Okay.

"The world is not a wish-granting factory".

-John Green

Via

I have this horrible problem where I become truly attached to fictional characters.  It's as Hazel Grace would say, "My hamartia".  When I sense the story is coming to an end my heart begins to ache.  And days go by before I feel the grief begin to subside.  When I really love a story it takes me weeks before I can invest in the life of new characters.  For a few weeks now I kept seeing posts about John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars".  There was one, then two, then three, and suddenly all I could think of was, "I MUST READ THIS BOOK NOW".  Yes, that is pretty much exactly how it went in my head.  A really good book is the way to my soul.  I will not ever spoil a story.  Ever.  However, can I suggest something to you?  READ THIS BOOK.  Okay?  Okay.  Seriously, I haven't even finished and I know I will never be the same.  And, because I could not have said it any better, I will leave you with a quote from Green.  More precisely, a quote from "The Fault in Our Stars".

"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book"  -Hazel Grace

So, this weekend, put down that cup of wine and pick up this book.  Actually, drink the wine while you read the book.  It will open up your heart to an unimaginable size and leave you yearning for one-more-page.

xoxo