Honestly, I didn't expect to like this book. It seemed like just another The Fault in My Stars rip-off with cheesy romance and a depressingly cynical protagonist. But, after all, I'd enjoyed The Fault in My Stars, so I decided to give this book a try. But Everything, Everything is truly everything, everything. Rather than being the pessimistic narrator I had expected her to be, the main character, Madeline Whittier, was actually very bright and bookish. She seemed like a normal teenager who wished for a life bigger than hers—aside from the fact that she suffered from SCID, a severe immune disease that caused her to be unable to visit the outside world and contact foreign germs. That part made her unique but in a surprisingly good way. Her narration was very cute and entertaining; so hopeful and daring. The descriptions are gorgeous, the one-sentence book spoilers funny, the romance refreshing, and the entire story wholly unique. It had a fantastically different ending from The Fault in Our Stars, which I loved. The ending is somewhat an open ending, but it was absolutely perfect for this book. This book is definitely one of my all time favorites!

A thrilling, stomach-turning read! This book is absolutely a different vibe from Marie Lu's Legend, but powerful in its words and premise. It's essentially a story told by the villain: a girl named Adelina who can't control her dark powers. It was vastly different from the bright, bubbly books I usually read, but entertaining all the same. Marie Lu's narration is so compellingly readable that it is impossible to stop reading this book. I look forward to reading the rest of the series!

This was...mediocre at best. Throughout the entire book, I tried to find the appeal that first drew me to read it, but it's Just. So. Boring. The plot isn't very good. I thought it would be powerful and emotional, but really, it was just plain and very slow. The characters are not the best either. There's a stereotypical genius protagonist, Willow Chance, who seems to attract the attention of all even though her only personality trait is being brilliant. Then there are the secondary characters. A lot of them try to be funny or ironic but are, in fact, very annoying and/or bland. If you like stand-alone novels about loss and healing, or you're interested in narration from the point of view of a "child prodigy," then this book might be of interest to you. Otherwise, I'm sorry to say, this book is not as good as the summary leads you to believe.

I truly wanted to like this book. I did not. In All This Time, the protagonist, Kyle Lafferty, gets broken up with by his lifelong girl Kimberly right off the bat. Then, while they're fighting in Kyle's car about why they don't work together anymore, there's a freak storm that causes Kyle and Kimberly to get in a car crash. Kyle wakes up to learn that Kim is dead. Unable to cope, he defers his dream school, UCLA, which he was supposed to go to in September. After months of nightmares and not really living, he meets Marley, a sweet girl who shares similar trauma. Slowly, they fall in love while trying to heal together. But what first seems like an okay story takes a complete turn, and there are so many twists and inexplicable events that the story doesn't make any sense at all by the end. There are so many attempts at plot twists and shocking the reader that it's a confusing, nonsensical pile of pages. The beautiful cover and the famous authors first attracted me, but now, I can't look at this book the same way. Please do not let yourself down by reading this. It is truly confusing and overwhelming.

I truly wanted to like this book. I did not. In All This Time, the protagonist, Kyle Lafferty, gets broken up with by his lifelong girl Kimberly right off the bat. Then, while they're fighting in Kyle's car about why they don't work together anymore, there's a freak storm that causes Kyle and Kimberly to get in a car crash. Kyle wakes up to learn that Kim is dead. Unable to cope, he defers his dream school, UCLA, which he was supposed to go to in September. After months of nightmares and not really living, he meets Marley, a sweet girl who shares similar trauma. Slowly, they fall in love while trying to heal together. But what first seems like an okay story takes a complete turn, and there are so many twists and inexplicable events that the story doesn't make any sense at all by the end. There are so many attempts at plot twists and shocking the reader that it's a confusing, nonsensical pile of pages. The beautiful cover and the famous authors first attracted me, but now, I can't look at this book the same way. Please do not let yourself down by reading this. It is truly confusing and overwhelming.

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