Soundless by Richelle Mead
Reviewed by: Barb Rude, Adult Services
Genre: Fantasy
Suggested Age: Teens, Adults
What is the book about?: Soundless is about a girl in an all-deaf mining village trapped on the top of a mountain. Their only food is sent daily via a zipline, but it’s never enough to feed the village. Worse, more and more people are going blind, which means less can work—and the less food they get. One night, Fei’s hearing comes back. She realizes she must travel down the mountain and negotiate with the line keeper, but what she learns about the world below will change everything…
My Review: This is a slow-building, sweet story that unfolds naturally if not a little predictably. I enjoyed the folk-story feel—there’s not a whole lot of magic, just a couple of kids doing the best they can in a bad and worsening situation. Fei is brave and compassionate and quick-thinking, and the story’s romance was just right.
Rating: 4/5
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