Fooled by Perfection

Hey, everyone! I'm excited to be part of the Inkitt community. I love writing and reading. I'm constantly full of ideas, so the possibilities of what's to come are endless. Although it is my goal to grow as a writer, I am mainly just writing for fun and enjoying the process. Thank you in advance to anyone who supports me.

Just as a heads-up, I'd like to mention before anyone dives in that the style of my writing is different from what you'd usually see. I am not a conventional writer. Although I use dialogue tags at times, my characters mostly speak for themselves throughout the story, and I choose to use an asterisk (*) as a way to identify when they are speaking. The characters' POV is either them speaking their internal thoughts or used as a scene transition. Text messages are marked with an en dash (–).

I am posting ten chapters to start, but my posting schedule will be twice daily: one chapter in the morning at 8 a.m. and one chapter in the evening at 5 p.m. EST.

The story being told is fictional and mainly focuses on the romance between two people. However, it is not just a typical love story. I wanted to include characters with different personalities and lifestyles that readers from various walks of life could relate to in some way, as the reality is that we are not all the same. We have all experienced different struggles and have different life stories. We hold different views, and despite the title, no one is truly perfect. With that said, I understand that not everyone will enjoy reading this story, and that is understandable.

Please remember that this book is strictly for entertainment purposes, and readers should be eighteen or older. It has an urban (street-based) setting with a colloquial writing style. There are intentional grammar errors to better showcase how some of the characters speak or text. This book is not intended to be a guide, and I am not promoting or suggesting this way of life for anyone in the story being told. Some may even perceive it as a cautionary tale.

Fooled by Perfection Copyright © 2024 by XO Monrose

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the written permission of the copyright owner, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. To request permission, contact XO Monrose at [email protected].

This book is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Additional Trigger Warnings:

Profanity

Sexual content that could be considered inappropriate due to the characters’ ages

Violence/illegal activity (mention of guns)

Death of parents/guardian (mentioned)

Fighting

Murder (mentioned)

Alcohol/marijuana use