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Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks, for every nod, for every scream and even every gesture of affection. She’s been raised to know the consequences of falling into debt, and can’t begin to imagine the pain of having her eyes shocked for speaking words that she’s unable to afford.
But when Speth’s friend Beecher commits suicide rather than work off his family’s crippling debt, she can’t express her shock and dismay without breaking her Last Day contract and sending her family into Collection. Rather than read her speech—rather than say anything at all—she closes her mouth and vows never to speak again, sparking a movement that threatens to destroy her, her family and the entire city around them.
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this has been in my audiobook library for ages, I didnt read it for ages because I thought I wouldnt like it but I finally started it and wow, I surprisingly liked it.
The sequel is $18 for a paperback so yeah I don't think ill be reading the sequel until its down to $12 or something lol
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im a mute girl so I cant speak so having a main character not be able to speak was comforting even though her not speaking meant lots of people try to harm her but weirdly comforting