5 John Green Books To Read For Contemporary Readers That Like Modern Romance

The premise and plot of this book is quite an interesting read. It is about a girl named Aza Holmes who is 16 years old and suffers from anxiety, extreme OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) navigating teenage with the chaos of her mind. Her story takes an interesting turn when her friend Daisy gets her involved in the quest of finding a fugitive billionaire, Russell Pickett. This John Green book can be a worthy pick for a beginner or first time reader of the author, it has elements of intrigue, wit and emotions that will keep the readers hooked till the very last page of the book. 

If you want to read a coming of age story that delves into complex themes, offering some wisdom about life, purpose, death and love then Looking For Alaska by John Green would be a worthy read for you. It is the story of Miles who decides to take a life changing decision and moves from his public school in Florida to Culver Creek in Alabama at a boarding school where he falls in love with a young woman named Alaska Young and develops friendships that offer happiness and fulfillment in his life, for a brief movement, Miles at his hand has glad tidings to be grateful for and then the plot takes a different turn. 

With this book, the author John Green rose to fame, The Fault In Stars is a deeply emotional modern day love story that is written for the contemporary readers to choose as their weekend read. Hazel and Augustus Walter meet at the most tragic point in their life, struggling amidst fighting for life. The beautiful part of the story is that these two fall in love despite the ticking time over their heads, that even though they deserve the simple pleasures of life, all of it may at any time come to an end. It is a haunting read for those who need a happy ending to a story and is definitely not for the faint of heart. 

This is another young adult specific coming of age story that follows Colin Singleton who only dates girls with the name Katherine, after his 19th Katherine heart break he embarks on a road trip with his best friend Hassan to create a mathematical explanation, a theorem to predict the longevity of relationships. This is one of the most interesting and refreshing coming of age stories read by the author John Green who is sure to offer some laughs, some wisdom and help readers find the characters in the book partly relatable. This stands to be a popular John Green book to read for beginners. 

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This book by John Green is quite a different and interesting read with a mystery to be solved and tracked through the pages for the readers. It is about Quentin Jacobsen and his love for Margo Roth Spiegelman. In a mysterious way this Margo disappears leaving behind clues only for Quentin to follow which results in an overnight road trip across America and experiences that matures the main character’s person of things. This is in no way an ordinary coming of age story, it has wit, fun, mystery and some wisdom to allow the raiders grow into mature readers.