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lorenzalemmens's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
gracebooks09's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
cedrisc's review against another edition
2.0
This wasn't what I expected. It started ok, but then it became a teenage superhero book and I found it hard to buy into. I can't see myself reading the next one.
hollyanne96's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
christygsp's review against another edition
4.0
Wowie.
This was a way better executed and altered version of Shatter Me. Obsessed. I loved this one - the only thing I could have done without was some more specifically described torture type scenes.
Characters were great, development of those characters and how especially the main character, figured things out as we went was amazing.
Loved the power element, always fun. Can’t wait to see it a bit more in action in the second book.
Plot wise it was great. Similarities like I said above to Shatter Me, but with a much better execution. Enough differences to be it’s own story, and taking place in Sydney (nice touch), different dynamics and way less characters to keep track of. All that and more made this an action packed, easy to follow, quick to pace through and thoroughly enjoyable story.
This was a way better executed and altered version of Shatter Me. Obsessed. I loved this one - the only thing I could have done without was some more specifically described torture type scenes.
Characters were great, development of those characters and how especially the main character, figured things out as we went was amazing.
Loved the power element, always fun. Can’t wait to see it a bit more in action in the second book.
Plot wise it was great. Similarities like I said above to Shatter Me, but with a much better execution. Enough differences to be it’s own story, and taking place in Sydney (nice touch), different dynamics and way less characters to keep track of. All that and more made this an action packed, easy to follow, quick to pace through and thoroughly enjoyable story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder
lizeylu's review against another edition
4.0
I really vibed with this one, the supernatural parts were so unexpected but I liked the change in genre. I did feel like there were a couple aspects that were SUPER predictable; such as the triple crossing of Ward, the traitors not really being the terrorists, a destructor existing, etc. one thing I dislike is how she shows literally no response to her trauma. She literally got tortured on the daily for 2 years and now that she is told that they are “good guys” she immediately trusts them. On top of this she gets told one story about the traitors and believes it straight away. I get she is traumatised but this is not how I would expect a tortured person to react. With all that being said though, I’m still very intrigued and will be interested in reading the next one soon.
lola218_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
weardan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
andrew_matteson's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Ugh ..... how did this end up on my to read list? 👎
The world of Whisper has some interesting elements, but falls apart at the tiniest scratch of the surface. There is not a single character in this book whose motivations cannot be summarized in a single sentence. "The Government" and "The Military" are off screen bogeymen. Who? Which ones? What are their motivations?
This book has every trope of the YA genre in the worst way. Teenage love triangle, check. Chosen one who is all-powerful, check. A simple to understand morally black and white bad guy, check.
We are to believe that two secretive organizations, at war with each other, are both in Sydney, know of each other's presence, don't exercise rudimentary tracking of their own individuals, and don't take precautions against each other's *known* seemingly unlimited powers?
For a book in which our main character is a Creator, limited only by her imagination, this book shows a shocking lack of imagination about the consequences of such powers existing in a world with a even a modicum of realism.
The world of Whisper has some interesting elements, but falls apart at the tiniest scratch of the surface. There is not a single character in this book whose motivations cannot be summarized in a single sentence. "The Government" and "The Military" are off screen bogeymen. Who? Which ones? What are their motivations?
This book has every trope of the YA genre in the worst way. Teenage love triangle, check. Chosen one who is all-powerful, check. A simple to understand morally black and white bad guy, check.
We are to believe that two secretive organizations, at war with each other, are both in Sydney, know of each other's presence, don't exercise rudimentary tracking of their own individuals, and don't take precautions against each other's *known* seemingly unlimited powers?
For a book in which our main character is a Creator, limited only by her imagination, this book shows a shocking lack of imagination about the consequences of such powers existing in a world with a even a modicum of realism.