Meeting Tom Windsor-Smith for the first time sends Lillie Hart spinning. At the age of sixteen, the fireworks that she experiences are some of the strongest she's experienced. For Tom though, it's quite the opposite. When he deigns to acknowledge Lillie, he acts as if he couldn't care less about her or her small Nebraskan town in general. 
 Eventually, Lillie starts to break down the walls of his seemingly impenetrable exterior. As she does so she begins to suspect that he holds the answers to her reoccurring nightmares and to the impossible memories. Memories which haunt her. Memories of the two of them, together and in love. 
 Once Lillie finally learns the truth she realizes the secret that Tom has been hiding is much bigger than she ever expected. A secret that quite frankly blows her mind. She also discovers that once you finally understand that the world is round, there is no way to make it flat again. 
 *facepalm* I'll be honest. I just didn't like this one. For the most part, I enjoy books written by Australian authors. I was completely taken by surprise by how much I struggled with this book. I found myself continuously putting this book down. I literally had to force myself to finish it and by the end I was only thankful that I was finished. 
 The first issue I had with this book was the amount of time it took to finally get anywhere. It wasn't until I was 60% finished that anything is revealed. What happens in the first 60% you may ask? A hot/cold insta-love interest that completely turned me off. The rest was filled with stereotypical cliches. This book didn't add anything I hadn't already read before. 
 Having struggled with the characters and relationships up to this point, I hoped that the science would grab my attention. To my dismay, it failed at this aspect as well. It was rushed and left room for many holes in the plot, which at this point in reading the book left me utterly frustrated. 
 In the end, I only finished because of obligation. When the World Was Flat completely disappointed me from all angles. I cannot recommend. 
 *eARC provided by NetGalley