It’s made harder when it is Jordan’s friends dishing out the abuse and Jordan is at first reluctant to stand up against his rowing mates. Luca must face some pretty nasty homophobia at his new school.
It is hard for Luca to give him the time he needs. Not only that, but Jordan has mates who are homophobic and abusive and it takes Jordan time to figure out where he stands and who he is. He wears t-shirts with rainbow hearts over the pocket. Luca is out and proud and comfortable with his sexuality. But Luca isn’t afraid to own up to these mistakes and learn from them. He makes some pretty lousy mistakes in this book, both towards Amina and his old friends, as well as to his dad and other adults who have been there for him. Luca also learns to be a better friend to Amina and more deserving of her. She is absolutely fantastic and just what Luca needs. Amina is Indonesian-Australian and Muslim. She’s also as different from his old friends as possible. Amina is nerdy, talks a lot and isn’t who Luca thought he would be spending time with. One of the things I most enjoyed about this book was Luca’s friendship with Amina. And has a girlfriend.Īnything But Fine is authentically Australia, from the Ballarat setting, to the slang and high school culture.
Luca thinks there might be something between them but Jordan is apparently straight.
Jordan is the school captain and rowing champion at Luca’s new school. When he loses his scholarship and has to move school and he shuts out his friends, the only bright side is seeing Jordan at OT. When the doctors say he will never dance again, Luca isn’t sure what that means for his future. So when he falls down the stairs at his ballet studio and breaks his leg, it changes everything. It’s his future, his time, all his effort and his friendships.
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