Everything, Everything Review

My review from year 12 on this book was just how it made me feel, so if you haven't read the book. Here is a sneak peak

Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Genre: Young Adult Fiction Main Theme: Love

A young girl at the age of 17 is unfortunate enough to have been diagnosed with a life threatening disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, SCID for short, where a child is born with very little to no immune system resulting in the body unable to fight diseases. Madeline Whittier has remained in her house for 17 years due to this dreadful disease, referred to as the ‘bubble baby diseases’. The young teen spends her days reading, posting reviews on her books, completing school work as well as continuous check-ups on her body. She is not alone, her mother Pauline Whittier, and her nurse Carla look after her daily. The Whittier’s suffered the unfortunate loss of her brother and father at a young age influencing their lives greatly. Visitors for Madeline were a rare occurrence as the chance was low where the person must be sanitised in an airlock room before entering to prevent any bacteria, infection or viruses that may contaminate the air. One day a boy next door moves in, Olly Bright, Madeline becomes obsessed with the adventurous boy continuously emailing him and watching his daily life. Little did she know he would turn her whole life upside down. She must decide to either risk her life to be with him, or continue the same routine. The book tests the boundaries of love, and who Madeline is as a person through her physical and emotional ride.

For me, reading is a rare event as I can never bring myself to sit there and read a story, as you may have gathered I prefer movies. Or so I thought. This book changed it all.

The book was addictive, connecting and pulling me in every page to continue reading. The book was unbelievable detailed, and descriptive for the reader to immerse themselves into. Reading this book feels as if your heart is being pulled out and put back in the wrong way and saying “it never had a purpose”.

“Love is worth everything, everything.”

It focuses on the impact of love on an individual and how it can pull someone to do the impossible, and to push the boundaries. There is strong love between mother and daughter, nurse and friend, boy and girl. We love who we can, but what extreme do we go to for love? As they say love can make people crazy and as Nicola Yoon described “Love cannot kill you…love is worth everything”. The book demonstrates how love is the controller of our actions, thoughts and beliefs. That love is most certainly everything.

It was intense, unpredictable, and heart wrenching to read.

Madeline is a strong girl who does not let her disease define her. In the novel the title of her blog is “life is short” which illustrates how she lives to the fullest of her concealed life. As readers, we go through life accepting what comes along the way and expecting to get ill. We do not always jump out of our skin to push the boundaries of our capabilities out of fear we will not be able to do it again. But for this young girl, no boundaries exist.

Relationships play a strong role in the novel as it explores the lengths a young teenager will go through to be able to live and enjoy life. The relationship between Madeline and her mother, Pauline is inseparable as they have gone through every life struggle together, and she is the one person that Madeline opens up to. Her mother is someone who she tells everything to; however, these trust boundaries are pushed when young Olly enters Madeline’s life.

Yoon uses various techniques to ensure the audience receives and feels the messages and emotions the novel creates. The talented author uses imagery to explain each character and setting in a detailed way. Yoon also uses the juxtaposition of Madelaine’s disease against the beauty of life and love.

In my opinion the book was full of emotions, a wonderful love story, and so easy to read due to its constant pulling in of what happens next. The book was so easy to read I demolished it in a sitting. Its story line flowed gracefully along with each braid of events falling into place at the perfect time. The novel provides the message of living life to the fullest and to take the lead on what you decide to do as a part of growing up. As I found, the emotion in the language, emotion in the characters, and the emotion in the imagination of the book was stronger than ever.

You must get your hands on this book now!! It is 307 pages of an emotional roller-coaster, 307 pages of twists and turns into an alternate situation.

READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!

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