But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He's tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.
Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster. (Summary from Amazon.com)
Title: Everything, Everything
Author: Nicola Yoon
Genre: YA Romance
Publisher: Delacorte Press
More cliché romance coming up. Literally, my friend calls me a broken human being because, apparently, I don’t have the capacity to read and appreciate other bits of literature. I am okay with this. I am supporting the portion of the economy based on the buying, selling, and writing of YA romance. This is my justification. (Comment below to let me know some other books that I might like!)
I know I normally say that everything (pun intended) is amazing. I may just have really good luck in finding books that I love, OR, more likely, I sort of love everything with love as a key component. (Heterosexual or not!) But this book was different. The main character, Maddie, suffers from an immune system deficiency disorder and is forced by her mother to stay locked in an air-tight bubble, otherwise known as her house, for her safety, of course. She doesn't go to school and her closest friends are her mother and nurse. Bring in the not-so-bad boy that does parkour that moves in next door and BAM! You have a love story. Just one small problem, and that is the fact that Maddie can't leave her home. No fear, we live in a realm of technology and it wasn't too difficult for the two to begin IMing (Instant Messaging) each other.
I seal my lips now, because saying more would ruin the surprise that happens at the end! I literally could not believe what blossoming author, Yoon, did at the end of this book! Writting GOLD! (She was actually another YALL fest author!) I read the book in a span of 24 hours, literally, I was hooked. Part of me even wants to think that this book is sort of a more mature "Dork Diaries" with a twist. At least, the illustrations inside sort of remind me of that, but not the writing and story, which is substantially better than those other books mentioned above. Sorry, not sorry. My reviews are honest, and my middle school self may have loved them, but no more.
Everything, Everything is a must read for all my YA fangirls out there!
5 stars for everything,
Laken
Next review... Of Mice and Men?
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