The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Like Maddy and Olly, Hazel and Augustus fall in love while illness shapes every choice. It has the same witty banter, big feelings and questions about living fully in limited time.
11 books to read next
Books Like Everything, Everything
If you loved Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Readers love Everything, Everything for its tender first romance between Maddy, who has never left her house, and Olly, the boy next door. The story is told in short vignettes, emails, chats, diagrams and drawings, which makes it quick and inventive to read. Beneath the swoon it asks what a life is worth if it is lived safely, and how far love and curiosity can push someone. It is hopeful, funny and emotional, with a mother-daughter relationship that gives it unexpected weight.
Romance against the odds
Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott
Two teens with cystic fibrosis must stay physically apart, echoing Maddy's world of sealed doors and forbidden touch. A swoony, tearful romance about wanting closeness that could be dangerous.
Midnight Sun
Trish Cook
Katie has a rare condition that keeps her out of sunlight and has watched a boy from her window for years. Fans of Maddy's sheltered life and first love will feel right at home.
Inventive storytelling formats
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
Alternating perspectives capture two outsiders slowly falling for each other through comics and mixtapes. It shares the intimate, awkward sweetness of Maddy and Olly's early messages.
Illuminae
Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Told entirely through emails, chat logs and files, it takes the playful documents of Everything, Everything to a thrilling sci-fi extreme, with a strong romance at its heart.
More from Nicola Yoon
The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon
Yoon's second novel follows two teens over one day in New York, with the same lyrical voice, short chapters and belief that love can change the shape of a life.
I'll Give You the Sun
Jandy Nelson
Vivid, artistic and emotional, this story of twins, first love and family secrets matches the creative energy and heartfelt family drama readers found in Yoon's debut.
Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper
A girl whose body confines her fights to be seen and heard. Like Maddy, Melody longs to experience the world beyond the limits others set for her.
Breaking out into the world
All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven
Two teens explore their state together and help each other feel alive. It shares Everything, Everything's mix of romance, adventure and serious emotional depth.
We Were Liars
E. Lockhart
For readers who loved the surprise in Yoon's story, this lyrical summer novel builds to a revelation that reframes everything, wrapped in family tension and young love.
Turtles All the Way Down
John Green
Aza's anxiety makes her own mind a kind of trap, much as Maddy's house is. A thoughtful romance about friendship, love and learning to live with fear.
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