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Silence by Natasha Preston

6 reviews

emtatlow's review against another edition

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5.0

TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE
AS OAKLEY STRUGGLES TO TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH, COLE IS ALSO STRUGGLING TO HELP HER. NOONE KNOWS WHY OAKLEY WONT SPEAK, AND NOONE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING HER TO OPEN UP. BUT SLOWLY OAKLEY FALLS IN LOVE WITH HER BEST FRIEND. WILL THIS BE THER PERSON SHE OPENS UP TO? IS THE WORST BEHIND HER?
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT HOW EXACTLY OAKLEY GET THROUGH THE ROUGHEST MOMENTS OF HER LIFE.
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ninaleeray's review

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book tells the tale of an adolescent woman dealing with trauma and looses her voice because of it. The mystery of what could possible cause her silence keeps you turning the pages without wanting to put the book down. 
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anelly15's review

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dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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ellelockley's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oakley hasn't used her voice for 11 years, too scared to speak for fear of exposing a secret from the past that would tear her world apart. I reread this book because I read it when I was 11 or 12 and I don't think I understood properly the issues and atrocities Oakley had to face. The end is truly heartbreaking, especially the fact her mum and brother had to find out what happened. Though I must say that it being set in England is strange since the school system used was not the actual system, and that removed authenticity. I did love the relationship between Oakley and Cole, it was so genuine, and a good teen romance. The book was a bit rushed but it was still enjoyable. I would recommend this book, but with very heavy content warnings.
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tiamap's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
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kaybeehome's review

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

3.0

I had the e-book version, so I saw several typos... these really threw me off.

Also, this book isn't straightforward - you have to stick it out, because
the climax occurs toward the end of the book, and once it happens, the emotions can't stop.
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