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Hey guyssss! Welcome back to my blog!!!!! Excited much? Okayyyy, let's get on to the blogpost!

Theodore Finch-- a suicide who's on the verge of killing himself from a bell tower decided to live when something magnificent happened. Violet happened. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven is a breath-taking book that surprises you at any given moment. She wrote this story mainly because her grandfather died because he shot himself (not knowing if it was incidental or accidental) before she was born, which is pretty disheartening. Furthermore, the boy she loved died because of suicide. And I thought this book has loads of useful informations about suicide fused into the book.

This book is narrated by two very different people-- Theodore Finch, who lived a miserable life without a father who left his family for another woman; and Violet Markey, who lived an awesome life, being the famous kid in school, everything was awesome up until the point when her sister died in a car crash on "A Street Bridge".

Anyways, the book started off with these two people on the top of a bell tower, willing to kill themselves when surprise surprise, one of them prevented the other from falling off the bell tower. They didn't know each other, and had nothing in common except for the fact that they have geography class together, and that's where they both got closer when they were assigned a group project to document their city.

This documentation brought them closer as they have to wander around their place. Wandering requires a transportation, and what's more convenient to drive with than a car? Am I right? But the main problem is that Violet is really scared of cars since her sister-- Eleanor died in a car.

Being the great person Theodore is, he persuaded and sorta-kinda-maybe forced Violet to ride a car. He succeeded. It was a great thing, and it made her parents approve the both of them to be a couple. Long after being a couple, they got into a mini fight which causes Theodore to go missing for weeks. No one was worried, even his mom wasn't worried. Only one person did. Violet Markey. Everyone thought it was Theodore's usual thing to do-- to move out of the house for weeks. But Violet Markey doesn't think so. And that's why she went on a manhunt.

She looked everywhere, followed the clues he left for her. All that hard effort only to find out that he drowned himself. A funeral was held to commemorate his death. It was really sorrowful, and I could really feel Violet's sadness through the series of words that I scanned through.

Overall, this book was very entertaining and have suuuuper relatable/realistic characters. The amount of information was in an abundance. If I were to rate this book, I'd give it a 9.5/10. It was the greatest read I've had so far.

XOXO,
Jen

Hey guysss! As you all know (well, technically not, but oh well), I've never gone through a single summer break without going overseas. Anddddd that's why I pack tons of bags. Duh Jenn! Anywhooooo, because of the fact that I go overseas suuuuper often, I pack loads of bags and am able to fit a months' worth of supply into a luggage! Voila!! 

Going overseas requires you to board an airplane. It's really nauseating, buttttttt whatevs right? Anyways, let's get on to the main point of this blog post-- The airplane essentials!

Essential numero uno: books

If you're a book nerd, then this is the most crucial thing to have with you. I usually carry 2-3 books in my carry on just to entertain me!! In this case, I carry:

- 99 Days by Katie Cotugno

- The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johanson

Essential number two: phone and earphone

Airplanes are a huge pain in the neck when in comes to take offs and landings. I swear! It feels like you're gonna die right then and there, plus, it's super nauseating! How can you avoid it? Well... you could do something entertaining. Reading? 'Course not, cuz you'll just get dizzier by the second. Soooo, all you've gotta do is turn your phone to "airplane mode" and plug those earphones and listen to your fave songs!! 

Third Essential: Cardigan/Jacket

Being on the plane will most definitely make you feel extremely chilly, which means that you're gonna need something very cozy and snuggly to keep you warm-- Le Jacket. Okay... I seriously don't make sense right hereee.



Essential numero cuatro: Book light and body mist
I know I know... the two doesn't match each other, and it's because I got the perfect spot for the body mist and there's no space left for the book light and it's the only way to make it stand. sooooo yea. That's what I did!



The fifth essential: Misc
Yea. I don't know what to label this huge gunk of stuff. I don't know if it's just me, but I couldn't survive a day without using at least one of the things in the tiny pouch-- aromatherapy, lip balm, tums, oral care mist, advil or my jadore perfume. Srsly! Not a day goes by without using those things.



Last essential: My bag
Carrying all of these things would be a hundred percent impossible without the presence of some sort of bag. So I'm using this floral backpack from Vera Bradley.


That's it for today's blog post! I'll see you guys later! Byeeee

XOXO,
Jen