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A review by jaysereads
Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden
5.0
This book was incredible!!!
Flawless and evocative writing places Madden in a league of his own in debut novel filled with heart.
In Anything But Fine, one missed step is all it takes to shatter not only Luka Mason's foot, but his entire world. An already accomished ballet dancer, Luka now faces an uncertain future as his dreams lay pieces. Ballet was Luka's entire world, it gave him escape, friends, a scholarship to a fancy private school and a goal for the future. All of that now ripped away.
Starting at a new school is hard for anyone, but try being gay and on crutches in a small town school. Ugh. I could 100% identify with Luka's pain and frustration with this whole situation. As someone who went to a public school in a small regional town, Madden's writing instantly transported me back to the halls of Benalla College.
Tobias Madden has written a debut suburb novel here which is uplifting and shows that even when life is 'Anything But Fine,' there's always something good just around the corner.
I devoured the book in two sittings, it was one of those books which even when you put it down, it's all you think about and want to dive back into. I haven't had a book do that to me in a long time and it's one of the wonderful things I adore about reading. I was totally and utterly sucked in to the world Madden had crafted. If I could gush about this book any more and keep it coherent, I would. I just want to tell everyone to READ THIS BOOK!!!
Perfect for lovers of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper or Becky Albertalli's Love Simon this punchy LGBT+ novel is filled with heart.
Congratulations Tobias on this brilliant novel.
Flawless and evocative writing places Madden in a league of his own in debut novel filled with heart.
In Anything But Fine, one missed step is all it takes to shatter not only Luka Mason's foot, but his entire world. An already accomished ballet dancer, Luka now faces an uncertain future as his dreams lay pieces. Ballet was Luka's entire world, it gave him escape, friends, a scholarship to a fancy private school and a goal for the future. All of that now ripped away.
Starting at a new school is hard for anyone, but try being gay and on crutches in a small town school. Ugh. I could 100% identify with Luka's pain and frustration with this whole situation. As someone who went to a public school in a small regional town, Madden's writing instantly transported me back to the halls of Benalla College.
Tobias Madden has written a debut suburb novel here which is uplifting and shows that even when life is 'Anything But Fine,' there's always something good just around the corner.
I devoured the book in two sittings, it was one of those books which even when you put it down, it's all you think about and want to dive back into. I haven't had a book do that to me in a long time and it's one of the wonderful things I adore about reading. I was totally and utterly sucked in to the world Madden had crafted. If I could gush about this book any more and keep it coherent, I would. I just want to tell everyone to READ THIS BOOK!!!
Perfect for lovers of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper or Becky Albertalli's Love Simon this punchy LGBT+ novel is filled with heart.
Congratulations Tobias on this brilliant novel.