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Kami felt his mind turn toward hers, away from his own life. It was like being in the middle of a conversation in a crowded room and having someone in an entirely different conversation among an entirely different group of people catch your eye.
Unspoken
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Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy Book 1 by Sarah Reese Brennan
Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy Book 1
"Kami Glass is in love with someone she's never met—a boy she's talked to in her head since she was born. This has made her an outsider in the sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale, but she has learned ways to turn that to her advantage. Her life seems to be in order, until disturbing events begin to occur. There has been screaming in the woods and the manor overlooking the town has lit up for the first time in 10 years. . . . The Lynburn family, who ruled the town a generation ago and who all left without warning, have returned. Now Kami can see that the town she has known and loved all her life is hiding a multitude of secrets—and a murderer. The key to it all just might be the boy in her head. The boy she thought was imaginary is real, and definitely and deliciously dangerous." - via Amazon
Why I chose to read it: Basically, I picked up this book because I met this author at Leaky Con 2013. I initially started reading it because of Cassandra Clare's review: "A sparkling fantasy that will make you laugh and break your heart." --Cassandra Clare,New York Times bestselling author. I will ready anything and everything Cassandra reviews and likes, even if I think her reviews are based on personal relationships and less on the content of the book.
Why I've kept reading it: I have debated putting this book down, to be completely honest with you. I really love the story line, the idea of these two people who have been mentally linked their whole lives and live in one another's head is very poetic and romantic. And then the romance shatters like a broken mirror when they suddenly and unexpectedly meet in real life. Sounds awesome right? It is, the idea that is. Brennan's writing style just isn't up to par with what I've come to expect from the "greats" in YA fiction. Particularly her dialogue. I've found myself very confused at times while reading her book. She doesn't do a very good job explaining her characters feelings and reactions to things. She's a teller, not a shower with her writing. Sometimes I have to go back and re-read half a scene to figure out what a character is thinking/feeling/doing. Her story line is great, her writing could use some help.
Would I recommend this book?: Probably not. If you have nothing else to read, go for it. But it's not a great work of YA fiction by any means.
2.5 chocolate frogs out of 5
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Guys, we need to support Sarah Rees Brennan. She needs her sales to go up more or she might have to end up taking a pseudonym before Untold is released because her past books (before this series) had low sales and the bookseller chains might refuse to stock her books.
So, anyone who’s been planning to read Unspoken or buy it for a friend or family, NOW is the time!!
You all know how awesome the Lynburn Legacy is turning out to be. We don’t want our heart-breaker author to have to resort to changing her name for the rest of this series, do we?
Below she answers a fan’s question about why she might have to end up changing her author name —
Is it looking more likely at the moment that you’ll continue writing as Sarah Rees Brennan post-Lynburn, or more likely that you’ll switch to a different pen name? (Please say it’s the former!) Also, can you explain the business/strategic rationale behind switching to a different pen name?
I honestly don’t know. Depends on how things work out for Unspoken! So far it has this one really big challenge to face down, but we had an amazing opening week—made me truly believe in the power of the internet and very happy I’d done all those Gothic parodies!—thank you, you guys who bought it, you make me very happy!
There are two reasons for switching pen names.
One is if you’re doing fine, but you are doing something really different. Acclaimed romance author Nora Roberts called herself J.D. Robb and kept her identity secret for years to write mystery. (Actually the J.D. Robb series is science-fictiony mystery, but nobody ever knows that! I was so surprised to start reading them and find clones and robot spaniels.)
And then there’s the other reason to switch names, which is when your name has a black mark against it in terms of sales. Like I said, Unspoken has a fairly serious drawback to fight against, and so I appreciate you guys who have bought it SUPER MUCH! And also, y’know, to anyone who’s thought ‘hey, an SRB book, one day’… now is most certainly the time.
It’ll depend on a lot, including how the paperback and the new covers work out. But here’s hoping.
And of course, changing your name, also fine. Sarah Monette, a wonderful writer whose next book will be published under Katherine Addison, talks about why and wherefore here much better than I can:
http://truepenny.livejournal.com/693134.html
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