Marco’s always done the right thing. But now it’s time for wrong answers only.
Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he’s been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a ‘blip’ everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.)
And even though Marco’s trip is supposed to provide answers – about himself, about his family – all he finds on board the Ocean Melody are more and more questions.
But then his best friend CeCe proposes a new plan- for someone who has always done the right thing, in every possible way, it’s time for Marco to get a few things wrong. And hooking up with a hot dancer from the ship is only the beginning . . .
‘Wrong Answers Only shines. It is a wonderfully funny and heartfelt novel that is also intensely, relatably human.’ JENNIFER NIVEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Imprint: Penguin Books AU
Publication date: 03/04/2024
Wrong Answers Only
By Tobias Madden
Review by Kazia
Packed with irrepressible characters and overflowing with flirtatiousness, this was an incredibly fun read (though I’ll admit that it had a stronger emotional impact on me than I had been expecting.) Oh, how I wish that my anxious teenage self could have been whisked away on a European cruise and left to my own -somewhat misguided- devices.
Reading this was a bit of rollercoaster, torn between wanting to shake some sense into the protagonist and deeply feeling for him. This book was part glamorous, rule-breaking, sweet youthful freedom and part heartfelt commentary on how complicated family can be. There were passages that struck a painfully familiar chord, touching on what we owe to those we love and what we owe to ourselves. Overall, this was a cute and breezy read and I enjoyed the ride. For fans of The Breakup Lists.
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