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adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
genieinanovel's review
3.0
Against All Silence picks up with Max a year after the events in the Silence of Six. He is just finished his study-abroad semester in senior year and is at the airport ready to go home for Christmas, but his plans come to a halt when he is flagged on France’s no-fly list. He soon meets up with Penny in Berlin and the two are on a new mission to help save the internet as they know it and how information is shared. Things get even more crazy as people from Max’s past resurface… including his mother.
I was expecting a lot out of this book, considering how much I loved its predecessor, however, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Don’t get me wrong, it was still a good story and there was plenty of conspiracy going on, but there was also a lot of Internet/hacker talk that got too detailed and I’d find myself kind of spacing while reading. The pacing of the story is definitely much slower than the first book, but it does have moments where it picks up.
Max and Penny’s relationship was a little ‘meh’ because they were hot and cold throughout the book, so it got a little annoying. Though honestly, I was more interested in Max reuniting with his mom and how that played out. I wasn’t disappointed there. Then I found myself missing Risse a lot – I wish she’d had a more prominent role in this book like she did the last one.
Overall, good read and great series. I actually wouldn’t mind seeing it continue if the authors chose to do so.
I was expecting a lot out of this book, considering how much I loved its predecessor, however, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Don’t get me wrong, it was still a good story and there was plenty of conspiracy going on, but there was also a lot of Internet/hacker talk that got too detailed and I’d find myself kind of spacing while reading. The pacing of the story is definitely much slower than the first book, but it does have moments where it picks up.
Max and Penny’s relationship was a little ‘meh’ because they were hot and cold throughout the book, so it got a little annoying. Though honestly, I was more interested in Max reuniting with his mom and how that played out. I wasn’t disappointed there. Then I found myself missing Risse a lot – I wish she’d had a more prominent role in this book like she did the last one.
Overall, good read and great series. I actually wouldn’t mind seeing it continue if the authors chose to do so.
yeah_i_guess_i_read's review
4.0
It’s a good book and I love the characters and the action. It also fits very well with the goal of the duology.
crimsonmoon93's review
3.0
Not as good as the first. Sequel wasn’t really needed either but it did have stuff that furthered the continuity.
haileyfierce's review
5.0
The sequel was just as great as the first book. I’m hoping that there will someday be a third book because I’m dying to know what happens yet.
Against All Silence is a compelling, fast-paced, edge of your seat story. This book is filled with twists and turns, you’re never sure which direction the book is going and as soon as you think you think you’re finally heading in the right direction, the story takes a sharp left.
This is very well written book and I can’t wait to see what E.C Myers comes up with next.
Against All Silence is a compelling, fast-paced, edge of your seat story. This book is filled with twists and turns, you’re never sure which direction the book is going and as soon as you think you think you’re finally heading in the right direction, the story takes a sharp left.
This is very well written book and I can’t wait to see what E.C Myers comes up with next.
gracezenzen's review
3.0
The story was harder to follow then the first book. There were a lot of threads to follow and I felt like not enough re-cap was given, but it was manageable. I also got really bugged about Max's and Penny's relationship in the book. It's turned into a drama-fest that goes between hot and cold. Throughout the book there's this continuing problem of a very basic moral disagreement between them, but they often forget about intense discussions they were having a paragraph ago and start making out randomly instead (???). The story was entertaining, but overall you wouldn't miss out if you only read the first book.
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