At the same time, I put off reading this for so long because I was afraid of how sad it would be. But, that wasn't so. Green did a fantastic job of writing this in a way that made you hurt for the characters, yet understand they were on a different wavelength when it came to their terminal illnesses. Was I expecting the twist that was thrown at me? Certainly not. To me, the twist made this much more intense than it would have been, had it ended the way I thought it would. Of course, I won't say much more than that, so as not to give anything away.
Green is quite the talented author as he weaved a beautifully sad and powerful story together of a teenager who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which became something more. She is shut off in her house surrounded only by her parents. Despite having friends still, she just can't relate and they can't relate to her. That is what makes this story that much better. She evolves, despite her large setback. What occurs is a beautiful love story most adults still only dream of. I was surprised I didn't cry, as I thought I would...but I also found some of my Goodreads friends didn't either. I didn't need the passengers on the plane wondering what was wrong with me anyway.
From Goodreads: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars || Goodreads Average: 4.41stars
If you are a fan of movies such as Silence of the Lambs and/or Seven, you will love this one! I don't normally read books like this, but yet, this is a new favorite. It reads just like the above-mentioned movies...there may even be a bloody body part sent to someone in a box! Maybe.
Lizzy Gardner is a private investigator in Sacramento, California. (Shout out to my college years!...well, at least I was 1.5 hours north of it) But flashback to 14 years prior to and you learn she was the lone survivor of a crazy serial killer who goes by the name of Spiderman. You see, he thinks he is some kind of vigilante getting rid of teenage girls who don't respect their elders and the like. Let me just put it to you this way...he's a crazy freak who loves his spiders way too much! Gives me the willies just thinking about why they call him this though. Anyway, back to the present...he suddenly begins contacting Lizzy again even though everyone thought he was in prison behind bars. Think again.
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars || Goodreads Average: 3.89 stars
This one picks up a couple months after the first one. All the characters are trying to come to terms with what happened to them surrounding the Spiderman serial killer. In other words, they are all a bit messed up in the head. Yet, the plot never seemed to get moving enough and the side story about Hayley (one of the important characters in the first) felt like it didn't quite fit. But her story is a large part of the 3rd it seems.
If it wasn't for the 3rd book being sent to me, I may have glazed over the rest of the series. Stay tuned for the next post and I'll let you know how the 3rd turns out.
From Goodreads: Hoping murder and mayhem are behind Lizzy, she delves into her first cold case: twenty-one years ago, a girl went missing and the girl’s dying mother is more desperate than ever to know what happened to her only child.
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars || Goodreads Average: 3.70 stars
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