Silence (Hush Hush) by Becca Fitzpatrick (7-Jun-2012) Paperback Paperback – 1600

Some fantastic news! I didn't have to rage finish this book in one sitting for fear of never picking it up again the way I did with Crescendo. That book was the most insipid, obnoxious piece of crap and it took all my strength not to chuck my kindle against a wall at the time.While Silence was not amazing, I never felt like breaking previous pieces of electronics so BRAVO MS. FITZPATRICK! This is an incredible feat as I was left just assuming this series was an utter waste of my time. But I'm a glutton for punishment so I came back for more.Amnesia, as it turns out, did wonders for Nora! I mean, it was no miracle: she's still one of the more bland leads I've read. But she was markedly less annoying in this book! Her frustration over being unable to remember the last handful of months brought out a feistier Nora than I've ever seen. I guess she's been fairly feisty in the other books but the difference here was that I supported her snark this time around. I loved her anger and her quippiness.As it would be, Patch, under his name as Jev was also highly more interesting than he has been. Maybe it's because he didn't stand there smugly trying to push Noras buttons while kinda wanting to kill her in book one or brooding because Nora was an insecure mess in book two. So I actually felt like he had a semblance of a personality here!Sure, Patch and Nora are still this ridiculous insta-love where he's the scowly bad guy and she leaves you wondering what exactly is so enthralling about her to cause all this fuss, and yet they're intangibly and inexplicably drawn to one another because their bond and love is so freaking strong, so it's not the most captivating of stories. In truth, I prefer the spark between Nora and Scott. But the plot in this book was more interesting than the last two. I actually felt like it was a story that might be going somewhere rather than just Nora whining like it's felt the past two books were comprised of. So all in all I was pleasantly surprised.

For readers out there I would suggest this book to anyone who loves action, fantasy, and romance. This book has a sense of mystery as well. It has a great story line and if you haven't already, start at the beginning with hush hush. You will be more than surprised and great fun youo read it if you love any of those caregories of books listed above. This book will drive you over the edge with its suspenseful cliff hangers and its gravitating pull to want to read more. I highly suggest any teen or young adult to read this book. BEWARE IF YOU READ FROM HERE ON AND HAVE NOT READ THE PREVIOUS BOOKS OR THIS ONE THERE ARE SPOILERS!!!!! DO NOT READ ON IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THE PARTS IN THIS BOOK RUINED! This book was very thrilling and enticing. Not only did the author inform you more on the way the world that patch lived in, it also helped you see a different side of the story which in turn allows you to form your own side and opinion. In the first two books I still felt like I had little understanding of how things work in Patch's world. This third book not only brought a new light to their situation but helped me get a better grip about how things happen in the past books. It helped me establish a better spot as a reader because I knew more and felt like I could better understand and feel want the characters were going through. I was also pleased with how Patch become more clear about what he felt. In the first books Patch was hesitant to say he loved her for valid reasons even when it was clearly obvious. So it was refreshing to see his character say and do anything for Nora. It was also reassuring as well throughout the book that Nora had Patch and that he was so protective of Nora. I think his character was more stable because of her. I found that it was more alluring for the overall makeup of his character and that it helped me as a reader be reassured throughout the book that Nora would find a way through this. Although the book was good there were still a few things that made me disappointed and peeved. In a small way I feel as the memory loss for Nora impacted her character for a longer period of time than necessary. She lost her sarcastic kind of witty edge as well as her strong moral compass that somehow faltered when it came to Patch and the Nephilim. I also found that when she was regaining her memory from everyone else, there were a few left out part of the book that seemed almost necessary for Nora to understand. In this book I felt Nora went through a lot of turmoil and drama that both heightened the readers need to read a more and made the reader feel and go through what the characters in the book were. Nora was witty and had a moral compass that told her something was wrong. She hated how she was going against it but still had that feeling that she loved it. This side of Nora was so realistic because I know I feel like that a lot and it speaks to true to many instances in any personas daily life. But in this book, her logic and moral compass seemed more blurred and throughout the book I felt as if Nora wasn't Nora. I found that even when she was filled in on the majority of what she missed in those five months, she still had more belief for the Nephil. Which don't get me wrong I would too, but she seemed more lenient to how the fallen angels took over the Nephilim's bodies in the first books. Therefore I believe her view changed because of a washed away me more and some key facts that I felt were left out. As mentioned above, I believe some key parts were left out of the book. This would include the fact that more people would die if the fallen angels didn't possess the Nephil and reverted to humans. Nora's understanding of that I feel was key to her split but firm like belief that the way things were between the fallen angels and Nephil should stay, because while it seemed like a wrong situation it wad better than the alternative. Overall, there were a few things that slightly annoyed me but I did find this book very good and as said in the first paragraph, would recommend this book to any reader who loves action, mystery, romance, and fantasy/fiction.

Since I had bought it for my daughter I thought ok let's try... but no. Even more painful than book 1. So what did I do? Skipped to last chapter of the last book of series and epilogue. This plot line is so predictable as is case for all cookie cutter romance novels. The Patch guy provides a totally unrealistic portrayal of what to expect in men. Pfff... i wish they would write better stuff for young women -- our true happiness is determined by ourselves and our achievements not by getting a hot guy!