All the bright places, can be described in many words. I choose- First love story I ever read and LOVED.
Synopsis:
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. How far will Violet go to save the boy she has come to love?
An intense, gripping YA novel, perfect for fans of John Green, Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, Gayle Forman and Jenny Downham.
THE REVIEW:
Firstly, let me make it clear that I`m not a sucker for romantic books. I don't go for a novel in that genre even if the book is being sold for half price. But I bought this book because everybody (the novel addicts, I mean) on Instagram was talking it about. It also appeared in the newspaper. That's when I knew, I had to have this book. The synopsis is so intriguing as well. My sister gifted this book to me and I ripepd the packing once she told me which book she had ordered and it was in my hand. I had started reading the book but things came in the way and I couldn't read as much as I do. I kept it for later, but not back in the book shelf. The moment all my work was done. I picked up the book and started reading. I didn't put it down until I was finished. It was a bit sad, but perfectly understandable. I rooted for Finch (one of the main characters in the book) . I could imagine what he was going through. And if you had any doubts, or anything you difn't understand after you were done reading, Jennifer Niven, the author has answered it all in an Author's note, at the end.
The book talks a lot about suicide, troubles, problems, high school and more. But what doesn't make this book a depressing read is the loove the characters have for each other. It's the first time I read a love story with so many obstacles and surprises and I enjoyed it.
When I told mom the gist of one of the chapters I had just finished she asked me if I was crying and I said "trying to". I am heartless but I was hoping to cry. I mean, the book is well written, well expressed, you can actually imagine it all happening in your head or right in front of you. Now, I don't think this is a chick-lit or a girly read. But I would suggest this book to everyone. It's YA (young adult), that's all.
Praise for the book :
Devastatingly beautiful
Exceptional and life altering
And many more.
MY FAVORITE LINES/ QUOTES
It's not what you take, it's what you leave.
What if life could be this way? Only the happy parts, none of the terrible, not even the mildly unpleasant. What if we could just cut out the bad and keep the good?
You are all the colours in one, at full brightness.
Because it's not a lie if it's how you feel.
We do not remember days, we remember moments.
Growing fourteen inches in a summer is easy. It's growing out of a label that's hard.
You're mountain is waiting. So.......get on your way!
Make the right choice, but this book.
X Happy Reading, folks! X
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