A review by stellyshadows
The Silence by Mary McGarry Morris

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Thanks to Netgalley for this arc. Right from the beginning this was so interesting. We follow two little girls Ruth and Ceely, they have a complicated "friendship" but it was so interesting to learn about how the act around each other and how they felt about certain things. Later that one day when they went into the woods Ceely ends up dead and we follow Ruth in her older years after becoming a cop herself and solving this murder that happened 25 years ago but she's determined to find put the slimy person behind bars and get justice for Ceely even though Ruth is reliving the memories she blocked away and living with survival's guilt as everyone around her believe it's her fault that Ceely died although she thinks she did nothing wrong at all. I loved the progression of this story and we get to see how Ruth deals with her life and job day by day and dealing with unravelling the mysteries behind Ceely's death. This audiobook was awesome and I highly recommend listening to it if you can, I wasn't expecting this at all, it really is worth the read.