Planning Perfect

Name: Planning Perfect
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Haley Neil
ISBN: 9781705097908

Author: Haley Neil

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/28/2023

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Lgbtq+, Social Themes

Synopsis

Sometimes the best parts of life can’t be planned.

Felicity Becker loves watching an event come together. There’s something magical about crafting an experience people will remember. So when her mom gets engaged, Felicity sees the wedding as the perfect opportunity to show off her skills.

After Felicity’s friend Nancy offers up her family’s apple orchard as a venue, wedding planning gets even better. But the more time Felicity and Nancy spend together dress shopping and hunting for mismatched china, the more it starts to seem like there might be something
besides friendship between them. But as someone on the asexual spectrum, what would dating even look like for Felicity?

And would Nancy be open to dating when Felicity doesn’t actually know what she wants from a relationship?

Suddenly the summer is a lot more complicated. Can Felicity wrangle her irresponsible mom, figure out her feelings for Nancy, and plan the perfect wedding? Or will all her plans come crashing down around her?

About Haley Neil

Haley Neil is a recent MFA grad from The New School, where she specialized in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She previously obtained her Masters in Education while working full time as a preschool teacher. She loves school, teaching, and going to school to learn about teaching (as well as walking her rescue pup through her Massachusetts town and pretending she's on a home baking show). Once More with Chutzpah is her debut novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenn on December 01, 2022

This is my first book from Haley Neil and I was pleasantly surprised. It's also my first read with an asexual lead. I absolutely loved that aspect. As someone who 100% feels that sexual preference is not black and white, I really appreciated seeing that explored at length here. Felicity Becker is de......more

Goodreads review by ash (smokedshelves) on September 29, 2023

girl, what did tattoos ever do to make you hate them so much. damn.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 04, 2023

I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ARC provided by Raincoast Books and Bloomsbury USA Children's Books. Planning Perfect follows Felicity Becker, a perfectionist who plans everything to the last detail. So when her mom becomes engaged over the summer, it provide......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 17, 2023

This was a great diverse YA romance with excellent Jewish, ace and bi-romantic rep! Felicity is an aspiring event planner and type A individual who takes on the job of planning her mom's wedding even though its causing her a lot of stress. She’s also dealing with anxiety and really enjoying reunitin......more

Goodreads review by Adam on March 15, 2023

2.5 rounded down. I like Planning Perfect by Haley Neil in theory but in practice it falls flat for me. An anxious, asexual biromantic teen tries to plan her mother's wedding while trying to figure out her own life? Great idea. I just struggled a lot with the characters here. Felicity is honestly rea......more