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deegullz's review
4.0
Very cute. Kind of sappy. A few really beautiful passages. I couldn't wait to listen to Halcyon after finishing the book!
petersenftleben's review
3.0
It was ok, nothing groundbreaking to me. Solid writing, likeable character, interesting dynamic with a crush on the straight best friend. But it all felt like other gay YA I've read before. I thought the Christmas visit to the grandparents slowed things down a lot, too, and I'm not sure the backstory with the uncle was used to its full effect.
bibt198's review
3.0
All I wanted was to read a novel where two guys fall in love but instead I got a typical coming of age narrative of a gay character. It was nice and all but it's just that I've read similar stories soooo many times ([b:Boy Meets Boy|23228|Boy Meets Boy|David Levithan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356335082s/23228.jpg|1118789], [b:The Vast Fields of Ordinary|6017769|The Vast Fields of Ordinary|Nick Burd|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347981713s/6017769.jpg|6193128], [b:David Inside Out|5986815|David Inside Out|Lee Bantle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316739129s/5986815.jpg|6160578], [b:Out of the Pocket|3040050|Out of the Pocket|Bill Konigsberg|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349117365s/3040050.jpg|3070675] and most recently [b:More Happy Than Not|19542841|More Happy Than Not|Adam Silvera|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437759419s/19542841.jpg|27669922]) that this one didn't hold much appeal to me. Still a nice read though, just didn't blow me away like More Happy Than Not.
fridaloversera's review against another edition
5.0
No fue un libro típico de literatura adolescente. No recuerdo haber visto como tal un problema o al menos no uno tan dramático como suelen tener este tipo de libros y eso me encantó. Me gusta como , más que entretenerse , te hace reflexionar y , sin importar tu orientación sexual, te sientes identificad@ con cada una de las situaciones recordándote lo torpe que puedes ser cuando tienes tu primer amor , específicamente teniendo quince años.
Me gustó mucho como expresaron los sentimientos del protagonista , la forma en que te sientes incluso parte del libro o el confidente de Tretch.
Simplemente , lo amé.
Me gustó mucho como expresaron los sentimientos del protagonista , la forma en que te sientes incluso parte del libro o el confidente de Tretch.
Simplemente , lo amé.
mesy_mark's review
2.0
This wasn't what i expected. It was nice and cute but things felt like it could have been explored more. The coming outs were all the same reactions. The plot I didn't get and things just seemed resolved to quickly that didn't match the extremes of it. It was a cute read yet it was disappointing. The writing style was well just some elements needed to be altered or explored in further depth to really impact the reader to really enjoy thi text.
sidneyellwood's review
4.0
TRETCH'S VOICE IS ADORABLE. it's so charming and he is SUCH a loveable character. like wow. he's truly a joy to read about and i love the family dynamics and that tretch knows that his family would be supportive. when i read that this book took place in the south, i was expecting the worst. it's so so relieving to have a coming out story that isn't miserable with supportive parents and friends and a miserable main character.
that being said, this book was a solid 4 until the end, where i knocked it down to a 3.5 simply because the ending was resolved waaaaay too neatly. i don't have experience with crushes but even i know you don't get over a crush that easily. and with the bully - well, that doesn't happen either. it's a very optimistic look (reminiscent of david leviathan's boy meets boy) but the resolution is a bit too optimistic, in my opinion. i mean goodreads needs to implement half star ratings because the rest of the book made me round up to a 4. an incredibly good book and one of the better coming out stories i've read.
that being said, this book was a solid 4 until the end, where i knocked it down to a 3.5 simply because the ending was resolved waaaaay too neatly. i don't have experience with crushes but even i know you don't get over a crush that easily. and with the bully - well, that doesn't happen either. it's a very optimistic look (reminiscent of david leviathan's boy meets boy) but the resolution is a bit too optimistic, in my opinion. i mean goodreads needs to implement half star ratings because the rest of the book made me round up to a 4. an incredibly good book and one of the better coming out stories i've read.
scythefranz's review
5.0
4.5
What a shame that I don't have Anything Could Happen anymore in my playlist. This book is somehow inspired by that beautiful song by Ellie Goulding. If I still have that song (I have no idea the song had been vanished in my music library), I'd played it while I'm reading this book.
I felt happiness and the warm in my heart reading Anything Could Happen (like what these kinds of books did to me. Oh, the drama lol). Though, I can't deny the fact that I experienced sadness too because this is not just a happy book. This is more.
This book has a dash of humor and witty dialogues. There is a talk of cancer, of death, suicide, bullying which has been a great incorporation to the story. I am relieved about it since the romance didn't go overboard. Trecth got his time to explore more of his life, and what is life, in general. It is also one of the contemporary novels out there where the family isn't disgruntled so it's quite a change.
So, Tretch fell in love with Matt Gooby, his guy best friend. And reading from Tretch's point of view with all his thoughts and struggles in life made me connect with him; made me admire him. Tretch is an optimistic teenage boy. He really don't mind if someone bullied him at school. I mean, he mind but he didn't make it a big deal. He read classic books. He can sing and dance and he is a fan of Taylor Swift. He thinks a lot. And worries a lot, too. He's a good friend, a good son and a good brother. Yes, he gets jealous when Matt is with Amy but he didn't show it. And sometimes, he's acting childish (but I didn't mind it.)
The list goes on.
There are so many good things to say about Tretch but the best one is what he became in the end: he accepted, realized and learned things in life. And the fact that he's brave to tell his deepest secret.
Anything Could Happen is a poignant novel and one of my favorites coming-of-age book. From the plausible voice of our main character to the family dynamics, I thought this book captured the teenage gay character's life realistically and captured my heart forever.
"There's sickness, and there's sadness. But the thing is, there's love, too. I try never to forget that."
What a shame that I don't have Anything Could Happen anymore in my playlist. This book is somehow inspired by that beautiful song by Ellie Goulding. If I still have that song (I have no idea the song had been vanished in my music library), I'd played it while I'm reading this book.
I felt happiness and the warm in my heart reading Anything Could Happen (like what these kinds of books did to me. Oh, the drama lol). Though, I can't deny the fact that I experienced sadness too because this is not just a happy book. This is more.
This book has a dash of humor and witty dialogues. There is a talk of cancer, of death, suicide, bullying which has been a great incorporation to the story. I am relieved about it since the romance didn't go overboard. Trecth got his time to explore more of his life, and what is life, in general. It is also one of the contemporary novels out there where the family isn't disgruntled so it's quite a change.
So, Tretch fell in love with Matt Gooby, his guy best friend. And reading from Tretch's point of view with all his thoughts and struggles in life made me connect with him; made me admire him. Tretch is an optimistic teenage boy. He really don't mind if someone bullied him at school. I mean, he mind but he didn't make it a big deal. He read classic books. He can sing and dance and he is a fan of Taylor Swift. He thinks a lot. And worries a lot, too. He's a good friend, a good son and a good brother. Yes, he gets jealous when Matt is with Amy but he didn't show it. And sometimes, he's acting childish (but I didn't mind it.)
The list goes on.
There are so many good things to say about Tretch but the best one is what he became in the end: he accepted, realized and learned things in life. And the fact that he's brave to tell his deepest secret.
Anything Could Happen is a poignant novel and one of my favorites coming-of-age book. From the plausible voice of our main character to the family dynamics, I thought this book captured the teenage gay character's life realistically and captured my heart forever.
joyousreads132's review
2.0
Somewhere along the way, this book’s purpose got lost in the writer’s attempt to channel his inner teen. Somewhere along the way, I got distracted by Elle Goulding’s incessant Eeeeeh eeeeee eeee (don’t ask). Nothing much happened in Anything Could Happen. Besides the predictability of the outcome, this book was not as emotionally gripping as what you would expect from one that tackles such a socially relevant and important subject.
The plot meandered quite a bit. In an attempt to give Tretch more layers, it only prolonged what was an otherwise straight-forward plot. To be honest, this book was over by the halfway mark, because his lamentations about coming out to his family and friends didn’t really have a basis. I’m not trivializing it, because I can only imagine how difficult that must be. He just wasn’t a convincing character. It was not a good representation of what teens with the same issues go through. In fact, I’ll even go so far as to say, his fear of coming out was manufactured. As bad as that may sound, that’s how I perceived the character to be.
Also, there are family dramas that didn’t really do much to help the plot progression nor garner empathy/sympathy. What’s more, the family drama stole the limelight from the intended real issue (Tretch’s struggle with his sexuality). Which is unfortunate, because you can see flashes of Will Walton’s almost brilliant writing buried in the rubble of teen angst.
The plot meandered quite a bit. In an attempt to give Tretch more layers, it only prolonged what was an otherwise straight-forward plot. To be honest, this book was over by the halfway mark, because his lamentations about coming out to his family and friends didn’t really have a basis. I’m not trivializing it, because I can only imagine how difficult that must be. He just wasn’t a convincing character. It was not a good representation of what teens with the same issues go through. In fact, I’ll even go so far as to say, his fear of coming out was manufactured. As bad as that may sound, that’s how I perceived the character to be.
Also, there are family dramas that didn’t really do much to help the plot progression nor garner empathy/sympathy. What’s more, the family drama stole the limelight from the intended real issue (Tretch’s struggle with his sexuality). Which is unfortunate, because you can see flashes of Will Walton’s almost brilliant writing buried in the rubble of teen angst.
bummerdays's review
3.0
Not at all a bad book. It has its problems but there’s also plenty to praise about it. I personally loved the small town sitting (but is it truly a small town if you can walk places? No.)
fantasmariana's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 estrellas. Un libro muy rápido de leer, con un protagonista bastante simpático y que intenta transmitir un mensaje emotivo. Mi problema con él es que no sé siente natural, se siente algo forzado y cae en lugares comunes. Pronto una reseña más larga en el blog.