Hazel’s life has been planned out. Her diagnosis controlled her life and a tumor-shrinking medical miracle kept added a few more years to her lifetime. Hazel had cancer. She was fighting a war against it, and she knew that in the end the cancer would eventually win. Her parents – whom have spent most of their lives at home taking care of her – force her to join a cancer support group, in which she meets seventeen-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee. Then, her life is completely rewritten. Together, they face some of life’s most important aspects: family, friendship, life, love, and most importantly, what happens after death.
The Fault in Our Stars is, without a doubt, John Green’s best book to date. Forget about Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska. They are no competition when compared to this book. It is unlike anything that John Green has ever written before. Green himself said that the title was inspired by a quote from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar (Act 1, scene, 2) : “’The fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.’”
Although this book is about cancer, it’s not really a “cancer book.” As Hazel stated herself in the novel, “cancer books suck.” This book isn’t necessarily about death either. The threat of cancer and inevitability of death was used as a vehicle to move along the development of Hazel and Augustus. After all, without either of the two, neither of them would have met each other in the first place. Hazel and Augustus are both such complex, relatable and intelligent characters. Both of their journeys together are heartbreaking, yet beautiful.
The Fault in Our Stars is a book filled with a wide range of emotions. There were moments in which I was smiling, laughing and even some moments where I was choking back tears. This book is a heart-wrenching adventure from cover to cover.

Quentin Jacobsen has been in love with his mysterious, beautiful and adventurous neighbor, Margo Roth Spiegelman for as long as he can remember. And when Margo appears at his bedroom window one night, as she did so, so long ago, he just can’t say no. Margo takes Q on a journey throughout their town in Florida. Margo finally gets revenge on her cheating boyfriend and lying best friend. They both end the night with smiles – Q enjoyed just being with Margo and she actually said she’d miss hanging out with him. The next morning, Margo is gone. No one has any idea where she is. Will Margo ever reveal where she is? Or will Q just have to keep tracking her down through these paper towns?
A few of my friends convinced me to read Paper Towns, and I was reluctant, because I didn’t like Green’s book, Looking for Alaska. But, I actually really, really liked Paper Towns. This book is filled with personality, humor and mystery. It’s real. Basically, if you like John Green, you will definitely like this book!

Okay, so, I found this look on the Barns & Noble website while searching for new books to read, and I thought this book sounded good when I read the description. But it wasn’t all I expected it to be. This book is about Miles Halter, a boy who is obsessed with famous last words, who is going to attend Culver Creek boarding school. And while there, he meets the interesting Alaska, the girl who he can’t seem to figure out. Really, I don’t know what the main point to this story was, because I barely even got 100 pages into the book. And, the book was set into two sections, a “before” and “after”. But the one thing is what is it before and after? And why is he looking for Alaska when she is clearly right there, living and breathing, talking to him? I guess I’d have to read more into the book to find out, but really, I don’t think it’s worth it…