This was an awful book for a road trip, because I kept crying and I did not need blurry vision or a tight throat when a friend called me via bluetooth.

Seriously, the whole second half. I just cried.

But, not all my tears were because this is a sad book about cancer kids. A bunch of inches were the result of the beautiful connection between people - the happy tears, the thankful tears, the 'that's a beautiful thing to say' tears.

This book is, above all else *real*. It will touch you everywhere, from love to friendship to self-identity to how you simply exist in the world. Nothing remains untouched about our lives on Earth, probably because Hazel and Augustus has so limited time on it, they have to explore as much as they could.

*sighs lovenly*