The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park, All the Bright Places is a compelling and beautiful story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death.When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the 'natural wonders' of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself - a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink.An intense, gripping YA novel, perfect for fans of John Green, Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, Gayle Forman and Jenny Downham.About the author: Jennifer Niven is the author of two narrative non-fiction books, The Ice Master and Ada Blackjack; a high school memoir, The Aqua Net Diaries; and four historical novels for adults: Velva Jean Learns to Drive (based on her Emmy Award-winning film of the same name), Velva Jean Learns to Fly, Becoming Clementine, and the forthcoming American Blonde. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles and you can learn more about her at www.jenniferniven.com. All the Bright Places is her first book for young adults.
Review:
I got this ebook from Netgalley in return of an honest review.
First, I will say that this book deserves all the hype it gets and more. Every teenager and adult should read it, especially if they are going through mental issues or know someone who is. It is extremely important to talk about these issues before suicide seemed an option to someone suffering from them. On that note, I believe authors are being less afraid of writing about it and are venturing into what could be an age of true information for teenagers on what suicide means to them and the people who stay behind, and, in my opinion, Jennifer Niven really set an example with All the Bright Places.
The writing was extremely energetic and sad and beautiful, one of those styles of writing you just can't help but admire because it completed the story so well. There are only a hand-full of authors these days with such a poignant writing style as Jennifer Niven.The story was, of course, emotional and meaningful, full of amazing metaphors and symbolism. But it was also a really uplifting, inspiring and fun at times, showing us that there is hope, there is love, there is friendship if we let those things into our minds and hearts in times of trouble. Mental diseases can make it seem like it's impossible to be loved or to love, but I think this books shows how it's possible, or what can happen if we let those feelings prevail. It was a pleasure to go through this story with Violet and Finch. Absolutely lovely.
The characters were real to me, they were developed in such a realistic way that it made the story even more difficult to deal with. Violet and Finch's relationship was so wonderful to read about and warmed my hart while crushing it to pieces at the same time. They both had issues of their own to deal with and they helped each other, although some times it can be hard to realise it, as the ending demonstrated. Because I was dealing with similar problems at the time that I read this, I could relate with either one, but especially Finch and his way of seeing the world.
At the end, I can, without a doubt, say that this book helped me in ways I couldn't explained if I tried and, although I didn't cry as I was expecting, I came out a different and better person after that final page.
I honestly hope this book becomes a huge success so it can reach a broader audience, and it can help others as it helped me, show how a light can be found it the darkness of the deep blue hole.
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