Madeline is 18-years-old and has SCID disease. Basically, she lives in the bubble of her clean house. She is allergic to everything outside. She is happy in her bubble, filled with her books, and being with her mom and her nurse, Carla. Her dad and brother were killed in a car accident when Maddie was just four-months-old. Soon after that Maddie got sick. Her mother protects her, keeps her safe, and she is also a doctor. Maddie is strong and fierce and doesn't let her condition depress her. Maddie doesn't give too much thought to ever going outside until that one day when new neighbors move in next door. EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING is a debut novel, but you wont believe it after you read it.

Olly is her new neighbor and he is hot. Usually, Maddie doesn't care what is going on outside her bubble world but after Olly moves in, she finds herself captivated by him. His need to protect Maddy stole my heart, especially when you learn his backstory and why he is so protective of the people he loves. One of my favorite parts of EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING are the messages between Olly and Maddy. I found myself giggling like a teenager while reading them! I love seeing Maddy experience the world with Olly. He really opens her up to the possibility of more. I love the relationship that was formed between them because it felt so natural and real.

Maddie is a very unique main character, and the ending was sort of open which I felt works well with how the story went. I had a hard time putting EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING down. Even when I really needed to! This story and it's characters completely captivated me. And on top of all that, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING is filled with several illustrations that never failed to put a huge smile on my face. I would have loved this book regardless but this was just the icing on the cake. Once I started reading I was emotionally invested in Maddie, and when Olly came along I knew I wasn't going to be able to stop. I can't wait to read more by Nicola Yoon and I'm recommending this story to all of my book buddies so they can smile, laugh, cry, and cheer for Maddie and Olly too.

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING has well, everything. So many moments of sadness and joy, heartbreak and pain, love and glory. I think it is an absolute must-read for fans of John Green, or simply for anyone who enjoys a beautifully-written, meaningful and sweet contemporary fiction.

Book Summary

This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she’s ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more. My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He's tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.