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A review by bookedupandbusy
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
1.0
I DNF’d this one 60% through I just couldn’t do it anymore. Characters not likeable or relatable.
The author’s debut ‘The Push’ was one of my favourite books of 2021. However this book fell short of my expectations. This is a drama NOT a thriller, like ‘The Push’. if you go in with this expectation you may not be as let down as I was and you may have a different reading experience to me.
I felt most scenes were overly descriptive for no reason. It’s a story of motherhood and marriage, all the women seemed miserable and unlikeable, which is fine, but there was no clear goal outlined for these characters or a reason for me to be rooting for them. Of the four main characters, I only cared for one woman’s story, Whitney. She had some serious issues going on and provided for the only compelling parts of the story.
I didn’t feel drawn to any of the characters. I think the author should have given these women voices, by writing their chapters in first person and not third person. The characters would have been a lot stronger in this instance.
The author’s debut ‘The Push’ was one of my favourite books of 2021. However this book fell short of my expectations. This is a drama NOT a thriller, like ‘The Push’. if you go in with this expectation you may not be as let down as I was and you may have a different reading experience to me.
I felt most scenes were overly descriptive for no reason. It’s a story of motherhood and marriage, all the women seemed miserable and unlikeable, which is fine, but there was no clear goal outlined for these characters or a reason for me to be rooting for them. Of the four main characters, I only cared for one woman’s story, Whitney. She had some serious issues going on and provided for the only compelling parts of the story.
I didn’t feel drawn to any of the characters. I think the author should have given these women voices, by writing their chapters in first person and not third person. The characters would have been a lot stronger in this instance.