Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.Ĭaught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances’ dreams come crashing down. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.īut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. She can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job.The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. Her YA novels have been nominated for the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, and the Goodreads Choice Award, and HEARTSTOPPER has been optioned for TV. She is also the creator of LGBTQ+ YA romance webcomic HEARTSTOPPER, which is now published in physical form by Hachette Children’s Books.Īlice’s first novel SOLITAIRE was published when she was nineteen. She has written four YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE, RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, and upcoming LOVELESS. Still, I would recommend it to anyone who is finding a book with diverse casts of characters that is set in high school.Īlice Oseman is an author/illustrator and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. I had a complicated relationship with this book. Maybe if I read this during my high school years, I would have liked it more. It was refreshing to read a coming-of-age story with characters of different background. However, the writing was good and the gender rep was great. “I think the world’s had enough of those, to be honest.”Īfter some time of thinking, I concluded that I should give this book 3 star. “I think everyone’s a bit bored with boy-girl romances anyway,” he said. The book is written in first POV so we don’t really get an in-depth characterization of each and every one, but still, I find the characters individual enough. It has F/F and M/M relationship, agender and demisexual characters. This book is so diverse when it comes to gender identity rep. One thing I absolutely love about this book is the queer representation. I had an easy time reading this book because it flows seamlessly. Like I mentioned earlier, it is a fast-paced book. The writing style is easy to get through. “I wonder- if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all?” I still managed to finish it because I was rooting for some of the characters. Not that it’s bad or something, it was just typical coming-of-age story. At some point of the book, I became less attached to the story. This book is about family, friendship, going to college, getting to know yourself better, and genuinely loving someone with all your heart. Though, I wish the story of the podcast was expounded more, because I find it fascinating. We get a glimpse of what the podcast of the main character was about. The story, however, is kind of slow burn. I have never read a book with very short chapters like this one. To confess why Carys disappeared…įrances is going to need every bit of courage she has.Įngaging with themes of identity, diversity and the freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tor de force by the most exciting writer of her generation. Now Frances knows that she has to confront her past. So when the fragile trust between them is broken, Frances is caught between who she was and who she longs to be. Then Frances meets Aled, and for the first time she’s unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has been a study machine with one goal.
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