warriorbarrd reviewed Six impossible things by Fiona Anna Wood
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3 stars
Dan is a kid whose world is falling apart around him. His family goes broke; his dad announces that he’s gay; Dan and his mother move into an old house left to her by a great-aunt with very little to eat.
It wouldn’t be so hard starting again except Dan’s mum decides to start a wedding cake business … and she keeps talking the clients out of their weddings.
Dan is an angry fifteen-year-old who nevertheless maintains his sweetness. He wants to kiss Estelle, the pretty and enigmatic girl-next-door; he never wants to speak to his dad again; and he wants to get a job to help support his mum.
Wood does a good job getting into the mindset of poor Dan, who is possibly one of the most unlucky kid I’ve read about. Despite his poor choices and immature attitude, he is a lovable geek whom you just feel …
Dan is a kid whose world is falling apart around him. His family goes broke; his dad announces that he’s gay; Dan and his mother move into an old house left to her by a great-aunt with very little to eat.
It wouldn’t be so hard starting again except Dan’s mum decides to start a wedding cake business … and she keeps talking the clients out of their weddings.
Dan is an angry fifteen-year-old who nevertheless maintains his sweetness. He wants to kiss Estelle, the pretty and enigmatic girl-next-door; he never wants to speak to his dad again; and he wants to get a job to help support his mum.
Wood does a good job getting into the mindset of poor Dan, who is possibly one of the most unlucky kid I’ve read about. Despite his poor choices and immature attitude, he is a lovable geek whom you just feel terribly sad for.
On the other hand, sometimes you just want to hit him around the head. As you do most teenagers, really.
While a good book and definitely readable, there was just something lacking in the writing or the story that I can’t quite put my finger on. I feel like it’s a good debut novel for the screenwriter but can’t wait to see how she develops as an author.