Book Review and Giveaway: Perfect on Paper by Janet Goss

What is a eight letter word for adept, that begins with S?

What is a nine letter work for intelligent, beginning with I?


Perfect on Paper cover


Synopsis: After a disastrous attempt to track down an old flame, Dana Mayo is now taking control of both her career and her love life. Dana meets a handsome neighbor who seems perfect for her, except for her nagging suspicion that he is hiding something from her. In the midst of her too good to-be-true relationship with her neighbor; Dana meets a sexy nerd who seduces her over their shared passion for crossword puzzles. Too bad mystery puzzle man is half her age.

Now that the happiness she desperately wants is within reach, how hard can it be to choose the right man? When it comes to love, Dana doesn’t have a clue. But her problem solving skills will be put to the ultimate test when she puts it all on the line for love.

About the Author:  Janet is a former editor and test-solver of a nationally syndicated puzzle. She lives in Greenwich Village with her husband, Edgar, and spends way too much time playing Scrabble on her computer. www.janetgossbooks.com

Review:  If you guessed the clues above as SIKLLFUL AND INVENTIVE, then you're gonna LOVE this book! Wow- I can't believe this is Goss' FIRST book! This one went on my best of the year list already, and Suzanne agreed when she read it too! Its like intelligent MATURE chick lit! Yup, that's right, this is aimed at the 38 and over crowd! Don't you feel special?


As a person who also does crosswords in ink and gets vexed when I can't finish one, I adored how Goss interwove hoe crosswords are made into the story line. This is a book of "what might have been"s, "what could be"s, and taking huge leaps of faith. In short, most of our lives! I adored that the love story was no way traditional- that it has as many twists and turns, and complications as real life. I don't want to give away the ending, but I assure you, you will be racing to the end, to see who Dana winds up with! And if you don't close the cover with a huge smile on your face, I'd be shocked! 


In fact, I finished the book in less than THREE hours, so you could say I devoured it! I walked away from reading it feeling like a breath of fresh air had come into my life, and a huge reminder that leaps of faith only happen when you take the first step toward making them real.If you want a great little book for your inner grown up- this is the book for you!


And I am thrilled to be able to give one of you, your own copy!






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Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book for review purposes, free of charge, from Penguin Books! No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.

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  1. What a great endorsement of the book! Sounds good!

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  4. Bless your hearts indeed! Thanks so much for this fantastic review!
    I'd be remiss if I didn't steer your readers to my website, janetgossbooks.com, where they can read the first chapter. Busy writing my second novel for NAL, which should be out sometime in 2013.
    Janet Goss

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