Read It : Flash Burnout by LK Madigan

Reasons close friends will find it weird that I am recommending this book:

1. The protagonist is a boy. (Boy protags are not my fav.)
2. There is no magician/vampire/fairy/mythical creature from the black lagoon or other regions.
3. The dude on the cover kind of looks like my brother. And thinking about your bro while reading a book is weird.

Would I have picked this book up without a recommendation? Probably not. But the author's agent literally (like...literally) shoved the book into my hands when I was in a bookstore. Putting it back would have been super classless. Plus the agent has ridiculous good taste. So I read it. And I loved it. A LOT.

Reasons I am recommending this book:

1. The protagonist is awesome. A super sweet guy. Funny and genuine. Great family dynamic. Confused. Conflicted. Tries to do the right thing. Sometimes fails. I can play this game all day.
2. There is a rich, sensory, genuine world that feels real and kinda like what you experienced in high school. Not crazy overwrought clique town but not free of angst and issues, either.
3. The dude on the cover kinds of looks like my brother. That's pretty cool.

I started this book during a road trip and kept reading it in the car even though I thought I was going to throw up from motion sickness. A few of the pages are still tear stained (yes! TEAR STAINED!!!!) and I'm excited to get my copy autographed when LK comes to San Francisco in November. Assuming there's no fan restraining order by then...