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Unspeakable
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REVIEW BY AMELIA 9:1
Unspeakable tells the story of a selective mute, Megan. Megan doesn’t speak and hasn’t spoken since the loss of, her best friend, Hana. Megan has a secret that must not be told forcing into the self imposed silence.
Then, Jasmine moves to her school. Jasmine is talkative, pretty and takes an interest in Megan. Megan forms a tentative friendship with Jasmine making her life better, although she knows it can only mean a matter of time before the truth about Hana's death come out.
Unspeakable is gripping and exiting with very few negative aspects. If I had to give a negative point it would be that the ending was quite predictable; from early in the plot I suspected what was going to happen in the end. However, I didn’t know how it was going to be revealed and this is what kept me reading and enjoying :) . In fact it was this tension within the plot that made Unspeakable impossible to put down.
Unspeakable tackles themes of love, friendship, guilt, trust and most importantly, the truth.
I liked all the characters and especially Jasmine. This is because she was different in a positive way. There aren’t many books that include a background for a character about Cyprus, adding to the outstanding qualities within the narrative. Jasmine's mum, Eleni, spoke Cypriot and every now and then you would find her switching languages in the middle of sentence saiding the quirky, nice feeling to the story.
I also loved the inclusion of letters between chapters, alongside Megan’s thoughts written in bold when she was breaking down the wall in her head. This helped distinguish the action and break up the narrative making it more engaging.
Overall, I loved this book and would love to read more of Abbie Rushton’s books in the future.
Unspeakable tells the story of a selective mute, Megan. Megan doesn’t speak and hasn’t spoken since the loss of, her best friend, Hana. Megan has a secret that must not be told forcing into the self imposed silence.
Then, Jasmine moves to her school. Jasmine is talkative, pretty and takes an interest in Megan. Megan forms a tentative friendship with Jasmine making her life better, although she knows it can only mean a matter of time before the truth about Hana's death come out.
Unspeakable is gripping and exiting with very few negative aspects. If I had to give a negative point it would be that the ending was quite predictable; from early in the plot I suspected what was going to happen in the end. However, I didn’t know how it was going to be revealed and this is what kept me reading and enjoying :) . In fact it was this tension within the plot that made Unspeakable impossible to put down.
Unspeakable tackles themes of love, friendship, guilt, trust and most importantly, the truth.
I liked all the characters and especially Jasmine. This is because she was different in a positive way. There aren’t many books that include a background for a character about Cyprus, adding to the outstanding qualities within the narrative. Jasmine's mum, Eleni, spoke Cypriot and every now and then you would find her switching languages in the middle of sentence saiding the quirky, nice feeling to the story.
I also loved the inclusion of letters between chapters, alongside Megan’s thoughts written in bold when she was breaking down the wall in her head. This helped distinguish the action and break up the narrative making it more engaging.
Overall, I loved this book and would love to read more of Abbie Rushton’s books in the future.
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