Reviews

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

debeliahreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

Very graphic descriptions of miscarriage 

minowski's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense

4.5

irislise's review against another edition

challenging sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

mwhello's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

thelittlebook_bee's review against another edition

2.0

I'm always disappointed when I can call the "twist" from miles away

nataliamar's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

jawolffe's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

jennonthedl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

kallmekirby's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this novel and will continue to read all of Audrain's work, but The Push absolutely blew me away, so it was hard to follow up after that. Absolutely still recommend it. It probably deserves a 4-star rating, but I HATED some of the characters so much (and even though I know that was the goal) that I simply can't rate it any higher.

ksomers's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Should have DNFd 

Hated all of the characters which isn’t always a bad thing in a book but it didn’t work in this one with the subject of motherhood especially seeing how children were being treated by different mothers.

Overall boring plot twists 

I do not think autism is handled with care in this book - it is skirted around and shamed by the author and I don’t think it was done intentionally it feels like we’re supposed to learn how it’s viewed by the characters but it’s like ALL of the characters treat autism like it’s a curse you can’t name???????????????? 

I did not enjoy this book also because I grew up with a loud parent who was emotionally abusive and I know how that has effected my life way into adulthood and it made me nauseous to read about how no one was taking it seriously.