Reviews

Silent Sounds by Annait L.J.

kishma_'s review against another edition

DNF @ 70%

I tried my very best to finish it bc this has so much potential!! I think a little more editing and tightening up of the story could make it something great. The concept is already very unique as it is :)

adreann's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

menachris87's review

adventurous funny informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

keelia_swafford1's review

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

makeshiftmelody's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

athenezadam's review against another edition

4.0

Silent Sounds offers an intriguing premise where the ability to speak is a crime. From the opening pages, Annait L.J. draws in the reader by creating an atmosphere of unease, creating memorable characters rich with development. The tone of this dystopian world remains throughout the novel, teasing the reader bit by bit, leaving no choice but to keep turning the pages and wanting to move on to the next book in the series.

ashleyshari's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and the fact that it centers ASL as the acceptable language of the book’s world. I look forward to more stories from this young author!

jared96's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

mcjeter's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Silent Sounds is a beautifully written dystopian novel with multiple perspectives, including that of the main antagonist. I have never read a book like this before, and I think what really made this novel stand out was the fact that the main form of communication is American Sign Language. All of the characters are multidimensional and expertly developed. I would reccommend this book to all dystopian lovers, as well as someone who has never read dystopian before but wants to try it out! I also love how it flips the script of our current society. If you don't know the history of sign language or the importance of it, this novel does a great job of showing that, but in the reverse of what actually occured. IRL, at a point in our history, ASL was discouraged and looked down upon, but in Silent Sounds, speaking is what is discouraged and looked down upon (because it is forbidden). The only thing that I didn't really enjoy (more of a personal preference) is the ending. I wish we were given more closure on the main characters Jericho and Emrie, however, I know in future novels we will be given that closure, I am just impatient, haha.

imaisha's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0