Review: Silence

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 stars!

Wooow, I never thought I'd like it this much! First of all, I read Hush, Hush a bunch of years ago, when I was a teenager (and younger than Nora btw) and I remember really well it was the typical love story between teenage girl who meets a new student who's some kind of supernatural. Then, I read the second about... two years ago? But the only thing I remember is how much it seemed like a simple romance story and nothing supernatural about it, except the fact that [SPOILER FOR WHO HASN'T READ THE SECOND BOOK] Nora loses her memory.

Now here we are! On to the third book! And this is lovelyyy! The way Nora can't remember anything but the way that Patch just keeps on being there on the back of her mind! Nora is a fearless main-character, actually. She's pretty brave! And the way that Becca constructed her world and wrote this book gave more depth to the characters. I loved Scott in this, he's the cutest guy ever, but I didn't like Vee that much. If my best-friend did what she did to Nora, I'd probably react the same way. Apart from Nora, Patch, and incredibly Hank, I don't feel any of the other characters had much development. They barely showed up except Scott and Nora's mother. That's the only fault, pretty much, because the story went at a perfect pace.

This still got 4.5 stars (leaning to 5) from me because of how cute and simple but still complex this is! Seeing Nora regain her memories and "reclaim" back her identity and world with Patch's help seems simple enough, especially when you think this is a story for young-adults, but had a certain level of deepness that contributed in the right way for it but still didn't make it too heavy. Also, the romance is just right, Becca is a master at writing love emotions.

It was the perfect read to keep my mind in a clean state and it never felt heavy. It was almost like a light read, but not exactly light that I'd feel my time was wasted on this "teenager" story. It was a perfect read.

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