A stunning debut novel about a teenage girl and her mother as they grapple with first love, family secrets, and tragedy.
Maddy is sixteen. Smart, funny, and profound, she has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddie also has cancer. Living in the shadow of uncertainty, she is forced to grow up fast.
All the Water in the World is the story of a family doing its best when faced with the worst. Told in the alternating voices of Maddie and her mother, Eve, the narrative moves between the family’s lake house in Pennsylvania; their home in Washington, DC; and London, where Maddie’s father, Antonio, lives. Hungry for experience, Maddie seeks out her first romantic relationship, finds solace in music and art, and tracks down Antonio. She continually tests the depths and limits of her closeness with her mother, while Eve has to come to terms with the daughter she only partly knows, in a world she can’t control.
With unforgettable voices that range from tender to funny, despairing to defiant, this novel illuminates the transformative power of love, humor, and hope.
Simon and Schuster were kind enough to send me an ARC of this book, and I absolutely loved it. Being a huge TFIOS fan, this novel really spoke to me and I very much enjoyed reading it.
It is written in the POV's of both Maddie and her mother, Eve, and gives a lot of insight as to how they both view each other's struggles. I was able to really sympathize and connect with both of them and grew to love both of them by the end of the novel. Raney did an amazing job of writing the characters in a way where her readers can really connect with the characters--- I love this aspect so much.
The novel focuses on family relationships, specifically the strength and importance of the bond between a mother and her daughter. Maddie has an easy-going and lighthearted relationship with her grandparents, to whom she is on a "first name basis" with, and such a close and personal relationship with her mother. It reminds me of the relationship that I have with my mom. It's strong, and I consider her to be one of my best friends. I really admire the scenario where a teen is so close with their parents. It was amazing to read osmething with this perspective. It's refreshing.
The way that Maddie speaks and views life is so inspiring. All she wants is to be a normal teemager, with friends, fun, and romance-- Her relationship with Jack really pulled at my heart strings. Boys in books are such a catch, haha!
This was a book that pulled my heartstrings, made me laugh, cry, and get lost. It has to be one of my favourites and one that I will be reading over and over again.
Thank you Karen for writing such a fantastic novel, and thank you Simon & Schuster for sending me a copy of this.
Make sure you pick a copy up my loves. You won't regret it.
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