Fifteen-year-old Blake is caught in between his girlfriend, Shannon, and a close friend, Marissa. When Blake and Marissa are just friends (with a lot in common), Shannon doesn’t seem to understand that. Shannon adores Blake, and vice versa. But when Blake takes a photograph for his photography class, he finds out that the picture he took was of Marissa’s mom. Marissa hasn’t seen her drug-addict mom in years, and plans on reuniting with her soon. Blake then chooses to help Marissa, which draws him into trouble with Shannon. Spending a lot more time with your friend (that’s a girl) than with your actual girlfriend would cause your girlfriend to question you, wouldn’t you think? Flash Burnout is a “coming of age story” where Blake learns about relationships, friendships, and loyalty.
My opinion: There was nothing I particularly liked or hated about the story. If I had to say something I did enjoy reading, it would be about Blake’s love for photography. His passion for this hobby makes Blake who he is. I’m glad photography was Blake’s hobby L. K. Madigan chose to write about. Though there were some characteristics that I didn’t like reading about, for instance, how Blake couldn’t explain to Shannon about his friendship with Marissa. It’s really hard to tell your girlfriend that your helping your friend reunite with their mother and how Shannon wouldn’t understand that Blake and Marissa were just friends. Overall, I thought that Flash Burnout was okay. If you want to read about friendship or relationships, I think you would enjoy this book. If you just want to give this book a try, I recommend that you don’t have very high expectations.
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