2017 Reading Challenge discussion

Finally decided to get this category out of the way!
When I first decided that I would read this book, despite having watched the movie already, it was because I wanted to understand all the hype around it. And now that I finished, I can certainly see the appeal and I can understand why so many teenage girls are drawn to it, but it's definitely not my kind of book and I don't think it's half as extraordinary as people say.
I started out really liking Hazel, and not caring very much about Augustus, but by the middle of the book I was annoyed with her existentialism and all those philosophical thoughts. And I definitely disliked Augustus, I just didn't connect with the character, almost everything he did and said had me rolling my eyes.
It was a very quick and easy read, and despite not liking the main characters that much, I liked the side characters a lot and their interactions with the main, which made the book a lot more entertaining. Isaac was by far my favorite! I decided to give it 3 star.