4.5 stars, TEAM MATTY! 
 When I read 
 back in 2011, I fell instantly in love with the book and the author. FOL was a clear favorite of the year, and it remains one of my favorite books of all times. The book is so smart, funny, and every time I've re-read it, it has reinforced just how much I love it. So, of course when I heard that Jessica was writing a novella from Matt's perspective of events that occurred during (and a bit before and a bit after) FOL, I was thrilled beyond belief. 
 When I started Flat Out Matt I remember how much these characters touched me. Celeste is such a funny, quirky little eccentric kid, who of course has some deep seeded issues - I mean, who orders a flat version of their (view spoiler)[dead (hide spoiler)] brother? Oh, and in FOM and we get to find out just how Celeste comes upon Flat Finn, and it's kind of funny, knowing what is all to come. 
 While I loved FOM, I have to say that I don't think this book can stand alone, without having read FOL first. I don't think it would make much sense to the reader as to what was going on had they not read FOL. Flat Out Matt is not a complete re-telling of Flat Out Love (like Walking Disaster was to Beautiful Disaster), and so we only get some select chapters from Matt's POV. I especially LOVED the sexy last chapter... thank you Ms. Park for that! 
 All in all, I loved the flow of this book, and it was amazing to see Matt's perspective. In FOL, we only get Julie's POV, which is fine, but what was really going on in Matt's head during the entire time Julie was living with them? Well, we get a glimpse of that and I can say I am wholeheartedly Team Matty! 
 The only reason why FOM did not get 5 stars like FOL is that, since we only get a spattering of chapters of FOL retold from Matt's POV, there is occasionally a point where the reader is left a little unsatisfied when whole chapters and their events are skipped over. This was particularly troublesome with me when the story skipped from (FOL) Chapters 25/26 (The Sleepover) directly to Chapter 30 (The Jump). Those chapters, while predominantly told from Julie's POV, when she is not even around the Watkins's and therefore much more difficult to write from Matt's POV, are significant to the storyline. This is where Julie finds out the BIG SECRET, and she leaves, and eventually comes back! I would have liked to have seen more of the emotional turmoil that Matt must have been going through. As well as, Matt's POV of realizing Julie has found him out, and is heartbroken and hurt, which leads her to leaving. 
 So, for those of you who are on the fence about this novella - If you have not read Flat Out Love (and why haven't you,,, didn't I explain it was one of my all time favorite books!?) - read FOL first, and then immediately read Flat Out Matt. You will NOT be disappointed, I promise.