So what’s the difference? The difference is the level of FEELS. Both types feature teenagers generally acting un-teenager-like, with parents who don’t seem to mind when they take cross-country trips in the middle of the night.ģ. Both types of novels feature beautiful, metaphorical writing that makes me want to highlight every sentence in the book. I’ve come to realize there are two types of John Green novels: Paper Towns-esque and The Fault in Our Stars-esque. What kind of John Green fan are you? If you say your favorite John Green book is Paper Towns (or if you even really, really liked Paper Towns), then, in addition to not being my friend anymore, you will also really like this book. I generally try to wait a few days until I’ve finished a book before writing the review, just to let it sink in, but, because I can never let anything die, I’ve been reading spoilery reviews about Turtles, and I have *opinions*.Ģ. I have lots of feelings, lots of conflicting emotions, and dealing with the fact that I just read the first John Green book published in 6 years and I’ll probably have to wait another 6 years for another one… I have some emotions. I put the book down, and I was like… meh. I really wasn’t going to write a blog post. In his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, shares Aza’s story with shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship.ġ. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis.Īza is trying. Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Mental Illness “The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends.

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