I’m not really a fan of John Green, the author. What I mean by that is, as a person, I think he’s a cool guy. I’ve watched some of his YouTube videos and he seems very genuine and interesting. His books on the other hand…aren’t, at least, not wholly.

I remember reading Paper Towns and absolutely hating it. I didn’t like the main character, finding him a little too immature, and the story was so bare and pretentious. After reading this, I didn’t even want to touch The Fault in Our Stars since, on top of all the John Green-isms, sick kid lit isn’t really one of my interests.

But, once I read the description for Turtles, I decided to give him another chance. Anxiety and OCD is something I can slightly relate to and, seeing that John actually has OCD, I thought this would a different kind of read. In some cases, I was right. The book has a truly realistic and non-romantic view of these two illnesses, to the point where it becomes unsettling to see Aza constantly spiral downwards. This is the story I so wanted to see; however, every now and then those Green-isms pop up to ruin the balance of the story.

Full review HERE