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A review by sidneyellwood
Anything Could Happen by Will Walton
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.