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Will she risk the fall and take a leap of faith?
Vivi Lewis just wants to stay in one place for more than a minute. It’s April of her senior year, for crying out loud, and here she is again, packed into a beat-up white Toyota with her anxiety-ridden single mom, fleeing the Washington coast. She hopes that this move—the one that’s taken them inland to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho—wi ...more
Vivi Lewis just wants to stay in one place for more than a minute. It’s April of her senior year, for crying out loud, and here she is again, packed into a beat-up white Toyota with her anxiety-ridden single mom, fleeing the Washington coast. She hopes that this move—the one that’s taken them inland to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho—wi ...more
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January 16th 2018
by Margot + Burke Press
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Face the Worst Case
Anxiety is weird. When we feel anxious, we try to avoid the thing that's jacking up our sympathetic nervous system. Too bad avoidance often increases anxiety. The best strategy for reducing anxiety is to approach it head-on--ask a honey out on a date, deliver public speeches, drive to a friend's over snowy roads--but who has the gumption to do that?
Vivi Lewis just might be the one.
Vivi is a 17 year old whose mother's nervous system is on overdrive. Convinced the world is dange ...more
Anxiety is weird. When we feel anxious, we try to avoid the thing that's jacking up our sympathetic nervous system. Too bad avoidance often increases anxiety. The best strategy for reducing anxiety is to approach it head-on--ask a honey out on a date, deliver public speeches, drive to a friend's over snowy roads--but who has the gumption to do that?
Vivi Lewis just might be the one.
Vivi is a 17 year old whose mother's nervous system is on overdrive. Convinced the world is dange ...more

Vivi has to finish her senior year at a new school. It's already April when her mother decides they need to move again. Vivi has to start over once more and doesn't have high expectations of her final weeks in high school. Vivi's mother's anxiety is the cause of the frequent moving around the country and they're taking it with them wherever they go. Their new hometown is Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. Will Vivi be able to finish her last weeks at school in peace?
When Vivi meets Win she knows she's foun ...more
When Vivi meets Win she knows she's foun ...more


Book Review: 5+++ Stars
Worst Case is about young love, facing fears, family and friendship.
Vivi is a 17 year old girl who has moved from city to city enough times in her short life. The day she and her mom arrive to Coeur d'Alene, Vivi´s so sure it’s going to be just like the other times they. They’d stay in this town for a little time and then, go to another city. Again. She’s used to the routine and understands the reasons behind every move but she’s tired of it all, because she cou ...more

Beck Anderson is a fantastic writer and this realistic and heartwarming YA romance is a great entry in the genre! Loved the Idaho setting. Give this author a try, you won’t regret it.
"I’d love to tell you I didn’t care what other people thought of us, but that would be a lie. I’d also love to tell you I don’t care now that I’m older, but that’s not particularly true either. "
I very much enjoyed this story about family and young romance. The writing is clear and blunt and very real. There is ...more
"I’d love to tell you I didn’t care what other people thought of us, but that would be a lie. I’d also love to tell you I don’t care now that I’m older, but that’s not particularly true either. "
I very much enjoyed this story about family and young romance. The writing is clear and blunt and very real. There is ...more

Some stories make the make my world a better place…this is one of them.
Moving to somewhere new, is nothing new to Vivi, neither is living with the crippling anxiety that her mother deals with on a daily basis because while it is her mother that calls the shots, it is Vivi the deals with the consequences…like having to finish her education at yet another new High School, this time in the delightfully named Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
I felt an empathy for Vivi that drew her to me, instinct telling me tha ...more
Moving to somewhere new, is nothing new to Vivi, neither is living with the crippling anxiety that her mother deals with on a daily basis because while it is her mother that calls the shots, it is Vivi the deals with the consequences…like having to finish her education at yet another new High School, this time in the delightfully named Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
I felt an empathy for Vivi that drew her to me, instinct telling me tha ...more

I’ll begin my review by saying that I hail from the same corner of the world as Beck Anderson, and we’ve both apparently visited many of the same incredible places. Any time I read one of Beck’s books, I have a giddy reaction to locations I know well.
Worst Case is no exception, and I delighted in the familiar setting of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. If you haven’t been to this beautiful resort town, you’ll just have to take my word for it. Beck describes it all elegantly – the geography, the atmosphere ...more
Worst Case is no exception, and I delighted in the familiar setting of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. If you haven’t been to this beautiful resort town, you’ll just have to take my word for it. Beck describes it all elegantly – the geography, the atmosphere ...more

2.5 stars
This book was sent to me by the author in exchange of an honest opinion.
I really wish I would have loved this book but unfotunately, it didn't work out for me. Everything was there: Hamilton/Star Wars/Anna Karenina references, a beautiful way to describe anxiety (from which I suffer too). But I couldn't get into the story, care about the characters or anything. Everything was too quick, the writing style didn't grow on me and I found it too simple, I didn't understand the characters and ...more
This book was sent to me by the author in exchange of an honest opinion.
I really wish I would have loved this book but unfotunately, it didn't work out for me. Everything was there: Hamilton/Star Wars/Anna Karenina references, a beautiful way to describe anxiety (from which I suffer too). But I couldn't get into the story, care about the characters or anything. Everything was too quick, the writing style didn't grow on me and I found it too simple, I didn't understand the characters and ...more

Worse Case is a YA book about anxiety and finding yourself.
Vivi is a senior in high school who has moved so many times in her lifetime. Her mom moves them when she gets scared. Win is also a senior who is dealing with his own troubles. Through the course of a month, Vivi and Win begin to develop a relationship. However, secrets are withheld, anxiety is at an all-time high, and their future is taking separate paths. Will these two decide that each other’s struggles are too much to handle, or wil ...more
Vivi is a senior in high school who has moved so many times in her lifetime. Her mom moves them when she gets scared. Win is also a senior who is dealing with his own troubles. Through the course of a month, Vivi and Win begin to develop a relationship. However, secrets are withheld, anxiety is at an all-time high, and their future is taking separate paths. Will these two decide that each other’s struggles are too much to handle, or wil ...more

I quit 7% in, and even so early on it felt like it was moving way too fast. I also felt like I noticed an overabundance of commas?
The two main characters - Vivi and Win - were also just a little too odd for me. Win isn't quite as bad, but he comes across as overtly social and too outgoing in his first interaction with Vivi and it's something that would make me feel a little awkward and uncomfortable if it was me.
Vivi decides to forgo homeschooling as a way to finish off the less than a month she ...more
The two main characters - Vivi and Win - were also just a little too odd for me. Win isn't quite as bad, but he comes across as overtly social and too outgoing in his first interaction with Vivi and it's something that would make me feel a little awkward and uncomfortable if it was me.
Vivi decides to forgo homeschooling as a way to finish off the less than a month she ...more

ViVi just wants a chance to live the life of a normal high school student. But she finds herself dragged to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, by her phobic mother who sees disaster looming around every corner (earthquakes, tsunamis, you name it). So as Worst Case opens, ViVi's starting at a new high school in April of her senior year, no less. What could be weirder? But she's in luck--the first person she meets is the charming Win, a gregarious, handsome guy who recognizes in her a kindred spirit.
And so, li ...more
And so, li ...more

4.5 stars. This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. This book amazed me. The anxiety representation is good in here. It doesn't romanticize it at all. Its a real look at what life with anxiety and PTSD is like. Our characters were real and flawed, which is always a plus for me.
2 small critiques.
1. There were some moments that could be triggering for those with anxiety, so please tread lightly.
2. There is one trope in here that I don't really love. It was subtle, but there no ...more
2 small critiques.
1. There were some moments that could be triggering for those with anxiety, so please tread lightly.
2. There is one trope in here that I don't really love. It was subtle, but there no ...more

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○ i have a physical copy
○ read an e-version, will definitely purchase physical book
● read an e-version, a physical book will be appreciated
○ read an e-version, not interested in its physical book
● a page-turner
● less than 500 pages
● diverse in any way (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
○ something’s lacking
● took me a long time to finish (but that’s because of extra school stuff)
○ an LMAO read
○ i laughed more than a few times
○ it’s j u s t awkward
○ gave me goosebumps
○ one of the best book ...more
○ i have a physical copy
○ read an e-version, will definitely purchase physical book
● read an e-version, a physical book will be appreciated
○ read an e-version, not interested in its physical book
● a page-turner
● less than 500 pages
● diverse in any way (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
○ something’s lacking
● took me a long time to finish (but that’s because of extra school stuff)
○ an LMAO read
○ i laughed more than a few times
○ it’s j u s t awkward
○ gave me goosebumps
○ one of the best book ...more

Worst Case by Beck Anderson (308 pages)
Overview: Vivi has moved a dozen times in the thirteen years she's been in school. Her most recent move takes her and her mother from Washington to Idaho where, maybe, they can finally be safe. The move also brings her to Win, another high school senior she meets on the bus. While Win helps Vivi navigate the last twenty days of her high school career, they make plans for a future they both know will be cut short, either by Vivi's mom uprooting again or Win ...more
Overview: Vivi has moved a dozen times in the thirteen years she's been in school. Her most recent move takes her and her mother from Washington to Idaho where, maybe, they can finally be safe. The move also brings her to Win, another high school senior she meets on the bus. While Win helps Vivi navigate the last twenty days of her high school career, they make plans for a future they both know will be cut short, either by Vivi's mom uprooting again or Win ...more
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Beck Anderson writes about perfectly imperfect people. She is a firm believer in love and its power to transform. She also believes firmly in naps and procrastination.
Beck is usually found chasing after her husband and youngest son, who are often out mountain biking, or cheering on her oldest son, a competitive figure skater.
She is a fan of: all dogs (even eighty-pound chewers of aglets), paddle b ...more
Beck is usually found chasing after her husband and youngest son, who are often out mountain biking, or cheering on her oldest son, a competitive figure skater.
She is a fan of: all dogs (even eighty-pound chewers of aglets), paddle b ...more
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