Format: Paperback | 266 pages
Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 17mm | 191g
Publication date: 12 November 2015
For as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village. Her people are at the mercy of a mysterious faraway kingdom, which delivers food in return for precious metals mined from the treacherous cliffs surrounding them.
When villagers begin to lose their sight, their rations shrink and many go hungry. Fei's home, the boy she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation.
Then Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon . . .
When villagers begin to lose their sight, their rations shrink and many go hungry. Fei's home, the boy she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation.
Then Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon . . .
★★★★
After long long long time I'm finally on-line. this few months had been hectic because I had MATURITA exam going on, which basically is a school leaving exam. Didn't really have time to read and then I went to AnimeShow and GameExpo in Bratislava during the weekend so yeah. BUT! I managed to read this novel in couple of days, thankfully.
Onto the review!
It's a G-rated book, good for the -teen year old. Not much of the gore nor the sexuality so it's fine. The romance that is going on in there was sweet and not too much for those who don't like romance novels. Even though it is mentioned and hinted through out the entire book.
The book was slow paced though, however it is evenly spaced. There's action and then reaction. Each chapter has something particular about it. I think that the fact Richelle is an experienced author worked its magic here. She kept just enough tension for the book to be bearable.
I love the descriptions of sounds. How she took the time and in close detail described everything. How unnatural it felt for the main character to hear everything around her, the way it overwhelmed her and then how she used it to her advantage to help her village.
Onto the review!
It's a G-rated book, good for the -teen year old. Not much of the gore nor the sexuality so it's fine. The romance that is going on in there was sweet and not too much for those who don't like romance novels. Even though it is mentioned and hinted through out the entire book.
The book was slow paced though, however it is evenly spaced. There's action and then reaction. Each chapter has something particular about it. I think that the fact Richelle is an experienced author worked its magic here. She kept just enough tension for the book to be bearable.
I love the descriptions of sounds. How she took the time and in close detail described everything. How unnatural it felt for the main character to hear everything around her, the way it overwhelmed her and then how she used it to her advantage to help her village.
The development of the character is beautiful in here. The main character, Fei, had hard time choosing between what her heart says, which collided with her mind and the principles she had. But in the end it was all worth it, nicely developed character, satisfied with her life. Even if the ending was delayed as much as possible.
