The False Flat by Melissa R. Collings was an absolute delight to read and is an amazing addition to the genre of romance. The story begins with a definition of what the book title means for those not in the biking know- me. A false flat is a term describing an area before a steeper biking climb that looks deceptively flat but will still take notable effort to climb. The authors title also draws parallels to the main characters life. Penelope “Pen” Auberge is a woman whose life has been marked by tragedy. She copes the only way she knows how by riding her bike furiously when anxiety hits and turning people into numbers. Numbers un people in Pen’s experience are uncomplicated and straightforward. This number system interestingly enough is based on the way you present yourself and how you make her feel. Throughout the book I often wondered what number she would have assigned me. Despite her anxiety and coping strategies Pen has been getting through life just fine -she’s got her job which also includes the numbers she’s so comfortable with and a boyfriend who‘s happy to know Pen at a surface level. Friends and often family don’t fit into Pens world and that’s how’s it’s always been and therefore is comfortable with. Circumstances arise and Pens whole world is turned upside down. She reacts by what some would consider blowing up her life; quitting her job without a new one lined up and moving halfway across the country to a city she’s never even been to. Pen flourishes in her new home despite her quick arrival and makes a new friend in an unly almost “meet cute” platonic situation. This new friend encourages her to join the local bike riding group which she’s very opposed to at first but eventually gives in to. This chain of events sets the tone and for the majority of the book and introduces more pivotal characters. Pen soon meets Grant - initially standoffish and that moustache -just no! But eventually they form a close friendship and become eachother’s confidants- something Pen has never experienced but seemingly unbeknownst to her always needed. Watching Pen go from an individual who’d never dealt with her trauma to fully taking control and ownership and doing the work for the life she wanted was inspiring. The growth and character development was such a home run for me and made this book exceptional. I think we can all appreciate the struggles of feeling unlovable and wondering if our unresolved feelings and traumas make us able to live or be loved and be in a healthy emotional state. Pens navigation through these struggles makes her character so rich and palpable. Her finding her “people” finally and having the life she never thought possible for herself was such a heartfelt joy for me. I’ll defiantly be reading more Melissa R. Collings books thanks to this work of art. Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake Publishing for this advanced reading copy. 85 s2 comments Delaney78 6,799

I did not expect this to be so emotional
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