I read this entire book in only a few hours. I bought it, got home, and immediately started reading even though I'm currently in the middle of reading another book. I was kind of worried about this book because I knew it would make-or-break John Green books for me. Thankfully, I can honestly say I will probably pick up whatever he writes next and I have this book to thank for that.

Trigger warnings for the book: Self-harm and lots of intrusive thoughts due to anxiety and OCD.

There isn't so much a plot in this book despite how the synopsis seems. It's more just Aza's life over the span of a few months and the things that happen. The different events that occur in this book are mostly to further develop Aza's character and her relationships with other characters and I think it worked very well, particularly one event that happens towards the end of the book.

Even when I don't like a John Green book I still always love the writing and this was no exception. But this book felt slightly different than the others because we spend a lot of time inside Aza's head and the language that's used is so well thought-out and constructed beautifully in a way that meant I was physically incapable of not reading more.

I really loved all of the characters in this book, at least to some degree. Aza was a fascinating and infuriating and loveable protagonist who was written in such a raw and realistic way it was sometimes hard to read. Her best friend, Daisy, is a talkative Star Wars nerd who tries to understand Aza and oftentimes fails but continues to try. Davis is someone from Aza's past who she reconnects with and starts to be attracted to, and he was never shown as this incredibly hot guy; instead, he's pretty scrawny and average looking, and loves talking about space. Aza's mum will probably be the most underrated character of this book. She spends the entire time caring about her daughter and trying to protect her, whether its needed or not, and the scenes with her towards the end broke my heart.

There are many other characters but those are the four that I think deserve to be talked about.

The relationship between Aza and Davis was quite well done and never felt too forced, but they're easily the relationship I cared about the least. The ones I enjoyed reading about the most were between Aza and Daisy, and Aza and her mum.

Aza and Daisy are pretty much polar opposites: Aza is constantly stuck inside her mind and barely ever talks, whereas Daisy is a complete extrovert who never shuts up. Despite this, they're best friends and throughout the entire book you never once doubt how much they care about and love each together, even when they're fighting.

Aza and her mum have a fine relationship but its somewhat tense. Aza's mum just wants her daughter to be safe and healthy but Aza's mind doesn't want to let her be either of those things. There are many scenes with them that are tense and awkward and heartfelt and tear jerking, and they're some of my favourites in the book.

My favourite book of John Green's thus far, full of raw emotion and real characters. I would highly recommend reading it.