I spent most of this novel enjoying it, but thinking it was pretty routine YA: girl with a secret, and a cute boy next door. But about halfway through, things begin to change in a major way, and I went from liking it to LOVING IT. “Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.” Madeleine has spent her whole life trapped in her house — she has SCID, an immune disorder that renders her allergic to just about everything. She stays in […]
The Girl in the Plastic Bubble
Welcome to another edition of “Books I keep seeing and thinking I should read, and then finally do”! This one was a Christmas gift from my husband (who was originally going to get me Adele tickets, but lol yeah right, so instead got me books and Captain Marvel and Deadpool shirts. He’s a keeper.) and I pretty much devoured it. Everything, Everything is a fairly easy read and really does go quick. A lot of that is thanks to it’s format, which includes e-mails, IMs, and […]
Foist This Upon Your Teenagers
I think this book is on verge of getting over-hyped by the book community, so even though I really enjoyed it, I don’t want people to go into it thinking it’s going to be the best young adult novel they’re ever going to read. There’s a lot to recommend Everything, Everything though. Nicola Yoon’s first novel brims with easygoing, pleasant prose and well-written characters. For a short book, she really brought the characters to life. That’s probably partly because she has such a talent for […]