John Green really knows how to write a teenage girl. He always gets their personality, character traits and dialogue almost to perfection. However, while reading Turtles All the Way Down I felt as if some of the things Aza did say didn't portray a teenage girl. Despite that, I did feel a connection to Aza with having one friend and her mental health.

Aza has been diagnosed with anxiety and OCD. As for myself, I also have anxiety and most of Aza's anxious thoughts were very relatable to my own experiences. Some were so relatable that I struggled with reading her thoughts. Aza's OCD is #ownvoices since John Green himself is diagnosed with OCD. I also enjoyed seeing Aza's therapy sessions. However, from my own personal experiences with therapy, I felt that the therapist was written cliche.

The plot of this novel is ambiguous. Is it about Aza rekindling with an old friend, whose father goes missing and there is a 100K reward? or Aza struggling with mental health while in high school? It's a cluster of different storylines. Often, I was confused when reading because the overall plot was unorganized and I was bored. The last 100 pages really made the book feel alive and then I was enjoying it.

I felt that the relationship between Davis and Aza was very forced and felt more platonic than romantic. It was awkward to read at times. They didn't have many interactions as many written romances have.

Daisy was my least favorite character. She didn't treat Aza like a friend and she was always complaining about her. There is also a scene where she blames Aza for her mental health and saying she is too worried all the time. This infuriated me since I have been in this situation with a friend before. I like how their friendship does patch up in the end.

Overall, this was a great mental health book and I just had some issues with it.