Review: The Other Five Percent

The Other Five Percent by Quinn Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Logan Vanderveer is hard to like, even for himself, I think. He's a driven workaholic with a clear vision of what he expects from his future, and nothing, not even those few weeks of experimenting in college is going to derail that plan. Yeah, he tells people that he's "95% straight," but really, Logan is so far in the closet that he should have found Narnia by now. But, when he unexpectedly re-ecounters Ellis Floyd, the star in those other 5% experiments, Logan may find that he isn't quite as straight as he wanted to believe.

Quinn Anderson weaves a realistic coming out romance here; even if Logan isn't particularly likable at first, he's definitely relatable. The story builds slowly, with Logan's sexual identify crisis encompassing much of the story's start. Indeed, I wish Anderson had given Ellis and his thoughts more screen time here; his artistic flair and chaotic self-possession would given the story some needed balance. Actually, I wish other supporting characters, including Logan's hilarious sisters, had been given more action and dialogue to help balance the time we spend in Logan's head.

But, the story builds to a sweet and hot climax, offering a satisfactory resolution to this tale of delayed happily ever after. Logan even become a much more personable and interesting character as he lets go of his very black/white, gay/straight vision of the world to accept that people are more than percentages..

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