Maddy has a disease that has made her allergic to everything. She has to stay in her house in isolation from everyone and everything besides her mother and her nurse. Anyone coming to visit has to go through a pretty severe decontamination process.
A new family moves in next door and Olly, a teen boy, catches Maddy's eye. They begin to communicate through their windows, and then on the computer. Soon Maddy's nurse is allowing Olly secret visits, as long as they don't touch.
Eventually Maddy's mom finds out, and puts an end to it. Maddy is depressed and can't stand not being allowed to communicate with Olly, but she knows it's a relationship destined for ruin. Or is it?
As a reader, you really want the story to have a happy ending, and Yoon devises a way. I suspected something like this -- but didn't know exactly how it would play out. So you get some closure and a satisfying conclusion.
Everything, Everything is very quick and hard to put down. It's fluff, and a bit predictable, but sometimes that's what you want. I'm pretty picky about my contemporaries, and I'm glad I chose this one.
Published by Delacorte, 2015
Copy obtained from the library
310 pages
Rating: 4/5
