Review: Soundless by Richelle Mead
- Queenie
- Dec 27, 2015
- 2 min read
Title: Soundless
Author: Richelle Mead
Series: Standalone
Publication: November 10th, 2015
Ratings: 3 crowns
Summary: In a village without sound…For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink. Many go hungry. Fei and all the people she loves are plunged into crisis, with nothing to look forward to but darkness and starvation.One girl hears a call to action…Until one night, Fei is awoken by a searing noise. Sound becomes her weapon.She sets out to uncover what’s happened to her and to fight the dangers threatening her village. A handsome miner with a revolutionary spirit accompanies Fei on her quest, bringing with him new risks and the possibility of romance. They embark on a majestic journey from the peak of their jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth will change their lives forever…And unlocks a power that will save her people.
First off, the cover is absolutely gorgeous!!
So...this book hasn't gotten a lot of love. The ratings are quite low, so I was pleasantly surprised that I somewhat enjoyed it. I try not to read any reviews before I embark on reading a new book because that usually influences its chances of me liking/disliking it. But I do look at the ratings, and this book had particularly low ones, but I wanted to give it a shot. I can probably understand why people didn't enjoy this book. The pacing was quite slow and some parts of the book were boring. I yawned here and there. The main character seemed too perfect as well; she had an answer and a solution for almost everything.
On the other hand, I liked the plot and the settings. Soundless is such a unique YA story. I've read many books that focus on similar concepts, so this was a bit refreshing. The setting is in China on top of a mountain where boulders have separated a tiny village and its people from the rest of the world. I find the setting utterly fascinating. It was interesting to read about people and how they only grew up in such a small place with so much history but little knowledge of the outside world. Yes, I did wish there was more description...more imagery.
Soundless was definitely not the most exciting or fantastical book I've read ever, but it was interesting to read. If you're looking for something fast-paced or detail-oriented, I would stray away from this.
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