I picked up this book because it was compared to Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, a book I am completely in love with.  Unfortunately, I just didn't connect to it the way that I did to Ng's work.  

However, All the Water in the World is a well written book and the story is interesting.  So even though I didn't personally connect to it, this three-star review should be taken as a positive three-star review.  I think that even though it is not the book for me, a lot of other people will love it. 

Finally, while it is an emotional book that may break your heart, there are also some very life affirming moments that counter the sad ones.

This is a dual narrative, told partly by Maddy, a sixteen-year-old girl with terminal cancer, and partly by her mother, Eve. The whole thing is very character-focused, and I found Maddy's parts more compelling, so sometimes going back to Eve was a bit jarring. There are some beautifully tender moments, and parts were heart breaking, showing real skill on the author's part to make the reader feel so involved with these deeply sad scenes. The parts that were really powerful for me were the moments Maddy explored love and relationships during the time she had left, and the rawness of Eve's grief. I found the storyline with the absent father a bit less engaging - f0r me, the beauty of this was the interaction between mother and daughter,

This book is told from the perspective of a teenage girl called Maddy and her mother. Maddy has cancer and decides that she wants to trace her biological father but doesn't want to tell her mum about it. The novel had a bit of  YA feel during the first half and I liked that but during the second half the tone changes and I wasn't as keen on that. The story is ok but I thought most of the stuff about the mum was unnecessary. It's not badly written but it didn't hold my interest.

This is a story about illness, loss and the effect on the family. The book demonstrates the different effects on different members of the family and their relationship with the girl.
I found it sad, upsetting and revealing.
The story of a previous relationship and the way it ended continues throughout the book but the impact of the loss is paramount.

It is well written with substantial impact on the reader and the much loved holiday home and the surrounding area is almost a character in the story.
The final chapter suggests that there is a possibility of healing and future contentment if not happiness following the loss.
Recommended

A roller coaster for emotions but never sloppy, however always gripping, and yes it is truly a page turner. 
The story of Eve and her daughter Maddy who has cancer somthing that all of us will have heard of and probably know someone who has had it and may well know of someone close that has died from it. So a emotional subject but what about the lives the fact of lives caring on despite the upheaval the fear,, pain and desperation. This is a novel that deals with the reality and the story from Maddy and from Eve's view. Robin is Eve's partner Jack is Maddy's and Rose and Walter are Eve's parents. There are some other characters that can be recognised from life well I can and I'll let you read about them for yourself.
This is a rich and forthright read dealing with what life has dealt them, Eve & Maddy carry on living there life and then Eve has to deal with what life has dealt her a cruel blow and the past that will catch up with her. 
Maddy never knew her Dad and with some gentle help from her Grandpa wants to contact him or at least find him. This all adds to what is a novel that I'm glad I found and I hope you are to.  Life may not always if ever be totally predictable and that's why it's important to step out and find out,  in my mind that's is. So whatever we find out or don't find will make life more interesting if nothing else, That's what I like about this book you won't know what's coming even when you think you do like life only this is someone else's but it got me totally wrapped up in their story as I face a future waiting to see what it holds I find it a comfort to escape into someone else's whether it be real or not it felt like it was and isn't that how a great book should be. 
So in closing my review I would say this is a great book and I can't wait for more of Karen's novels and think you will love this one, I have.

I really liked the sound of the synopsis for this book, however it left me feeling a little frustrated. 
I liked Maddie as a character but didn’t feel connected to her which stopped me fully engaging with the storyline.  We find out from the start that maddie is 16 and has cancer, had I felt engaged with maddie I’m sure I’d have enjoyed story more but I just couldn’t get along with any of the characters. Her mother just annoyed me! 
I found this more  to be a story about Eves relationships and I think this is why I was left disappointed? Had more of the Focus been on maddie I might have enjoyed this more.

I wouldn’t say this is like celeste Ng’s little fires everywhere. It had the family atmosphere surrounding it but had more of a stilted plot.

This is the moving story of Maddy as she battles cancer and the effect it has on her mother and the rest of her family and friends. It is poignant and nicely told, avoiding over-sentimentality. However, I did not find it very memorable.

This was such a moving and at times heart-wrenching read, I found myself crying, laughing and everything in between. 
The alternate narrative perspectives between Maddy and her mother show the different ways of dealing with illness. I loved Maddy's voice, in the midst of her cancer she manges to stay strong and finds ways to take control of her life in the only ways that are accessible to her. 
Her relationships with her friends, family and boyfriend portray the ways that the people closest to Maddy deal with her cancer and how they change towards her, and how Maddy, in turn, changes towards them. 

If you want a moving book that really makes you think, I would definitely recommend this book.

This is Karen Raney's debut novel.
The story is told from two points of view. Maddy, who is a 16 year old who is undergoing chemotherapy for cance, and Eve, her mother.
Maddy has been brought up by her mother after finding herself pregnant and the father not wanting to have a baby, or at least not with her. Maddy was supported by her parent's Walter and Rose and latterly by her new partner Robin.
During Maddy's treatment she is encouraged by her grandfather to email her father, he tells her which university he was at and his first name.
This is a very poignant story and beautifully told.
The narrative does jump around a little and can get a bit confusing at times, this may have been down to the copy that I had.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for my ARC in return for an honest review.

This was such a poignant tale about sixteen year old Maddy who has terminal cancer and how she - her friends and family are coping with such heartbreak .
 I had a lump in my throat from page one and it never left. 
Keep the tissues close .

Thankyou Net Galley for an ARC in exchange for an honest reveiw.

A moving touching heart wrenching novel.A family characters that drew me in involved me in theirblives struggles highly recommend.#netgalley#johnmurray

Read this book in two days !! Really got to know the characters and feel involved in the family . The story is very sad but inspiring and the characters very real and convincing. .Reading this book brought up many deep questions for me

This book was much more in the young adult/teenage genre than I was expecting. It is similar to books like The Fault in Our Stars.