*Review* - Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

 Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan

Series : #1 The Lynburn Legacy

Released : 13th September 2012

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Format : Paperback

Source : Publisher

Buy : Amazon Paperback (UK/USA)/Book Depository

Overall rating

 .................................... The Blurb  ....................................

Kami 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.

 .................................... My Thoughts   ....................................

In Short

- Unspoken has a great concept behind it with a unique storyline.

- Unspoken is written in a different way from most YA books. 

- Kami the main character is witty, funny, determined, caring.

- READ UNSPOKEN!

In Long

Unspoken has a great concept behind it and I was so excited about the whole idea that Kami has this person in her head who she talks to. I haven’t ever read a book like it so I was really intrigued to see what sort of relationship Brennan had created between Kami and this guy who she talks to in her head.
As soon as I started Unspoken I discovered that Brennan hasn’t just written a storyline which is very unique but she has also written it in a unique way. It’s hard to explain the sort of style that she has written this in but it’s very unique, witty and quirky. I personally can’t make my mind up about whether I like it or not and I know this will be the case for others as well as some hating and some loving it. However I think, for me, at most points it suits Unspoken, there was a few points that I got really confused and didn’t understand something because of the style and also most indirect approach to what Brennan was trying to get across but for the majority of the time it worked.
The story pretty much starts straight away and from the beginning I found myself addicted to the story, wanting to know more about this guy Kami was talking to. He had such an interesting character, one which made me want to find more out about him, especially who he was and where he was.
As things started to unravel I did find that the storyline sometimes slowed down and this was often when I would realise I had to go to sleep or something and ended up putting the book down. I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get into to the point that I found myself picking it up at any free second I had. However when I did I found the story quickly picked back up again.
Kami is a great character, there are so many different words that can be used to describe her; witty, funny, determined, caring, funny, daring etc. She is a character with so much personality, I straight away loved her! I would love to have her as a friend, I am sure she would cheer me up whenever I am feeling down. I don’t want to give anything away about the guy inside her head but him and Kami has such an interesting relationship, I loved seeing how things developed and changed for them both.

Final Thoughts

I definitely recommend Unspoken if you’re looking for a paranormal book which is different from any other paranormal book in many ways. Brennan has created a story with a magical feeling to it which will have you laughing out loud as well as on the edge of your seat. Don’t miss out!