Author - Jennifer Niven
Violet Markey is an outgoing, carefree, ambitious and adventurous person until one evening. The evening when she loses her sister in a car accident, and nothing is same for her again. She blames herself for the accident and every small thing like someone's laugh or someone's eyes remind her of her sister Eleanor.
They meet at the top of school bell tower and their lives are no more the same. Violet learns how important it is to live life at the moment rather that daydreaming about the past. Finch likes her but never admits in the beginning. Their lives tangle up without their notice but is it for better or worse?
Finch comes up with different ideas and ways of committing suicide everyday but something always keeps him 'awake'. He always manages to find a reason to be awake. But still is nagged by questions like 'Is this a good day to die?''
Genre - Young Adult/Romance
No. of Pages - 400
Year of Publication - 2015
No. of Pages - 400
Year of Publication - 2015
Rating - ❤️❤️❤️
Recently, I read this YA novel and it was a good read. Instead of being just a young-adult novel, it gives you a sneak peek into the depth and seriousness of the mental illness the protagonist, Theodore Finch faces. He is portrayed as a complete 'freak' as called by his schoolmates. But no one knows about the damage that has occurred inside his brain, his body, and above all inside his soul.
Violet Markey is an outgoing, carefree, ambitious and adventurous person until one evening. The evening when she loses her sister in a car accident, and nothing is same for her again. She blames herself for the accident and every small thing like someone's laugh or someone's eyes remind her of her sister Eleanor. They meet at the top of school bell tower and their lives are no more the same. Violet learns how important it is to live life at the moment rather that daydreaming about the past. Finch likes her but never admits in the beginning. Their lives tangle up without their notice but is it for better or worse?
Finch comes up with different ideas and ways of committing suicide everyday but something always keeps him 'awake'. He always manages to find a reason to be awake. But still is nagged by questions like 'Is this a good day to die?''
The book is written from the perspective of both Finch and Violet. The author has pulled off the concept of mental illness and suicidal tendencies really well. But in some parts I wanted more of Finch's view than Violet's view which I found lacking.
I would recommend this book to the readers who have loved books like 'The Fault In Our Stars'.
PS - The cover of the book would make more sense after you give it a read.
Review by Bhumika Singh (Blog Author)
Review by Bhumika Singh (Blog Author)
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