I was wary of reading another YA romance-du-jour, as I find that some of them are just too cliché, though this could be a side-effect of not being in the target age demographic. But I read so many absolutely glowing reviews for the movie adaptation of Everything, Everything that I had to check out the book first. And dude. DUUUUUUDE. This book is incredible. The book starts by throwing you right into the daily existence of Madeline F. Whittier, as she describes her […]
Everything, Everything
Madeline is an eighteen year old girl who is trapped in her house-for her own good. She has SCID, a disease that makes her become ill very easy. She has her mom and her nurse who she is close to. Her father and brother were killed when she was only a few months old- just before she was diagnosed. Everyday is the same, and she is okay with this. Her vitals are taken every few hours to make sure that she is not getting sick, […]
The girl in the bubble and the boy in black
3.5 stars Madeleine has never left her house or been outside. She’s got a rare auto-immune disorder and lives in a house hermetically sealed, with special filters making sure nothing gets in that could hurt her. The only people she sees regularly are her mother, whose a doctor, and her nurse, Carla. On very special occasions, when he’s been decontaminated thoroughly, she’s allowed to meet one of her favourite tutors, but Madeline’s life is lived mostly vicariously through books and the internet, dreaming of the […]
Star-Crossed Lovers for a modern age
I loved Nicola Yoon’s Everything, Everything (coming soon to a theater near you!). I wasn’t quite as drawn into this one, but still greatly enjoyed it and I feel like Yoon ended it perfectly. “There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.” […]
Another review of The Sun is Also a Star
I’m joining CBR for the first time with a book that’s absolutely amazing. I know it’s been reviewed a few times on this platform, but I thought I’d add my own review since I am a teacher an recommending it for our summer reading program. So many feels! This is a young adult book with some heavy themes. On the surface, it’s a romance between Natasha, a Jamaican born illegal immigrant facing deportation, and Daniel, a first born second son of Korean parents. The two, […]
The Sun is a Glorious Young Adult Novel
This one has already been reviewed a couple of times, so really I’m just here to add my voice to the crowd. I love a good young adult. And whoo-ey is this one good. I did the audio version, which I also highly recommend as the three narrators are excellent. The Sun is Also a Star is told from three points of view: Natasha, Daniel, and the Universe. Natasha is an illegal immigrant from Jamaica about to be deported, Daniel is a Korean American just […]