Published by: Delacorte books
Genre: YA contemporary
Publication synopsis
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.
My Review
The synopsis of this book made me a little apprehensive to read it. I had a pretty good idea what to expect - a tragic love story. Even so, I wanted to read it because Nicola Yoon's latest novel, The Sun is Also a Star, was my best read of 2016.
The story played out pretty much as I had thought. It is a bitter-sweet love story and the writing style is as good as I expected. I did find myself picking holes at the story; certain things just did not make sense to me, and it felt rather contrived - all in an effort to manipulate my emotions and make me cry (something I dislike, intensely). As it turns out, the plot was a lot more sophisticated than I thought. In the end, all those issues I had were resolved, everything fell into place and it all made perfect sense.
I was not surprised at how beautifully written Everything, everything is, but I was pleasantly surprised at its unpredictability.
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