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A review by musingofsouls
I Hope You're Listening by Tom Ryan
5.0
One of the best mystery books I've read so far.
' What happened to Sibby Carmichael that afternoon in the woods? If anyone should remember, it's me. I was there, after all.'
I have no words for the book. It left me awestruck. Well, first I wasn't expecting all the twists and turns taking place in the book. It was absolutely fun!
Delia Skinner is not able to get over the incident that took place in her left about ten years ago. While playing in the woods with her best friend Sibby, a horrific thing happened. Sibyl got abducted in front of her eyes and she was not able to do a single thing.
The guilt followed her everywhere and thus during one of her sleepless nights, she decided to start 'Radio Silent' in which she was the seeker, trying to help others find the people who went missing. But, another girl has gone missing recently and people are now making connections. Dee can get information about Sibyl and maybe help the missing girl as well, but, will she open up her identity to the world for that?
Overall, the book held me through. I was not able to peek out of the book at all, I kept reading and reading until I was able to finish it. Dee Skinner seems a very normal and original character. Something which I love about books is not-so-perfect-characters. She is scared to face her past yet she is a warm and loving character.
The mystery of the book is not something you really can figure out yourself. It was not a very predictable book, again a good thing. The supporting characters are well developed as well. They hold upon the expectations and bring out the character of Dee this way.
There are a few 'oh-this-cannot-be-true.' moments but it did put the book off.
The writing style is really good and engaging and I bet everyone who loves mystery will love reading this book! A lot of research and a lot of hard work is reflected in the book.
Great book, great read!
(A longer and better version of the review will be posted on a later date on my website!)
' What happened to Sibby Carmichael that afternoon in the woods? If anyone should remember, it's me. I was there, after all.'
I have no words for the book. It left me awestruck. Well, first I wasn't expecting all the twists and turns taking place in the book. It was absolutely fun!
Delia Skinner is not able to get over the incident that took place in her left about ten years ago. While playing in the woods with her best friend Sibby, a horrific thing happened. Sibyl got abducted in front of her eyes and she was not able to do a single thing.
The guilt followed her everywhere and thus during one of her sleepless nights, she decided to start 'Radio Silent' in which she was the seeker, trying to help others find the people who went missing. But, another girl has gone missing recently and people are now making connections. Dee can get information about Sibyl and maybe help the missing girl as well, but, will she open up her identity to the world for that?
Overall, the book held me through. I was not able to peek out of the book at all, I kept reading and reading until I was able to finish it. Dee Skinner seems a very normal and original character. Something which I love about books is not-so-perfect-characters. She is scared to face her past yet she is a warm and loving character.
The mystery of the book is not something you really can figure out yourself. It was not a very predictable book, again a good thing. The supporting characters are well developed as well. They hold upon the expectations and bring out the character of Dee this way.
There are a few 'oh-this-cannot-be-true.' moments but it did put the book off.
The writing style is really good and engaging and I bet everyone who loves mystery will love reading this book! A lot of research and a lot of hard work is reflected in the book.
Great book, great read!
(A longer and better version of the review will be posted on a later date on my website!)