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amybethharrison 's review for:
Unspoken
by Sarah Rees Brennan
I loved hearing Brennan's humorous voice in a book after reading it in posts online. The main character is hilarious. Brennan also segmented into the more serious parts well. A lot of the basic setup, love triangles, youth trying to figure themselves out, reminds me of the Demon Lexicon, but the green forest setting and protagonist is very singular. Her use of neglected and unloveable kids--and the people who try to save them--reminds me of Dianna Wynne Jones, an inspiration of Brennan's. I love how both trilogies work especially to save emotionally-scarred and hardened teen boys. It's an important cultural rendering in opposition to how such boys are generally portrayed and cared about in real life. Fascinating exploration of the relationship between Kami and Jared that is not always perfect despite their mental connection that created such closeness between them. Also, maybe, just, maybe this book made me cry. My one complaint is why do all books have to be written in trilogy these days? Sigh. One year minimum until next...two until the finale.