The Quality of Silence: A Novel
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Helpful Score: 1
I was really excited to know that I had won this particular book in a Give-Away sponsored by The Reading Room. This is a new author to me and I've heard so many good things about her other books.
Yasmin's husband, Matt, is in the Alaskan wilderness and is reported as dead after a catastrophic fire in the small village where he was staying. Along with her young deaf daughter, Ruby, she makes the trip herself .... but Yasmin refuses to believe that he is dead.
The two of them decide to go look for themselves and brave a vicious snow storm to find the answers they want. But somewhere along the way, they discover the someone doesn't want them looking ... or finding ... what really happened.
What I really, really liked about this book is the wonderfully descriptive words. Living in Arizona, I don't get a lot of snow or cold weather .. actually, I get none. The author's words sent me to the closet for a blanket ... and I actually wore a pair of socks to bed. I may hang onto this one and re-read it this coming summer when it's 120 degrees out.
As far as this being a thriller ... I did not find it thrilling at all. The pacing was rather slow. It seemed to be more about the relationships between Matt, Jasmine, and Ruby. Yes, there was a crime where people were killed, but the characters were so remote, it felt more like something you read in the newspaper.
The three main characters were okay... but it was Ruby who was the star. Living in a world of silence, she sees and feels and 'hears' things that most of us never do. She was captivating and I was hoping she would have a happy ending.
I would have rated this one at 3.5 ... but because of Ruby, I gave it a 4.
My thanks to the author and The Reading Room who furnished an ARC. I was only asked to give a review if I chose and since I did choose to review, this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
Yasmin's husband, Matt, is in the Alaskan wilderness and is reported as dead after a catastrophic fire in the small village where he was staying. Along with her young deaf daughter, Ruby, she makes the trip herself .... but Yasmin refuses to believe that he is dead.
The two of them decide to go look for themselves and brave a vicious snow storm to find the answers they want. But somewhere along the way, they discover the someone doesn't want them looking ... or finding ... what really happened.
What I really, really liked about this book is the wonderfully descriptive words. Living in Arizona, I don't get a lot of snow or cold weather .. actually, I get none. The author's words sent me to the closet for a blanket ... and I actually wore a pair of socks to bed. I may hang onto this one and re-read it this coming summer when it's 120 degrees out.
As far as this being a thriller ... I did not find it thrilling at all. The pacing was rather slow. It seemed to be more about the relationships between Matt, Jasmine, and Ruby. Yes, there was a crime where people were killed, but the characters were so remote, it felt more like something you read in the newspaper.
The three main characters were okay... but it was Ruby who was the star. Living in a world of silence, she sees and feels and 'hears' things that most of us never do. She was captivating and I was hoping she would have a happy ending.
I would have rated this one at 3.5 ... but because of Ruby, I gave it a 4.
My thanks to the author and The Reading Room who furnished an ARC. I was only asked to give a review if I chose and since I did choose to review, this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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