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that_one_rebecca's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't a fan of the writing and I feel as though the end was just a let down.
cassiebell's review against another edition
1.0
So, I finished this book months ago and am just getting around to writing my review . I actually lowered my rating in this book because I definitely gave it more stars than it deserves. It starts out super interesting, not a unique plot but sure it’ll do, but that f’n ending... Why does she need to have never of been sick. She finds out she’s not allergic to the world and that her mother made it all up in her head because she’s mentally ill. She then runs off to find the guy she loves, leaving her mother. I wanted her to stay sick and still be loved anyway. For them to find a way to be together. To me that is more romantic and more realistic.
tearsric0chet's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't impressed! Maybe it was that fact that it was sold to me as a book with a mouth-opener plot twist, which actually didn't surprised me much. Not only for the fact that I already knew something like that would happen, but because it's kind of cliché. It also seems really implausible.
Beyond all that, it's not a bad book. On the contrary, it keeps your mind busy, which it is a very hard thing to do when writing. I managed to finish it in less than a day.
And last but not least, has left me with some quotes I love:
"sometimes you can’t unmix things no matter how much you might want to"
"Isn’t growing apart a part of growing up?"
"Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.”
"Loving someone as fiercely as my mom loves me must be like wearing your heart outside of your body with no skin, no bones, no nothing to protect it."
"You don’t exist if no one can see you."
"Can you reach the end of tears? I wonder."
Beyond all that, it's not a bad book. On the contrary, it keeps your mind busy, which it is a very hard thing to do when writing. I managed to finish it in less than a day.
And last but not least, has left me with some quotes I love:
"sometimes you can’t unmix things no matter how much you might want to"
"Isn’t growing apart a part of growing up?"
"Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.”
"Loving someone as fiercely as my mom loves me must be like wearing your heart outside of your body with no skin, no bones, no nothing to protect it."
"You don’t exist if no one can see you."
"Can you reach the end of tears? I wonder."
susanneverreads's review against another edition
4.0
I love this book! I would have loved it even more if I didn't already know the twist of the story (note to self: don't read reviews before hand).
I have thoughts about Everything, Everything but I can't but them into actual words. Maybe I will do an actual review later, but for now, I have nothing else to say.
I have thoughts about Everything, Everything but I can't but them into actual words. Maybe I will do an actual review later, but for now, I have nothing else to say.
adelle_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Bylo to krásné. To bezpochyby. Culila jsem se a smála a chtěla vědět, jak to bude pokračovat. Madeline mě místy neskutečně iritovala a její máma pak ke konci naprosto brutálně, ale jsem s tím spokojenější, než jsem čekala.
A bacha, je to plný spoilerů. (Třeba jak skončí Malý Princ. Grr.)
A bacha, je to plný spoilerů. (Třeba jak skončí Malý Princ. Grr.)
saritablu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
meggie82461's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars!
“Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk."
“Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything."
Anyone who has been my GR friend for any length of time knows that I love YA books. The reason for this is simple- I love first love (see [b:Eleanor & Park|15745753|Eleanor & Park|Rainbow Rowell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1341952742l/15745753._SX50_.jpg|17225055], probably my favoritest book ever). There really is nothing like it; the naiveté, the depth at which an emotional teenager can fall... I mean, there are no past experiences to stop you, right? First love is completely unfiltered and totally genuine. It's so ugly it's beautiful. It spans class, generation, race, socioeconomic status... it is literally universal. So really, the only shock was that I hadn't read this one sooner- but I am actually really glad I waited. At first I wasn't, because I really thought being a parent would ruin some of the magic of these kinds of stories. I've noticed that the closer my son gets to being a teenager, the more I identify with the parents in YA novels, and at first I really hated that. But I've come to appreciate it, because I still have yet to discount the experiences of these characters, even though I know they realistically would never last. Because it doesn't matter, does it? Sixteen-year-old you thought your first love would last forever, and at the time, that is really all that matters. It feels real because it is real.
“Why do I feel like I’ve always known you?”
The main reason I loved this story so much is because it really relied on one of the principles I've already highlighted, and that's how with first love, there are no past experiences to shape your behavior. In this book, the characters fall hard, and that's because one of them literally has barely lived a life. Our heroine, Madeline, is immunocompromised to the point that she cannot leave her house. Visitors have to go through extreme protocols to even be in the same room as her, and even that rarely happens. She is home-schooled (obviously), and her life revolves around her nurse (Carla) and her mother (who is a doctor). Still, she begins to communicate with her next-door neighbor Olly, first through gestures and finally through email and online chat. Madeline falls hard for Olly, which is to be expected, but the truth is that I believed that Olly loved Maddy just as much. He may be able to leave the house and go to school, but his home life is a mess, and communicating with Maddy is the silver lining on the cloud of his life.
I dream that the house breathes with me. I exhale and the walls contract like a pinpricked balloon, crushing me as it deflates. I inhale and the walls expand. A single breath more and my life will finally, finally explode.
Okay, now that I've gushed about first love, I'll get into some quick details. The story is told 100% from Madi's POV. The book gets extra points for originality because there were a LOT of cool formatting and conversation techniques (email, pictures, drawings, etc.) that really set it apart. The writing is stellar. So, you're probably wondering: since this is my favorite genre and I really loved the writing, why not five stars? Well, I figured out early exactly how this story was going to end, and unlike other people, it did kind of take some excitement away from the conclusion. Also, my standards for YA are super high because the genre is FULL of excellent stories that I've read for the majority of my life. Nonetheless, this is an excellent story that I would highly recommend to anyone that wants to remember what it's like to live (and love) like it's the first and last day of your life.
Madeline: I’m not a princess.
Madeline: And I don’t need rescuing.
Olly: that’s ok. i’m no prince
“Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk."
“Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything."
Anyone who has been my GR friend for any length of time knows that I love YA books. The reason for this is simple- I love first love (see [b:Eleanor & Park|15745753|Eleanor & Park|Rainbow Rowell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1341952742l/15745753._SX50_.jpg|17225055], probably my favoritest book ever). There really is nothing like it; the naiveté, the depth at which an emotional teenager can fall... I mean, there are no past experiences to stop you, right? First love is completely unfiltered and totally genuine. It's so ugly it's beautiful. It spans class, generation, race, socioeconomic status... it is literally universal. So really, the only shock was that I hadn't read this one sooner- but I am actually really glad I waited. At first I wasn't, because I really thought being a parent would ruin some of the magic of these kinds of stories. I've noticed that the closer my son gets to being a teenager, the more I identify with the parents in YA novels, and at first I really hated that. But I've come to appreciate it, because I still have yet to discount the experiences of these characters, even though I know they realistically would never last. Because it doesn't matter, does it? Sixteen-year-old you thought your first love would last forever, and at the time, that is really all that matters. It feels real because it is real.
“Why do I feel like I’ve always known you?”
The main reason I loved this story so much is because it really relied on one of the principles I've already highlighted, and that's how with first love, there are no past experiences to shape your behavior. In this book, the characters fall hard, and that's because one of them literally has barely lived a life. Our heroine, Madeline, is immunocompromised to the point that she cannot leave her house. Visitors have to go through extreme protocols to even be in the same room as her, and even that rarely happens. She is home-schooled (obviously), and her life revolves around her nurse (Carla) and her mother (who is a doctor). Still, she begins to communicate with her next-door neighbor Olly, first through gestures and finally through email and online chat. Madeline falls hard for Olly, which is to be expected, but the truth is that I believed that Olly loved Maddy just as much. He may be able to leave the house and go to school, but his home life is a mess, and communicating with Maddy is the silver lining on the cloud of his life.
I dream that the house breathes with me. I exhale and the walls contract like a pinpricked balloon, crushing me as it deflates. I inhale and the walls expand. A single breath more and my life will finally, finally explode.
Okay, now that I've gushed about first love, I'll get into some quick details. The story is told 100% from Madi's POV. The book gets extra points for originality because there were a LOT of cool formatting and conversation techniques (email, pictures, drawings, etc.) that really set it apart. The writing is stellar. So, you're probably wondering: since this is my favorite genre and I really loved the writing, why not five stars? Well, I figured out early exactly how this story was going to end, and unlike other people, it did kind of take some excitement away from the conclusion. Also, my standards for YA are super high because the genre is FULL of excellent stories that I've read for the majority of my life. Nonetheless, this is an excellent story that I would highly recommend to anyone that wants to remember what it's like to live (and love) like it's the first and last day of your life.
Madeline: I’m not a princess.
Madeline: And I don’t need rescuing.
Olly: that’s ok. i’m no prince