Summary

Imagine never being able to leave your house. Every day, you have to watch people go about their lives, walking their dog, grabbing the mail, and getting into the car to drive off to work. This is the crushing reality for Madeline, a teenager who suffers from a rare disease called ‘SCID.’ Madeline is good at distracting herself indoors, and she spends her days reading, doing schoolwork, and adding her architectural touch to a self-made mini model of a restaurant. It’s only until a small family moves in next door that Maddy can’t seem to focus on anything else except the cute boy next door, Olly. What is she willing to risk to see if they would make a good match?

“There are entire worlds that exist just beneath our notice of them.”

—Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything

Why should I read this?

This book does a wonderful job keeping the reader engaged by having differently formatted chapters scattered throughout the book. Maddy decides to risk it all just to meet Olly and have another friend besides her mom and her nurse. While this story does turn into a heart-warming romance, the beginning captures Maddy’s unique personality, and the audience gets to observe a new friendship bloom and grow into something beautiful.

Overall review

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5/5 bookmarks—Yoon does an incredible job creating a strong protagonist that comes to life. Maddy is resilient, quirky, and outgoing; she doesn’t let the walls of her house get in her way. The various chapter formats help keep the reader interested and makes it more like real life; sometimes you have time to write down a whole chapter, and other times you can only write a sentence or two.

Outside reviews

Book and movie comparison – This article does a thorough comparison of the book versus the movie—watch out for the spoilers! (P.S. I will always be an advocate for why a book is always better than the movie).

Why did Yoon write this book? – A heart-warming article that gives light as to why Nicola Yoon decided to create the book, Everything, Everything.