This book was so heart-wrenching and yet so heartwarming. I absolutely adored this read and wholeheartedly think it lived up to the hype. This novel follows Maddy -- a girl who was diagnosed with what is referred to the "Bubble Baby Disease." It means she can't go outside without getting very sick and likely dying. Maddy has lived her whole life since her brother and father died with just her mother and nurse, Carla.
Until one day a new family moves in next-door, and they have a boy Maddy's age. The two of them become friends, and then become more than friends. This novel has one of the sweetest and most lovely romances I've ever read before. It was one of my favorite parts of the book.
I'd heard so much hype around this novel, especially when the movie came out. I wanted to check it out for myself, but tried to go in not expecting too much because I'd been previously disappointed by hyped books (such as some of John Green's works). But this book exceeded the hype and was deserving of the starred reviews and attention. It's profound, it's moving, and it's beautiful. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend reading it. If you were a fan of Jennifer Niven's works, I think you'd really enjoy this novel as Nicola Yoon has that same way of making a story that is so tragic so beautiful.
And I have to just say, Nicola and David Yoon did such a wonderful job with this novel. Nicola's husband David did the illustrations in this book (the ones that Maddy was supposed to have done) and it added so much depth. There were so many journaling charts that just made this book so endearing and so fun. I really, really enjoyed that element of this book. Plus, Nicola has one of the most lovely writing styles I've ever read, and it so poetic and beautiful that I will be saving a lot of these quotes in my journal for sure.
~ Charlotte
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