The Left Side of Perfect and The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn
Contemporary Romance Duet. Spinoff of The Blue Line Duet.
Note: This review can be a spoiler to the Blue Line Duet, but I try to be very careful to not have spoilers for the Perfect Duet. If you don’t want to know anything about the story, skip down to my Likes & Dislikes and Down & Dirty.
Holy wow. Meghan Quinn is one of my top 5 authors for a reason. No matter what she writes, my beloved romantic comedy or angsty-as-fuck heart-searing romance, she blows me away. After reading the Blue Line Duet (for the best experience, you should read that first, but you donāt have to), I knew Meghan could, and would, go anywhere with her stories. She isnāt afraid to take chances. So I was honestly not sure how The Perfect Duet would turn out, because she sure surprised me with the first set.
āThere is a left side and right side of perfect. The right side of perfect is what society deems worthy of the title. Itās the kind of perfect you believe doesnāt exist, but in othersā eyes, it does. And then there is the left side of perfect, my favorite kind. Thatās the kind of soul-bearing perfect, full of flaws and shortcomings. Itās the most beautiful side of perfectā¦the imperfect.ā
Itās years later and Colby is back in Colorado for Stryderās wedding. Colby is stationed in Las Vegas now, and though he is over Rory, the wedding isnāt the easiest. So he finds comfort and one super-steamy night with Rory’s best friend, Ryan. But it was just one night. He goes back to Vegas and doesnāt hear from her again. Months later, Ryan moves to Vegas for work and she and Colby strike up a friendship. For one big reason, a friendship is all it can ever be.
āWould it be bad if I wanted a guy who had the same values as Colby?ā I ask, biting on the tip of my finger.
āNo,ā Leah answers honestly. āBut good luck finding someone like him. Heās a once-in-a-lifetime guy.ā
He is. Thatās exactly what Colby Brooks is. But heās not my once-in-a-lifetime guy. There must be another man out there like him. And Iāll find him. Because I deserve a Colby.
As we get to know Ryan, her false bravado started to crack little by little, and we really got to see the girl behind all the makeup.
āThis girl right here, the one Iām staring at, sheās beautiful, sheās stunning . . . sheās on the left side of perfect, and itās about time you accept that. Iāve known you for a long time, Ryan, and Iāve always seen you hide behind new clothes, new hairstyles, and tons and tons of makeup. This is the first time Iām seeing the real you, and youāre fucking beautiful.ā
I loved Colby and Ryanās friendship so much, they are everything friends should be, but thatās all it can ever be, he is taken.
āW-why doesnāt anyone love me?ā
Ryan broke my heart, yet I related to her so deeply. Her self-esteem and insecurity issues run crazy deep and affect her in every way possible. This is a 2-part book, and the first ends in a crazy cliffhanger, but both parts are out. I am actually glad it was done in two books, it needed to be because this duet was an epic, detailed story with surprises, twists, revelations, angst, heartache up the wazoo, and luckily, some really funny lines to balance it out a little.
āThe left side of perfect is the kind of soul-baring perfect that shows your every flaw for the world to see . . . the imperfect.ā
Though this was Colbyās story, it was Ryan that really had so much growth. They both did, but Ryan had a lot of baggage and I loved watching her evolve. They had such a great friendship, I would have been heartbroken to see it end no matter who he ended up with.
“Itās not just about love, but about friendship. Itās easy to fall in love, to be infatuated with another person, but what makes a love last a lifetime is the foundation itās built from.”
Holy Cow, Meghan sent us on a huge, emotional heart-wrenching story with both duets, and I love that we never knew where she was going to take us with these flawed yet genuine characters.
āThe journey was a son of a bitch, but the end result was worth it.āĀ
Likes:
- Amazing character development.
- An epic romance with a hard-won end.
- Lotsā of Meghanās humor woven through this very emotional and angsty story.
- Ryanās struggles with self-esteem really hit home with me.
- Sage was a great character you couldnāt help but love.
- How deep she went with the characterās own self-awareness and journeys.
- I never knew where Meghan would take this story, especially after the last duet.
- Twists, turns and surprises throughout.
- Great side characters.
- There were no quick fixes.
Dislikes:
- None
The Down & Dirty:
Rating: 4.5 Stars, 4 Heat

Purchase The Left Side of Perfect by Meghan Quinn
Purchase The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn
For the best experience, I think youĀ should read The Blue Line Duet first (My review)

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