“As long as we don’t die, this is gonna be one hell of a story.”

Paper Towns by John Green  (a stand alone novel)

I truly believe that there’s nothing John Green can’t write that I won’t love. However, I only gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 because of the ending. The ending was very anticlimactic and could’ve been much better. In my opinion, John Green dropped the ball on the ending. This book is very sincere and has many life lessons, as does all John Green books. I would describe this book as a “feel good book”. The dialogue between the friends was funny and immensely entertaining, as you would expect from a John Green book. I adored Quentin but I have to admit, I didn’t much care for Margo. I think her character should have been more likable. That being said, I did thoroughly enjoy Margo’s intricate plans on revenge as well as her escape/run-away plans. Ben and Radar were such enjoyable and lovable characters. They made reading Q’s journey so much more enjoyable. Love, love, love all the road trip antics! The road trip with Lacey, Q, Ben and Radar was my favorite part of this book. Oh, and the black Santa’s: PERFECTION!!!

“I’m not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is.”

Synopsis:

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew.

“Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start.”

5  “It is not my fault that my parents own the world’s largest collection of black Santas”  stars!

Paper Towns