Now that the semester is over, I can finally read something other than The Fundamentals of Nursing!

After reading John Green‘s other books, Katherines falls flat for me. The plot isn‘t engaging, the characters aren‘t memorable or relatable. I liked the book okay, but it definitely leaves something to be desired.

I was prepared to enjoy this book, because I‘ve enjoyed all of John Green‘s books. I was not prepared to be so moved, so touched, and so astounded. Green‘s description of intrusive thought spirals resonated with me deeply.

I was hoping for a Henry pokéball, but I‘ll settle for my DFTBA

It. Has. Arrived🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢

Every time I read this book I become a sobbing, inconsolable mess; but I wouldn‘t have it any other way. This book is so cathartic for me. I think of my friends who have died over the past few years, and I think of the pain from their loss. There is something so beautiful in this book‘s depiction of love, and loss, and grief.

My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.

“That‘s the thing about pain,” Augustus said, and then he glanced back at me. “It demands to be felt.”

This is my favorite in the Mortal Instrument series. Clary really starts to come into her own in this book. She‘s not completely helpless like she was at the beginning of City of Bones, but she‘s not a badass yet either. She‘s just a girl that chooses to be brave and she realizes she actually fits in with the shadow world.

I just couldn‘t pass up this beauty. The cover is gorgeous!

I should be cleaning, but I‘d rather be reading.

My Kindle is missing a random page of City of Ashes! #WHY #Help

I should be writing an essay, but I‘d rather be reading.

I tried to give this book a fair chance; I went into it excited and with an open mind. I am a huge fan of The Phantom of the Opera, so I was looking forward to a modern retelling. That is not what I got. The book is poorly written, the protagonist is a complete Mary-Sue, and the plot is majorly lacking. Also, AG Howard likes books with colored print, and this book was no different. The red print gave me headaches, and made reading it a chore.