Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1)
by Sarah Rees Brennan
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery
Release Date: September 11th 2012
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Source: Bought/Own Copy
SYNOPSISKami Glass is in love with someone she’s never met – a boy the rest of the world is convinced is imaginary. This has made her an outsider in the sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale, but she doesn’t complain. She runs the school newspaper and keeps to herself for the most part – until disturbing events begin to happen. There has been screaming in the woods and the dark, abandoned manor on the hill overlooking the town has lit up for the first time in 10 years. The Lynburn family, who ruled the town a generation ago and who all left without warning, have returned. As Kami starts to investigate for the paper, she finds out that the town she has loved all her life is hiding a multitude of secrets- and a murderer- and the key to it all just might be the boy in her head. The boy who everyone thought was imaginary may be real…and he may be dangerous.
REVIEW
I've seen so many people rave about
Unspoken so many times, so when I saw a copy on our local bookstore, I decided
to buy it without even bothering to read the synopsis. Only when I was about to
read the book did I read the synopsis. I wasn't really amazed by it because it
reminded me Beautiful Creatures; a book which I thought was boring. But then I
opened and I saw a map. I am a huge fan of maps, so I thought there was a
chance that I would end up liking Unspoken. And I did. The only problem was
that it only lasted for about 50 pages or so before I started getting annoyed.
And from then on, the story just went downhill.
I honestly don't know why this book has
been receiving a lot of hype lately. I would say it’s me, not the book, but then
I would be lying because I honestly believe that it’s the book. First of all,
the dialogue was just so unrealistic. I don't think there was a conversation
in this book didn’t have a joke in it. Second, the protagonist, Kami, was just
hard to connect to. I think the main problem I had with her is that there’s a
huge difference between brave and reckless and I believe her to be the latter. It
was just frustrating to see her get herself into trouble. I tried my to
understand her actions, but I just can’t. Also, she tells Jared that she's
always on his side, yet she suspects him as the killer. Really, Kami? Lastly, there were no transitions. I really
hate it when a POV changes without a warning and when characters transport from
one place to another. This book really needs to use some transition markers or
maybe a page break. I would site more reasons why I don’t think this book isn’t
worth the hype, but I wouldn’t want to spoil anyone, so I’ll just leave it be.
Despite the weird dialogue, the annoying
heroine, and the sudden transportations, I still enjoyed bits of Unspoken.
Secondary characters—Angelica, Holly, and Rusty— were very fun to know, especially
Angelica (you know what I mean if you’ve read the book!). The plot also managed
to intrigue me. Well, at least the first part did where there were no corny
jokes, the heroine wasn’t that self-destructive, and the mystery was still a
mystery. So yes, I did enjoy BITS of Unspoken.
Unfortunately, those bits still weren’t
enough. I still don’t like Unspoken. I won’t even recommend it, but if you really want to read
Unspoken, then you’re free to do so (because who am I to stop you?). But don’t
say I didn’t warn you!
RATING
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