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adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I first read this book when I was younger. 13/14 maybe. If lost my father not too long before or maybe even it was after - I can’t really remember.
What I do remember is Finch. And when I reread it, he was just as amazing as I remembered him to be.
Whether it was the intention or not, Finch was the star of this show and Violet very much felt like a stepping stone on his journey, though I think the intention was for the opposite. I will always love Finch is some capacity, in some ways he shaped my views as a young teenager and reading this now as a 24 year old adult, roughly 10 years later, it’s just as impactful.
My reading tastes have changed - darker, more depraved and significantly spicier but this is still a book I can appreciate. In part for the nostalgia and in part because of Finch and his character.
Books don’t make me cry. To make me cry is a feat and during this reread, though teary eyed, none fell. But I remember being a teen and sobbing when I realised Finch was gone and I had to face the rest of the book without him. Much like Violet faces the rest of her life without him.
I am all the better for knowing Finch, real or not.
I recommend this book to everyone. Though, mind your triggers.
What I do remember is Finch. And when I reread it, he was just as amazing as I remembered him to be.
Whether it was the intention or not, Finch was the star of this show and Violet very much felt like a stepping stone on his journey, though I think the intention was for the opposite. I will always love Finch is some capacity, in some ways he shaped my views as a young teenager and reading this now as a 24 year old adult, roughly 10 years later, it’s just as impactful.
My reading tastes have changed - darker, more depraved and significantly spicier but this is still a book I can appreciate. In part for the nostalgia and in part because of Finch and his character.
Books don’t make me cry. To make me cry is a feat and during this reread, though teary eyed, none fell. But I remember being a teen and sobbing when I realised Finch was gone and I had to face the rest of the book without him. Much like Violet faces the rest of her life without him.
I am all the better for knowing Finch, real or not.
I recommend this book to everyone. Though, mind your triggers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Car accident
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book was mean to me and i feel sad.
Update: I have sat with this book for a while and have had time to work out my feelings. I have to bump my rating to five stars. This book has quite literally changed my life and I don’t think there will ever be a moment when I’m not thinking about finch.
Update: I have sat with this book for a while and have had time to work out my feelings. I have to bump my rating to five stars. This book has quite literally changed my life and I don’t think there will ever be a moment when I’m not thinking about finch.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Car accident
dark
emotional
sad
"I remember her smile and her laugh when I was my best self and she looked at me like I could do no wrong and was whole. I remember how she looked at me the same way even when I wasn't." (315)
I don't really know how to feel about this story. It made me cry more than I ever have for a book, and I have a few issues with how mental illness is portrayed by the author. This story is raw and heartbreakingly real in the sense that it showcases the darkest depths of depression, but it lacks any sense of hope or inspiration in terms of healing. This book was very hard for me to read at times, and it has resonated with me in a way that I didn't anticipate. It was beautifully written, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone suffering from a severe mental illness as it would not be at all beneficial.
I don't really know how to feel about this story. It made me cry more than I ever have for a book, and I have a few issues with how mental illness is portrayed by the author. This story is raw and heartbreakingly real in the sense that it showcases the darkest depths of depression, but it lacks any sense of hope or inspiration in terms of healing. This book was very hard for me to read at times, and it has resonated with me in a way that I didn't anticipate. It was beautifully written, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone suffering from a severe mental illness as it would not be at all beneficial.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One of the best damn books I've read. Annotated the hell out of this book. I seriously doubt there is a single page without some form of annotation in it. It put things into words that I personally have struggled to do for years. Fully recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Violence
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very deep. But I'd only read it once.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“What a terrible feeling to love someone and not be able to help them.”
“It’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.”
“You are all the colors in one in full brightness.”
***𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮: 𝑺𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏***
Violet Markey and Theodore Finch find themselves in the bell tower at school. Who stopped who from jumping? Regardless, they keep each others’ secret and form a trauma bond that turns into romance. But while Violet lives for the future, Finch lives moment by moment, and his time is almost up.
This heartbreaking, gut wrenching book was very well written but there were many moments I wanted to throw my phone and scream. Definitely ugly cried in the woods after I finished this one. Luckily the last hour of the book provides closure to bring you back to earth.
The author’s note at the end reveals that she lost her boyfriend in high school to suicide as well as others in her life, making this story very special and therapeutic to her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt