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sandeeisreading's review against another edition
5.0
“What is the silence of six and what are you going to do about?"
REACTION AFTER READING THE BOOK
Oh boy this book is so good!
I'm a pretty slow reader and I just breezed through this book like it was nothing.
It has all the elements of a book that I really like.
Seemingly realistic events
Likeable and believable characters
No information overload (Like Ready Player One)
Keeps you at the edge of your seat
A page turner
No insta-love (thank goodness!!)
The writing was good.
This book is so fucking good.
I highly recommend this.
I wish more people would read it honestly.
It's very unfortunate that some good books, like this one, don't get the exposure they deserve.
Anyways... Here's a short gist for this book.
THE GIST
Death of a friend.
Hackers.
Frame-up.
Conspiracy.
Quest for the truth.
THE CHARACTERS
Max:I really liked Max. At first, he seemed like he was a douche. I'm not going to tell you why, because it would probably be a sort of spoiler. So no. I'm not going to say. But the good thing about him was that he totally redeemed himself as the story progresses. He was a strong and admirable character. Although, I would say that he what he did with the entire thing is a bit unrealistic. He's just a high school kid being hunted down by the FBI and those other bad guys. He could only do so much, right? I mean I believe the hacker things. I believe that a high school kid could possibly hack a high security website, but to keep himself out of danger when the people who he is up against has lots of controls to anything he has access on? It would have been slighly more believable if he was a secret agent or something and not a high school kid. Hehe.
Penny: I really liked how her character was revealed. Like Max, this girl is super smart and does so good at what she does. Which is hacking. Yes. A girl hacker. She was so cool. She isn't the typical damsel in distress. And the thing I liked most about her was how relateable she is. For me at least. She was an older sister who would do anything to protect her sister, even if it meant turning away from something important.
Evan: You never get to meet this guy but you feel that you already know him. How he responds to things and how obesessive he could sometimes get with all his hacking stuff. He is very passionate in what he was doing. At first, what he did seemed a bit shady, but I learned to love the guy, most especially towards the end. It was such a surprise.
The EVIL guy: I was totally caught off guard with this. Like a lot of things in this book, the bad guy was not who I expected it to be. So that is pretty cool!
ROMANCE
No insta-love!!! THANK FUCKING GOD!
I liked how the relationship between Penny and Max was not the insta-love/insta-attraction type. You see the chemistry between them. You see how they both fit together. And the even better thing about it was, it didn't take anything from the story. The author knows what to focus on. And he focus on the right one. He focused more on the plot line that was initially introduced in the story, not the budding love story subplot.
THE PACE
It was amazing. It would keep you at the edge of your seat the entire time. There is never a dull moment in this book. Everything was fast and informative. It was like all the scenes in this book was necessary to figure out what Evan meant by "Silence of Six". This book was like a Mission Impossible movie in book format. Although, this isn't really comparable to the action that MI has, but you get what I mean right? How everything is much faster in the movies? :D
THE WRITING
I loved the writing.
Let me just start to say that the author did not think, his readers were stupid. He gives us enough information for us to understand what was going on without over-exposing us to tons of information that we don't really need at all. He lets his reader do the imagining. He lets us use our brains. No information overload.
*cough*
This is a book about hackers getting entangled with something they shouldn't be. The author used some terminologies to give us a feel of how (possibly) hackers communicate and think. He didn't just through random hacker code everywhere just for the fun of it or to impress the readers about how much he knows about hacker language or works. There was none of that. And I appreciate that a lot.
FINAL WORDS
I highly recommend this for those of you guys who are so fed up of YA dystopian and want to try a fast paced thriller about a younger hacker who is trying to figure out the conspiracy that his dead friend discovered.
Please YA authors!!! Write more original and heart pumping books!!!! I beg you. I love YA, but I am getting really slumpy with the ones that I have been reading because of the typical format that most YA books have now. I think I mentioned this one on of my older reviews too, but yeah you guys get what I mean right?
The Silence of Six is a highly recommended book for me. I would like to say that it's one of the best books I've read so far this year. And I really hope books like these would be more known than some over-hyped books that are honestly, not really that good. I'm not saying that some over-hyped books are bad, but most of them are just really over-hyped.
Anyways, yes, read this! Read this really!!!
If you guys have read this, or haven't read it... Please leave me some comments below so we can chat about this great book.
hiveretcafe's review against another edition
4.0
This review was originally posted on my blog, Hiver et Cafe
I received an e-ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion in any way whatsoever nor have I been compensated in any way.
Whoa. Well that was a hell of a fun ride. I miss reading books like these that are heavy in the hacking world. It was like a cross between Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and Person of Interest, both of which I highly enjoy.
This book is smart and while I didn't understand all of the hacker jargon, I understood some of it and some of it was explained. However, because of the nature of these kinds of books that need quite a bit of explaining to get the point across, there was a lot of dialogue on how the characters would pull this off or there was explaining of how this certain hacking thing is done in the narration. It gets a bit much at times, but I also like that it isn't dumbing anything down for the reader.
I am a huge fan of mysteries and thrillers, especially those that go through the process of how it all happens. And with this one, I really love the mystery and going on the journey with the characters to "save the world." This story actually scared me more than any horror novel, because of how real the possibility something like this would happen.
I thought the characters were quite interesting, especially Penny and Risse. They make some hard choices later in the book and it's commendable of them for being decisive enough to make it.
This book was a really fun read, especially if you love Cory Doctorow books and such.
I received an e-ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion in any way whatsoever nor have I been compensated in any way.
Whoa. Well that was a hell of a fun ride. I miss reading books like these that are heavy in the hacking world. It was like a cross between Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and Person of Interest, both of which I highly enjoy.
This book is smart and while I didn't understand all of the hacker jargon, I understood some of it and some of it was explained. However, because of the nature of these kinds of books that need quite a bit of explaining to get the point across, there was a lot of dialogue on how the characters would pull this off or there was explaining of how this certain hacking thing is done in the narration. It gets a bit much at times, but I also like that it isn't dumbing anything down for the reader.
I am a huge fan of mysteries and thrillers, especially those that go through the process of how it all happens. And with this one, I really love the mystery and going on the journey with the characters to "save the world." This story actually scared me more than any horror novel, because of how real the possibility something like this would happen.
I thought the characters were quite interesting, especially Penny and Risse. They make some hard choices later in the book and it's commendable of them for being decisive enough to make it.
This book was a really fun read, especially if you love Cory Doctorow books and such.
nklosty's review against another edition
5.0
I thought the title and idea of the story were strong draws. Max gets thrown into a situation that he doesn't really want a part of, but friendship wins. I liked the pace and characters. 95
vidhi26p's review against another edition
5.0
The society this takes place in, closely mirrors ours. The plot is amazingly developed with plot twists that keep the reader guessing until the end. The main character is either very brave or very stupid. That makes this book a great page turner that I would recommend to anyone who loves action.
christajls's review against another edition
4.0
This book has made me super paranoid about the government and the internet. As we all should be.
Full review soon!
Full review soon!
samharnold's review against another edition
4.0
Overall this book was a thoroughly good adventure / mystery that was fast paced and intriguing throughout. The story starts with out lead character losing his friend in mysterious circumstances. Through the course of the book Max follows a number of clues left by his friend Evan in order to unravel the mystery of Evan's death and life.
The book features around the topic of computers and computer hacking. There are times that the computer language can become very in-depth which I loved as a fellow geek but I was left wondering whether this would be too much for a technophobe. However, there is enough adventure and simple explanation I believe to keep anyone hooked.
Although this book has a quiet mid section typical to most books in this genre it is not as long as some novels. Overall this is an extremely engaging book that I was hooked on from the first page.
The book features around the topic of computers and computer hacking. There are times that the computer language can become very in-depth which I loved as a fellow geek but I was left wondering whether this would be too much for a technophobe. However, there is enough adventure and simple explanation I believe to keep anyone hooked.
Although this book has a quiet mid section typical to most books in this genre it is not as long as some novels. Overall this is an extremely engaging book that I was hooked on from the first page.
devonadelle's review against another edition
3.0
I waffled between a 3- and 4-star rating. 3.5 is very accurate.
jenichenny's review against another edition
5.0
This book is sooooo good! I was itching for work to get over so I could go home and finish this. Loved all the technological and need references and thought the writer concluded very well.
scythefranz's review against another edition
4.0
A thrilling, mind-boggling, breath-taking novel, The Silence of Six will take you to the edge of your seat. A great novel about hacking and the cyber world. An eye-opener about privacy and politics.
“What is the silence of six, and what are you going to do about it?”
The Silence of Six started as a shocker. Oh well I don't want to mention "that shocker" but it really shocked me that I got so intrigued with this book. And, yes, it didn't disappoint.
I know what is hacking but I have no skills for that so it amazed me when I'm reading how well the characters do the hacking, almost every type of hacking. I actually thought it's kinda surreal because they can do almost all kinds of hacking but I let that thinking drift away since I'm enjoying the book and I am really hooked. It somehow frightened me too for several reasons.
The characters were well-defined, distinct and their voices felt real. The story was well-plotted. The intention or purpose of the book was clearly delivered, which is about privacy and how your information online can be used against you or used in a kinda evil-ish plan by a certain types of individual. And that the cyberworld has its pros and cons so be aware of what you posting or doing online. Think before you click as they say.
My only problem is that the characters can easily found the answers and knew what should they do and it's kinda unbelievable that they can do it in a short span of time.
“What is the silence of six, and what are you going to do about it?”
The Silence of Six started as a shocker. Oh well I don't want to mention "that shocker" but it really shocked me that I got so intrigued with this book. And, yes, it didn't disappoint.
I know what is hacking but I have no skills for that so it amazed me when I'm reading how well the characters do the hacking, almost every type of hacking. I actually thought it's kinda surreal because they can do almost all kinds of hacking but I let that thinking drift away since I'm enjoying the book and I am really hooked. It somehow frightened me too for several reasons.
The characters were well-defined, distinct and their voices felt real. The story was well-plotted. The intention or purpose of the book was clearly delivered, which is about privacy and how your information online can be used against you or used in a kinda evil-ish plan by a certain types of individual. And that the cyberworld has its pros and cons so be aware of what you posting or doing online. Think before you click as they say.
My only problem is that the characters can easily found the answers and knew what should they do and it's kinda unbelievable that they can do it in a short span of time.