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Perfect Fifths
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16+
ISBN
0307346528
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3 reviews
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3.0
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Not so Perfect Fifths
(Updated: June 30, 2026)
Overall rating
2.0
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2.0
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Reader reviewed by Kaitlyn
I am a huge fan of the Jessica Darling series, so when the fifth book came out I was really excited. However, I was severely disappointed.
This book is not anything like the first four. It doesn't stick to the format of Jessica's diary, but jumps all over the place, with one HUGE stretch of just dialogue that got extremely old and one section of just haiku's. The story all takes place in the stretch of a two days, and I didn't really even feel like anything was resolved. The only characters we get to see are Jessica and Marcus, who I know are the main characters, but it would've been nice to see some of the other people, too. Furthermore, a new character is introduced who just seems completely extraneous to me, and more time is spent focusing on her than on any of the characters established in the first four books.
If you are a fan of the series, I guess you should read this book just to know how Jessica and Marcus end up. However, I will not be reading this book again. When I do reread the Jessica Darling series, I'll most likely end with book four.
I am a huge fan of the Jessica Darling series, so when the fifth book came out I was really excited. However, I was severely disappointed.
This book is not anything like the first four. It doesn't stick to the format of Jessica's diary, but jumps all over the place, with one HUGE stretch of just dialogue that got extremely old and one section of just haiku's. The story all takes place in the stretch of a two days, and I didn't really even feel like anything was resolved. The only characters we get to see are Jessica and Marcus, who I know are the main characters, but it would've been nice to see some of the other people, too. Furthermore, a new character is introduced who just seems completely extraneous to me, and more time is spent focusing on her than on any of the characters established in the first four books.
If you are a fan of the series, I guess you should read this book just to know how Jessica and Marcus end up. However, I will not be reading this book again. When I do reread the Jessica Darling series, I'll most likely end with book four.
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5th book
(Updated: June 30, 2026)
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
3.0
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Reader reviewed by stephanie
Instead of the typical first-person point of view that the other four books were known for, this book was written in third-person and allowed the readers to finally glimpse at what exactly Marcus is thinking.
There were quite a few times when the plot was extremely boring and lagging because most of the time, it was just a conversation about philosophy between Marcus and Jessica. No offense, but I don't really care about philosophy so I thought the plot moved really slow. Like molasses.
Though the plot was very slow, I appreciated know what exactly lay inside Marcus's head and what he's thinking. It gave a side of him that I never knew about and throughout the five books, I have fallen deeply in love with him. I mean, who wouldn't? And if you haven't, I feel really bad for you.
The entire book took only eighteen hours and though it was mostly about Jessica and Marcus, the other characters had a slight appearance in phone calls, texts, and just plain reminiscing. Sunny, the only new character in the book, though wasn't prominent, was really important in Jessica's feelings and actions throughout the entire book.
Personally, I was quite disappointed with the ending because like typical Marcus-style, it was cryptic. Are they finally back together? Will they get married? What happened to the wedding?
Overall, Perfect Fifths was an interesting conclusion to the Jessica Darling series but I kind of wished that the ending was lots clearer.
There were quite a few times when the plot was extremely boring and lagging because most of the time, it was just a conversation about philosophy between Marcus and Jessica. No offense, but I don't really care about philosophy so I thought the plot moved really slow. Like molasses.
Though the plot was very slow, I appreciated know what exactly lay inside Marcus's head and what he's thinking. It gave a side of him that I never knew about and throughout the five books, I have fallen deeply in love with him. I mean, who wouldn't? And if you haven't, I feel really bad for you.
The entire book took only eighteen hours and though it was mostly about Jessica and Marcus, the other characters had a slight appearance in phone calls, texts, and just plain reminiscing. Sunny, the only new character in the book, though wasn't prominent, was really important in Jessica's feelings and actions throughout the entire book.
Personally, I was quite disappointed with the ending because like typical Marcus-style, it was cryptic. Are they finally back together? Will they get married? What happened to the wedding?
Overall, Perfect Fifths was an interesting conclusion to the Jessica Darling series but I kind of wished that the ending was lots clearer.
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Jessica Darling returns
(Updated: June 30, 2026)
Overall rating
4.0
Plot
4.0
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Reader reviewed by Julie H
It's been three years since Jessica said no to Marcus Flutie's marriage proposal. He's continued on at school and is now a senior. Jessica works for a group called Do Better High School Storytellers, that allows her to travel the country, mentoring groups of girls for ten weeks at a time. In Perfect Fifths, we get to spend a couple of days with Jessica and Marcus, who run into each other at the airport, one arriving and one departing. Although I've always enjoyed Jessica's tart views, in this story, the we finally get to hear Marcus' spin on things as well, as the narrative shifts between them in parts of the book. It's a good conclusion to the series, whether you believe in fate or not.
It's been three years since Jessica said no to Marcus Flutie's marriage proposal. He's continued on at school and is now a senior. Jessica works for a group called Do Better High School Storytellers, that allows her to travel the country, mentoring groups of girls for ten weeks at a time. In Perfect Fifths, we get to spend a couple of days with Jessica and Marcus, who run into each other at the airport, one arriving and one departing. Although I've always enjoyed Jessica's tart views, in this story, the we finally get to hear Marcus' spin on things as well, as the narrative shifts between them in parts of the book. It's a good conclusion to the series, whether you believe in fate or not.
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