A review by lightltup
The Silent Boy by Janet Fix, Cheryl Bradshaw

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

The Silent Boy follows Maddie and Sloane who go on vacation but work does stop for Sloane when Maddie’s sister goes missing and her six year old nephew is the only one who knows what happened and hasn’t spoken in a year. 

This book was a nice fast paced read. I finished it within maybe 2 hours. It was written really well and the author did a good job of leaving clues while also leaving shock factor for you. 

I pretty much suspected the culprit from the beginning or at least I didn’t like them from the get go. I wrote in my notes “I don’t like ______ they’re super sus” and when I read that they were involved and at the forefront of it, I almost yelled “I KNEW IT” 

The only thing I did not like was that the writing was kind of choppy. It was very “I said this. This happened.” There wasn’t a whole lot of character to the writing if that makes sense. 

Even with its flaws, it’s a really good book and a great read for anyone who likes a quick mystery book before bed.