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All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

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clarkf87's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 4.75

“What a terrible feeling to love someone and not be able to help them.”

“It’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.”

“You are all the colors in one in full brightness.”

***𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮: 𝑺𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏***

Violet Markey and Theodore Finch find themselves in the bell tower at school. Who stopped who from jumping? Regardless, they keep each others’ secret and form a trauma bond that turns into romance. But while Violet lives for the future, Finch lives moment by moment, and his time is almost up.

This heartbreaking, gut wrenching book was very well written but there were many moments I wanted to throw my phone and scream. Definitely ugly cried in the woods after I finished this one. Luckily the last hour of the book provides closure to bring you back to earth.

The author’s note at the end reveals that she lost her boyfriend in high school to suicide as well as others in her life, making this story very special and therapeutic to her.

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resiii_05's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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poisonpotion's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Pros:

Easy to read. Does get me hooked despite the issues I had.
Interesting and engaging start.
I can appreciate the sentiment behind the story.

Cons:

Violet was just a boring character. Finch was a little more interesting but not that memorable and didn’t feel like a male version of ‘manic pixie dream girl’. I remember more of the ‘angst’ and his ‘romantic gestures’ of his character more than Finch himself.
Did not feel much romantic chemistry between the two and didn’t care for their romance. Didn’t like how their romance was kinda like a ‘solution’ to their personal issues or make them some ‘tragic couple to root for’.
Side characters were incredibly forgettable.
I felt the author didn’t portray mental illness that well. I wouldn’t go as far to say it was offensive tho, but just not written that well where some parts felt distasteful for me. Such as
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the scavenger hunt for Violet around the end of the book after Finch committed suicide. So she can find closure. Almost as if it’s romanticization in a way and used to get the readers to cry rather than what mental health could do to a person if not gotten the help they needed.
The whole thing felt so goofy.
Teenage angst really went up the roof and to my nerves as well ( I even read this in high school but teen me was so done). Like we get it, life is hard and we all got our issues to deal with. But the events and personal issues of the main characters could’ve been handled differently.
Still bothered romance and mental illness, since it seemed like the author really wanted to address it in such a serious manner, shouldn’t mix tbh. It was as if romance could “help” if you suffer from mental illness.
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The way Violet handled Finch’s death was very different from how she handled her sister’s death for some reason? Unless that was her development…

Overall:
When I first started this book, I was intrigued with the characters and where the story will go. Unfortunately, I was left unsatisfied in the end. Especially how the ending played out. I wasn’t a fan how this book covered such serious topics while having the ‘love solves problems’ cliche. There are times where I felt like the book tried too hard to make the reader sad that I just couldn’t feel anything. Again, I do appreciate with what the author was trying to do, but this missed the mark for me.

Favorite Quote:
“We are all alone, trapped in these bodies and our own minds, and whatever company we have in this life is only fleeting and superficial.“

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kyra_reads16's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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laneelizabeth's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Please please please, if you read this book, check the trigger warnings. This book focuses heavily on death, suicide, and mental illness in general. That said, the author handled it well and represented it beautifully. People suffering don't always present that way. Especially high school kids trying to fit in or find themselves. This was a beautiful story about a first love -a real love- between a girl who was grieving and not living and a boy who was fascinated by suicide and how to die by your own terms. All the while, no one knew his true thoughts.

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