I disagree, and I’m honestly surprised that that is even a critique of I Wish You All the Best. Since I brought it up in my introductory paragraph, I feel like I should address the accusation that Ben is an unlikable character. With nowhere else to turn, Ben moves in with Hannah and her husband Thomas and has to start a new life from scratch in the latter half of their senior year… which would be difficult enough without dealing with the anxiety and trauma that comes from being disowned and the awkwardness of a new crush. I’m still hoping to read more of the nominees, but since I Wish You All the Best was already on my list, I figured I’d start there.Īfter coming out as nonbinary to their parents, Ben is kicked out of their house and forced to turn to their estranged older sister Hannah. Then I saw it was nominated for several Shimmy awards and was embarrassed that I’d only read a handful of the nominees (Rainbow Rowell’s Wayward Son, Leigh Bardugo’s King of Scars, David Yoon’s Frankly in Love, Cassandra Clare’s The Red Scrolls of Magicand Ghosts of the Shadow Market, and Angie Thomas’ On the Come Up). Then I read a pretty negative review that complained that the main character was annoying and hard to root for, so I put the book on the back-burner and stopped looking for it for a while. At first, I heard all good things but didn’t read it because it was always checked out at my library. I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver has been knocking about on my to-read list for a while.
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