Looking for Alaska - John Green

Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . 
After. Nothing is ever the same.

Cover
Meh. I like the cover with the flower, but not the one with the water. It seems off, even though there are a lot of references.

Miles/Pudge
Oh-kay. Hard one. To be honest, I should feel sorry for him and all. But I don't. He was in love with one of his friends and lead his girlfriend on? That is not okay? He even kissed Alaska.... while he was still with his girlfriend. Like, I know that it could have never worked, but that should not have happened. Also, his habit to memorise 'famous last words'? Ridiculous. Like, come on, who would actually do that. It's just a John Green attempt to make him this deep and interesting character. It only made him weirder in my opinion. While he is an interesting character, I didn't feel anything for him.

Alaska Young
Again, mixed opinions. I don't really like her. She should have gotten a bit more time so I could get to know her better as well. For me, she was kind of a troubled, depressed... player. She played Miles. Yes, she did tell him she had a boyfriend and all, but she asked him to 'hook up' with her. Really? You're both in a relationship? Also, the things she said. "I smoke to die", just.... really. I actually laughed when she said that. It was such bullcrap. I don't like her. I am supposed to like her, but she's not likeable.

Other side-characters
Okay, so we have Takumi and Colin. Colin was not interesting, and Takumi wasn't either. Sorry, oops, moving on.

The ending
In my opinion, the reason she died (this isn't a spoiler, or is it?) was not shocking and not impressive. It didn't do anything to me. I know that she had a troubled life, and it was sad, but I don't have any compassion? The prank was also not that enjoyable when thinking about it again. I expected more. Anyway, when I was reading the last page, I thought: 'Is this it?' It ended so weirdly, with a few 'inspiring' words from Miles and then boom. Done. I felt empty? Like something was missing? Uh, I don't know. This book is a must-read, but I expected so much more. 

I am not in a good mood at the moment, maybe that's the reason but I can't think of a reason why this book is outstandingly good. Because I don't think it is. 3,5/5 stars.

Dominique

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.

With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.

Cover

There are not many special things on this cover. I absolutely adore the left cover, but the right cover is something I don't really understand. Yes, Blue and Simon communicate without knowing what the other looks like, but the cover is just not that pretty.

Simon

What a lovely character! He was so funny and cute and awh, I just really love this 

precious baby. I am a person who has always been very interested in the LGBT community, maybe because I am bisexual, but I just really enjoyed his jokes about homosexuality, It was great being able to see his thoughts and I loved every bit of Simon. (GAAAAaaaaay (his words, not mine).

Blue

The reveal was honestly a bit of a disappointment? I mean, I loved it and Simon deserved it, but I had hoped it'd be maybe a little more dramatic. Anyway, over the course of this book, the only thing I could think about was Blue. It was so incredibly stressful that I had to read more and more and more. 'It couldn't be him', was what I told myself all the time. Aargh, it's such a good book.

Leah, Nick, Abby

Lovely side characters. Even though there was a little love triangle, it didn't bother me too much. Leah was my actual favourite person, and Abby too. That's quite weird, cause they are so different, but they are very likeable characters. I loved the little anime mentions, because I watch anime as well. 

Nick was the only person who bothered me a little. Yes, of course Martin did too, and all the other homophobes, but he was not the worst. Nick was not very likeable, he was just a side-character. I really wish that Leah and Nick would have gotten together, because I thought that Leah deserved so much more. Nick was a great friend anyway, but not that distinctive.

All with all, I really, really loved this book. The coming-out scene was also so funny. I just love this book. It's pretty underrated actually. I would really recommend this to anyone with a love for contemporary and LGBT-themed books. AH, I just loved this. 5/5 stars.

Dominique

I'll Give You The Sun - Jandy Nelson

Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.

Cover

Some may say that this cover is too plain and not special, but I really loved this cover! It matched my feelings about the book and even though there are just stripes, artists like Noah and Jude would perceive them differently.

Noah

Yessss, I loved and adored him. His way of speech was really interesting and to be able to see into this beautiful artist's thoughts felt like an intrusion to me? His thoughts and the way he formulates them are just beautiful. This shy, reserved boy came out of his shell with the help of his sister and his boyfriend but then he got back into the closet to make his father proud after some tragic events. He doesn't know that the only way he can be himself again is after he lets his twin sister back into his life. I just thought that everything about his story was lovely. 

Jude

I grew to love Jude. At first, I was hesitant with her, because she didn't really feel like a very nice person to me. That was before I started reading the parts from her perspective. 16-year-old Jude was really bubbly and weird, but I actually liked that about her. Yes, maybe the whole ghost-thing was a bit too much for me, but if that's the way she handles the 'tragic event' then I completely understand that. 13-year-old Jude was wayyy different from 16-year-old Jude. She turned into a completely different person, but her being distant from her brother was a good thing. She got to find herself, and so did Noah. I truly believe that distance only brought them stronger together.

Oscar and Brian

I have mixed feelings about Oscar. On one side, Jude had a boys-boycott and was sure that she didn't need a guy to make her feel happy, but then he still seduced her in a way and there were times that he laughed at her. Not cool. On the other side, I do feel like they belong together. given the fact that Jude had felt like she'd seen him before (all the people who've read this book will understand what I mean).'

Brian was lovely and understandable. I can't say that I loved the things he did to Noah, but I can understand it. He's a sports player, and being gay and a sports player is not easy, but he did it. I think that's really important. 

This book is beautiful. I just loved everything about it, but especially the way in which the two stories and two perspectives intertwined (them as 13-year-olds and as 16-year-olds). The ending was honestly not that spectacular and different, and there was not really a climax, but there were some very shocking moments that made me stand there with an open mouth. This book is so powerful and precious, 5/5 stars.

Dominique

Everything Everything - Nicola Yoon

My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.

But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.

Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.

Cover
This cover is gorgeous. Wow. I actually love this cover so much, it fits the book perfectly because it has something to do with her not being able to see the world and yes, this is just great to have on your shelf.

Madeline (the main character)
I have mixed feelings about her. I feel like I needed more time with her, because while we were in her head all the time, I didn't really feel with her. She definitely isn't whiny and she's cool, but not a favorite character. Something I have to add though, props to the person who decided to make her Asian-African, there are almost no characters with such an ethnicity, and I hope Asian-Africans are able to recognize themselves in her. 
Small problem I had with Madeline: why did she not search up her condition? It would have made what happened in the end occur way earlier.

Olly...
Well, okay, he was all right. He was willing to do a lot for Madeline, which was sweet. He definitely wasn't a bad buy, besides the obvious YA 'black clothes' he wears. And of course he had to have a few daddy-issues as well. Yes, having a abusive father is definitely interesting and is a sensitive topic for a lot of people, but it felt a bit expected for the dad to one day hit him and his mom and stuff, I was basically just waiting for it to happen.

Writing style
How cool was this? There were notes in this book, like plane tickets, letters and drawings. It was so cool and so fresh, I really enjoyed those things. Even though the chapters were like 50-words-long sometimes, this was also enjoyable and made way for me to fly through this book, I finished this in less than 24 hours. The chatting was also quite enjoyable, although I did find Olly's grammar annoying. 

The ending
The ending was so abrupt, it just ended so weirdly and I really wanted to see more, to see Olly's reaction. It was really rushed as well, and so YA-ish. I really wanted to see a solution to her sickness, but instead we got that. It's not that I didn't like this book. I really did, but the ending was just not the best. '

I am really looking forward to watching the movie, I'm probably gonna see it when it is in the cinemas, and that's partly because Amandla Stenberg is in it, not going to lie. 
Anyway, this book was good but it didn't impress me, while the writing style was new and fresh, the book's story was nothing I hadn't read before. 4/5 stars.

 Trailer for the movie

Dominique

Erebos - Ursula Poznanski

When 16-year-old Nick receives a package containing the mysterious computer game Erebos, he wonders if it will explain the behavior of his classmates, who have been secretive lately. Players of the game must obey strict rules: always play alone, never talk about the game, and never tell anyone your nickname. 

Curious, Nick joins the game and quickly becomes addicted. But Erebos knows a lot about the players and begins to manipulate their lives. When it sends Nick on a deadly assignment, he refuses and is banished from the game. 

Now unable to play, Nick turns to a friend for help in finding out who controls the game. The two set off on a dangerous mission in which the border between reality and the virtual world begins to blur.

Cover
I was not displeased by this cover. It gave off a very adult-vibe and it fitted the concept of this book really well. The game 'watches' you, hence the eye. It definitely wasn't the most beautiful cover I've ever seen, but it really fits the book and that is great.

Nick Dunmore 
Eh. I don't know how to feel about him. On one hand, it was nice to have a male lead for a change. But on the other hand, what on earth was he doing sometimes? I couldn't believe how naïve he was. Like, 'Oh, the game knows my full name, that's not weird at all!' I would have contacted someone right away, no matter how strict the rules are. Also, he was a creepy stalker. He could only look at Emily from a distance, and he went to her DeviantArt page daily (her username he got by eavesdropping). Overall, I just had mixed feelings about this character. He did all of the things stated above, but he could also be reasonable and relatable. I don't know. 

Emily Carver
I know that she was supposed to be a main character, but I couldn't really see that. She only got really involved in the story in the last 150 pages of the book. I also didn't really like Nick and Emily together. Whileas Emily was sweet and I definitely didn't dislike her, I just didn't think she was interesting.

There were obviously more characters other than Nick and Emily, but they are so unimportant. I really wished that Poznanski focused more on the other characters, cause apart from Brynne, no one meant much to me.

The game and it's purpose
Ooh I loved this. I saw people who were disappointed by the fact that there was nothing supernatural involved, but I loved that. When the secrets got revealed, it was just amazing. I loved how they had done everything. The purpose of Erebos was just interesting and that little plot twist was great.

In my opinion, even though the storyline was reasonable and I didn't get bored that often, I feel like the book would have been better if it was a little less long. Many things that happened could have been sped up or even been left out. I did enjoy reading this book and I don't regret it at all, it was great, I just don't think I like the author's writing style that much. She writes beautifully, but I am not that involved in the genre she writes about. This book was still better than Saeculum, so I'd probably give it 3,5/5 stars.

Dominique
I have been reading so much lately. I honestly love it. I read two books this week.

Saeculum - Ursula Poznanski

(I'm not sure if this book is available in English, so sorry. It is available in Dutch, German, Russian, Swedish (?) and Spanish, however)

Five days spent deep inside a forest, far away from the nearest village, to live the way people did during the Middle Ages, with no electricity, no mobiles, and not even matches – normally, this would not be Bastian’s scene. His life revolves around his medical studies, but now he has fallen for Sandra, and she wants him to take part in this live role-play. When they find out about the location, one of the participants, Doro, claims that the place where they intend to gather is cursed. According to a legend, a Count once lived there. He had two sons, a legitimate one and a bastard, who was thrown out of the castle and forced to live a life of poverty, far away. When the Count died, the rejected son pleaded to be allowed to visit his father’s grave. The rightful heir was afraid that his brother was seeking to secure their father’s property, and gave orders for the bastard and his followers to be horribly massacred inside the family crypt. Just before he died, the illegitimate brother cursed his relations, the castle and the ground on which they stood. No one who enters this forest, Doro told them, will ever return. Of course, nobody takes her seriously. But then strange things happen and it is impossible to leave the forest. Did they make a mistake in not taking the curse seriously? 

Cover

I think that this cover is very appropriate and beautiful. I love the title, but the blurb was so small! Anyways, I don't have anything bad to say about the cover.

Bastian

I feel like Bastian was the only reasonable character in this book. Okay, yes, there were times where I'd just want him to shut up already, but the others were so much worse. Bastian was a nice main character, but his life didn't really interest me. I was way more interested in the other characters. Iris was way more interesting than Bastian. Now that I think about it, he literally joined a 5-day-long LARP just to be with his crush, who turned out to be a bitch one day in, okay man. 

In the end, however, I did start to feel for him again, but the ending was just so fucked up, I don't even want to think about it.

Iris

Ah, yes, Iris. I liked her. I liked her secret, at least. The only thing that I didn't like, though, was how fast Bastian's and Iris's relationship suddenly escalated. One chapter she stares at him, but another chapter they're kissing. Okay man, fine. 

Iris's secret was interesting, but it wasn't really necessary? In my opinion, it didn't really add much suspense to the book, other than another someone being another option for 'kidnapper'.

Paul

Okay, the last character I'm going to discuss broadly, but also the craziest one. I honestly can't say much about him without spoilering everything, so I'm not going to, but just... no? He's so creepy and just.. crazy. I'm gonna stop it here, spoilers...

Every other character that wasn't reasonable at all

Now, discussing all the weird side characters.

Lisbeth was interesting, basically still a bit reasonable, I liked her secret and the hinting at an abusive relationship between her and George.

George was just an asshole. Doro was interesting at first but then she was just plain annoying and I wanted to rip her head off. Other characters were just not important.

The writing style and the ending

I absolutely love Poznanski's reading style. I have just finished her other book, Erebos (which was way better than Saeculum, just saying), and if you're really in the story, you'll practically fly through it. 

Towards the ending, this book got more and more fucked up, as I said in the beginning. Secrets were revealed, choices were made, sides were picked. It was just too unrealistic. How could all of them believe in this so-called 'curse'? I guess it's because it's a book, and you have to make it at least a bit suspenseful.

Anyways, I don't know what to write anymore. I just got out of my reading slump and read Erebos in 2 days. I wouldn't recommend Saeculum. As new and different it is, it is also very boring and wordy. 3/5 stars.

Oh, and no, this review isn't an April Fools joke.

Dominique

An Abundance of Katherines - John Green

Katherine V thought boys were gross
Katherine X just wanted to be friends
Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail
K-19 broke his heart

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.

Cover

The red cover! It's so pretty! I just loved the cover I had. Not too much, but still pretty. I really enjoyed having this book for a little while (library). I love the red, it makes it shine brightly.

Colin Singleton

While reading other reviews, I found out that many people thought Colin whined too much. I can definitely see where they're coming from, and I can usually spot a whining character very well, but I actually really liked Colin. He was fresh and felt very new to me, and he was a realistic whiner. Yes, he did whine, but no, it wasn't annoying. He just broke up with K-19, so really, what did you expect. 

Other than that though, how can this guy meet so many Katherines? I don't even know 19 people with the same name, so how even can someone fall in love with all of them. Katherine isn't even a name you see that often, but all right, I was willing to let it slide. 

Colin is a very reasonable person. Even though he's a child prodigy and, while I'm smart, I'm not, I could relate to him. I did get tired of his anagrams, however, but they were nice in the beginning.

Hassan (a Muslim character bless)

I liked him. I genuinely did. I liked most characters in this book, actually. I loved how they made him Muslim (I know very little about the Islam, but I do not wish to offend anyone). There isn't much recognition for Islamitic people. And while he stayed true to his beliefs, he was also described as any other atheist or non-orthodox kid. I am glad John Green studied about Islam before writing something either ignorant or just plain wrong (again, I am not a Muslim, so I know very little). 

I'm also glad John made him a bit bigger than other characters I've seen in different books. Hassan is a very humble but reasonable guy. The little fight between Colin and him I liked as well. Hassan is a great character, and more important than most people think he would be. 

Lindsey Lee Wells

What a lovely girl. I sound like a grandma, but it's true. She seems like such a sweet person. Also, that emo phase, I couldn't stop laughing. I love how when she just met Colin and Hassan, she was described as a stereotypical popular girl, but gradually, you started to realize she hadn't been. I believe that meeting her really made Colin happy, made him ''normal'', like he wants to be so deeply. Lindsey was a great character, and again, reasonable.

The Plot (what plot?)

The only, but only sad thing about this book, was that it didn't have much plot. It was pretty much all over the place, and besides the growth of the characters, there wasn't much chance. The weird thing though, was that it didn't bother me. I couldn't stop reading this book. It was a real page-turner, so to say. Some people may be irritated by this, though. 

Just a little warning, this book contains a lot of Maths. I would recommend only reading this if you know at least a bit of Maths. Not that it's really important, but I think it'll be a better experience because of that.

Overall, I was surprised by this. I really didn't like Paper Towns. This was something else, way lighter than most of Green's work. It's a great coming-of-age story, I recommend reading this, but opinions on this book are very diverse, so there is a high chance you might not like it. I loved it, 4,5/5 stars because of the little plot.

Dominique

Title: An Abundance of Katherines (English), 19 Keer Katherine (Dutch)

Author: John Green

Publisher: Speak

Age range: 12+

Price (Paperback): $7,99

Pages (Paperback): 272

Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell

Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan...
But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

Simon Snow

Simon Snow is basically the protagonist in some ways. 50 pages in, I already thought Simon was this universe's Harry Potter. But when Cath was reading Levi fanfiction, Levi said something that made me question it: 'That's like saying Harry Potter was gay'. Does that mean they have two big franchises in this universe? Or is Harry Potter not even our Harry Potter, but something completely different? I'm kind of wondering, but I guess we won't find out very soon.

Cath

Okay, so Cath's a nerd. She writes fanfiction (gay style), spends her night at home and is obsessed with everything Simon Snow. She's also a giant control freak. Throughout the book, she loosened up a bit and wanted to do more and more. Going to parties, even. For some, she must have felt like a whiny child, but for me, I completely understood. She always stood in the shadow of her twin sister, Wren, and never got to be herself. I felt really bad for her.

Cath's dad

Well, a few moments in I already realised Cath's dad wasn't just a normal dad. He forgot things, even forgot to take care of himself. I later on realised her dad was bipolar, but this wasn't explained very well. It could be that I didn't really read that one piece it was explained in, but I realised so late into the book that I practically hit myself for being so stupid. Cath is very sweet to her dad and helps him in every way she can, even moving back home.

Laura, Cath's mom (?)

What a horrible bitch this was. Did she really expect her child to want to bond with her after leaving her at 8 years old? Cath literally hadn't seen her for 10 years when she comes back into Cath/Wren's life expecting everything to be fine. And while Wren wants to bond, Cath still hates her. Laura made her father (and them) go insane. I completely understood why Cath hated her so much. Now I know she never wanted any children at her age, but then, go on birth control and use a freaking condom. Don't just leave your kids.

Wren 

A few chapters in, I already realised Wren was the "cool one" out of the twins. She likes to go to parties, likes to drink and has had loads of boyfriends (and sex). She does, however, appreciate and accept Cath's personality. While she does want her to loosen up, she doesn't push and loves Simon Snow almost as much as her. Their sister bon was so cute and while they did fight, they found each other again in the end.

Levi

He was so sweet. He tried to make everyone feel good and smiled at everyone. I was so in love with him. He accepted Cath for who she was and wasn't scared off by her fanfiction. He waited for her and didn't push her. He was also very funny and just great. Cath and Levi were like opposites, but they still managed to make it work, despite their differences.

Raegan

Oh my god, she was so great. Sarcasm on point, and she indirectly helped Cath get a boyfriend and be more open. She was like anyone not familiar with "fandoms" and kind of judged her for her Simon Snow addiction, but throughout the book had actually started to like it. She was her 'best' friend and it was really amazing. She's like the typical "party girl": make up, parties, smoking, sex. But still, she stood up for Cath.

Writing Style

I love Rainbow's writing style. It's so detailed and so pure. I could picture everything so well. After Eleanor & Park I had to read more of her. Eleanor & Park was true beauty in a book, but this got me feeling less. Don't get me wrong, it was still beautiful, but not as breath-taking as Eleanor & Park was.

Storyline

Well, how to start. I didn't feel like the book had a beginning. You know, when all the good things start and the introduction is over. It was kind of like loads of things thrown into one big book. It didn't really have a storyline. Maybe because I'm used to Fantasy, which almost always does have a storyline.

Overall, it was a great book with nice characters and very detailed, but it isn't on my recommendation list. Carry On (Cath's fanfiction which is also a book by Rowell) is definitely on my TBR list though. 3/5 stars.

Dominique
(for anyone wondering why I didn't post this Tuesday, I want to go back to my Sunday-schedule :))

Paper Towns - John Green

Who is the real Margo?
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew..

Cover
The cover wasn't really special, but these books are pretty realistic so I thought it fitted the book well. It has something to do with the book, but it doesn't give off everything.

Quentin and his imagination

Man, I was so annoyed. Quentin was like obsessed with Margo Roth Spiegelman. And, he didn't even know her that well? He was so in love with this idea of her, that he was blind to everything else and the real version of her. He spends all his time on finding her that he kind of neglects his friends. He doesn't want to go to prom, and doesn't even want to go to graduation just so he can find Margo. I don't know why, but I don't understand his obsession with her? At one point he was so in love he wasn't able to live properly and he spent his ENTIRE LIFE ON MARGO. It annoyed the hell out of me.

Margo Roth Spiegelman the bitch
I don't think I've ever been so annoyed at a main character (who wasn't meant as a villain or anything bad). Like, seriously, who leaves for a month without telling anyone and leaving everyone wanting to find her, but when she's found she doesn't even look up and doesn't give two fucks? Okay, she might have been through a lot, but that doesn't make up that she can just not care about anyone's feelings? She constantly plays with people's feelings, like they're dolls she can play with. 

Part 2
The book was divided into parts. With Part 1: Margo still being there and taking her revenge on the people that have been dicks to her, part 2: Quentin thinking about where she is and Part 3: Where they go looking for her/find her. Part 1 was full of action and was actually a good intro to the book, and Part 3 was where the climax was and all the secrets were revealed. But Part 2 was the same, over and over again. Just Quentin doing everything to find her, and that for about 100 pages. It was honestly so boring and it took me so long to get through that part cause I was just really bored. 

John Green's humor

Honestly, John Green's humor was one of the few things that kept me interested in the book, apart from the fact I wanted to know what the hell was up with Margo. Its kind of vulgar, and there are also sex jokes, but I can really appreciate good humor in a book. Like Radar's background and Ben, oh my god Ben, he's amazing. 

Message

I feel like the book really focused on the fact that you can be in love with a person, or you can be in love with the idea of a person. Love is blind, and when you're in love with a person you can only see the good things about that person, and you start ignoring everything else. It also shows that teen's sometimes want to get out of their daily routine. Not everything is about studying and school, and mental health problems are sometimes way more important. 

Overall, I think the message was good and it was really well written, but I don't think I'll ever read it again. I love that there are so many opinions on Margo, and everyone experiences her differently, but I honestly have no pity for her at all. 2,5/5 stars cause the ending was such a pity.

Title: Paper Towns

Author: John Green

Publisher: Speak

Price (Paperback): $7,99

Pages (Paperback): 305

Dominique 

(there's a part of my booklife coming next week and after that I'm on holiday)