BOOK REVIEW: All The Bright Places

Thanks to Jess from Penguin Australia I had the pleasure of reading the first young adult title from Jennifer Niven.  Jennifer has written five adult fiction and three non-fiction and with this break in to the young adult market she has shown what an excellent writer she is.

All The Bright Places is the title and it shows the author's understanding of the minds of our youth.  Briefly, the story is about Theodore Finch a high school student who believes he is 'broken' and can't be fixed; he lives in a dysfunctional family and at school he is considered a freak.  Violet Markey is devastated by the death of her sister in a car accident and she and Theodore meet on the school bell tower (ready to jump?).  From there the story takes you into the lives of both these people as they struggle independently and eventually together to dig there way out of the black holes they live in.

In the story there is reference to an online magazine that Violet is writing for; this magazine is not a product of the authors mind, but of her creativity.......it exists.  See it here

If you enjoyed the Fault in Our Stars by John Green you will enjoy this story.