(2.5 stars) 
 FLAWED is a lot of ???? for me. just.... ???? 
 let's get into the discussion. i have no idea what my feelings are. 
 W R I T I N G: 
 the writing was where I had the most problems with this novel. at first, I thought this was kind of like my writing style: not very developed and too many commas. then, despite the main character's claim that she is absolutely perfect academically, her "thoughts" (aka this novel) have wayyyyy too many grammar mistakes. a couple mistakes would have been okay, but it happened consistently throughout the whole novel. 
 also, the descriptions were very short, and I wanted to yell "SHOW, DON'T TELL" sometimes, but most of the time, the descriptions were sufficient. 
 I would also like to point out that the dialogue feels very forced to me? like, it just would never happen in any real-life situation. (obviously, this isn't happening in real life, but you know what I mean.) 
 P L O T: 
 I still have no clue when this is set or when the world in this novel's timeline diverges from our own. that's my main problem. 
 another problem was that nothing really happened. like, I know this is the first novel in a duology, but the characters just kept on saying they're going to do something or they better start doing something now, and nothing ever h a p p e n e d. sure, some big events occurred (like Celestine's being found Flawed, which isn't really a spoiler tbh), but it just wasn't exciting. 
 also, I thought this book was going to be focused around Celestine's being found Flawed more; instead, we just spent less than half of the book in the trial. 
 ALSO. how could that one fitness trainer- the one who was found Flawed for having a "tummy tuck"- get punished for that when people (like Celestine's mom) modified their appearances every day to make themselves appear more beautiful? I really don't get it. 
 You're also telling me that in this society where Celestine's boyfriend's dad has a position of extreme power and her mom is a SUPERMODEL that she wasn't followed around by paparazzi before? EXCUSE ME? That does NOT make ANY sense. 
 I have more problems with the plot but I don't know how to voice them. I may come back later and add something to this review. 
 C H A R A C T E R S: 
 Celestine. At first, I was like "yeah, I'm like Celestine! I feel at my best when I'm productive!" but then I realized that I (hopefully) would not be like Celestine in a million years. She's dull to the point of boring me to sleep and she isn't snarky, funny, or anything else entertaining. 
 Art. Okay, what the HECK. He's obviously part of the love triangle (if you could even call it that) and you're telling me that he's in love with Celestine but he does n o t h i n g to ever help her? Tamlin, much? 
 Carrick. Hello, Attractive Bad Boy. (Alternate names: Hot Bad Guy or Tall, Dark, and Handsome.) He's also very boring. No wittiness, just prettiness. 
 All in all, I didn't like this book very much. It was slightly enjoyable, though.