400 pages
ISBN13 9780373212446
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Rating: 4.9/5
Plot
In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to remain silent
Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks, for every nod, for every scream and even every gesture of affection. She’s been raised to know the consequences of falling into debt, and can’t begin to imagine the pain of having her eyes shocked for speaking words that she’s unable to afford.
But when Speth’s friend Beecher commits suicide rather than work off his family’s crippling debt, she can’t express her shock and dismay without breaking her Last Day contract and sending her family into Collection. Rather than read her speech—rather than say anything at all—she closes her mouth and vows never to speak again, sparking a movement that threatens to destroy her, her family and the entire city around them.
Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks, for every nod, for every scream and even every gesture of affection. She’s been raised to know the consequences of falling into debt, and can’t begin to imagine the pain of having her eyes shocked for speaking words that she’s unable to afford.
But when Speth’s friend Beecher commits suicide rather than work off his family’s crippling debt, she can’t express her shock and dismay without breaking her Last Day contract and sending her family into Collection. Rather than read her speech—rather than say anything at all—she closes her mouth and vows never to speak again, sparking a movement that threatens to destroy her, her family and the entire city around them.
How I got this Book
I got this book from signing up for the Harlequin Teen newsletter. There was an ad on Facebook for it and I love getting up to date news from publishers, so I couldn’t resist. Plus, a new book to read just made it a no brainer.
The Positives
Where to begin with this book?? I was hooked from the moment that I first opened the file on my Kindle app.
v Starting with the main character. Speth is a character who is impulsive, and you love to yell at while you are reading. She got the short end of the stick in her life, having to have a cheap name, a public domain haircut, and not having her parents in her life because of, well I will let you find out why yourself. The book in in her point of view, so you get a very in depth look at the type of person she is, and how she in just as confused as everyone else in her life. She makes a decision without thinking of the consequences, and this throws everything out of wack for her family.
v The supporting characters are just as good as Speth, some of them even better. Kel, Henri, and Margot are three of my favorite characters in this novel. They are known as Product Placers, people who you just knew would be important from the beginning with how obsessed Speth and her brother, Sam, were with finding one. The dynamics between this already established team, and how each of them reacted to Speth joining them and everything that happened between them, it all felt real.
v The plot was well paced and kept you wondering what was going on. I liked that the author didn’t give too much information away as he was writing this novel. The story is from Speth’s point of view, and therefore it makes sense that we only know as much as she does. This does of course leave you with some questions on what other people in the novel are doing, especially the other Silent’s, but it makes the novel feel as though it could be playing out in real time.
The Negatives
So this is going to be a fairly short section for this novel. I can say that Gregory Scott Katsoulis did an amazing job with his writing. The biggest negative of this book was an event that was absolutely HEARTBREAKING towards the end. This was an event that almost seemed unnecessary to the plot, more like it was thrown in just to make the reader angry. Not only that, but for a few moments I grew to truly hate Speth because of what happened. I want to tell you all more, but I definitely am not going to spoil this. I would love to hear from you guys who read this what you think though after you read it.
Overall
Overall, I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys YA fiction, which I almost feel like is everyone. There are certain parts of the novel where you want to yell and scream, but I feel that it is important for a novel to evoke every type of emotion when you are reading it. I was lucky enough to receive this novel for free, but honesty this is one that I wouldn’t hesitate to pay for.
Information about the Sequel: The sequel to this novel (Access Restricted) is currently available for preorder on the Kindle Store for $9.99. It releases on August 28, 2018. That gives you all plenty of time to go and pick up this first novel and read it before the sequel comes out!
Happy reading!
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