A review by amongstchaosshereads
Whispers and the Roars by K Webster
Ok bare with me, I liked this book and I didn’t ... It had me feeling all kinds of emotions.
Something that pulled me to this book was that fact nearly every review said .. don’t read spoilers, go in blind, keep an open mind, that twist I didn’t see coming, etc ..
It was like some big secret so I expected something amazing. Well!! I sussed what was going on almost immediately. In my opinion, it was obvious. It didn’t ruin the book but I was a little disappointed. Also, it needs trigger warnings for child abuse (in all forms) & mental health!
I struggled with the romance, it was nice, it added to the story to make it a romance read but it just wasn’t explored enough for me to feel that invested. I didn’t get their absolute undying need/love for each other. I was glad for it of course, I just needed more history other than, one understood and accepted the other.
Then the ending, it was sweet, it was beautiful & it had me welling up with happy tears but it just felt to easy for something not so simple ...
K.Webster handled some sensitive topics & triggers through this book, it wasn’t an easy read at times but it was this side of the book that kept me invested. I wanted to see how everything played out. It brought out so many emotions, broke my heart, had me sobbing, had me smiling.
However, I wouldn’t say they are handled entirely realistically. I often felt like it romanticised certain things & kind of made a mockery of them in a way.
I find myself conflicted because even though I thought this I found I still really enjoyed the book.
Ultimately this book is a romance though, a love story so to speak so I just focused on that. Maybe that’s why you need an open mind
Something that pulled me to this book was that fact nearly every review said .. don’t read spoilers, go in blind, keep an open mind, that twist I didn’t see coming, etc ..
It was like some big secret so I expected something amazing. Well!! I sussed what was going on almost immediately. In my opinion, it was obvious. It didn’t ruin the book but I was a little disappointed. Also, it needs trigger warnings for child abuse (in all forms) & mental health!
I struggled with the romance, it was nice, it added to the story to make it a romance read but it just wasn’t explored enough for me to feel that invested. I didn’t get their absolute undying need/love for each other. I was glad for it of course, I just needed more history other than, one understood and accepted the other.
Then the ending, it was sweet, it was beautiful & it had me welling up with happy tears but it just felt to easy for something not so simple ...
K.Webster handled some sensitive topics & triggers through this book, it wasn’t an easy read at times but it was this side of the book that kept me invested. I wanted to see how everything played out. It brought out so many emotions, broke my heart, had me sobbing, had me smiling.
However, I wouldn’t say they are handled entirely realistically. I often felt like it romanticised certain things & kind of made a mockery of them in a way.
I find myself conflicted because even though I thought this I found I still really enjoyed the book.
Ultimately this book is a romance though, a love story so to speak so I just focused on that. Maybe that’s why you need an open mind