The Press

"Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten."

Let me start this off by saying this was the first John Green novel I had read (and best of his that I have read since) and the first book that got me back into the rhythm of reading. After finishing the Harry Potter series a few years ago I didn't want to read any other book because felt as if they wouldn't be as good as HP. Last year I read The Hunger Games series which wasn't as good as Harry Potter, but good enough for me to reread(because I didn't know what else to read).

I read a few more fantasy books but none really caught my eye like HP did, until I kept hearing clips of The Fault in Our Stars when my dad was listening to it on CD. I couldn't get the realistic narrative out of my head, so I asked my him if I could listen to it when he was done with it.

Well once he was finished and one short day later I finished listening to it and was simply in love!

John Green writes in such an amazing tone and voice that you feel that it's not forced. The dialogue is written extremely well and sounds like a real conversation between a mother and daughter or girlfriend and boyfriend. He also writes it in a way where you can empathize with the character even though she is living an imposable life. His writing is whimsical and funny but also very thought provoking and deep.

The characters in this book are very likable and relatable. Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters's relationship is very unique and special to see unfold. They don't have an average teenage relationship where they breakup one minuet and are back together the next. They are very mature characters because of their background but you can still see a hint of innocence and teenage emotions. 

The settings are very detailed and you can easily picture them, but Green has not overly elaborated on them to an extent of boredom. The settings are not static either, meaning the story moves around and the characters are taken to different scenes (like Amsterdam). 

This book is an all time favourite of mine and if you are ready for crying your eyes out to being in stiches laughing you will love this book too.