Come see Jenn's review of Flat-Out Celeste by Jessica Park!! After reading her reviews, I can't wait to dive into this series. Check out her review of Flat-Out Love here!!
Synopsis:
Whether you were charmed by Celeste in Flat-Out Love or are meeting her for the first time, this book is a joyous celebration of differences, about battling private wars that rage in our heads and in our hearts, and—very much so— this is a story about first love.For high-school senior Celeste Watkins, every day is a brutal test of bravery. And Celeste is scared. Alienated because she’s too smart, her speech too affected, her social skills too far outside the norm, she seems to have no choice but to retreat into isolation.
But college could set her free, right? If she can make it through this grueling senior year, then maybe. If she can just find that one person to throw her a lifeline, then maybe, just maybe.
Justin Milano, a college sophomore with his own set of quirks, could be that person to pull her from a world of solitude. To rescue her—that is, if she’ll let him.
Together, they may work. Together, they may save each other. And together they may also save another couple—two people Celeste knows are absolutely, positively flat-out in love.
Jenn's Review:
5 Flat-Out Beautiful stars
This book is absolutely
BEAUTIFUL! Flat-Out Love and Flat-Out Matt are some of my very favorite books
so needless to say I had very high expectations and holy moly did Jessica Park
deliver!!
Celeste is now a high school
senior trying to decide where she is going to attend college and trying to
navigate her way through being a teenager. She is very isolated from other
students and aware that she is different, that her personality is not like the
teens around her. One day she receives an email from Justin, a student liaison
from a college in California, and nothing will be the same for Celeste.
Justin definitely has his own set
of quirks, as we quickly see within the first few emails, but I fell in love
with him instantly. He is smart and funny and a little crazy and definitely all
over the place but he is PERFECT! The conversations between him and Celeste
just melted my heart; the two are perfect together.
I adored the relationship that
these two built together and how they bring out the strengths in each other and
finally Celeste begins to see herself for who she truly is, a beautiful, strong
and intelligent girl with so much to offer. Her journey of self-discovery was
beyond touching and had me in tears many times.
Matty!! I don’t even have to
words to describe how much I LOVE Matt and was so thrilled that he was such an
active part of this books and Celeste’s awakening. He truly is the perfect
geek! MATT and JULIE!!! I was so happy to see them, but oh lord Ms. Park you
had me stressed out for a while!
Flat-Out Celeste was so much more
than a book for me, it was a journey. It was definitely full of fun moments, I
laughed a lot (hello Curious George conversation), but there is also a message
of acceptance and learning to love one-self. There are so many beautiful
heartmelty moments that I truly became emotionally invested in these characters.
I truly hope that she continues Celeste and Justin’s story because I’m surely
not ready to say goodbye to them.
“I found my hinge, Matty.”
I received a complimentary copy
for review for The Geekery Book Review.
Buy Links:
Flat-Out Celeste
Left Drowning (On Sale for $1.99 right now!!):
Flat-Out Love (On sale for $2.00 right now!!):
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