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saomah5566's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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fanboyriot's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

5.0

🎙️ Podcast

💻 Fandom Dorks

🤝 Wholesome Friendship

Radio Silence was such an amazing read. I seriously love this book so much. The way Alice Oseman can write platonic love gets me every time, the friendship between Frances and Aled was so wholesome and meaningful.

The plot to this was a bit darker than I was expecting but it was addicting to read. I will say though the timeline near Alex’s birthday got a bit confusing to me.

The characters all had their own problems and no matter how “perfect” people thought they were it wasn’t as it seemed. The loneliness, the stress of trying to figure out their future despite top grades Frances and Aled weren’t as perfect as they appeared. This book was funny, depressing, wholesome, and, lonely somehow all at the same time. And it was absolutely lovely.

I’d also like to say how iconic Frances’ mom was, absolutely loved her and her unicorn onesie.

Release Date: 23, April 2019

POV: First Person

Rep: Bisexual (MC), Demisexual (SC), Gay (SC), Depression, Burn Out, Anxiety, University Stress, LGBTQIA+ characters, BIOPIC characters

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eni_iilorak's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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aliveandnotlovingit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

i am literally Aled Last.

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purplesaturday's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The characters felt like real people I could actually meet, and I felt really connected to them. I wish I had a friendship like Frances and Aled’s.

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aviery's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

4.0

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kccool12255's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

I really liked this book! It was a fun read, it kept me interested, and the majority of the characters are pretty okay in my book. I love how Frances and Aled really got to be their true selves around each other, and how they just found their best friend in each other without falling in love. I loved how Raine stuck by Frances as a really good friend, and being their transportation throughout the book was really funny to me. Daniel also gets some really good character development as well as he and Frances become closer because of Aled. I loved Frances's mom, and I loved how well Carol's abuse of Aled was dealt with, I think it was very well written. With that being said, I wish Carys's story was included more in the book. It felt like just a passing mention, very overshadowed by the main plot, and she came back in the end with it not feeling entirely earned. I still feel like I don't know that much about her, and she used to be the best friend of the protagonist. Maybe if the stories had run parallel, it would've been better. This book is just kinda meh for me, because I feel like I don't entirely know what it's trying to SAY. There were no extreme plot twists, and yeah, academics don't mean everything and all that, but I feel like there's just something missing there. Overall, good book, just fell a little flat. I don't know if I would read this again.

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navayiota's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Read it in two sittings.. Started it on a sleepless night and finished it not even 24 hours later. I don't often get to read such easy books. Stories that practically read themselves to you. Always nice to find a new favourite. I related to all of the characters so much, and although I got a bit angry at them for making such stupid decisions, I still love them. This is the kind of book you annotate and gift to your favourite Tumblr mutual. I might do that, actually.

I got trans girl vibes from Aled from the beginning, so I was sad when I realised it wasn't the case. All queerness is welcome though, and I'm glad to see asexual (specifically demi) representation!

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