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Everything, Everything Film Giveaway

May 5, 2017 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 76 Comments

Today I’m really excited to be partnering with Warner Bros. to offer you guys an awesome book-to-movie themed giveaway for a book I REALLY enjoyed back when I read it– Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (you can check out my review of the book here). The book was super emotional and I cannot wait to see how it translates on screen! The trailers I’ve seen for it have me even more excited for it. Plus Amandla Stenberg is PERFECT. JUST LOOK AT THEM.

Everything, Everything movie

 

About the Movie

 

On May 19, risk everything…for love.

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures comes the romantic drama “Everything, Everything,” directed by Stella Meghie and based on the bestselling book of the same name by Nicola Yoon.

What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face…or kiss the boy next door? Everything, Everything tells the unlikely love story of Maddy, a smart, curious and imaginative 18-year-old who due to an illness cannot leave the protection of the hermetically sealed environment within her house, and Olly, the boy next door who won’t let that stop them.

Maddy is desperate to experience the much more stimulating outside world, and the promise of her first romance. Gazing through windows and talking only through texts, she and Olly form a deep bond that leads them to risk everything to be together…even if it means losing everything.

“Everything, Everything” stars Amandla Stenberg (“The Hunger Games”) as Maddy and Nick Robinson (“Jurassic World”) as Olly. The film also stars Ana de la Reguera (“Sun Belt Express”) and Anika Noni Rose (“Dreamgirls”).

 

 

THE GIVEAWAY

One (1) winner receives:

 

Everything Everything giveaway

  • $25 Visa gift card to see the film in theaters on May 19
  • Copy of the book (movie tie-in cover)
  • Everything, Everything tank top & backpack

 

Contest rules:
Open to US mailing addresses only
Prizing and samples courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

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P.S. Check out this cute Emoji trailer!

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  1. Deanna says

    May 5, 2017 at 12:34 am

    What a cool giveaway! I can’t wait to see the movie.

    Reply
  2. Cheryl says

    May 5, 2017 at 12:50 am

    Awesome giveaway!!! And my favorite book-to-movie adaptation would have to be Me Before You. It was really good! And of course, all the Harry Potter movies were pretty good too.

    Reply
  3. Lisa Brown says

    May 5, 2017 at 2:26 am

    My favorite is Pride & Prejudice.

    Reply
  4. Emmah says

    May 5, 2017 at 2:32 am

    My favorite book to movie adaptation, hmm… maybe The Host? I’m very rarely impressed with adaptations haha.

    Reply
  5. Sj Dc says

    May 5, 2017 at 3:59 am

    Its almost impossible for a movie to better a book for me..But the only movie I prefered to the book (mainly because the book didn;t do much for me) was Angels & Demons

    Reply
  6. Nancy Loring says

    May 5, 2017 at 7:48 am

    The Godfather is a favorite book and movie of mine. I have seen the godfather series many times.

    Reply
  7. Katrina @ Bookish Things says

    May 5, 2017 at 9:48 am

    I think my favorite is The Martian. They did a great job with very little setting. Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  8. mami2jcn says

    May 5, 2017 at 9:51 am

    The Color Purple would be my favorite.

    Reply
  9. Maria Malaveci says

    May 5, 2017 at 9:51 am

    This giveaway is AMAZING! I think my favorite one will be this one, but I will say The Notebook!

    Reply
  10. Julie Wood says

    May 5, 2017 at 9:52 am

    I would say the best book to movie adaption is the James Bond movies. So thrilling!

    Reply
  11. Kelly D says

    May 5, 2017 at 11:32 am

    Great Expectations is my favorite.

    Reply
  12. DJ says

    May 5, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    My favorite is Sense and Sensibility.

    Reply
  13. Rachel says

    May 5, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    The more I learn about this movie, the more I want to see it! I really loved Gone Girl!

    Reply
  14. Lauren says

    May 5, 2017 at 12:37 pm

    I like Anne of Green Gables.

    Reply
  15. Jen says

    May 5, 2017 at 1:02 pm

    Lord of the Rings.

    Reply
  16. Yesenia Arechiga says

    May 5, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    I’ve read and watched the movie Marley & Me. I love that movie.

    Reply
  17. Elena says

    May 5, 2017 at 1:29 pm

    My favorite is The Notebook

    Reply
  18. Shawn says

    May 5, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    My favorite is Catching Fire!

    Reply
  19. Lauren @ Bookmark Lit says

    May 5, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    Hmmm my favorite adaptation-wise is probably IF I STAY. I think it stayed really true to the book! I also really enjoyed the ME BEFORE YOU movie more than the book… so weird to say that!

    Reply
  20. Anne says

    May 5, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    I thought the Fault in Our Stars was a good book to movie adaptation. I liked the book (but didn’t love it) but thought that the movie did a great job.

    Reply
  21. Steve Weber says

    May 5, 2017 at 3:20 pm

    Harry Potter is my favorite book to screen adaptation.

    Reply
  22. Jessica To says

    May 5, 2017 at 3:50 pm

    My favorite recent one would be Gone Girl.

    Reply
  23. Angie says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    My favorite book to movie adaptation is Pride & Prejudice (2005)!

    Reply
  24. Ebru says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:25 pm

    I wish this was open internationally… 🙂 This looks like a very interesting movie, can’t wait to see it.

    Reply
  25. Nicki hermann says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:27 pm

    Me and earl and the dying girl was fantastic book to movie adaptation!! And the help!!!!

    Reply
  26. Stephanie says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    i loved Pride & Prejudice

    Reply
  27. HS says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:41 pm

    Anne of Green Gables is my favorite.

    Reply
  28. heather says

    May 5, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    My favorite book to movie is the Lord of the Rings I own all of them and love them.

    Reply
  29. Rachel says

    May 5, 2017 at 6:01 pm

    My favorite adaptation is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

    Reply
  30. Tracie Cooper says

    May 5, 2017 at 6:07 pm

    My favorite book to movie is Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

    Reply
  31. Becky Fuentes says

    May 5, 2017 at 6:20 pm

    Hidden Figures was a great book to movie adaptation!

    Reply
  32. sam says

    May 5, 2017 at 7:40 pm

    I thought High Fidelity was great. I also liked Perks of Being a Wallflower and Me, and Earl, and the Dying Girl.
    Sam @ WLABB

    Reply
  33. Cheryl B says

    May 5, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    I like the Lord Of The Rings.

    Reply
  34. Lyn says

    May 5, 2017 at 11:27 pm

    I love the book so much and I cannot wait for this gorgeous film!

    Reply
  35. Chelsea B. says

    May 6, 2017 at 1:35 am

    Pride and Prejudice! 🙂

    Reply
  36. Melissa says

    May 6, 2017 at 9:23 am

    I loved book to movie of Divergent. But only the first one. After that it went downhill real fast….movie wise I mean. I like the book series 😉

    Reply
  37. Kathleen P says

    May 6, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    Thanks for having this amazing giveaway! I really enjoyed the Notebook. 🙂

    Reply
  38. Dan Dykstra says

    May 7, 2017 at 9:35 am

    It has to be Lord of the Rings except for the last book to movie Return of the Kings. My mind pictured so much more than what was on the screen.

    Reply
  39. Geybie's Book Blog says

    May 7, 2017 at 10:58 am

    The book has been on my TBR list for months but I haven’t read it yet. I’m planning to read it first then watch the movie.
    Thanks for this post, Jamie. 😁

    Reply
  40. Fay Tannerr says

    May 7, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    My favorite book to movie adaption is Divergent

    Reply
  41. Chelsea Smith says

    May 7, 2017 at 2:54 pm

    My favorite book to movie adaptations are the Hunger Games!

    Reply
  42. Susan Light says

    May 7, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    A Time To Kill by John Grisham

    Reply
  43. Natalie says

    May 7, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    My favorite book to movie adaptation is the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

    Reply
  44. shelly peterson says

    May 7, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    Anne of Green Gables was really good.

    Reply
  45. Janet W. says

    May 7, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    A Walk to Remember is one of my favorites!

    Reply
  46. Bridgett Wilbur says

    May 7, 2017 at 9:54 pm

    Mine was the notebook.

    Reply
  47. Laurajj says

    May 7, 2017 at 11:16 pm

    Oh I have to say Lord Of The Rings!

    Reply
  48. Linda Trinklein says

    May 7, 2017 at 11:30 pm

    I loved the fault in our stars ( movie edition) Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  49. Laura says

    May 8, 2017 at 12:42 am

    They’re not perfect, but my fav adaptations have to be The Hunger Games and Perks of Being a Wallflower. Life of Pi was kind of amazing too.

    Reply
  50. Gina M says

    May 8, 2017 at 11:05 am

    My favorite book to movie adaptation was Chronicles of Narnia.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  51. Fay Tannerr says

    May 8, 2017 at 11:21 am

    Divergent!

    Reply
  52. Nicole says

    May 8, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    There are many good ones! I liked The Hunger Games. Can’t wait to see this movie!

    Reply
  53. Burma Turner says

    May 9, 2017 at 9:28 am

    My favorite is still Gone With The Wind 🙂

    Reply
  54. Karoline says

    May 9, 2017 at 10:48 am

    There are really great ones, I’d have to say that my favorite one is The 5th Wave! With Nick Robinson and Chloë Grace Moretz!

    Reply
  55. Chrissy says

    May 9, 2017 at 11:17 pm

    This is probably going to sound super nerdy but my favorite book to movie adaptation is the movie Gettysburg made from Michael Shaara’s book Killer Angels – it was very well done!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      May 10, 2017 at 8:50 am

      omg noooo I LOVED Gettysburg. I remember in school people hated when we had to watch this movie and I always loved watching it!

      Reply
      • Chrissy says

        May 10, 2017 at 11:27 pm

        Your comment literally made my day! 🙂

        Reply
  56. Tabathia B says

    May 9, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    Lord of the Rings, the notebook and harry potter and the goblet of fire

    Reply
  57. Edye says

    May 10, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    Mine would be Harry Potter!

    Reply
  58. latanya says

    May 10, 2017 at 2:45 pm

    A Walk to Remember

    Reply
  59. Sarah Hall says

    May 10, 2017 at 4:57 pm

    I love the Notebook.

    Reply
  60. Nataly Carbonell says

    May 10, 2017 at 5:03 pm

    I love all the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies!

    Reply
  61. Susan Smith says

    May 10, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    My favorite is The Notebook.

    Reply
  62. Ellie Wright says

    May 10, 2017 at 8:33 pm

    Band of Brothers!

    Reply
  63. Terra Heck says

    May 11, 2017 at 3:58 am

    My favorite is Dear John, a Nicholas Sparks made into a film. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  64. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    May 11, 2017 at 9:19 am

    I love the notebook, Or A walk to remember!

    Reply
  65. Sarah Mayer says

    May 11, 2017 at 11:28 am

    Harry Potter is my favorite book to movie adaptation.

    Reply
  66. Debbie F says

    May 11, 2017 at 11:52 am

    I usually dread book to movie translations but I think the Shawshank Redemption did the novella justice. And I really like Morgan Freeman so that might have had something to do with it. 🙂

    Reply
  67. Tammy Shelton says

    May 11, 2017 at 6:59 pm

    To Kill A Mockingbird, The Help and The Notebook.

    Reply
  68. Jennifer Marie says

    May 11, 2017 at 9:49 pm

    The shack would be my favorite.

    Reply
  69. Autumn says

    May 11, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    Stand by Me is by far my favorite book to movie adaptatin

    Reply
  70. Michelle Catallo says

    May 11, 2017 at 10:14 pm

    Phew, tough question. I really don’t like any of them. Each one is missing sooooooo much in the movies and, yes, I understand the various reasons as to why. If I were to choose just one? I would go with J.R.R. Tolkein 😉

    Reply
  71. Breanna Pollard says

    May 11, 2017 at 10:35 pm

    MY FAVORITE IS THE TWILIGHT SAGA.

    Reply
  72. Melissa Craig says

    May 11, 2017 at 11:18 pm

    Of course Harry potter is my number one but I also liked flowers in the attic and hunger games

    Reply
  73. Barbara Montag says

    May 11, 2017 at 11:29 pm

    My favorite is definitely The Godfather.
    It’s a keeper!
    thank you

    Reply
  74. Melissa C says

    May 11, 2017 at 11:53 pm

    My favorite is the Notebook such a good movie, one of my favorites!

    Reply

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A book recommendation for all my historical fictio A book recommendation for all my historical fiction readers - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. My holy grail historical author came through for me again. I can’t express how much I cared for and was pulled into the lives of these women living in a boardinghouse in DC during the McCarthy era just as much as I was racing to find out what happened in this house. The tension mounted as we got to what actually happened?? Masterful. Truly. #historicalfiction #bookrec #bookrecommendation #historicalfictionbooks @williammorrowbooks
Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Day and hit up new faves @maveybooks and what used to be my second home when I lived closer @childrensbookworld which was so nice to be back home 🥹🥹

Book shopping is great but I can’t express how incredible building community is and indie bookshops do just that. I always wanted my own version of Cheers and, while not a bar where everybody knows my name, CBW was that place for me for almost a decade when I built community by going to YA book events there and moderating events. And while I am not able to get there as often as I was before I became a mom and we moved further away, It’s been so special to be able to share this beloved space with Riley.

These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technic Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technically ATMOSPHERE but I feel like between my stories and my dedicated post to it, I’d rather talk about the book I read before it but didn’t update y’all on.

The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

What are you currently reading?
I had been waiting for the perfect time to read th I had been waiting for the perfect time to read this one after Random House sent me a finished copy as TJR is a longtime auto-buy author.  I found myself caught up in all the space joy and wonder and feeling quite parasocial about the Artemis crew...I decided now was the time.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being m The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being my reading whims, quirks and troubles.

Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
New historical fiction books on my radar for April New historical fiction books on my radar for April and I feel like there is quite a bit of variety. Any of these on your TBR? #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfiction #newbookrelease #newbookreleases
Being someone who reads based on their ever shifti Being someone who reads based on their ever shifting reading moods (sometimes very feral) makes library holds and tbrs very hard. It’s the worst when 5 weeks ago I would have gobbled the library hold up but now when the hold comes in I’m like…I think not. #readersofinstagram #readerproblems #librarylife #librarybooks #moodreader

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