The Whispers

The beginning of this book almost put me in a reading slump. Something about the pacing felt off. This felt like watching a reality show about rich people. The second half of the book did get better, the story managed to grip me, and I was satisfied with the story. However, I just didn't connect with the characters in any deep, meaningful way. Maybe I'm not the target audience, being a young woman without kids, but something about the writing style prevented me from caring about these fictional characters. I also feel like Mara's thing had so much more to give, and so much potential to add this additional element to the story. With so much tragedy and drama, I was hoping to feel something more as I read these pages. Alas, it's the story that we got. And it's a good story, but not a great story. It's probably a 3.5 if I could give half-star ratings.