John Green’s The Fault in our Stars: The story is told by a seventeen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel Grace, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with the seventeen-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee.

Hazel and Augustus both share a love of books, so Augustus decides to take Hazel with him to Switzerland to meet their favorite author! Their happiness is short-lived, for many reasons. The author does not want to see them, and shuns them from his house. Also, Augustus’ cancer spreads from his leg to all over his body, giving him precisely 8 days to live.

This novel accurately shows the hardships and perfection of love, and the profound strength needed to cope with diseases, depression and death. John Green has made this book touch my heart, and I often found myself laughing and yes, crying, when Hazel does so.

I highly recommend reading this book!