Reviews

The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book.  I did.  Kelly writes a beautiful story and obviously deafness representation absolutely matters.  The fact that Kelly is means this representation is accurate and beautifully presented and written.

This plot is dark and yet beautiful.  You want to know what happens next.

My problem with the book has nothing to do with the book.  It’s that I read Your Blood My Bones first and it’s a bit of a spoiler for this book.  I still loved the book and will be rereading in the future.

biancag125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

ly_lysee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

I am so glad I picked this book up. Can't wait to read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

denitsa_spirova's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

jenamanda1228's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

ramai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

anubisreads_'s review against another edition

how is the FMC deaf but can hear everything around her. And it’s not even reading lips there are parts where she can hear a person yelling from a distance. I was excited to read a book where a MM was deaf but was even more disappointed.

bookish_selkie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

blumbergler's review against another edition

Not for me. The characters feel like cardboard cut outs of a contrived enemies to lovers (but really the man is secretly obsessed with the woman)  in a generic dark academia setting.

hailey2510's review against another edition

4.0

LOVE. Honestly I was kind of speeding though the whole thing because I just needed to know what happens next. Maybe because of that I missed some things, who knows. Was such a fun and thrilling read. 4.5 ⭐️