Far From Perfect (The Valentines, Book 2)

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The second sensational book in the Valentines series a hilarious and heart-aching story about the impossible standards for being a girl.
Be yourself but, you know, someone else . . .

Enthusiastic but not desperate; calm but not dull; funny but not try-hard; sparky but not crazy; feisty but not aggressive; beautiful but relatable; elegant but not icy; confident but not arrogant; feminine but not girly; nice but not boring.

Faith Valentine has it all fame, money and extraordinary beauty. But what she wants more than anything is a quiet life away from the cameras. Except nobody ever asks Faith what she wants, and her familys expectations are crushing her.

The world thinks shes perfect, but is there is more to perfection than meets the eye

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PRAISE FOR HAPPY GIRL LUCKY:

A triumph The Telegraph

Warmth, comedy, smarts Observer

A must read The Times

Author Bio

Holly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, Model Misfit and Picture Perfect. She was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modelling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red and breaking things she couldnt afford to replace. By the time Holly had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare she had given up modelling and set herself on the path to becoming a writer.Geek Girl was the no. 1 bestselling young adult fiction title in the UK in 2013. It was shortlisted for several major awards including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Branford Boase award, nominated for the Queen of Teen award and won the teen and young adult category of the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize and the 11-14 category of the Leeds Book Award.