A review by emybooksandcoffee
If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

5.0

4,5 stars. This was an amazing and heartwarming story about a boy who's learned the hard way from a very young age. His friendship with George seemd believable from the very first moment and I think it captured very well the tumultous feelings of this age. I also loved how there was no love interest involved. Usually when we're introduced to such character, no matter how interesting the protagonist and the side characters are, they're pushed aside, but this was not the case here thankfully - the Tuscarora reservation is described almost perfectly, transporting the readers into its world. My only complaint might be the countless Beatles references, which I guess is one of the books' points but as I don't particularly like the Beatles, it was repeating and it grew tiring (although it was beautiful to see a character so passionate about music). This is the reason for my 4,5 stars.