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Jan 15, 2015 Victoria Scott rated it it was amazing

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I'm usually a really tough book reviewer. There's always something that I'd like to fix, or a certain part where I got a little bit bored. So for this book to get 5 stars from me.. Well, that in itself tells you how amazing it was. Oh, and just be warned; this review is a lot more serious than my other ones. I let my anger and my sadness take over me in the last bit... But we'll start with the positive stuff!
From the first page, I fell in love with Finch. How could I not? He's absolutely amazing I'm usually a really tough book reviewer. There's always something that I'd like to fix, or a certain part where I got a little bit bored. So for this book to get 5 stars from me.. Well, that in itself tells you how amazing it was. Oh, and just be warned; this review is a lot more serious than my other ones. I let my anger and my sadness take over me in the last bit... But we'll start with the positive stuff!
From the first page, I fell in love with Finch. How could I not? He's absolutely amazing. Okay, yeah, he's a little crazy. Well, a LOT crazy. But I love him. He liked to dream up crazy things, and go for runs at night, and make the solar system in his wardrobe. He was bullied, and all he needed was a friend. I loved finding out more about what made him tick. It's weird, but I find depressed people so interesting to read about. And he was suicidal, and wouldn't admit it to himself. That's the most interesting kind. I also loved how sure of himself he was. When he wanted something, he went out and got it. Nothing could stand in his way. His ending was a little predictable though. Even you, person who hasn't read this book, could probably guess what happens to him just from the blurb. But that didn't make me love him less.
Violet wasn't nearly as cool, but I still liked her. In fact, it was Violet's story that made me cry. She accidentally killed her sister, driving the car that she crashed in and died. She blamed herself for that (which was where her suicidal thoughts came from). So yeah, that's what made me cry. Her character development was the best though. At the start, she was miserable, and used Eleanor as an excuse to get out of everything. But by the end, she... Of course she wasn't over Eleanor. But Finch made her a better person. A happier person. They improved each other, and that's exactly what love is meant to be like. Like Finch said, “You make me lovely, and it’s so lovely to be lovely to the one I love.”
This story was so powerful. We got to go inside the heads of two suicidal teenagers. These two felt like their lives were falling apart, and they were so young. Way too young to be thinking things like that. This book made me feel so ANGRY. How are we letting people feel like that? How can you think it's okay to call someone "Theodore Freak" over and over and over? I hope that if I saw someone standing on a ledge and looking they were about to jump, I wouldn't write a newspaper article about it. I'd get off my butt and do something about it. But no one in this book knew what to do. So all of them - their friends, their family - looked away. They thought that if they pretended nothing was happening, they'd get better. The author posted some helpful websites in her author's note about where you can go if you're having thoughts like that. And I just want to reinforce what she said - GET HELP. There are people out there who can help you. You are not alone. If you're too scared to talk to someone you know (which I understand), go online. Talk to anonymous people. Talk to me, or other people online. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. No matter what you think, there is always someone who cares about you. I don't know you, but I would miss you if you were gone. You are precious, and you can't ever forget that. Finch and Violet didn't realise that, and they let it eat them up inside. Even if you hated this book, remember that no one deserves to feel like that. No one. ...more

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Jan 05, 2015 Katie (Kitkatscanread) rated it it was amazing

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Second time reading

I loved it just as much.
It still ripped me.
Finch <3

First time reading:

Received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book. It is my true opinion only.

This book deserves more than 5 stars because it's simply amazing.
It broke me in so many ways.
I don't normally cry at books, but this book hit me like a rock.

ATBP is a contemporary that is both cute and quirky as well as dark and serious.

I don't want to spoil anyone by ...more

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Apr 14, 2015 Tiffany Heywood rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I really wanted to read this book since my sister borrowed it and she really liked it. I'm so glad I did and it gave me an insight into how people who are suicidal think.
I did get confused on certain aspects but violet and theordore were so cute as a couple and I thought that what he did at the end was so cute. I liked how they were able to confide in each other and get each other through certain areas of how they felt.
I liked how the book was split into the two characters so we got to see wha ...more

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Aug 17, 2015 Kasia rated it it was amazing

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Oct 27, 2015 Tanya rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Rating: 4.5

If you are looking for a book that focuses on suicide, this isn't for you. This book is full of life lessons and what it means to be alive with romance entwined with it. I enjoyed this book because I learnt a lot from it and helped me at this point in my life. I read this book at the right time and I'm glad I read it. Highly recommend. ...more

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