A review by bethc217
Everything and Nothing by Araminta Hall

2.0

I read this book over the space of two days (although it could have easily been read in one sitting). Although I liked the book, I was lead to believe that Everything and Nothing was going to be focused more on Aggie and her psychosis, whereas Hall seems to have focused a little too much of the book on Ruth and Christian's relationship issues and less on Aggie's story. I would have probably enjoyed this book more if it were weighted the other way around. However, I still enjoyed Everything and Nothing and by the last quarter of the book I was very keen on getting to the end and seeing how the story was going to pan out, but, the main event of the story seemed to take a long time to get to and then appeared to be terribly rushed in the last dozen pages (perhaps this was a purposeful trick of time to reflect Aggie's inner torment?).
I didn't feel like the characters in this book were especially well developed. Particularly the characters of Sarah and Aggie. Additionally, I did not feel any sympathy towards the characters of Ruth and Christian, I just found them quite self absorbed and annoying.
I think this had the potential to be a very, very good story and, perhaps even 'chilling and suspenseful' (one review quote on the back of the book)...but, alas, twas not meant to be.