Students at Lycroft Phelps are marked for success. As a straight-A student and girlfriend of the school's star rower, Charlotte believes in what the school has to offer. Meanwhile, scholarship student Max is struggling. Until he's asked to join the rowing team offering him popularity - but at what cost? Then there's Quinn, a sixth-generation legacy student, who should be able to lay claim to the school in a way others can't. Who instead must watch the boy who assaulted her continue to play at the top of the school's food chain. Only in the dead of night does Q realize the solution to her suffering: Colin Pearce must die. But Lycroft Phelps has more than one dark secret at its heart, and as the three students uncover just how far the school will go to keep those ugly truths hidden, there's a lot more than reputation at stake...
It's a mixed review on this one, sadly.
This got such good press, and it sounds really intriguing. But when I started reading it, I found it sooooo slooooooow. I wasn't even sure for a while that everything was happening in the same time frame; I thought it was going to turn out to be a timeslip twist. Having three different protagonists made it hard for me to keep track of what was happening, though that often happens with me and doesn't necessarily reflect the book.
This got such good press, and it sounds really intriguing. But when I started reading it, I found it sooooo slooooooow. I wasn't even sure for a while that everything was happening in the same time frame; I thought it was going to turn out to be a timeslip twist. Having three different protagonists made it hard for me to keep track of what was happening, though that often happens with me and doesn't necessarily reflect the book.
It's an interesting setting, but I'm afraid it just didn't grab me. Apologies to those of you who loved it - I'm sure I'm well outnumbered!
The Sharp Edge of Silence publishes on the 11th of Arpil, 2023 in both the US (top image) and the UK (lower image). I receievd a free copy and am giving an honest review.
The Sharp Edge of Silence publishes on the 11th of Arpil, 2023 in both the US (top image) and the UK (lower image). I receievd a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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