And Andre realizes that to follow his heart and achieve his perfect performance, he’ll be living a life his ancestors would never understand.

"Critical reception to Perfect has been positive, with the LA Times saying "Hopkins is painfully adept at channeling perfectionist psychology...

"[1] Publishers Weekly criticized the "overabundance of plot points", but stated that the book "explores enough hot-button issues (rape, teen plastic surgery, cyberharassment, etc.)

[2] Kirkus Reviews wrote that "While not razor-edged like her previous work, Hopkins’ portrait of four 12th-graders who are expected to be perfect will nonetheless keep teens up all night reading.

"[3] In 2024 the book was banned in Texas by the Katy Independent School District on the basis that the novel is "adopting, supporting, or promoting gender fluidity"[4] despite also pronouncing a bullying policy that protects infringements on the rights of the student.