of a character who deals with depression. Through reading this novel I found it to be truly eye-opening to be placed in the p.o.v. I’ve read many other novels before where characters had, were related to, and knew people in their life that deal with this, but none have never felt so realistic until reading All The Bright Places. This was the first book I’ve ever read that dealt explicitly with mental illness and depression head on. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.

And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. 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. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. 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. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. Page Length: 388 pages (hardcover edition) “All The Bright Places” by Jennifer Niven (2015) Book Review: “All The Bright Places” by Jennifer Niven

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