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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Book Review: Silence

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Series: Hush, Hush #3
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Pages: 438
Read it in: 4 days
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Summary: The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.

LC's Take:

So I definitely enjoyed Silence, the third book in Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush Hush series, much more than I did the second one. I think that what really made this book better was that the characters all had so much more depth and dimension to them, and I felt like they acted more realistically too.

The main plot twist in Silence is that Nora is suffering from amnesia-- she wakes up in a graveyard and has absolutely no recollection of the past five months, when she met Patch her fallen angel boyfriend and fell in love with him, or learned about the battle going on between the angels and Nephilim. Throughout the book, she struggles to remember what has happened, and then has to fight against the evil that is trying to destroy everything and everyone she loves.

I loved Nora Grey in this book. Honestly, I didn't feel connected to her at all in Crescendo, she came across as very immature and whiny, but I loved how in this book she becomes more responsible and take-charge. She refused to settle for being kept in the dark, and she was determined to get revenge on Hank at almost any cost. I guess you could say that her character went from being sort of wishy-washy to being pretty bad-ass! I think that this new, strong side of her builds up for when we find out what her destiny is at the end-- which I'm not going to reveal here, you'll just have to read it for yourself!

Patch, who we now know as Jev, could still be slightly irritating, just because he acts so mysterious and tries to keep things secret from Nora, but you can really see his desire to protect Nora and keep her out of harms way for as long as he can. My only complaint is that there wasn't enough of Patch in this book! I think this is why Hush, Hush is still my favorite book in the series, because it was all about Patch and Nora's relationship, whereas in the second and third books it becomes more of a sub-plot.

I guess the only thing that threw me off about this book was that I'm still not totally clear on where the main conflict lies between the three sides-- we have the Arch Angels, the Fallen Angels, and the Nephilim, who are the offspring of both humans and fallen angels. Now, as far as I can tell, the Nephilim are sort of like servants to the fallen angels, and they want to rebel against them. The fallen angels rebel against the arch angels. It's all a little complicated! I have to say what a lot of other readers have said, which is that aside from the relationship between Nora and Patch, it's difficult to become really invested in this story because it comes across as so convoluted. However, I still love these characters and the love story, so I am definitely looking forward to the last book in this series when it comes out!

~Cover Talk~

Love it! First of all, both models for Patch and Nora are gorgeous, and the scene is very romantic and dramatic at the same time. Personally, I like that these covers were done in black and white because it makes them unique and stand out from all the other YA book covers out there. Altogether, I think it's really breath-taking!

LC's Rating:
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We're really able to see some new sides to the characters in this installment of the Hush, Hush series, and the motives behind their actions are revealed. I think that the depth given to the characters along with an exciting and suspenseful plot are what made Silence such a great book!

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9 comments:

  1. I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING TO BE BETTER!!! I loved this book WAY more than Crescendo, and even more than Hush, Hush :)) Awesome review, I'm so glad you liked it!!

    Anna @ Literary Exploration

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  2. Haha yes you did! I think I still enjoyed Hush, Hush so far the most out of all the books in the series, but I definitely liked this one WAY better than Crescendo ;)

    So excited for the last book!!!

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  3. Thank God. I've been waiting to read it because I didn't want to be disappointed like book two.

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  4. Great review! I'm glad you liked it. I LOVE Becca Fitzpatrick's books and Silence has got to be one of my favorite reads of the year. :)

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  5. I've still not got the courage to read the first one and you've already read the third! Well, at least I know what to expect of this series!


    Krazyyme @ Young Readers

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  6. Hi Lea,
    Sorry I haven't commented a lot before this but I am now to say that I've given you the Liebster Blog Award. If you want to check it out follow this link: http://emilyscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/12/liebster-blog-award.html

    ~Emily

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  7. I've never read this series, although I've heard fabulous things about it! I'm glad you enjoyed the book. New Follower :)
    -Katie @ Magic is in Words
    http://magicisinwords.blogspot.com/

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  8. First off, I just want to let you say that I LOVE the Alice in Wonderland theme you've got going on with your blog, I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland freak lol xD

    And secondly, I'm loving this series too, and I have to agree with you, the first is still the best by far. I didn't care as much for the following two for some reason though. I'm hoping the fourth one is really great!

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