The Silence in the Sound

I just read Silence in the sound by Dianne C Braley and here is what I thought about it.

George leaves the mainstream nurse position for a more a private position as nurse to the famous novelist, Mr. S.
Going to start her life over, George finds herself leaving behind a painful past, filled with her fathers addiction that ended up tearing her family apart.
The friendship she builds with Mr. S is nothing compared to the perplexing Dock, a hands on kind of man who comes in hot then disappears on the breeze, which only makes George fall harder.
Watching Mr. S downsliding health and the relationships she cultivates during her time on the island, only helps strengthen the woman who emerged from the trainwreck that was George's life.

This book is very addiction centric and has a very powerful message built into it. The writing was quite beautiful and I really enjoyed the style of writing but it seemed a little passive in places. I feel it could have been faster paced in places and the narrative could have been stronger. At a few points in the book, I felt a little lost as to the point of the book. It seemed to lose itself a little. More could have been done to show the devastation that addiction caused to her life and what it did to her but all in all, the author definitely had done a lot of research on the topic and it shows.

George was a pretty well developed character and being the main character you would expect that but I felt we didn't really get to know Dock or Mr. S in the ways I would have liked. I really would have loved more of Dock's backstory and history and the same with Mr. S.
I would have liked more about the really hard truths of addiction but I get the feeling this book wasn't supposed to be written with a gritty edge and in that case, more backstory would have been a nice substitute. All in all I really did enjoy the book and highly recommend it to anyone who isn't looking for the happily ever after books usually give.

If you love a book that covers tough topics without making you want to drink yourself into oblivion, this is the one for you! 4 stars! I look forward to seeing what comes next. Thank you Dianne for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.