Silence - Becca Fitzpatrick

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick

Length: 438 pages

Release Date: October 4 2011

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Blurb

The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They’ve overcome the secrets riddled in Patch’s dark past, bridged two irreconcilable worlds and faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust – all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in each other, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they’ve worked for – and their love – forever.

Review

It’s been really hard denying myself this book; it’s been sitting on the shelves of my local bookstore, at one point it was on sale, and I couldn’t let myself buy it. It took a massive chunk of my soul to list this one down on my Christmas list for my parents, because it meant I wouldn’t be able to read it until after Christmas. I love the Hush, Hush sequence, and after a few minor problems with Crescendo, I was hoping to Silence would be amazing to reconcile them and it was, it truly was. Silence was an addictive, read until four in the morning book I’m so glad I waited for, because the interlude between the books release and now has made me appreciate it for all that it was.

Nora returned to the way she was in Hush, Hush (Yay!) a brassy and independent heroine with a mind and motives of her own. In Silence, we are given the Nora I loved and admired through the first book, with Fitzpatrick showing a far more vulnerable side to this character that truly fleshed out the flaws in Nora’s personality; her insecurities and issues, whilst remaining a little kick-ass and vengeful as the book went on. I was so glad to have the Nora I like back; the clingy protagonist of Crescendo is no more!

The story in Silence is vastly different from Hush, Hush and Crescendo in that the plot did not revolve around Nora and Patch’s relationship so much but more on Nora’s Nephilim bloodline and the brewing battle between the Nephilim and the fallen angels, something that I found refreshing. But don’t worry those of you who love romance in these books; there’s plenty of spice and lust to keep the original fan base hooked as new ground is covered in the dark chemistry between Patch and Nora, another great improvement on the bickering pair we received in Crescendo.

Writing in this book is up to Fitzpatrick’s remarkably high standard, her crystal clear prose and beautifully descriptive scenes keeping this volume planted firmly in a readers lap, absorbing a story not easy to part from. Pace is never a problem is these books as we are torn from one startling revelation to the next fiery action sequence, with characters we know and love blossoming and altering as the events of Fitzpatrick’s wonderful books takes their toll. Nora truly is a far cry from the naïve young girl we were introduced to in Hush, Hush, far more able to defend herself, Patch forever an engaging character with the likes of Marcie Millar and Blythe Grey transforming into completely new creatures from what we were led to believe.

Overall, Silence is a fantastic book that truly crowns the series. Fitzpatrick rolled out every punch to make this book amazing and she has overachieved in doing so. Although Silence was meant to be the final book in the series, we now have a fourth book to look forward to, though the acknowledgements page was drafted before this was announced. Silence is everything I wanted it to be, thrilling me with every twist and turn until I couldn’t bear to put it down, like every book should be. Simply reading these books proves why Hush, Hush is my favourite dark romance series of the moment. They’re far from Shakespeare, but they are fantastic romances to sit and enjoy time and again.

Dusty :]