Review: Jessica Park’s Flat-Out Matt

Posted April 3, 2013 by Karen in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Flat-Out MattTitle: Flat-Out Matt
Author: Jessica Park
Genre: Young Adult/Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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Book description:

Matt is a junior at MIT. He’s geeky, he’s witty, he’s brilliant.

And he’s also very, very stupid.

When beautiful, cool, insightful Julie moves in with Matt’s family, why (oh why!) does he pretend to be his absent brother Finn for her alleged benefit?

It seems harmless enough until her short-term stay becomes permanent. And until it snowballs into heart-squeezing insanity. And until he falls in love with Julie, and Julie falls in love with Finn.

But … Matt is the right one for her. If only he can make Julie see it. Without telling her the truth, without shattering them all. Particularly his fragile sister Celeste, who may need Julie the most.

You saw Matt through Julie’s eyes in FLAT-OUT LOVE. Now go deeper into Matt’s world in this FLAT-OUT MATT novella. Live his side of the story, break when his heart breaks, and fall for the unlikely hero all over again.

Take an emotional skydive for two prequel chapters and seven Flat-Out Love chapters retold from his perspective, and then land with a brand-new steamy finale chapter from Julie.

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Review:

Yep, it’s that time again folks…the time where I fan-girl over the fabulous Jessica Park and her Flat-Out greatness. If you missed my review for Flat-Out Love, read it here with Coolatta in hand. If you haven’t read FOL, STOP what you’re doing now and go pick it up! Unlike other stories or sequels, I think it’s vital to read the first book before continuing on with Flat-Out Matt, and trust me you’ll be glad you did. You’ll fall deep in love with all the characters once and then ALL over again in FOM. You’ll relive all the joy and heartache in this second story, but this time from Matty’s point of view. *sigh* He will definitely melt your heart. 🙂

Also, this isn’t just a retelling–you get two prequel chapters and one amazing chapter that continues to tell our favorite story of how Julie changed Matt’s life for the better.  And let me tell you, things get HOT in that chapter! 😉 You don’t want to miss it! Actually, on second thought, you’ll want that chapter to just keep going….

All I can say about this novella is that it’s perfect to me. I’ve said this before–I love reading both points of view in stories; they add something extra to the storytelling and make me feel things I wouldn’t have if it were one-sided. I enjoy being inside their heads for a few minutes and feel what they feel and find out what makes them tick. In FOL, I sympathized with Julie and all her confusion, and in FOM, I fell in love with Matty even more for his strength and bravery. OH and more hot Finn? YES please! Plus, let’s not forget about little Miss Celeste. Gosh! I wish I had a little sister like her. She’s so bright and intellectual…correction, she IS so bright and intellectual. (Celeste isn’t a big fan of contractions) Darn it, I did it again!

Take the skydive and pick up Flat-Out Matt. You’ll thank me later! 😉

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