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[Spolier Free] My absolute favorite book. I couldn’t read any other books for the next month because I was so struck by the ending. I am worried that the review I give this book will not share with the world how beautiful it is. It taught me how to look at life through a different perspective and one of the lines in the book is my yearbook quote (“I go to seek a Great Perhaps. That’s why I’m going. So I don’t have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.”) I found this book from a tiktok of recommended YA books - there had to be at least 7 other books in the video but Looking for Alaska intrigued me the most. I didn’t read the summary before buying it from Amazon. Miles Halter is obsessed with the idea of death and what is on the other side. I think about death as well and struggle to grasp the concept of what death really is. Throughout the book Miles faces challenges and overcomes them with his new friends as Culver Creek. This book shows growth in Miles Halter in both his personality and his perspective of life. Miles learned that instead of waiting to find the Great Perhaps that he should live it. He learned to take risks and live his life and eventually understands that death will come when the time is right. A beautiful, heartbreaking story that made me live my life to the fullest. I thank John Green for saving me from my labyrinth. Thomas Edison’s last words were: “It’s very beautiful over there.” I don’t know where there is, but I hope it’s beautiful.

The book takes a long time to grow. It took about 120 pages for me to start really enjoying it. I don’t like how vague the author is about the characters appearances - the only thing I know about Rowan is that he has freckles and is tone. As for Citra, all I know is that she is 37% African. I would’ve liked to see more description from the author but overall the book was good. I expected a lot of the plot twists but in the end the story came together with no plot holes. It was a creative concept. Would recommend.

[No Spoilers] I read this book a few months ago and it had me from the first line. This book is absolutely beautiful. I read so many books about the people in the concentration and death camps that I forgot about wonderful people like Pino Lella. One of the only books I’ve ever teared up reading. 10/10 would recommend and I will probably be reading again sometime soon.

Disappointed. The first book of this series was so carefully written and thought out. This book is a mess. Mare Barrow (the main character) spends more time talking about unimportant information like what colour the side walk is rather than giving descriptive details on action scenes. Minor Spoiler - how did she get from a security out post to a bridge within two short paragraphs?! I had to reread this section multiple times before understanding what the author was trying to get across. I read the first book in less than 24 hours and this one has so far taken three days because of how boring it gets. Storyline is OK. I also feel the need to add that characters just come and go whenever the author wants them too for example, John or Crane. 2/5 stars. Read the book because the third book is really good- just borrow from a library or a friend, not worth the buy.

5/5. Like everyone else said, the first 50 pages were the hardest to get through. I think the first chapter was the hardest but it got easier when we meet more characters. Only thing I would’ve changed was how the setting was described. I wish it was a bit more descriptive because I was confused during certain action scenes.