Everything Everything- Nicola Yoon (ARC review)

Book 20 of My Summer Reading Challenge

My rating: 5/5 stars

**Book provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I can honestly say that I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did when I decided to start reading it. I had seen mixed reviews on social media where friends have and haven't liked this book. I thought that I would be in the category that didn't like this book since I don't normally read these types of books.

Oh how wrong I was.

I love everything EVERYTHING about this book. It really moved me. the characters are amazing and I loved the storyline. This was just perfection.

throughout this book, I was just rooting for Olly and Maddy. They just had to be together. If it didn't happen I think that I would of threw my IPad across the room because they just seemed to work so well! and then when they went to Hawaii together, I was swooning thinking "YES, YES, YES!!!!"

I think that I have to say that I feel sorry for Maddys mum and the way which she was treated in the end. She was obviously sick and had no idea what she was doing so you should not treat her like that at all. It just isn't fair.

Now, I know that the ending can be seen two ways:
1)How could you end it like that? I want to know what happens!
2) That is the most romantic thing ever!

For me, I apply to both of these, I thought it was such a sweet ending and also I wanted just a little bit more.

Legend- Marie Lu

Book 19 of My Summer Reading Challenge

My rating 5/5 stars

This book has been on my wish list for quite some time since I saw a lot of hype over this trilogy on social media. So when I found this book in the library there was no chance that I would miss an opportunity to read this book and see what all the fuss is about. I am glad that I did pick up this book because I loved it!

On the front cover of the edition which I got it says 'If you liked The Hunger Games, you'll love this'. Now, when I see these sometimes I feel slightly put off by the book. I really enjoyed the hunger games and when a book claims to be better then I have high expectations for the book and sometimes feel a little let down that it didn't manage to meet the high expectations which I have. But I think that it is safe to say that I was not disappointed in the slightest. Was it better than the hunger games? I'm not sure. It has been years since I read the hunger games and since the movies came out my opinion of it has declined but at the time I really enjoyed it. Maybe this is on the same level?

Found on the back of this edition I was told that this book is 'Based on a retelling of Les Miserables. I had no idea what would be in store when I read this as I never watched Les Miserables as I'm not a huge fan of musicals and I would of found it boring. When I read that my first reaction was 'Oh no, here we go.' but I was pleasantly surprised.

Now onto the story, I thought that it was fantastic. I loved the two different POV so that events which were happening simultaneously were told from the perspective of both of the main characters. Their feelings of their roles were also conveyed through this and it allowed me to get attached to both characters and not just the main character who's point of view we were experiencing.

This book was not predictable. It is harder and harder to find a book now a days which is completely new and you cannot guess what is going to happen at the end. It was obvious that Day would manage to escape but the thing with John surprised me. I expected him to make it out if I'm honest. I also loved the secrecy with June's brother and her having to find the clues to the message that he sent her. I do love a good twist.

This book was so easy to get into and I easily found myself reading a large section of it in one day (even though I had work. If I didn't I would of read this in a day.) All in all, I loved this book and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who read and enjoyed books such as The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner or Divergent. (Or books along those lines)