Title: All the Bright Places Author: Jennifer Niven Genre: Young Adult Non-Fiction Quotation:“The great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody.” Would recommend to: anyone who has previously given up on young adult novels but wants to try again. (As you can see, I bought this book from Target. It was a great purchase at a great price!) I was pleasantly surprised (and also emotionally destroyed) by Jennifer Niven’s book. Here are my initial thoughts upon completion: 1. Well that was fast. The story takes off from the moment you crack the cover — and I LOVED it. There was no waiting around for the story…
Top 5 Wednesday: Mental Health/Illness
This weeks Top 5 Wednesday has me talking about my favorite books that cover the issue of wellness, including body and mind. Let’s get started! 1. If I Stay — Gayle Forman This book is about a girl who is in a coma after a car accident that killed her parents. She can choose to rejoin the world where her boyfriend is, or end her life and go somewhere else, somewhere where her parents are. I really loved this book because it shows the reader something we can only imagine — life for a coma patient. We hope they can hear us, but we really don’t know. It’s a sad…
