Another John Green book, except this time, a not so bright and pleased review. Honestly, reading this book, it totally surprised me that I didn't like it at all. This book really bored me. I'm not sure if it was just the fact that Colin dating 19 different girls called Catherine weirded me out or just plain bothered me, or if it was just that there was no real plot to the book. Maybe it was just me being picky, but nonetheless I do these reviews to let people know my opinion.
From the first chapter, I knew I wouldn't like it, as it was just so boring reading about Colin wanting to be a Genius so bad, it was just weirdly predictable and had no real substance to it. Nothing really grasped me in this novel, and as I mentioned before the fact he would only date girls called Catherine weirded me out. The whole time I was just thinking "Why on earth would you do that!?" It just seemed so obsessive.
I, however, made myself finish the book, because I wanted to see if I would get interested at all, or if the plot got better. Neither ended up happening. After breaking up with the 19th Catherine, Colin's best friend Hassan suggests they go on a road trip, and they end up in Gutshot, meeting a girl called Lindsey, and end up working for her mum. All Colin does is whine about Catherine and moan about and completely focus on a theorem to predict relationships rather than focus on the reason he's on this road trip - to escape. It takes Colin half the novel to realise he doesn't need to be a genius, and from the moment they get to Gutshot, you can tell Colin is going to end up with Lindsey.
Nothing in this book was grasping, and I had to force myself to finish. It was bearable and I could read it, but it was nowhere near the normal amount of enjoyment I would normally get from reading, and especially for a John Green book.
I think that making myself read it was a good decision, partially because I always want to know how a book ends, but also because you should mostly always give a book a chance. If you like John Green novels, I wouldn't particularly recommend this one as it may ruin your love for his other books, but you never know, you might like it more than I did.
I would overall rate this book a 4/10. I really didn't like it, and the fact I had to force myself to read it really annoyed me too. It actually put me off reading for a couple days, but I'm back on my streak now. I'm not sure if I would say it's worth reading, but it's always worth reading everything you can. Read on your own accord!
See you guys in my next review - We were liars - E Lockhart :)
