Radio Silence

Wow. That was a good book, friends.

✨ You can read the full, spoiler-free review on my blog!

First of all, this book was unique! The story was different and refreshing, not cliche like a lot of YA contemporaries.

RATING: 4.5 stars (out of 5), for being interesting and different

MY THOUGHTS:
From the beginning, though, I realized that this book is probably for a very specific type of person. If I was not interested in the concept of podcasts, the premise of this book would not have appealed to me as much. (I am not saying you have to like podcasts to like this book, so don't worry.)

Regardless, what really made this book so good was the characters and their relationships with each other. It's all about growing up, and being friends, and fixing broken relationships despite the other parts of life which seem more important.

I generally loved the main character, Frances, and her friendship with Aled. It felt very relatable, and because I kind of saw myself in Frances, I could tell where she was coming from even when she made some mistakes.

The first half was great, and I flew through it very fast. After a while, the book slowed down a little and things began to get more serious, but in the end, it was still a good book with an interesting message.

On a sad note: This book also made me want to quit University for about a week, but maybe that's just my fault (I would never actually do it, but I considered what it would mean for me). I actually felt sick after going through this book the more I thought about it, and I did not want to do my school work. I felt like everything didn't matter. And as much as I don't like school, I actually do enjoy learning – it's just the memorization and learning-about-things-that-don't-matter-in-my-career parts which I don't like. (Sorry if this feels a bit too deep, but I'm still feeling this way and I hope admitting it will help.)

TW for mentions of child abuse, suicide, running away from home.