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henrietta_h 's review for:
Everything, Everything
by Nicola Yoon
Was this book "Everything, everything" I've ever wanted? Nope. Not even close.
Lately I only read two kinds of books: ones that I really enjoy, going all crazy about them, and ones that are just... fine. This book was the latter.
I have to say that if not for the ilustrations, I would give it 1 star. For Olly's personality. And that's it.
The plot started out very intriguing, Maddy being half Japanese and half African-American. Then there was this new(to me at least) sickness that kept her in the house. I've never heard of such a thing so it captivated my attention. Things escalated quickly with the arriving of the handsome guy in the neighborhood and I started to question the book's originality. The problem with the plot was that it was way too predictable. I mean, if you have little knowledge in psychology(I was really interested in it for a time) then you know there is something wrong. From the half of the book I was sure of the ending and I was so dissapointed for being right.
Aside from this, I loved Olly's character, but not Maddy's. I know she was supposed to be a round character, but to me her development did not feel right nor natural, it felt too rushed. I couldn't feel any emotion toward her, maybe a little pity for not being able to stand up for herself in front of her mother for like 70%(?) of the book.
In the end I would recommend this book because it is a really quick read, easy to digest but definitely not one that you'll be thinking about the next few days, but more like the one you put aside and then barely remember the plot.
Lately I only read two kinds of books: ones that I really enjoy, going all crazy about them, and ones that are just... fine. This book was the latter.
I have to say that if not for the ilustrations, I would give it 1 star. For Olly's personality. And that's it.
The plot started out very intriguing, Maddy being half Japanese and half African-American. Then there was this new(to me at least) sickness that kept her in the house. I've never heard of such a thing so it captivated my attention. Things escalated quickly with the arriving of the handsome guy in the neighborhood and I started to question the book's originality. The problem with the plot was that it was way too predictable. I mean, if you have little knowledge in psychology(I was really interested in it for a time) then you know there is something wrong. From the half of the book I was sure of the ending and I was so dissapointed for being right.
Aside from this, I loved Olly's character, but not Maddy's. I know she was supposed to be a round character, but to me her development did not feel right nor natural, it felt too rushed. I couldn't feel any emotion toward her, maybe a little pity for not being able to stand up for herself in front of her mother for like 70%(?) of the book.
In the end I would recommend this book because it is a really quick read, easy to digest but definitely not one that you'll be thinking about the next few days, but more like the one you put aside and then barely remember the plot.