All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven is a truly phenomenal book. It looks at the idea that despite your love for someone, it isn’t always possible to save them. Theodore Finch (the main character) 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 towards her sister’s recent death. When Violet and Finch meet on the top of the bell tower, contemplating suicide, it’s unclear who saves whom. Later they end up pairing up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, and throughout their wanders, they end up making much more important discoveries that will be uncovered throughout the novel. This book is definitely worth a few tears: it’s written beautifully, it’s raw, relatable and brutally honest and I love it. Without a doubt, I would give this book a big bold 5-star rating, and I would really recommend it to others.
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