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My book club has a book swap where you can get free books, so I grabbed a copy of Paper Towns by John Green. How is it that I was on Tumblr in the 2010s but I’ve still NEVER read any John Green books?!

My favorite youtuber is the author of this book. I can’t wait to read more of her debut novel!

I finished my re-read of Evelyn Hugo tonight. I didn’t write a new review but I think my rating is 3.5 rounded up. Anyway…excited to start my next read! I’m going to Silent Book Club tomorrow night so I’ll get an hour or so to make a dent in this new one.

I needed something to read tonight so I went back to re-read something I already own. It’s been a while since I thought about this one, plus I like TJR’s books…so here we are.

The fact that it’s taken me nearly two weeks to hit the halfway point is a bad sign.

It’s interesting to me that the TV show that takes inspiration from this book is almost absolutely nothing like the original novel so far. Other than some basic stuff about RJ’s backstory, the show really takes liberties with the source material. I don’t know how I feel about the book yet. I guess I was expecting something more in line with the TV version.

I really like the new TV show RJ Decker, which is based somewhat on this book, so I thought I’d give the novel a try.

I wanted something light and easy to combat the reading slump I’ve been in for weeks, so I’m trying a cozy mystery. I actually did read some of the books in this series when I was younger but I don’t really remember the plots of any of them so I’m starting over with the first book.

I’m really struggling with Project Hail Mary. I want to like this book but I can’t get into it. Granted, I’ve only read a few chapters, however I don’t find the main character very interesting and I’m more invested in the flashbacks than where he’s at currently! Should I DNF and just go see the movie or is the book worth sticking with?

I want to finish this before I see the movie, but what was up with that dig at gluten free people in the first chapter? I guess it’s because I have celiac disease and have to be gluten free, but stuff like that bothers me a bit.