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I was genuinely surprised.

I honestly thought this would be a far to cliche, cheesy, cringe fest romance (which it was in a way), but I was surprised.

I enjoyed this a lot. Now Destiny towards the end kinda got on my nerves, but I really liked this book.

And it was surprising. Usually when I read YA contemporaries, their either trash or OK. I rarely get a fun, cute, memorable, and enjoyable contemporary. And this book was really short too so it was like a 2 1/2 hour read.

And I really liked the characters, even though her dad dads rule was ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. Imagine being a high school Junior and being forbidden to date ANYONE, never having a first kiss, and forced to look at hot, sweaty, guys without shirts for 2-4 hours. That would suck.

Now I did cringe (A lot) during this book, hence why the 4 stars, but it was still funny and sweet enough for me to enjoy.

(Another shit review from yours truly -Abi)

(PS: That should be my Outro for every review of mine now)

(PPS: You know what, it’s going to be)

Ok I’ll go now. Bye

RATING: Cover - 5 stars, Writing - 4 stars, Plot - 4 stars, Characters - 5 stars, Pacing - 5 stars, Enjoyment - 4 stars, OVERALL RATING - ⭐️4⭐️ STARS

WHAT I LIKED

I really liked the characters in this book. Lou was so fun to read about, and so fucking funny. Her I-really-don’t-give-a-fuck-attitude is so hilarious. I loved reading in Reid’s POV, and I think that he could be such a cutie. (Even though he was a badass).

I enjoyed our side characters, and the plot twists ensued. The hate to love romance was fun, and I haven’t read one of those for a very long time.

The plot line was good, and the feud between the witches and the church was very believable.

I also liked how how this book gave us a different take on witches.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE

The way this book discriminated women was disgusting and I really didn’t enjoy it.

I also think that the world building was shitty and it had more potential than given.

OVERALL THOUGH, GREAT BOOK

- Another shitty review from yours truly, Abi

- Also low key want the 2nd book like right now

- And I’m reading Wilder Girls right now and I’m kinda despising it ngl

- I’m also jumping for joy because ‘The Queen of Nothing’ is coming out this month

I really enjoyed this second book!

I think it was better than vampire academy tbh. It was more interesting, had more drama, more things going on, and more Rose + Dmitri!

Definitely going to continue on and hopefully finish this series.

(Sorry for not a full length review, I’m feeling lazy)

*2.75 (I rounded it up for the first time ever)

I didn’t hate this book, I just didn’t love it as much as everyone else did. (Granted I’m 7 years late but ya know, whatever)

We follow Hazel-Grace Lancaster a girl with terminal lung cancer. Her doctors diagnosis is depression and she has to go to a cancer therapy group. Through so, she meets the brooding and hot Augusta Waters who previously had cancer in his leg, and they instantly hit off. The whole book centers around their friendship and romance.

Like I said, I didn’t hate this book. I liked the characters (enough), the plot was interesting, the story was fun, and the new words I learned were interesting, but I just didn’t LOVE it.

• The characters are TO quirky. This is my first John Green book, and I’ve heard his characters are written in a quirky, sarcastic, ‘not like other girls/boys’ way, which is fine. But while I enjoyed the characters, sometimes their personalities could be TO much. Or to quirky. This is a personal preference and nothing wrong with the book, but it put off my enjoyment at times. Really Hazel-Grace. “Why are eggs specifically a breakfast food?” Why? Why? Why?

• John Greens writing style. I wasn’t totally vibing with it. Again this is another PERSONAL preference but I couldn’t seem to love it like everyone else had or does. Sometimes the way he wrote his dialogue annoyed me and I really wanted to skip over these parts, or the places he told us what happened but didn’t SHOW us. And again, his quirky writing style. Wasn’t a huge fan.

• And then John Green tries to make fun of the ‘cancer cliches’ in this novel yet he comes out (or writes) the exact same thing! Like what? I’m so confused?

Otherwise I can’t really think of anything else to complain about, but maybe it was the fact I watched the movie before reading the book. I saw the movie when I was 12 or 13 (so a few years back) and I really enjoyed it. I cried watching the movie, and maybe knowing the plot put me off from the rest of the book.

The story itself is heartbreaking, but I couldn’t find myself crying in the book. Maybe (don’t scream at me) I just liked the movie better than the book? And I guess that’s ok but it’s never really happened before? Oh well, you can’t always win, when reading.