Author: Nicola Yoon
Illustrations: David Yoon
Young adult stand-alone
Rating: 4/5 stars
How you know what life is if you have never actually lived it? Living a lie your mother told you in order to protect you from the whole world, your existence could you accept that without a question? I have found it incredible the way Maddy teaches you how to live, to start fresh no matter your age. Her and Olly's love story manages to get through the ugly part of the universe and win a battle of lies and sorrow they knew nothing about.
Maddy an 18-year-old girl who has a rare, but famous disease making her allergic to the world. Her whole life is inside the house, she doesn't remember how it is to be outside. The only people she gets to see are her mother, Carla her nurse and from time to time one of her teachers. That was her life for 17 years, but when a family is moving next door, when she meets Olly something changes inside her. He's tall, lean and wearing all black, always black.
"Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster."
The way Nicola Yoon makes you live through her characters is simply amazing and more. The emotions are so real and it's so easy to connect with Maddy as a character that I found it hard to stop reading in order to do chores. Even with a busy schedule I this book is a quick summery read. I loved so much the concept and the execution of it, the fact that it doesn't use the love story as the main focus but more as a way to discover your true self. The diversity of the characters and the sneak peek of each and every problem they had, both together and separately outlines the idea that life will never be even close to perfection and the idea that we all go through tough times.
The reason why I gave this book four out of five stars was the "disappointing" ending because that is how I see it. From my point of view, it needed a little more development. Of course, I loved that Maddy ended up whit Oliver and the whole idea whit the book and the reward, but after they see each other in that shop what actually happens to them? How did Maddy know she is going to find Olly in his old house from New York? Perhaps if it wasn't a stand-alone it wouldn't have bothered me because I would have known I am going to get more of their life, of their own world, but as it is I could not leave it as it is. Maybe it only bothered me, maybe I over analyses the story trying to find some hidden meaning that is not there...
Overall I think this book is a great read no matter your age. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a quick, emotional read that will catch your interest from the beginning.
I hope you enjoyed and until next time make the best of your time! Bye...
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