Everything, Everything

How could I not read a book where my namesake provides the frankly wonderful illustrations that add to the story. And man, I think I get the allure of YA. Done well, the ability of an author to capture that moment of first love is thrilling. Eleanor and Park did it so well and Nicola Yoon manages it with assured deftness here. And biracial protagonist FTW! For me there's a larger story of what it is to be a parent and the wholehearted love and abject fear that attends that responsibility. (And unlike Eleanor & Park it has the most satisfying of endings)