"If you’re not afraid of dying, then you’re not afraid of living." I was first introduced to Paulo Coelho by a very special friend, and after that, there was no turning back. Veronica Decides to Die captivated me so deeply that I ended up buying all of Coelho's books and reading them one after another. This novel takes you to a whole new level of introspection, imagination, and hope—ideas that inspire you to keep moving forward in life. The story centers around a young woman, Veronica, who decides to end her life out of boredom with her privileged yet monotonous existence. However, her suicide attempt fails, and she ends up in a psychiatric hospital instead. There, a doctor informs her that the damage done to her brain means she only has a few days to live. As Veronica interacts with the patients in the hospital, each with their own struggles and coping mechanisms, she begins to realize that her journey is no longer about fighting death, but rather about discovering what...