Title: Unspoken
Author: Sarah
Rees Brennan
Publisher: Random
House
Length: 375 pages
Rating: 3/5
Kami is best friends with the imaginary voice in her head.
His name is Jared, and when he turns out to be real, the sleepy town of
Sorry-in-the-Vale gets quite the wake-up. Because their connection isn’t the
only magic that’s been awakened when the Lynburns return to town.
This book was great, but in such a messy way that I couldn’t
fully enjoy it. Let’s start with the great. Kami is awesome and quirky, and can
take care of herself. She’s not even close to being a helpless heroine. Many of
the other characters are quirky, weird, and awesome in their own way too. I was
a huge fan of Kami’s best girl friend, Angela, whose main traits include beauty
and laziness. The dialogue between characters is quick and funny, and you want
to be friends with these people. Plus, the idea of being able to speak to
someone else in your mind has always fascinated me, and I loved the way it was
brought to the page.
But there were so many things that confused me and kept me
from being swept into the story. Maybe this is because I read this book in ARC
form (although it seems unlikely) but there were never page breaks when
switching scenes or narrators, and it was a headache to keep up. I also didn’t
fully understand the motives of the characters, especially Kami and Jared, when
they fought both to be together and to be apart. Both of these characters were
all over the place, literally and figuratively.
While I was not pleased with the cliff-hanger ending, it did
make me want to read more. Maybe things get neatened up in future books?
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