Page Count: 320
Published on: May 1, 2018
Published by: KCP Loft
Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal
Source: Paperback ARC - provided by the publisher
Source: Paperback ARC - provided by the publisher
Age Rating: YA
My Rating: 3 stars
Goodreads synopsis:
“Lengard is a secret government facility for extraordinary people,” they told me.
I believed them. That was my mistake.
There isn’t anyone else in the world like me.
I’m different. I’m an anomaly. I’m a monster.
For two years, six months, fourteen days, eleven hours and sixteen minutes, Subject Six-Eight-Four — ‘Jane Doe’ — has been locked away and experimented on, without uttering a single word.
As Jane’s resolve begins to crack under the influence of her new — and unexpectedly kind — evaluator, she uncovers the truth about Lengard’s mysterious ‘program’, discovering that her own secret is at the heart of a sinister plot … and one wrong move, one wrong word, could change the world.
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Hey, guys!
Whisper follows Jane Doe. Jane has been locked in a secret facility for two years, six months, and fourteen plus days. Jane's resolve to not crack under the pressures of the facility as she begins to uncover the history of the program that she was put into. The truth reveals a sinister plot and a sketchy group of people that will control Jane's fate and future. This book has a really nice, solid start and a really intriguing premise, however, it seemed very very similar to Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series...almost too similar for me. The characters in this book were not my favorite kinds of characters, but they were still very intriguing and fun to read about. Lynette Noni's writing style is so fast-paced and fun, but it does not make up for the things that I think the book lack. Although this book isn't my favorite of the KCP Loft releases of the past two years, it is still one of my favorites that they've sent me. I cannot wait for the sequel. I loved the ending of this book. The characters in this story were all so interesting, but so eerily similar to Tahereh Mafi's characters as well. The main characters, Jane, is just so similar to Juliette and Ward is so similar to Warner. I cannot get past that. It just seems too convenient. I just did not enjoy that, but that's just me. I also really did not like Jane all that much. Her character was just so melodramatic. Granted, her backstory is so tragic and upsetting, but her attitude and narration style really made me annoyed and uncaring about her plight. It just became so unbelievable or underwhelming. The choices that she made throughout the book constantly caused me to roll my eyes Although Jane isn't my favorite, I still really enjoyed her story. The plot of this book really intrigued me and genuinely did not really see the twists and turns that occurred coming. I really enjoyed the supernatural/paranormal aspects of this book. It was very similar to Shatter Me, but there were still some differences that set it apart. Her true name wasn't very awe-inspiring or interesting. I was a bit underwhelmed, but whatever. It's a name. Although I wasn't completely impressed with this book, I was still really entertained. I did genuinely enjoy this book, but it wasn't my favorite. I do want to read the sequel. I think that it will stray away from the similarities to Shatter Me, but I cannot completely disregard the possibility that it may just be another Shatter Me retelling in Australia. The similarities between the two were the main cause for my discontent, however, I am still intrigued to continue on with reading Noni's writing. I really enjoyed it as a whole. Reviews for Books Mentioned:
Happy reading!
Olivia
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