A Great Paper Read

John Green is one of those authors that make you second think every bad thing you've heard about Young Adult novels.


He is not the typical romance, family issues, friend backstabbing YA author; he speaks to the soul and speaks to teens in a philosophical way.


This is only the second book I've read by John Green and my standards were high; this definitely did not disappoint.


Paper Towns is about a boy, Quentin Jacobsen and his infatuation with his next door neighbor and former best friend Margo. 


When I first started reading it, I thought that it was going to be the typical "old friends find love" story but it wasn't that.


Margo is a free spirit who has the attention of the entire school; it's a few months before prom and graduation for the seniors, including Margo, Q, and their separate group of friends.


Margo is always one for games and pranks so she beckons Q out of his window in the middle of the night for a wild night of shenanigans. Q is back in his bed before the alarm goes off for school but when he arrives at his high school, Margo is no where to be found.


The rest of the book (which I won't give away) is spent with Q and his group of friends, along with a few of Margo's plotting and traveling to find the free bird before graduation starts.


My explanation can not do this book justice. It truly is a beautiful coming of age story dealing with the pressures of high school, family, and being perfect.


Margo Roth Spiegelman is the type of girl everyone wishes they could be; she's beautiful, smart, and popular...everyone loves her. But she also has the personality people wish they could have, she is so care free, does whatever she pleases and never looks back. There is no better way to describe Margo other than saying she is a true free spirit without a care in the world.


While reading it, you will get the hint of J.D Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" but it is so much more than that. 


Paper Towns is not too serious, it's witty and clever and very funny at times. It truly is one of the best books I've read in a while, you will not be disappointed.

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A new feature on the blog will be My Future Books, a list of two or three books that are just being released that I want to read. This week's books are:

1. Pretty Little Secrets : A slight spin off/missing piece of the Pretty Little Liars series. It takes place between two of the books on a winter break that no one has ever addressed. You could see form my 1st post with the review of Ruthless, PLL #10, I really love this series so this is a definite must read.

2. Two Truths and a Lie : This is also another Sara Shepard book. Her other series "The Lying Game" is equally as suspenseful and freaky as PLL. This is the third book in the series and centers around the life of Emma, who has taken her long lost twin Sutton's place and trying to find her killer all while keeping up the appearance of someone she has never met. Two Truths and a Lie was just released on February 7th, so get caught up on the series! It's a wonderful read.