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Booklist Advanced Review
Issue: June 1, 2019 
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Even though Maddy, Eve, and Robin are a close-knit family, they have their secrets. Whip-smart, 
compassionate 16-year-old Maddy has the terrible luck of being diagnosed with cancer. Maddy's mother, 
Eve, has been handling her illness as best she can, but the fact that her only child's life is certain to be cut 
short is all-consuming. Robin, Eve's boyfriend, fits into their lives with careful grace, quickly endearing 
himself to both Maddy and Eve. As Maddy's disease progresses, she decides to contact the father she never 
knew, before it's too late. Antonio left Eve when he learned she was pregnant; now Maddy would 
appreciate some answers. As Maddy, Eve, Robin, and Antonio navigate the shifting realities of their 
relationships, the only certainty is that nothing is certain. Maddy and Eve alternately narrate, and are the 
mother-daughter glue of this powerful debut. Domestic-fiction fans and readers who loved YA novels like 
John Green's The Fault in our Stars (2012) and Nicola Yoon's Everything, Everything (2015) will fall for 
All the Water in the World, which is heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure. Unafraid to probe 
the complexities of parenthood and partnership, Raney is an author to watch. 
— Stephanie Turza 
YA: Though Maddy has cancer, she's an average 16-year-old—crushes, friends—and teen readers will 
likely relate. ST. 
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