The book Everything, Everything, written by Nicola Yoon, is a young adult and romance novel on the New York Times Best Selling list. The main characters are Olly Bright, Maddy Whitter, Pauline Whitter (Maddy’s mom), and Nurse Carla. The setting is in Los Angeles inside of one of the main characters’ houses. The disorder in the book is a real disorder called SCID, severe combined immunodeficiency, but the book itself is not based off of a true story.
The book tells a very unusual love story between Olly and Maddy. Maddy supposedly has a disease where everything has to be carefully packaged and cleaned so that no harmful chemicals or anything can affect her. When she was very little, she was always sick, so her mom—who is a doctor—helped find what was wrong with her. Soon after, a tragic accident happened causing Maddy’s mom to lie to her about what was wrong with her, keeping her in containment in her house. Maddy has spent most of her childhood and teen years trapped within those walls without a complaint. She received everything she wanted, from private tutoring and a personal nurse to shopping and buying clothes online. Everything seemed normal besides her “disease,” which kept her from her one dream of going outside. One day, something was off. Maddy heard the sounds of moving vehicles pulling into the driveway next door. Peeking out the window, she sees him—the one that changes her life in possibly the best and worst way ever.
“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 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 somethings. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.”
Honestly, the book wasn’t my favorite one to read. It took me at least a week and a half to finish the whole book. I enjoy something that can keep my interest along with surprising me by doing the opposite of what I suspected. This book was quite predictable and didn’t have a very good story line to it. I personally don’t recommend this book to someone who gets bored reading very easily. The ending was the only good part about the book. Overall, this book deserves a 3☆ out of 5☆.