SILENCE ... BOOK REVIEW

WHEW! This was a whirlwind of a read. It is classified as a: YOUNG ADULT book, but I found it to be a great read at worth REVIEWING. It is one of those books that you don't want to believe that "these things" happen, but in all reality we know they do. It doesn't make it any easier to read about, but the author Natasha Preston as done a great job with it and makes our heartbreak for the main character Oakley.

The underlying "secret" of this book is a dark subject. Unspeakable things that have happened  within the family. Oakley is clearly a girl who is haunted by something in her past, but we don't know what that was for much of the book. The hints were subtle and that made the reveal that much more shocking and upsetting. The  twist to this story was the fact that Oakley doesn't speak. At all. For that matter, she has virtually no communication with anyone of any kind. Though she has a cell phone that she could text on she still finds herself not able too. We find Oakley making a friend he Cole and although they become inseparable she still can not find a way to communicate with him. Every night he sends her heartfelt texts. She writes messages back to him, but will never push send. Cole is relentless in standing by her side.

This book will make you sad for Oakley ... cheering for Cole ... and hating the person who took the ability for Oakley to speak since age five.

As a mom I can not come to grips with the knowledge that parents ignore situations like this. That they do not see it or rather cover it up. Her parents seem like the All-American family that you would want, but that is what makes the book even better. You will find yourself hating and loving them all at the same time.

I read this one on my KINDLE and was offered it for FREE for a honest and fair review. As with all my other items I review this does not sway my opinion. I was offered nothing else in return for writing this review.
Ms. Preston has written a for other  books in follow up and I will be reading them as well.

You can get your FREE copies if you are a KINDLE reader too. Offers change frequently so please check when ordering.

http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Natasha-Preston-ebook/dp/B009SV1YCU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1459000145&sr=8-5&keywords=Silence+a+book MY RATING: FOUR STARS

MY RATING: FOUR STARS