Aron 2 Blue

Hmm, read back in Jan and didn't finish a review. Lovely book, with lots of potential sub-text, but I think it's mostly about starting again with good people around you - and giving people who don't fit the mold a chance. An orc with a violent past starts a coffee shop, which is unheard of in this city. A succubus joins as a partner, who doesn't want to be judged by their species. And then there's the ratkin cook with extraordinary talents. Magic that helps and hurts, and a final redemption due to just being good people. The dire cat is an added bonus!

 "The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green. This is the book that launched John Green. And I get it - it is hard and touching and romantic and realistic and optimistic and depressing. Hazel Grace and Augustus both have cancer, are snarky teenagers, and they fall in love. "I don't want to be a grenade" hit me really hard.  And then Hank Green got cancer! Thankfully, his treatment was successful and he's back to normal health, because I like all-the-things that Hank and John have done, and I hope they keep doing for a long while.