“Books are so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.” – John Green, The Fault in Our Stars.

John Green’s newest hit novel, The Fault in Our Stars, has swept across the nation, catching many avid readers on its roller coaster ride of emotion. The story focuses on Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen year old girl who’s been diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer, and her cynical take on the typical view of cancer patients. Her aim to minimize the casualties of her inevitable cancer-caused death is thrown off track when she meets metaphor-loving Augustus Waters, a survivor of osteosarcoma.

Told from Hazel’s point of view over the course of a few months, she and Augustus, along with their mutual friend Isaac, go on the ride of a lifetime, across ups and downs, and through loops that turn their lives upside down, taking the readers along.

“The Fault in Our Stars is a heart-wrenching book, that made me laugh, cry, and want to chuck the book at the wall,” Mary Sermania, a junior who’s read the book, told me, ”I would recommend it to everyone!”  This emotional roller coaster ride of a novel has recently become one of the most popular books among young adults, and can be seen in the hands of many high schoolers. The book even has a movie adaptation in the works, set to premiere in theaters on June 6, 2014.

It’s wise to keep a box of tissues handy while reading this book in between bursts of laughter and sighs of exasperation, for those moments when the book tugs at readers’ heartstrings. Through the emotional ups and downs throughout the novel, the readers experience a variety of emotions, right beside the characters.