A Perfect Mess is a story written by Zoe Dawson, and is the first among the Perfect Secret Trilogy. So, I guess I'll recommend this to someone who has nothing to read, don't leave other great books around to get caught up in this one. This is somewhat a waste of time. "Why?" you might ask. Let me bre-bre-break it down for you. 
 What I liked about this book? 
 The start It was one of the funniest and unique start I have ever come across. It starts with a dream, now you'll say "Pfft. What is unique in that?". I say it's unique because it doesn't start from a mysterious dream; it starts with a dream about chickens. Yes, I am taking about chickens. So, it was probably a HUGE mistake for Zoe to get my expectations reaching for the sky. And later when I came to know that this dream had no relation with the story. I was like... 
 Why put something so good, but unnecessary and get my hopes up? 
 And in tiny tiny bits and pieces of the story, I found the true potential of Zoe, to write good stories. So that's why the Two stars. 
 Now the interesting part. What I didn't like. *cue maniac laughter with lightning in background* 
 A Unrealistic story. This is one of the most ridiculous and unrealistic story ever. Basically, it introduces us to a girl, Auburn, who is very uptight and serious about her studies and wants no distraction. Ok, very good. I appreciate that kind of characters. Means it will make the story more interesting, BUT the next day she is all head over heels for this guy, Booker. Maybe she drank some Love Potion or something. She thinks Booker is her soul mate. How?? How you can go all gooey over a guy in ONE SINGLE night?? And I mean your aunt is in critical condition, and you go around to a PARTY?? Now I can see how uptight and serious and responsible you are. Just a fake story with fake cheesy characters. Pfft. In fact, they were so cheesy that I could have made a pizza topped with extra chesse. 
 A completely broken story. It had so much potential to be a marvelous book, a complete book with all the nooks and crannies and twists and turns. It could have been an explosion, and it even lighted up correctly but then phooossssss.... it went out. It was just so brittle, not smooth and my feet pained like hell to go in this journey. After each in every page, I was muttering, "What?" or "Really?"or "You people are insane!". 
 This book made me angry, very very angry. 
 The writing. The writing was very unstable. Because according to Zoe, a page filled with words will have no meaning unless it has the word "hard" or "lips" "get" in it. I definitely understand your problem Zoe, your favorite word is "hard", right?? So, you have to keep repeating it in each and every single page. Why guys? Because according to Zoe, "Sex sells" and you just need to throw obnoxious words around like confetti. 
 And CONGRATULATIONS!! You deserve a... 
 Congratulate her guys! Zoe just learned a new proverb! 
 "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" 
 She learned this outstanding proverb and now she can't resist the urge to use it almost 100 times. She really takes proverbs seriously, though. I mean you are allowed to mention a thing multiple times to emphasis on it and when the story requires it. Why do you just throw the proverb at any random page, when the story doesn't even need it? 
 OH OH and the climax was horrible. The suspense was building and building and then "Meh!". Nothing happened,NOTHING. Though the book deals with a very serious problem- I have to say it- It just didn't have ANY effect on me. And these kinds of books, which leave me untouched, makes ME think that I am the fault here and makes ME guilty , for not liking that book. But, truly it was a ridiculous book. 
 I can bring a long long list about the things which I didn't like. I don't want to get cruel here. Just some thoughts. I am not discouraging you read this, and of course it's completely your choice. You may even enjoy it if you like cheesy stories, but I will (God forgive me!) NOT recommend it. 
 Disappointed.