Waiting on Wednesday: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly longing for and anticipating!

My choice is Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon!

This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she’s ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more. 

 My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. 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..

Date of Publication: 1 September 2015

This book sounds like as enticing and unique as a Willy Wonka golden ticket! I've never read about a protagonist who is allergic to the world around her - and I cannot imagine the agony of that condition because it means she has to live trapped most of her life... but you know what they say: love can set you free! Her isolation will make this love story beautifully new and something that I can call new territory for me. One thing, other than the premise and the vibrant eye-candy of a cover, that drew me to this book was the rave reviews about it. When so many book lovers swoon for a book - a book that has the potential to be quirky in an enchanting way, emotional, and shocking -it feels like coming across some hidden treasure just waiting to be loved! I just hope it doesn't disappoint:)

Also doesn't the idea sound reminiscent of Rapunzel? The idea of a girl isolated from society finding love - except a much less romanticised/Disney version;)

Thank you for reading!
What's your Waiting on Wednesday?:)