The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.

Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.

Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind

Rating: 5 stars

(First off, sorry for not being more active. I haven't done a review in like, two weeks...please don't kill me)

I am ready to do a review which I feel is long overdue. Even though I only read the book last week, I feel the need to cry my heart out over it, once again. I cried four times in this book, and let's just say, I don't cry easily. There needs to be a legitimate reason for tears to roll down my face in order for it to happen. So let me begin this tearfilled review with the fact that I absolutely love this book and hate John Green.

So we have Hazel, a girl with thyroid cancer, which spread into her lungs. She is only alive because a miracle that happened when she was younger, and now her mother forces her to socialize by making her go to these 'support' groups for other cancerous people. She hates it there, and her only semi-friend is a guy named Isaac. One day Isaac brings his friend, Augustus Waters, to the support group with him, and that's when Hazel starts to get swept up in his charismatic yet sweet personality.

I cannot get over how incredibly amazing this book was. The characters were all so incredibly individual and noticable that you couldn't help but remember them, all without being annoying. The amount of emotion and personality put into each character was both realistic, as well as stunning. I was completely awed by Green's ability to shape character's persona's.

Hazel was definitely one of my favorite protagonists of 2013. She wasn't afraid of death, or of what other people thought of her. She stood firmly in her beliefs of what she depicted was right and wrong, unwavering despite others heavy influence.

And Augustus, oh Augustus Waters just kill me now. Never have I encountered a character as enticingly odd as him. Every line he spoke was so profound  that you can't help but at least be intrigued by him. And I must say, the smoking metaphor was awesome. You know, putting the killer in your mouth but not giving it the ability to kill? I had never thought of that.

Augustus was so incredible, even his character flaws, instead of making him annoying, as most do, made him lovable and endearing. I can't even talk about him without fangirling.

I had one problem with this book though, if you could call it a problem. The ending. What the hell, Green? Are you TRYING to slaughter teenage girls hearts? Way to get me all excited and then smash my poor hopes.

I don't care what kind of genre you like reading, read this book. Worth it 110%

xxAvalon