Flat Out Love by Jessica Park

Flat Out Love by Jessica Park

Genre: YA Realistic Romantic Humor

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This book was very hard for me to get into. Not because it was boring, not because I didn’t like the characters, not because it was a bad book, but because—oh gosh you guys are gonna hate me for this—the paragraphs were so long. I have issues with focusing sometimes, especially when all the words jumble together into one or two super long paragraphs per page, leaving me no break between to gather myself and my thoughts. Description and introductions and character traits and imagery and jokes, all rolled into super long paragraphs. I had no choice but to skim past many words for the sake of my sanity.

Otherwise, this book was excellent. It was refreshing to have such a real story and real characters with their own creative quirks. First off, Julie had a great sense of humor that left me cracking up on the inside—and even helped me find my own sense of humor, despite the fact that I’ve already lost it one day after completing this book. Secondly, Matt had a hilarious and clever sense of humor as well, combining smarts, humor, wit, and geek into one. Thirdly, Celeste was such a dynamic character, especially with her lack of friends except for Flat Finn of course.

I have to say Park’s wit and creative plot won me over. I absolutely loved this book and enjoyed the humor paired with sadness and underlying problems revealed at the last possible minute. I loved Flat Out Love, and Flat Finn, and Julie, and Celeste, and Matt, and Finn, and every beautiful character that made up this plot.

4 stars.