The Inkling Volume 3

Everything everything
review
By Lauren hook, Arielle phillips and Emma wilder
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
Synopsis-
“EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING” is a romantic
young adult fiction novel which
was written by Nicola Yoon. This book
shows life from an interesting perspective:
a girl who has never experienced
the outside world. The eighteen-yearold’s
life changes when Maddy becomes
determined to see her new neighbour, an
intriguing boy of the same age as her. As
the book progresses, she begins to get
frustrated with her inability to live life
normally, making an impulsive decision
which goes on to reveal something very
surprising.
Our protagonist Maddy is kind and intelligent,
and has a lifelong illness called severe
combined immunodeficiency (SCID).
SCID restricts her to her house and renders
her incapable of venturing into the
unknown. The only sense of normality
she possesses is when she opens her
curtains to see her mundane street.
Olly is the mysterious ‘boy next door’,
and is determined to reach out and contact
Maddy after catching her staring out
of her sterilised bedroom window. As
their relationships strengthens, Maddy
shows a new side to her by branching
out. She realises what she’s missing out
on and puts her life in jeopardy, trusting
in him to protect her. When the inevitable
happens and she becomes ill due to her
exposition to the world she’s supposedly
‘allergic’ to, her world comes crashing
down and she struggles for air in an attempt
to save her life. As the dramatic
events of her life begin to subside, she
uncovers a captivating discovery - was
she ever ill at all?
Lauren:
I read this book in one sitting- it was so
engrossing and I could not put it down. It
was very engaging and the chapters
were short, making it easy to follow. It is
so different from other romance novels,
as it does not just focus on the romance
between the two; there are many other
storylines which are also just as engaging.
To begin with, their relationship is
just a friendship and progresses into
something more, which doesn’t always
happen in all romances. My favourite part
was definitely the plot twist at the end - it
was so interesting! It was definitely one
of the best books I’ve ever read.
Arielle:
This captivating novel grabbed my attention
before I even read it. The cover
caught me in a web of fascination and I
couldn’t put the book down. From my
perspective, the best part of the book
was when Maddy goes outside for the
first time after seventeen years of living
in the same house with the same walls
and the same people in it. I’m over the
moon to hear that Yoon has written another
book that sounds just as absorbing
as the first.
Emma:
I think this book was amazing and I am
currently reading the next book she has
written which is equally fascinating. I enjoyed
the whole book, with my favorite
part being when Maddy and Olly go to
Hawaii at the end. The language used
was very fun to read as it also included
text messages and breaks in paragraphs
with beautifully drawn images to further
describe what Maddy was thinking.