The Fault in our Stars

Hopefully you have noticed the big change in my postings. The books I am reviewing now are geared more toward high school students, since I am now working in a high school.

I loved, LOVED, LOVED The Fault in our Stars. However, I made the mistake of reading most of it on the airplane as I traveled to Anaheim, and I was choked up the majority of the time. The problem with books like this is that they tear your heart out. Anytime you read a book about cancer you just know that the worst thing is going to happen, and you just have to hang in there until it does.

Yes, there is a bit of predictability in this book, but the thing I loved the most was the overwhelming sense of hope and joy. I actually laughed amid my crying, and that is an amazing thing. Hazel and Augustus are the most believable and adorable teens I think I've ever had the pleasure to "meet". Their parents were a bit too sappy, and a bit too generous. However, had I been a parent of either Hazel or Augustus I would've have been just as sappy and just as giving. Who wouldn't?

I found the Fault in our Stars to be beautifully written, charming, yet heart-breaking all at the same time.

Now, the students in my school (and I'm sure across the country) are reading about vampires, time travel, and future worlds, and to be honest, I'm getting a bit tired of that. The Fault in our Stars feels so gut-wrenchingly real - which makes me cry - but also makes me glad I opened the cover! I know it's an older book, but if you haven't read it you'll want to check it out today!