I absolutely adored Perfect on Paper. It was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021, and I'm so grateful to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review it. I've never seen such an honest and validating representation of a bisexual character that openly discusses internalized biphobia, and it was very healing for me to read.

The more YA books I read, the more I wish they were available when I was a teen. I don’t remember having any conversations that revolved around the topics in this book. I’m so glad young readers are able to have these stories to generate conversations and most importantly, help individuals.

This story included strength, self realization, maturity and growth.

To start, this read like a typical high school story. The language was a tad choppy but it reminded me of the quick thoughts teenagers have. They were quick, short lived, and constantly moving. High school is ever-changing and most kids feel SO many things during this time of their lives.

My favorite parts of this book? The celebration of diversity and love.

I really learned a lot from Darcy, who identifies as bi. As our main character, she admits to having bi-phobia in thinking by being bi and having straight tendencies, she’s not truly queer. Her friends rallied around her to tell her, “yes, you’re queer and you don’t have to prove anything to anyone to be queer enough.”

It was such a positive affirmation that young kids need during high school. Shoot, I think some adults could use it now.

This book is so cute and I definitely recommend it.

CW: alcohol, drugs (marijuana), cheating, biphobia (external and internalized), toxic parents, divorce

High school relationship guru Darcy has it all figured out - how to get over a bad breakup, how to balance attachment styles, and even how to get a friend to see you as more than friends. She's the anonymous advice giver behind Locker 89, where students can drop $10 for an answer to their romantic woes. But when Alexander Brougham finds out Darcy's secret, he wants more than a single letter of help - he wants her coaching to win back his girlfriend Winona. And the plot only thickens from there...

When I read YA books, especially those involving romance, I like to see that the author is showing healthy relationships and honest communication rather than the toxic, all-consuming love we often see in the media. Gonzales does a great job on this front. Darcy is bisexual and dealing with the stigmas associated with bisexuality; we also get a lot of great queer representation from her friends in the Queer and Questioning Club. Darcy's actions don't always carry the best intentions, and Gonzales rightly calls her out for manipulating others rather than pretending that her actions are justified by love. Brougham is a more complicated character than meets the eye, and Gonzales thoroughly explores the effects of his parents' broken relationship on him. The book takes place at a wealthy school, so class issues also abound, but the book is grounded enough in reality to avoid feeling like an after school special. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot - it was a fond trip back to high school, but filled with much more diversity than the books I remember reading back then.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Perfect on Paper isn’t the simple enemies-to-lovers story it appears to be. It is more complex and touches on multiple themes including friendship, healthy relationships, and identity. Gonzales does a wonderful job of handling these multiple themes, with the highlight being exploring identity and acceptance that comes closer to the end of the book. Additionally, there is a range of representation in the novel that alone contributes to making this a worthwhile read.

Darcy is a developed main character who has a window into the relationships of her peers. While the transaction is supposed to be anonymous, it becomes clear this isn’t always the case. There are often bits of information that allow her to infer who the writer is, and this becomes problematic. Although she tries to stay objective in providing advice, it isn’t always easy when the relationships she reads about will impact her life. As much insight as she has about relationships, it starts to become clear that it can be difficult to navigate when they are your own—made much more complicated when it makes you question your identity. Ultimately, relationship theories are just a simplification of the world, and real life is much more complex.

I enjoyed Perfect on Paper and look forward to reading more by Gonzales.

High schooler Darcy Phillips has a secret: for the past few years, she's been the 'relationship expert' behind Locker 89, which she uses to run an anonymous advice service for fellow students. When popular, arrogant Alexander Brougham catches Darcy and enlists her to help win back his ex-girlfriend, she reluctantly agrees in order to ensure her secret stays under wraps. With her 95% success rate, it should be a piece of cake, right? Besides, she has a few other secrets she'd rather not have come to light. Of course, things rarely go as we envision them...

At the start, I was a bit worried I wasn't connecting with Darcy, but as the book went on, I quickly began to see bits of myself reflected in her. Such as the tendency to intellectualize instead of actually dealing with what we're feeling. She's written with authenticity and humanly flawed, which I prefer to see in YA rather than unrealistically idealized characters! At times, I strongly disagreed with and was frustrated by her actions, but I could also recall my own emotions/experience as a high schooler and know that I might have acted similarly in some of the situations. Another aspect I enjoyed was getting to experience the development of Darcy and Brougham's relationship through Darcy's eyes. It really emphasized how her perspective on him evolved over time, taking us on that emotional journey along with her.

In addition to being full of fun tropes and cute moments, I also appreciated how the book addressed some more serious topics. The writing style wasn't my favorite at times–for example, it felt overly descriptive or stiff at times, and I did find myself wishing for a bit more depth with some of the characters (like Brooke), the positive aspects outweighed that for me in the end. There were so many parts of the book that I could relate to with strained relationships with parents and being a child of divorce. I also truly appreciated that the LGBTQ community is so normalized in the book; (while still important) characters' identites were just part of the greater sum of who they are rather than being treated as their primary defining trait. It was so monumental to me to read something where biphobia (both external and internalized) is explicitly discussed on the page, as well as being something the main character deals with throughout the course of the book. Perfect on Paper is a book I wish I'd had when I was in high school and first beginning to navigate my own bisexuality.

Thank you St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

TW/CW: alcohol, drugs (marijuana), cheating, vomiting, biphobia (external and internalized), toxic parents, divorce

I absolutely ADORED this book! I was gushing from the minute Brougham entered the story!! I love how normalized the LGBTQ community was shown in the story, and I think this was the first time I picked up a book where a bisexual character was worried about being in a heterosexual relationship. I thought this was really important to bring up, because there are people who struggle with this. I love the growth of self-identity throughout the story, as well as themes of true friendship and family. Definitely an amazing read!!

This book exceeded every expectation I had. I loved Only Mostly Devestated, so I had high hopes for the newest book by Sophie Gonzales and I was so blown away by how much I loved it. The characters are very three dimensional and really give you a sense of who they are. They were also so diverse! It's really powerful to read a book with a spectrum of sexualities and gender identities. and is something so needed in the YA book community.

The plot is also hilarious. Full of hijinks and high school romps, it also has some really powerful discussions of things such as internalized biphobia. As a bisexual woman in a straight passing relationship, this really resonated with me as this concept of, "Am I queer enough?"

I think that this is a really positive and important, unique and fun read that is a welcome addition to the YA genre.

I must admit, I don't know if I had high expectations for this book. Not so much because of the plotline or the subject, but I do think I subconsciously lower my expectations whenever I read a young adult contemporary. Then I go on and wonder why every young adult contemporary I read surpasses my expectations by a mile. Maybe I need to get over my prejudices and just admit that I love them. The fact is, I inhaled this in one sitting. It started off exactly as I thought it would, but slowly grew on me. The more you get into the story, the more you realise it has a lot more to say than just the story of a teenage girl being blackmailed into becoming a personal agony aunt, which is pretty much the only thing the cover summary promises. I did not expect this to hit me hard and fast in the face about what it is like to be a queer teen in this day and age. I've read my fair share of LGBT books at this point, but I'm always surprised how each and every one of them peers into my soul and forces me to conquer my inner thoughts and feelings. The writing was not the strongest writing in the world, and was a bit too descriptive in some areas for my taste. Certain locations felt like the author had googled an image and was describing literally what they saw, leaving it very basic and surface-level. Other times, I felt like I had no room to imagine things on my own, with exact instructions on what people looked or acted like. I appreciate when authors give me something to go on, but allow me space to let me elaborate and make them my own. I think that’s the beauty of the author-reader relationship - the author gives the foundation, but the reader’s imagination makes it truly magical. The romance plot was predictable - inevitably they were going to get together, but they were definitely going to have some bumps along the way. This book is recommended to readers who love To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and I would say this definitely has the same kind of vibes and plotline.

I wasn't that into Darcy at first. She seemed very one-dimensional and I found it difficult to see where she was coming from and why she thought the way she did. While she puts an incredible amount of thought and effort into each letter reply she writes, she jumps to conclusions and judges people awfully quickly in real life. Within the first few minutes into meeting Brougham, she thinks she has his whole backstory figured out, all of his relationship woes and how he interacts with other human beings. He's here asking for help, and she has an attitude about it and shoves him into the stereotypical box she's created that every teenage boy she knows fits into. But as the story goes on and we do get to know her a little better, I began to appreciate this aspect of her. Nobody is perfect, and it's about time that the literary world stops trying to write
main characters with perfect flaws - i.e. flaws that are basic and tolerable. I want more characters like Darcy, who I don't even like to begin with but slowly start to warm up to after they begin to identify these flaws within themselves. Halfway through the book, I felt like I was a part of Darcy and her feelings, like we were on more of an even ground as she became more likable as a human being. Her feelings are valid. Her actions are valid. Rather a bit flawed, and sometimes her reasoning behind things are selfish and immature, but she's a teenager for crying out loud. She's allowed - even encouraged - to make mistakes. It's the only way she can grow. On the other hand, she's super knowledgeable in giving her relationship advice. I was astounded and blown away at how mature and reasonable her responses sounded. It was admirable in how much work and effort she puts in behind the scenes to help these unknown strangers. Which is why it's a bit of a turnaround when it's revealed that she hasn't always done so without meddling for her own gain. But again, she's a teenager and we have to forgive her for the mistakes she's inevitably going to make, because it's just a part of growing up. This isn't to say that what she may have done is excusable, but redeemable. One day, none of it will matter.

I wasn't really into Darcy and Brougham's relationship at first either, but as I'm writing this, it's because I didn't feel like I knew either of them. When they first began to work together, every bit of dialogue felt fake and forced, and I couldn't understand how I was supposed to relate or feel sympathy for either of them. As the story progressed and I got to know them both better, this slowly went away. And then we find out that the foundation of their relationship was built upon a miscommunication and slight of word, and everything changes. I found myself second-guessing everything, just as Darcy did. Reading into things that I dismissed before, drawing up theories of my own as to what everything meant. I was taken aback by this turn of events, not really being a plot twist, but rather making everything a bit clearer. I liked this aspect a lot in the book, because it felt a bit like plot twists were coming after me in very quick succession. Nothing was safe from having a hidden meaning.

Brougham as his own character I felt a bit dull, and the same goes for Brooke. Both felt rather plain and boring, making it difficult to imagine why Darcy had become friends with them at all. Their backstories are explained a bit, but not really enough for me to care about them aside from their relationships to Darcy. I certainly couldn't see why Darcy was into Brooke at all, making it far more interesting to the story when she started to distance herself from any past feelings she had for her. And eventually, I just got right upset with Brooke. I understand her emotions and where she's coming from, I do, but I would have thought her years of friendship with Darcy would have had some credence to stop her from making everything crash and burn. When Darcy's secret identity finally was revealed, I struggled with whose side I was taking - Darcy's, who apologised profusely and came clean when she thought was appropriate, or Brooke, who took her anger and threw Darcy under the bus almost immediately, leading to far more consequences than I'm sure she intended and were necessary. At the end though, I do like how Darcy made amends to salvage their relationship through helping Brooke fix hers, and how they aren't necessarily BFFs again but working to rebuild their trust with one another.

I think the best part of this book is the discussion around bisexuality and biphobia. It's something that Darcy struggles with over the course of the story, knowing that her most recent crushes have all been girls, as another crush starts to build with a boy. Even having Brooke on the discriminatory side of things made the subject that much more real and accessible. The scene near the end of the book, while taking me by surprise, was a great discussion - even among queer youth - about bi erasure and the identity struggle one may have if they choose one gender over another. By the time it came around, I had forgotten that Ray and Darcy share this one important bit of identification, and clearly both struggle with it and society's depiction of it in similar ways. Because of this, I wish it had been brought into the story earlier as a way to bond them together. Up until then, they were very much pitted against one another as opposites, and it would have been nice to be reminded that they have more in common than they think. In a comment on the book's Goodreads page, the author makes a comment how this book is a subtweet to all of those people who think bisexuality is either this one thing or this one thing, how it cannot be both, despite literally being in the name. I thought that was brilliant. No matter what gender you are with, it doesn't negate your own identity, and certainly doesn't mean others get to label you for you based on what your relationships look like on the outside.

My general philosophy when it comes to books is that I’m all for characters and don’t even pretend to give a crap about the plot. This time, while I found the characters and writing on the weaker side, I preferred the discussions it brought up amongst the characters, and the general themes and comments on society that it makes as the strongest suit of the story. I’m also not a huge fan of pop culture references, and this book has a fair number. TikTok in particular is mentioned, and I’m not sure that existed even a year ago. Riverdale is mentioned, which came out when I was in university. And Darcy frequently mentions that her parents watched How I Met Your Mother when she was young, and I watched that when I was in high school. I think it might just be that these references make me feel old that I don’t like, but a warning in case you are the same. (Their teacher is 27. 27! I could date him. Ridiculous.) Anyway long story short, while some parts of the book struggle, other parts make up for it. Regardless, the bi rep and discussion about biphobia certainly is worth it. Sophie Gonzales wasn’t on my radar before, so I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of her books. But dear Sophie, what kind of name is Brougham???

(I know it’s a kind of car, I googled it. But I think that strengthens my point.)

really cute book. loved giving queer students a chance to see themselves. It was a cute refreshing read, and I loved the characters!!

Interessante Grundidee

Der Jugendroman von Autorin Sophie Gonzales beinhaltet eine wirklich interessante und außergewöhnliche Ausgangssituation. Eine, die ich so in einem Buch noch nie vorgefunden habe. Ich bewerte es grundsätzlich positiv, wenn ein:e Autor:in mich überraschen kann. Denn das sorgt oft dazu, dass ich großes Interesse an einem Roman entwickle und mit Begeisterung beim Lesen dabei bin. So war es auch zunächst bei „Perfect on Paper“.

Der lockere Schreibstil der Autorin hat es mir leicht gemacht der Geschichte zu folgen. Die Charaktere waren durchaus interessant, konnten mein Interesse aber nur phasenweise binden. Manche Passagen haben mich sehr gut unterhalten, andere ließen mich etwas kalt.

Mit einer Entwicklung am Ende des Buches hatte ich so meine Probleme, da das meiner Meinung nach nicht zum Alter der Charaktere gepasst hat, aber gut.

Ich hatte ein teils gutes, teils durchschnittliches Leseerlebnis, dafür gibt es drei Sterne.

Oh my gosh where to begin with this story!
In this story, we get to see darcy, a secret relationship advice running teenager deal with the cost of hiding things from her best friend who she loves. She also has to balance helping Alexander someone she thought she'd never be friends with help win his girl back.
Darcys arc was so amazing to see and remind us how hard high-school and figuring out how relationships and consequences work in the real world.
My absolute favorite thing I love about Sophie's writing is how well she writes the lbgtq community! This book had such well done rep including some of my favorite descriptions for us on the ace spectrum. I highly recommend this to our coming of age readers and ones to help describe how they are feeling!

Oh my gosh where to begin with this story!
In this story, we get to see darcy, a secret relationship advice running teenager deal with the cost of hiding things from her best friend who she loves. She also has to balance helping Alexander someone she thought she'd never be friends with help win his girl back.
Darcys arc was so amazing to see and remind us how hard high-school and figuring out how relationships and consequences work in the real world.
My absolute favorite thing I love about Sophie's writing is how well she writes the lbgtq community! This book had such well done rep including some of my favorite descriptions for us on the ace spectrum. I highly recommend this to our coming of age readers and ones to help describe how they are feeling!

Overview: Darcy is like Hannah Montana. Well, kinda. She's not a secret pop star, but she does have a hidden identity. She's the girl behind Locker 89, home of the best relationship advice in California. Or, at least, at her high school. People will drop a letter and $10 in the locker, and Darcy collects them after school when her mom, a teacher there, stays late. This goes perfectly until Brougham catches her. While it's a minor disaster, he also has a fascinating Australian accent and some traces of charm, and he ropes Darcy into giving him personal relationship coaching to win back his girlfriend. But maybe he doesn't want his ex-girlfriend back after all. And maybe Darcy doesn't might get over her painful crush on her best friend. All you need to know is that Sophie wrote a love triangle I actually love (never thought I'd see that day). Overall: 5+++++

Characters: 5 I'm pretty sure Darcy and I are the same person. I love her sarcastic voice and her outlook on life. She's driven and ambitious. Her relationship advice business has grown so much because it works. Darcy has put in the time and research to understands how humans interact with each other. That doesn't make her own relationships any easier. Darcy is hilarious and messy and relatable, and even when she takes her turn as the antagonist, you still get where she's coming from (or at least I do). I want Darcy to be my best friend. We even have the same taste in One Direction solo music.

On top of giving out romantic advice, Darcy is also a member of the Queer and Questioning Club. I love all the members of the club and the conversations that happen there. Through the club and in life interactions in general, Darcy is coming into her own queerness. She's proudly bi throughout the book, but as her crushes shift and certain crushes cross the line into a relationship, Darcy wonders if she can date a straight guy and still be "queer enough". While the answer is of course she can, the way it's explored is so important and honest. Darcy has the conversations about being bi and being queer that need to be had like this in an unfiltered way with all her fears up front. There are so many intricacies to being queer that sometimes the questions aren't around the identity in the first place and being comfortable with that but feeling enough of it. Also, there are still so many misconceptions around what it means to be bisexual or biromantic that this conversation needs to be front and center. There is so much biphobia that comes from pure ignorance that addressing it head on is incredibly important. This is such an important book to have in YA for that reason. There are also amazing moments discussing asexuality and other identities through the club and through the letters that Darcy handles. For that reason alone, everyone needs to read this book.

Beyond Darcy, we have a full cast of amazing, developed characters. Starting off, Darcy's second in command is her sister, Ainsley, who is in community college now and lives at home with Darcy and her mom. Ainsley is trans, an amazing fashion designer, and always fighting with Darcy over the make-up samples that Brooke brings over. Ainsley is truly the best older sister anyone could ask for, and she's always there to support Darcy when she needs it most. As for the rest of her family, Darcy sees her dad a couple times a month. He's a pretty minor character, but I did like how she worked through some of his (seemingly unintentional) biphobic comments with the Q&Q club. She also confronts issues she has with her mom's removed, disinterested demeanor when Darcy tries to turn to her for advice. There's a super constructive series of moments that really model good parenting and coming to acknowledge flaws and mistakes.

Moving on to Darcy's friends, we first meet Brooke. Darcy's had a crush on Brooke from the start, but who wouldn't? Brooke is funny and sweet and bubbly. She works at a make-up counter and is always looking for Darcy's help on homework. Also, Brooke is a lesbian. Still, Darcy hasn't found a way to make a move, and Brooke finds herself caught up in an enemies to lovers relationship not with Darcy. Then there's Brougham who starts cold and aloof but turns out to be sarcastic and adorable. He lives in a mansion, but the house is constantly echoing with his parents shouting at each other. It made me so happy to watch Brougham start to open up. Everyone in this book is remarkably well developed. It makes for such an enriching reading experience.

Plot: 5 Like I teased you with in the synopsis, SOPHIE WROTE A LOVE TRIANGLE I AM IN LOVE WITH. I am love triangle hater number 1, so this is a big deal. But I genuinely loved both players, I could see merits to both players, and the way that the story progressed was so satisfying. I think it works 1. because all the characters are highly developed and 2. the plot has so many good twists and turns to both sides that everything unfolds super naturally. Also, everyone spends time in the friend zone at different points in the book. Through the entire book, it feels like you're truly watching messy, annoying, sometimes beautiful life play out. There isn't a moment in the entire story where I felt "author Sophie" reaching in to push two characters together or yank them apart. Every choice, every plot progression felt completely natural. There's a friendship plot thread, a family thread, a relationship thread, and the whole locker business to follow, and they intermingle in such a satisfying and all encompassing way.

Similarly, I get really irritated often when characters self sabotage because it often feels exaggerated for a plot point, but Sophie does an incredible job of spelling out motivation in an organic, understandable way. Even when I was thinking "don't do it, Darcy", I also had a sense of "you'd probably do that too". I guess this is all to say that this book makes sense in the most glorious way.

Writing: 5 You all already know I loved the writing. The craft is exquisite, the voice perfectly on pitch with the story, and I want all these characters to be my new best friends. Usually, I have a couple minor complaints that I just don't include here, but I have literally nothing bad to say about this book. From a formatting/writing choice standpoint, I did want to note how I loved most chapters starting with letters. Ever since I was a little kid, I always loved books that included letters, and these are brilliantly funny and relatable. Since they started each chapter, I'd always end up reading more in one sitting than I intended cause I had to start the next chapter's letter, and then I was hooked!

The only thing that makes me sad about this book is that it's not out till March (but that's somehow only 4 months away?!). Still, I highly recommend preorder the book as a gift to your future self.

I appreciated the variety of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics casually mentioned in this book and the normalization of many different topics that teens may not know how to express yet.

‘Perfect on Paper’ is a brilliant, much-needed story with a whole lot of humor and heart.

Darcy Phillips has a secret. She’s been using locker #89 to run an anonymous relationship advice service. Things are going well… until Alexander Brougham discovers her secret. In exchange for his silence, Darcy agrees to help advise him on how to win his ex-girlfriend back. It should be easy, right? Not complicated at all. Famous last words.

Sophie Gonzales breathes new life into this genre with this fresh, unique novel. I love how she explores bisexuality and biphobia in such a sensitive and nuanced way. The diversity of her characters is a delight to read, not only because we need more LGBTQIA+ representation in print, but because she’s created a narrative where the characters all leap off of the page. Darcy’s path of self discovery feels so true to teenage hood and that time of life. And her interactions with Alexander also embody a kind of inimitable teenage awkwardness that is as endearing as it is relatable. Gonzales has also created dynamic secondary characters who infuse even more life into the story.

I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book. I think it’s the kind of story that has reach beyond its genre, and is one of my favorite reads in quite a while.

**Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review.**

Darcy thinks that she has all the answers to love – life – friendship and family, and she gives it anonymously at $10 a letter. She thinks that her system in impenetrable until one day she is caught by someone who is looking for her help. Rather than be exposed – she goes against her better judgment and ends up helping a fellow classmate win back his ex girlfriend.

This novel is a cute, fast and easy read. It is very diverse and tries to dispel the typical stereotypes and familiar tropes when dealing with dynamics between the mix of characters. I enjoyed discovering more details about the other characters, including Brougham. I did find some characters a not surface level but otherwise. good read.

Disclaimer: overall, this story deserves a solid 4-star-rating, but I can't give anything less than 5 stars to the amazing representation it has!

"It’s when bisexuals start to believe the biphobia they’re surrounded by. We’re told that our sexuality isn’t real, or that we’re straight if we’re with another gender, and that our feelings don’t count if we’ve never dated a certain gender, that kind of crap. Then we hear it so many times we doubt ourselves.”

Every aspect of this book was remarkable. Slightly flawed, yet absolutely likable bisexual MC; two adorable love interests: MC's sweetheart best friend and seems-stuck-up-but-actually-funny-and-down-to-earth guy; realistic family dinamics; all my beautiful supporting queer characters.
Every page was filling me with warm, fuzzy feelings!

There better be a whole lot of hype surrounding this book!

I really enjoyed this book. It is great to see more representation than what I would have as a teen in the early 90's. I loved Darcy and Brougham as characters, they are flawed but decnet humans, I think both of them were incredibly mature for their age in some way. I loved watching the character development of both of them grow individually and as a pair throughout the story. The subplot about Darcy's best friend Brooke was interesting but probably made me the most uncomfortable because they were so mean to each other in anger, but then bounced back fairly quickly as friends after that. I am not sure that is realistic after the huge things that happened between them, but at the same time I know it has to fit the narrative of the story. My absolute favorite thinga out this story was another sub plot and thatis the relationship of Darcy with her sister. I'd love to see her get jer own novel and learn more about her journey!

I loved this book. I knew I liked Sophie’s writing from Only Mostly Devastated, and she did not disappointed with this book. I adored the premise and thought the characters were great. I loved Darcy and Brougham and thought they had great chemistry. Such a fun book!

wow! this book is so.....important !! Representation really matters and Sophie Gonzales wrote it perfectly!
Darcy is a young bisexual girl who write relationship advices secretly to other students, she's like a little cupidon.
I knew i would hurt at some point while reading this book, but it really hurted so much.
Darcy is such a sweet character, even though she made a lot of mistakes (but who doesnt?).
I didnt think i would enjoy the romance that much, but it was so cute.

One particular moment in the book was so important to me because it dealed with bi representation and society biphobia and it really had me in tears.
PLEASE GO READ PERFECT ON PAPER WHEN IT IS OUT, ON MARCH 9TH 2021