Leslie's "Flat Out Love" Review

[Leslie]

WOW!! I cannot even begin to tell you how much I was captivated and enthralled by this story! The writing flowed realistically throughout with brilliant character development and the, OMG, knock-you-to-your-knees lovestory was undeniable!

When Julie realizes her "Craig's-List" apartment is really a burrito stand, she's desperate and as luck would have it, her mother's old college roommate, Erin Watkins, fortunately invites her to move in. It's close the her college and would be free! (What's not to love, right?) The parents, Erin and Roger, are welcoming, but emotionally distant and academically driven to eccentric extremes. The middle child, Matt, is an MIT tech geek with a sweet side, but seriously lacking in social skills. The youngest, Celeste, is an incredibly bright but freakishly unusual 13-year-old who hauls around a life-sized cardboard cutout of her oldest brother almost everywhere she goes.

The oldest brother, Finn, who's funny, gorgeous, smart, sensitive but physically unavailable, as he is traveling the world and surfacing only for random Facebook chats, e-mails, and status updates. (Which are mostly HILAIROUS and sometimes quite moving and sweet.) Before long, through late-night exchanges, Julie becomes aware that her feelings for Finn are beyond a friendly "IM-ing" chat sesson. But...something isn't "right" with this family and Julie evetually forces a buried secret to the surface, causing a dramatic confrontation that threatens to tear the fragile Watkins family apart...

This book is definitely one of my top 5 favorite books to date! I loved the dynamic of each character and their developing relationships...good and bad. This author took a chance at showing how fragile a family can become and how one person could change the head of demons into the face of tangible sorrow and ultimate forgiveness. A simply beautiful story!
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