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A review by jashoney22
Silence by Natasha Preston
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
THERE ARE NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW, BUT I CAN'T PROMISE THAT IT WON'T REVEAL AT LEAST ONE THING FOR YOU. I TRIED MY BEST, THOUGH TO KEEP THIS REVIEW SPOILER FREE.
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Review for the first time I read it:
This was one of the best Young Adult Romance novels I have read in a long time. I read an excerpt before I bought it and was immediately intrigued. I then read reviews and most of them said that the ending was rather abrupt, but I thought the ending was perfect.
I wasn't really sure how this story was going to go because it's hard to read a story where the character doesn't talk until the last few pages because you get frustrated in feeling like you're the character and there's so much you want to say to the other characters- if that makes any sense. But, I was relieved when we got romance and a whole lot of emotion in this book.
I think many YA readers will love this book.
As you first read the book, you are dying to know why Oakley doesn't talk. And then you think you missed something in the story because you still have no idea, but that was the purpose of the book. Throughout the whole book, the author gives you hints as to what happens to her, but you don't find out until the very end in a very spectacular ending if I do say so myself.
I adored Cole and how much he cared about Oakley and I was happy when he finally asked her to be his girlfriend. It was a very touching moment.
And can I just say how much I love the name Oakley? It's such a pretty and unique name.
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Review for the second time I read it (also on my blog: jasminecarlisleblog.wordpress.com)
Title: Silence
Author: Natasha Preston
Published: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Edition: 2012 ebook
My rating: *****/***** (5/5)
This review is actually going to be from the SECOND time I read it. If you want to read the review I posted the first time I read it, you can find it on my Goodreads page here.
First off, I want to tell you that this book is completely free on Amazon for Kindle. I LOVED this book, so if you want to try it out, I would highly recommend it. What's the harm? It's free.
Like I said, I loved this book. I gave it five out of five stars the first time AND five out of five stars the second time. I read it in April of 2015 and recently remembered how much I loved it. Therefore, I decided to read it again.
In this book, the main character, Oakley, doesn't talk. No one knows WHY she doesn't talk and she doesn't tell the reader why she doesn't talk even though it's from her point of view. There are subtle hints, but if you're not looking for them, they might not mean anything to you.
Oakley makes it through eleven years of being mute from the help of her mom, her brother, and her maybe-more-than-a-best-friend. She's bullied and has a bunch of emotions because of everything, but she still manages to make it through. It really makes you open your eyes to others who are going through the same thing as Oakley.
There's romance, emotion, action, suspense, and I lot of reading. When I read this book both times, I couldn't help myself from just reading. I sat down and opened it up and didn't put it down unless I had to sleep.
I'm going to keep this spoiler-free because I don't want to accidentally ruin anything for anyone who hasn't read it so that's all I'm going to say about this book. Again, it's completely free and you can get it on your kindle/tablet/phone if you download the Kindle app. I highly suggest you read it and if you do, I'm here for those of you who have the feels!
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Review for the first time I read it:
This was one of the best Young Adult Romance novels I have read in a long time. I read an excerpt before I bought it and was immediately intrigued. I then read reviews and most of them said that the ending was rather abrupt, but I thought the ending was perfect.
I wasn't really sure how this story was going to go because it's hard to read a story where the character doesn't talk until the last few pages because you get frustrated in feeling like you're the character and there's so much you want to say to the other characters- if that makes any sense. But, I was relieved when we got romance and a whole lot of emotion in this book.
I think many YA readers will love this book.
As you first read the book, you are dying to know why Oakley doesn't talk. And then you think you missed something in the story because you still have no idea, but that was the purpose of the book. Throughout the whole book, the author gives you hints as to what happens to her, but you don't find out until the very end in a very spectacular ending if I do say so myself.
I adored Cole and how much he cared about Oakley and I was happy when he finally asked her to be his girlfriend. It was a very touching moment.
And can I just say how much I love the name Oakley? It's such a pretty and unique name.
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Review for the second time I read it (also on my blog: jasminecarlisleblog.wordpress.com)
Title: Silence
Author: Natasha Preston
Published: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Edition: 2012 ebook
My rating: *****/***** (5/5)
This review is actually going to be from the SECOND time I read it. If you want to read the review I posted the first time I read it, you can find it on my Goodreads page here.
First off, I want to tell you that this book is completely free on Amazon for Kindle. I LOVED this book, so if you want to try it out, I would highly recommend it. What's the harm? It's free.
Like I said, I loved this book. I gave it five out of five stars the first time AND five out of five stars the second time. I read it in April of 2015 and recently remembered how much I loved it. Therefore, I decided to read it again.
In this book, the main character, Oakley, doesn't talk. No one knows WHY she doesn't talk and she doesn't tell the reader why she doesn't talk even though it's from her point of view. There are subtle hints, but if you're not looking for them, they might not mean anything to you.
Oakley makes it through eleven years of being mute from the help of her mom, her brother, and her maybe-more-than-a-best-friend. She's bullied and has a bunch of emotions because of everything, but she still manages to make it through. It really makes you open your eyes to others who are going through the same thing as Oakley.
There's romance, emotion, action, suspense, and I lot of reading. When I read this book both times, I couldn't help myself from just reading. I sat down and opened it up and didn't put it down unless I had to sleep.
I'm going to keep this spoiler-free because I don't want to accidentally ruin anything for anyone who hasn't read it so that's all I'm going to say about this book. Again, it's completely free and you can get it on your kindle/tablet/phone if you download the Kindle app. I highly suggest you read it and if you do, I'm here for those of you who have the feels!