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kmparsons's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, I just realized wish the ending had been more complete and satisfying. Everything near the end happened to quickly that it took me a few minutes to really comprehend what was happening.
saigealiya's review against another edition
5.0
I can't point out any one thing that made me like this so much, but it was the first book in a long time that I've been able to really fly through.
bella247's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so powerful and strong. It captured every feeling and thought of the characters perfectly and I couldn't put the book down.
Their love and passion for each other was just raw and beautiful. ITS A MUST READ!!
Their love and passion for each other was just raw and beautiful. ITS A MUST READ!!
carleighdipasquale's review against another edition
2.0
I have to admit, I'm disappointed with this book. I really wanted to love this, I really, really did, but overall the novel was just meh for me. The biggest problem I had with Daughter of Deep Silence was the protagonist, Frances. I feel her character got worse and worse as the story went on. Sure, she was going to be pretty messed up mentally after the shipwreck of the Persephone where she lost her parents, but Frances took mentally unstable to another unneeded level! She is extremely self-centered, and she did things that she knew her parents and Libby wouldn't approve of, yet she was still reckless. Also, if France's was so focused on getting revenge, she probably would not have fallen in love with her so called "enemy". I mean, come on! Who thinks its completely stupid to lust after a boy who you are trying to get revenge on? Me! The whole problem could have been resolved within the first 200 pages or so. Why couldn't France's just go to the police and detective Morales? The book was a waste of time.
Don't even get me started on the ending! This book is pitched as a revenge thriller yet she doesn't even get revenge on the Senator and his son for the Persephone shipwreck! The ending just proved to me how much Frances is coward. Not only does she disguise herself as her best friend for 4 years, insulting Libby with her actions, but she runs away!!! Will the world ever know the actual truth?
I also really hated the writing. I found that the sentences never flowed together nicely, that the writing was really sloppy.
I can't say I'd recommend this, to any one, ever.:(
Don't even get me started on the ending! This book is pitched as a revenge thriller yet she doesn't even get revenge on the Senator and his son for the Persephone shipwreck! The ending just proved to me how much Frances is coward. Not only does she disguise herself as her best friend for 4 years, insulting Libby with her actions, but she runs away!!! Will the world ever know the actual truth?
I also really hated the writing. I found that the sentences never flowed together nicely, that the writing was really sloppy.
I can't say I'd recommend this, to any one, ever.:(
ladytiara's review against another edition
4.0
Do you like old school soap opera plots? Or the show Revenge? Then Daughter of Deep Silence may be the book for you. It's the perfect summer beach read: a fast-paced page-turner about a young woman bent on revenge.
While on a cruise with her parents, 14-year-old Frances makes a new friend, Libby, and falls in love with a boy named Gray. What seems like an idyllic vacation turns into a nightmare when armed men storm the ship, kill the passengers, and sink the ship. Frances and Libby escape in a raft, but only Frances survives the week they spend in open water. When Frances is rescued, she learns that Gray and his father, a U.S. Senator, also survived the event, and they're claiming the ship went down because of a rogue wave. At the request of Libby's grieving father, Frances agrees to take on Libby's identity. Four years later, Libby/Frances goes to Libby's father's vacation home on an island in South Carolina to start her revenge plot against Gray and his father.
I read this book because I liked the author's Forest of Hands and Teeth zombie series, and although Daughter of Deep Silence is quite different, it's just as compelling as the zombie books. This book has many of the soap opera tropes that make the genre both ludicrous and awesome: a secret identity, a revenge plot, a creepy villain, and a Romeo/Juliet style forbidden romance. Yes, you'll have to suspend your disbelief quite a bit, but if you can get past that, Daughter of Deep Silence is a highly entertaining read. Beyond all the soapy goodness, it delves into some interesting ideas about identity. Frances leaves her old identity behind to become Libby, and she's done a pretty good job of pushing her own past away and making herself into her friend, but when she sees Gray again, it becomes harder to keep the Frances side of her personality under wraps. She's not Frances anymore, nor is she fully Libby.
Be warned: you may want to block out some uninterrupted time for this book. You won't want to be interrupted once you start it.
I received an ARC from Amazon Vine.
While on a cruise with her parents, 14-year-old Frances makes a new friend, Libby, and falls in love with a boy named Gray. What seems like an idyllic vacation turns into a nightmare when armed men storm the ship, kill the passengers, and sink the ship. Frances and Libby escape in a raft, but only Frances survives the week they spend in open water. When Frances is rescued, she learns that Gray and his father, a U.S. Senator, also survived the event, and they're claiming the ship went down because of a rogue wave. At the request of Libby's grieving father, Frances agrees to take on Libby's identity. Four years later, Libby/Frances goes to Libby's father's vacation home on an island in South Carolina to start her revenge plot against Gray and his father.
I read this book because I liked the author's Forest of Hands and Teeth zombie series, and although Daughter of Deep Silence is quite different, it's just as compelling as the zombie books. This book has many of the soap opera tropes that make the genre both ludicrous and awesome: a secret identity, a revenge plot, a creepy villain, and a Romeo/Juliet style forbidden romance. Yes, you'll have to suspend your disbelief quite a bit, but if you can get past that, Daughter of Deep Silence is a highly entertaining read. Beyond all the soapy goodness, it delves into some interesting ideas about identity. Frances leaves her old identity behind to become Libby, and she's done a pretty good job of pushing her own past away and making herself into her friend, but when she sees Gray again, it becomes harder to keep the Frances side of her personality under wraps. She's not Frances anymore, nor is she fully Libby.
Be warned: you may want to block out some uninterrupted time for this book. You won't want to be interrupted once you start it.
I received an ARC from Amazon Vine.
samrushingbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Over all probably a 4.5 star.
Review to come later.
Review to come later.
eulsie's review against another edition
4.0
It was pretty good! I wish we could have gotten more insight into Grey's head. Poor guy. Not my favorite... but dang-- Frances was really interesting- and vengeful.
thestoryowl's review against another edition
3.0
Felt like the show Revenge but for YAs. I liked how Frances wasn't overly villianized or glorified, just presented as a girl who was warped by the tragedies in her life. I also liked that the ending wasn't all "redemption and rainbows".
thewillisway's review against another edition
4.0
I hated the main character but loved the concept! This book will have you conflicted but overall I enjoyed it.