

I liked this book the first time I read it but on the second time, I loved it. The sorrow and desperation you feel for the MC is so real, what she goes through in this story makes you really think at times. It’s a really compelling and well done dystopian.

Woooooo Flawed!! To be honest, I wasn't really expecting anything from this book. I knew Cecilia Ahern writes chicklits and I was gonna write this off as another failed attempt at writing dystopian Young Adult. Well, I'm just going to eat my words and stand in a corner of shame. Is it original? Probably not: dystopian society where people get judged for being flawed and severely punished when they are. I'm sure there are other similar books out there. Hell, it probably has multiple plot holes and inconsistencies that I'm too blind to see. But it reads like a train. It also has some sort of message or morale that we, as readers, should probably learn something from. Something to do with don't judge, power corrupts, no one is perfect, privacy is key, and probably many more. But I don't even care. Because this book is fast paced, action filled, and I cannot wait until the next one! I wouldn't be surprised if this hits the big screen at some point.

I LOVE this book. It portrays a very important message that striving for perfection is not only wrong, but impossible, and that everyone has their flaws. The book is set in a world where being 'Flawed' is seen as wrong, and you are branded with an 'F' so everyone in society knows. You aren't given the same opportunities or privileges as 'perfect' people and you are frowned upon. You are considered flawed if you do things that aren't necessarily illegal but are frowned apon, or sometimes by doing things that are none of peoples business to interfere with, such as: ...branded a celebrity who’d made millions on the sale of her fitness DVD but was discovered as having a secret tummy tuck... - can people not mind there own business in this dystopian world? Celestine is perfect in a flawed world. Considered to be perfect, intelligent and rational. I am girl of definitions, of logic, of black and white. First impressions of Celestine are that she is boring and pretentious. I hate her. We can all relate to knowing someone like her. But as the story progresses she realises being flawed is not only normal, but to not be flawed is impossible, and trying to enforce laws that eradicate the freedom of making mistakes is not possible and the leaders end up using it to their advantage, they are the most flawed of all - hiding behind a false facade of perfection. In the future a society like this might become a reality. Where our government becomes so corrupt, that you will be slandered for aiding someone who people consider to be less human. Or dehumanised because you possess the one trait that makes you human. The ability to makes mistakes. The definition of a human will being replaced with something that closer resembles a robot. History will repeat itself in the sense that segregation will once again become normal. And hatred will take over.

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review What an absolutely stunning dystopian novel. Filled with teenage angst about fitting in, and the drive to be a “perfect” young person who is acceptable not only to her friends and fellow school mates, but to society as a whole. When things go wrong in society, it is natural, though not always appropriate or rational, to seek some sub-culture to blame. And when society sets about creating a new, and hopefully better, world, behavioural norms change, and everyone is expected to conform to the new ways of thinking. It has always been a trademark of totalitarian and theological societies - Maoist China, Kampuchea, German Stasi and Nazi regimes, Iranian Revolutionary guard, to name a few – but increasingly in democratic countries the media, Twitter, Facebook etc are taking to naming and shaming those deemed to be beyond the pale. But what happens when the “crimes” for which you are deemed guilty are not just broadcast in the media to all and sundry, but are branded into your body for everyone to see for eternity. Where there is no chance of redemption or atonement. Where no-one may ever help you again, and you are denied all basic human comforts – all because you acted or thought differently from what was expected (demanded) of you. And then to add salt to the wounds (or brands) – the “crimes” are not criminal activities (those are judged by criminal courts, and paid for by normal, time-limited jail sentences) – but are indeterminate antisocial tendencies designated as such by the “right-thinking” guardians of societal mores, the Guild, who are definitely not above corruption and their own self-serving practices. “Flawed” heroine, Celestine, runs foul of this oppressive system for exhibiting unnatural humanity and compassion, which has devastating effects upon her family and friends. The story is compelling and very thought provoking. I could not put it down, and its ideas continue to percolate around my head well after I read the last page. And that was the books only flaw – that there was a last page and that it ended. I really, really hope that there is more to come. This book deserves a very wide readership and is destined to become a classic. It is right up there with the works of Kafka and George Orwell. Rea d it and I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. A society gone awry that has parallels in our own daily life.