I have to admit I was EXTREMELY reluctant to read TFIOS after being disappointed by Looking for Alaska, but I had nothing to worry about because this was one of the best books I have EVER read. Ever. Period. True, the storyline is so cliché and overused. It’s about a girl named Hazel, who has cancer and goes to this support group for cancer kids. One day she meets a boy named Augustus Waters at one of the sessions and they fall in love. Yes, it sounds so predictable and overdone. But the plot isn’t what drove the story. It was the characters. … Continue reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

I read this book at the recommendation of one of my good friends. She had emailed me a list of recommendations, and Looking for Alaska was number one. Looking for Alaska is the story of a teenager, Miles “Pudge” Halter, who goes to boarding school in order to spice up his utterly dull life. At boarding school, he rooms with a boy nicknamed “The Colonel” who introduces him to the most beautiful girl Pudge has ever seen, Alaska Young. Together, they play pranks, recite poems on the soccer field, and having rapping competitions in the school barn (my absolute favorite part). The book … Continue reading Looking for Alaska by John Green