The Flirt

Title: The Flirt

Author: Kathleen Tessaro

Original Print Date: 2008

Quick Summary: What a character web this story is! All of the characters' stories seem to revolve around the main character, Hughie. Set in London, Hughie is young, broke, and at a standstill in his life. His main excitement consists of casual, no-strings-attached sex with lingerie designer Leticia. Unfortunately for him AND her they both seem to be falling for the other, which is completely against their rules, but inevitable(personally, I am not sure that sex with no feelings is really possible). While reading the paper one morning, just before he is about to dine and dash, he comes across an intriguing classified ad for a job opening. It read, "Unique situation available for an attractive, well-mannered, morally flexible young man. Hours irregular. Pay generous. Discretion a must!" With nothing to lose he sends in his qulaifications and after an uncanny interview he lands the job. Then, the fun and twisting journey begins!

My thoughts: First thought when I picked up this book was that it would be a chick flick, romantic comedy type book, but it proved to be much more. Instead it was full of fun, complex characters and their unique life struggles and triumphs. I was amazed at how well Ms. Tessaro integrated all of the characters and their personalities into the story. She caught me off guard with a twist toward the end I did not see coming. That's the best kind of story when you are reading along and then all of a sudden something shocking and unexpected shakes up the storyline. I think the overall message of the book is that, although we are all different, we must stay true to who we are and always go with our gut instincts. They are usually spot on even if others do not understand. Hughie, Leticia, Sam, Olivia, Amy, & Jonathan especially struggle with this throughout the book, but they find that once they give in to their intuition things seem to make more sense, although the pieces don't always fall into place as they expect them to.

Favorite Character: Red Moriarty

• I love how she surprises herself with her previously untapped talents




• I think her frustration and downtroddenn outlook on life at the beginning is a blessing in disguise which causes her to have to 'go with the flow' and discover her true calling, which goes hand in hand with one of my main mottos of life. Things always happen for a reason.

Rating: Must Read! I cannot wait to read other books by this author. Such a fun and different book!