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Everything, Everything
by Nicola Yoon
3.5/5 stars.
As a college junior, I don’t get a lot of free time to read. However, recently I have realized just how much not reading affects my mental health. So, this book was the first book in my getting back into regular reading. Also, this book is the first installment of my book club with my sister and my cousin, so I was pretty excited going in.
I have heard SO much about this book in the past couple of years. I knew it was big, but I didn’t realize that it was getting a movie until I started seeing previews everywhere. Amandla Stenberg is one of my absolute favorite people in the popular scene right now, so when I saw that she was going to be staring in this movie, I knew that I wanted to read this book.
Going in, I tried not to let the hype effect me. It’s really difficult to read a book after so much hype has been thrust upon it because you never know if it will live up to that or not. In this case, I do think that the hype got to me a little bit, but that is not the reason why this book didn’t get a higher rating.
The more I read Young Adult, the more I realize that I am no longer the audience for Young Adult. I find it harder and harder to relate to the characters because I no longer think in the ways that they do. I really loved this book when I picked it up. I loved the characters and I loved everywhere that the story was going. And I believe that I still do love them, but not as much as I would have loved them when I was in high school.
This book was definitely a Young Adult novel. There was instalove. There was melodrama. There were a few times where I rolled my eyes because these characters are DEFINITELY teenagers. A part of me wasn’t sure if the characters were being dramatic or if I wasn’t taking into account the characters situation. I mean, if I was sick and had been cooped up in my house my whole life, I would be a little dramatic when I made a friend as well. But, I feel like the same story would have been possible without all of the teenager-y angst. However, if it omitted all of these things, it wouldn’t have been a YA novel.
The first half of this book was gold. I loved it! If it would have kept going along at that pace, I would have absolutely adored it. However, the second half of the book just moved way too quickly. I wanted to basque in the story and I was left feeling like I was rushed.
Overall, I liked this book. It definitely was a great book to get me out of my funk. It was cute and fun. Was it the best book that I’ve ever read? No. Am I mad about it? Not in the slightest.
As a college junior, I don’t get a lot of free time to read. However, recently I have realized just how much not reading affects my mental health. So, this book was the first book in my getting back into regular reading. Also, this book is the first installment of my book club with my sister and my cousin, so I was pretty excited going in.
I have heard SO much about this book in the past couple of years. I knew it was big, but I didn’t realize that it was getting a movie until I started seeing previews everywhere. Amandla Stenberg is one of my absolute favorite people in the popular scene right now, so when I saw that she was going to be staring in this movie, I knew that I wanted to read this book.
Going in, I tried not to let the hype effect me. It’s really difficult to read a book after so much hype has been thrust upon it because you never know if it will live up to that or not. In this case, I do think that the hype got to me a little bit, but that is not the reason why this book didn’t get a higher rating.
The more I read Young Adult, the more I realize that I am no longer the audience for Young Adult. I find it harder and harder to relate to the characters because I no longer think in the ways that they do. I really loved this book when I picked it up. I loved the characters and I loved everywhere that the story was going. And I believe that I still do love them, but not as much as I would have loved them when I was in high school.
This book was definitely a Young Adult novel. There was instalove. There was melodrama. There were a few times where I rolled my eyes because these characters are DEFINITELY teenagers. A part of me wasn’t sure if the characters were being dramatic or if I wasn’t taking into account the characters situation. I mean, if I was sick and had been cooped up in my house my whole life, I would be a little dramatic when I made a friend as well. But, I feel like the same story would have been possible without all of the teenager-y angst. However, if it omitted all of these things, it wouldn’t have been a YA novel.
The first half of this book was gold. I loved it! If it would have kept going along at that pace, I would have absolutely adored it. However, the second half of the book just moved way too quickly. I wanted to basque in the story and I was left feeling like I was rushed.
Overall, I liked this book. It definitely was a great book to get me out of my funk. It was cute and fun. Was it the best book that I’ve ever read? No. Am I mad about it? Not in the slightest.