Honestly, I was impressed. I have the highly unpopular opinion of finding “Looking for Alaska” to be completely overrated (I can’t honestly explain why, save for the fact that I don’t think Alaska was a girl I could truly respect [which I know is extremely unfair given the fact that she was a) not a real person ergo not a reason to dislike the book as a whole and b) clearly had a lot of inner turmoil, with which I can empathize]).
John Green isn’t a life-changing author to me, and I have come to realize that’s perfectly fine. He helps me understand my life as it is, and accept it at face value. Something I have neglected for far too long.

I also had the pleasure of discovering a notecard in the book I bought from someone named Sara telling me to go and check out John’s and Hank’s vlog to become a nerdfighter. This was fantastic. To feel such a connection through books and characters; like Miles, who obsessed over last words, and Colin, who loved anagrams, that you reached out to others. I enjoy seeing these notes encouraging a person’s reading habits versus telling a person to go read something else (a long ago post where someone left a note in one of the Twilight books, that told the person to put it down and read John Green’s “Looking for Alaska”. RUDE!).
In the past two weeks I have finished the last book in Stieg Larsson’s Millenium series (The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) and the fifth book in Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series (City of Lost Souls). All together approximately 1500 pages. Nothing truly life-changing, but I am slowly accepting that (although fairly boring) I really enjoy my life right now, especially getting the chance to read.
Just thought I’d check in, and let you all know I’m doing well :]