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Book Review #75: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

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Hey Guys x I bought this book ages ago and forgot I had it until I saw the trailer for the Netflix movie (which I reviewed HERE ). After I watched the movie, I immediately started reading the book. Violet and Finch meet at their lowest, and literally highest, moment, and this meeting is a catalyst for these two people to change each other's lives. But while Violet discovers a life outside of her grief, they both learn that love isn't always the answer. I liked this book so much that it actually made me dislike the movie. Not that I think the movie was bad at all, but the book was so full that it made the movie seem empty. Like we were watching people say the words without actually feeling them. But the book completely captured everything that it needed to to tell this story. For a start, I loved the character of Finch. Of the two, I think he was the hardest character to create, and the hardest to get the reader to understand. But Niven did such a good job with this ch...

All The Bright Places | Film Review

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Hey Guys x I've owned the book of this film for a while (though haven't read it yet), so when the trailer for the film came out, I was immediately interested. Violet (Elle Fanning) meets Finch (Justice Smith) when she is at her lowest, standing on the edge of a bridge. From this moment on, these two are in each other's lives. But while Finch brings out the best in Violet, she can never quite figure out where he goes when he's absent. And as they become deeply entangled into each other's lives, they discover that not everyone can be saved. I really enjoyed this movie. These are two characters that you immediately warm to, even when you know nothing about either of them. It's so easy to become attached to them and their story. Even if you know absolutely nothing about this film, there are some serious and tense undertones all the way through that hint to the audience that this isn't your usual YA romance. And in the wake of so many romance books ge...