Review by chaptersofchase - When We Were Silent

chaptersofchase 's review for:

When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips

3.0

dark emotional

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Thank you, Flatiron Books, for the gifted copy of When We Were Silent {partner}

Genre: Fiction

Format: 🎧📖

Audiobook Narration: ☆☆☆☆.5

Pub Date: 5.21.2024

Star Rating: ☆☆☆

"We all have them, our secrets and half-truths, the memories that rage in the delirium of night. Some of us will take them to our graves. Some of us already have."

I can't say I didn't know what I was getting into when I picked up When We Were Silent, but I must remember that these stories are not for me. I understand the importance of sharing them with the world, but they aren't for me.

There was so much about this book that made it difficult to pick up—from the unsettling storyline to the overall pacing. I'm so thankful I received When We Were Silent in audio as well as the physical book because the narrator, India Mullen, made the story easier to read.

If you do decide to read When We Were Silent, please know that the premise of the story is about a school covering up their coach's grooming, sexually assaulting, and raping their athletes.

👏🏼 Debut novel

✌🏼 Dual timelines

🐌 Pacing was off

👌🏼 Audiobook narration

I recommend reading When We Were Silent if you enjoyed reading My Dark Vanessa.

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