Mike

5/10 This is one of those instances where the premise and set up are so good but the story is the weakest point. Darcy Coates has a talent for setting up very suspenseful scenes and creating a pretty entertaining world. But she tends to struggle with character development, and that's the biggest fault of this book. I wants to know more about these characters. And I wanted to feel more for them in their struggles.

Also. I found the ending a tad underwhelming but that could be just a personal issue on what I wanted with its set up. Theirs some loose ends that could've done better with extra chapters.

90/100

This is the promise I wanted from this series. I loved the travel aspect, the characters are rich and the story is progressing. The last 3rd of this book is all excellent story telling as well and Blaine might be a top 3 Stephen king character for me personally.

Critiques would be the ending is abrupt (if you can call it an ending). And the first part of Jakes story kind of takes awhile to move the progression of the narrative. After that. It's a great ride.

Wow, What a great and emotionally driven novel. At first glance I did not intend on reading it because i didn't know what to expect or much about what was going to happen. What I found as i finished it was a novel that will make you laugh on one page and get you chocked up on the next.

The one thing i really loved in this whole book is that it is very thought provoking and I like the idea of the “great perhaps”. The story moves along smoothly building up to its height until the After part. Which was the best part of the novel in itself. It is a novel worth reading at least once and their will be at least one thing in it that will change your perspective on something or just move you completely.

As pudge did, I fell in love with Alaska's character as well, it was a gripping story of friendship, love and loss.I loved the emotion that Green can give you in his characters,I ended up loving all of them and felt like i was there with them trying to figure everything out.

80/100 score

Y'all. This thing is wild. I was very unsure of continuing if the writing style of the gunslinger continued but this is much more the King I know and can understand better. While I do enjoy a lot of this book. It feels like a giant set up. Which is great but sometimes I'm wondering when the main story will continue. We do get some great back story and interesting characters and we do get some excellent and thrilling show downs. But the pacing suffers for me to a point and carrying the narrative is lacking. Very excited to go into The Wastelands next.

An incredible novel that really pulls you into the story and does not let go til the very last page. I had a very hard time letting the book down and had to keep reading to see what would happen next. The characters were terrific and each developed a different way. This is a distopia book that is definitely worth reading.

An amazing story that had me wrapped up into it. I decided to read this book because I've been rereading or discovering the books I never got to read in high school, and besides 1984 and slaughethouse five, this has to be one of the next big favorites in classics. The only thing I didn't like was the way the author wrote. Sometimes I'd get so confused on the wording of a sentence or even some of the kids dialogue. But besides that it was a great read. I fully believe that if a situation like that were to happen today, I feel it'd be the same. Its just as relevant now as it was then and a book everyone should read and learn from.

An amazing end to an amazing trilogy(real or not real?). I read this the day I got it and couldn't put it down. So much loss and hurt in this story though. I loved the series when I read it earlier this summer and was hooked into the world of Katniss and Panem. It had to be one of the most powerful books i've ever read as well

The people in the book are real and you feel every emotion that Collins puts into each character. My favorite character by far was Finnick, i think he had the greatest character development and i really like him at the end of the series. I literally got really teary eyed the moment he died with all he went through and when he finally got Annie. Definitely one of the saddest moments for me in the book

I think the part i like most is that nobody is really happy in the end, its not a happily ever after. If your life went through that, you would be scared for life as well. She was still terrifed about the world she lived in and wasn't sure about bringing children into it. That's war though, and tragedies happen.
Overall i kinda knew katniss would end up with peeta and what Collins writes on those last few pages really tell you why she chose him. And peeta got his family. Although i liked Gales character more and i wish their was more closure on him.

I loved the twist at the end to of when she killed coin. i knew she was gonna do that! But it was a great twist into the story and i liked that, i hated coin and knew something was up with her.

Overall, i loved this book and the characters in it. The powerful message and tragedies in it. It was a crazy rollarcoaster ride and it was a great run. Collins did a fantastic job on this and i hope they do a good job with the movie as well.


I hope this review was helpful and i hope some things people will agree with me on. I was a bit scattered writing this but still.

I have been on a bit of a spree of John Green books and happened to stumble upon this one. At first glace it took me awhile to buy and read it because I didn't know much about what it was about but gave it a shot in the dark and decided to read it.

This book is a breath of fresh air in its originality and the fact that the characters are slightly different than the other John Green novels. I dare someone to find a book to compare this to and to see if it was as good as this.

Sooo....Will Grayson, Will Grayson is about two different Will Grayson's who have no idea the other exists until they one day meet by accident at a porn shop! (yep you heard me right.). And their lives start to become intertwine and find a bond that cant be broken once they encounter each other. My favorite character would have to be Jane, just cause i fell for her just as well one of the will graysons did, and of course how could i not like Tiny?! Such a loveable character i think everyone could use him in their lives!(TINY COOPER, I APPRECIATE YOU!).

The only thing I disliked was the gloomy will grayson just because he always got on my nerves which every thing he does and couldn't make his mind up on a lot of things until the end. But I still enjoyed his parts in the book. The last thing is I wish the had an extra chapter to tell me what happened after everything! I wanted so much more from the ending but it is satisfying never the less.

so GO BY THIS BOOK! It will make you laugh out loud literally, sad and almost cry at the end. Its a great read!

85/100. It's a very entertaining side quest essentially. But it feels like books 4 and now 5 have been flash backs and side quests which is ruining the pacing of the over arching story of this series. But I did thoroughly enjoy this book on its own. Curious to see how he handles the twist at the end though.

I really loved this novel. It was such a delight and a very unique tale. It's carefully crafted and well written. Definitely a favorite of this year. The characters are all great and fleshed out and the plot moves along. This story is dark, somber and melancholic at times. Definitely check it out.


Thank you net galley and tor nightfire for this arc.

This is my first John green novel and I can expect more to come.

Paper towns is just an amazing book. Great characters, with believable sidekicks and world. His writing style is so refreshing and I love his use of punctuations in this book as well. The comic relief in the book was absolutely amazing as well and made me laugh so much. Their was also a lot of thinking and thought provoking ideas through out the book like the example of what a paper town is and paper people. Green has a real talent here.

I felt very satisfied with the ending and was much better than I was expecting to be. It had me guessing all the way til the last part. I was worried the middle was going to drag but found it fun and enjoyable all the way through. Definitely give this book a try! Its a one sitting book and will change you!