Reconstructing Amelia (Book review)

I need to read books like 'Reconstructing Amelia' to remind myself why I read Classics and Fantasy book, and need to stick with them. I had really high hopes for this book, first there was this whole awesome story-line. A single mother trying to figure out the death (ruled out as suicide) of her teenage daughter. I though this would be heart-wrenching and maybe this book would actually make me cry, plus who does not love a good murder mystery. red herrings. Spoilers ahead!
So much expectation, so much disappointment. It did keep me going until the very end, i will give it that. Though that was probably because I wanted to know what possible explanation could there be for Amelia's death after coming across tens and thousands of red herrings.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Book review)

i read this book because it was featured as a must-read in so many lists which contained the books i have read and loved. when i started reading this book i didn't like it at all; it made me roll out my eyes in disbelief and laugh at places i am supposed to feel sad (it is a book about cancer after all). this book was just not for me, maybe because i am way past reading teenage love stories or maybe because i found the book overrated. but i am glad i continued and stayed with it till the end, and i will even admit my eyes did tear up a little at a couple of places. i will not say it is a must-read and all that but overall it is quite readable. emotional people, younger people and people who believe in the notion of a true love will surely love this book. but if you are like me, a normal person, too old to be a teenager and too young to be an adult, this book is not for you.