The Quality of Silence

It had promise, but overall I found myself very disappointed by this novel. It started off slow and only mildly interesting; it took a solid 100 pages to really grab me. It held my attention until the last few chapters, when it ruined the promise that preceded it with a terrible ending that felt far more like anti-fracking propaganda than any kind of meaningful closure.

I really enjoyed the character of Ruby, and there were moments throughout the book that I liked. If It weren't for that terrible ending, it would be a decent 3 stars. It had promise and fairly good writing, but I came away from it feeling like I had wasted my time.