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A review by supersonicsacha
Hush by Dylan Farrow
4.0
I received a copy of this from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This book was definitely not what I thought it would be. In a very good way. I thought this book was going to take place in present day, but it took place in a totally different world. It follows Shae, a girl from the poorest village in her country, whose entire family has been killed in some way or another. She travels to the center of her country to get answers from the people that are supposed to protect everyone.
I really liked the worldbuilding in this book. I was immediately drawn into the dark, gloomy world of Shae's village. It really did feel the desperation of the people that lived there. I also liked the characters in this book. Shae was a tad bit annoying at times, and had a singular focus throughout the book. I like when the MC has a mission that they want to complete, but I felt that Shae made some bad decisions to get there.
The side characters were also fairly interesting, although I thought they fell into some stereotypes. You had the "enemies to love interest", the "best friend who had a falling out", the "crush", the "mentor", and the "bitchy girl who turns out not to be evil". They just sort of felt one dimentional compared to what I thought they would be.
Overall, this was a pretty good start to a promising series. While the ending did feel somewhat not wrapped up, it was definitely set up for a sequel to start right where this one left off.
This book was definitely not what I thought it would be. In a very good way. I thought this book was going to take place in present day, but it took place in a totally different world. It follows Shae, a girl from the poorest village in her country, whose entire family has been killed in some way or another. She travels to the center of her country to get answers from the people that are supposed to protect everyone.
I really liked the worldbuilding in this book. I was immediately drawn into the dark, gloomy world of Shae's village. It really did feel the desperation of the people that lived there. I also liked the characters in this book. Shae was a tad bit annoying at times, and had a singular focus throughout the book. I like when the MC has a mission that they want to complete, but I felt that Shae made some bad decisions to get there.
The side characters were also fairly interesting, although I thought they fell into some stereotypes. You had the "enemies to love interest", the "best friend who had a falling out", the "crush", the "mentor", and the "bitchy girl who turns out not to be evil". They just sort of felt one dimentional compared to what I thought they would be.
Overall, this was a pretty good start to a promising series. While the ending did feel somewhat not wrapped up, it was definitely set up for a sequel to start right where this one left off.