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A review by fleebwoodmac
Whispers and the Roars by K. Webster
4.0
When I first finished up this book, I gave it 5 stars, but I have given it a couple of days and unfortunately I just can't give it the 'perfect 5'!
I was unlucky as I guessed the major twist only a couple of pages in, due to the phrasing used to describe the family members, and the way that messages needed to be passed through Bones. In some ways, this meant that I was able to appreciate the intricacies of the alters more as I didn't see the facets of their personalities as 'character building' and I spent the first half of the book theorising on what type of alters the 'family members' were, and their purpose for existence.
The background to Kady's life is harrowing and the detail of which you learn about her life is truly horrifying. It's incredible to me that the author was able to write so accurately from a child's perspective.
I had a couple of gripes with the overall storyline, which upon reflection have taken away this book's potential 5 star rating. For example, was Yeo genuinely away for 12 years, and then he decided to just come back and have Kady cured? like- what?
Also, that ending really didn't sit right with me. All that pain and suffering, all that protection, all that support built up, only for a doctor to just say "you're better now" by convincing the alters they weren't real? The ending felt rushed to me, and it felt like someone slammed the book closed on a story that had been building for the entire book.
All in all, a very interesting and unique read, and I will still be recommending it to others!
I was unlucky as I guessed the major twist only a couple of pages in, due to the phrasing used to describe the family members, and the way that messages needed to be passed through Bones. In some ways, this meant that I was able to appreciate the intricacies of the alters more as I didn't see the facets of their personalities as 'character building' and I spent the first half of the book theorising on what type of alters the 'family members' were, and their purpose for existence.
The background to Kady's life is harrowing and the detail of which you learn about her life is truly horrifying. It's incredible to me that the author was able to write so accurately from a child's perspective.
I had a couple of gripes with the overall storyline, which upon reflection have taken away this book's potential 5 star rating. For example, was Yeo genuinely away for 12 years, and then he decided to just come back and have Kady cured? like- what?
Also, that ending really didn't sit right with me. All that pain and suffering, all that protection, all that support built up, only for a doctor to just say "you're better now" by convincing the alters they weren't real? The ending felt rushed to me, and it felt like someone slammed the book closed on a story that had been building for the entire book.
All in all, a very interesting and unique read, and I will still be recommending it to others!