Daughter of Deep Silence

Whoa. That was unlike anything I've read--at least recently, but maybe ever.

You know, I'm not a huge fan of revenge arcs, though I did enjoy [b:The Count of Monte Cristo|7126|The Count of Monte Cristo|Alexandre Dumas|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309203605s/7126.jpg|391568] and Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's [b:Burn for Burn|13406425|Burn for Burn (Burn for Burn, #1)|Jenny Han|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1332791803s/13406425.jpg|15571673] series a little more than I expected. But Ryan pulled this off phenomenally. Tight writing, good storytelling, plenty of emotion--but none of it felt overwraught. Following along in Frances's journey, I genuinely hurt for her and could see how she became the way she was--but also wanted her to be show more okay so badly.

I wasn't sure who the romantic lead was going to be until maybe halfway or more through the story, but it's not a love triangle. Shepherd and Grey are both genuinely good guys, and I really liked Detective Morales's role, too.

Everything, plot-wise, came together pretty perfectly. There was a lot of tension--will Frances follow through or not?--and I so wanted her not to, because I wanted her to be okay. But at the same time, I knew I would have felt like it was a cop-out if Frances just did nothing. She's been traumatized, rightly so, and she needs to be able to process and heal. Did I always love her? No way. But I felt for her.

The ending was a little ambiguous, but still hopeful. It kind of opens a whole new can of worms, and I think it was right that Ryan didn't go into it all in this book. But wow, that was just really different from anything I've read in a while, and I thought it was solid. On a sidenote, I'd say the romance here is steamy, even though the characters never have sex and it often takes a backburner, simply because Frances's imagination can be kind of explicit. That was personally not my favorite. But I still just found this book really fresh. show less

This kept me reading, but I'm not entirely sure why. I think the best thing about this novel is the internal struggle of the main character because the plot was quite preposterous. I smell a sequel, but I see promise...

I chose to read this book because of the blurb and front cover, and it was great. While the premise was a bit far-fetched the author managed to write an exciting, revenge thriller. The pace was fast, the plot intriguing and the tension nail-biting. Libby/Frances was a refreshing character - cold, calculating, intelligent and determined to avenge the death of her parents and friend. This made her likeable and unlikable at the same time. Although I found the epilogue rather disappointing, "Daughter of Deep Silence" was a book that, once started, was difficult to put down

I got a copy of this book through the Amazon Vine program to review. This was a very engaging read that was hard to put down. It’s primarily a revenge story.

Frances is on a cruise ship when it is attacked by armed men. Her and her best friend Libby escape but they are out at sea for so long awaiting rescue that Libby doesn’t make it. When Frances is rescued she finds out that the news says the cruise ship was attacked by a rogue wave...not armed men.

To make matters worse a Senator and his son were supposedly the only survivors and are lying about the truth of what happened. Frances gets it in her head that if that Senator hadn’t lied, then the rescuers would have kept looking for survivors and Libby would have lived. Frances and show more Libby’s father then devise a scheme for Frances to assume Libby’s identity and take the revenge she is so desperate for. And that’s just the beginning of the story...

This primarily a revenge story and the main driver in the story is the mystery behind what really happened the day the main character, Frances, escaped a cruise ship and was left to drift on the ocean.

This was a very easy read and, as mentioned, very hard to put down. It wasn't really what I thought it was going to be but it was enjoyable all the same. Frances is an interesting character, she is just so absolutely driven by revenge that it consumes every aspect of her. I enjoyed watching her being pulled between her desire for revenge and her desire to be loved.

This wasn't one of those books that was life changing...and I doubt I will think about it much in the future...however it was an entertaining little diversion. The story at the end feels a bit contrived...like maybe everything is just a bit too conveniently wrapped up. The very end is left somewhat open, which matched the tone of the rest of the story well.

Overall this was a fun and quick little read. It’s a revenge story that has some interesting twists and turns and takes an interesting look into the head of a girl absolutely obsessed with revenge. I enjoyed it but didn’t find that it was a story that really stuck with me. It was a quick and entertaining diversion, that’s pretty much it. I guess I would recommend to young adult fans who enjoy revenge stories with some romance. show less

The whole book strains credulity. When she is 14 years old, Frances Mace’s parents are gunned down by unknown assailants as are the rest of the crew and passengers aboard the cruise ship Persephone, some 200 odd souls. Before the attack on the cruise, she has become best friends with rich girl, Libby O’Martin, and fallen in love with a senator’s son, Grey Wells, all within a week or two. I know teens feel things intensely but this scenario is improbable. The only survivors are Frances and Libby and they spend seven days on a life raft before they are rescued by Libby’s father, Cecil. Libby had died right before they were found. Frances learns that he only other survivors were the senator and Grey. They said a rogue wave sunk the show more ship and no one else survived. Cecil O’Martin believes Frances and he says that no one else will believe her story and that she is now in danger. So they conspire for Frances to become Libby. Four years later she returns home after spending her high school years in Europe at boarding school and all that time Frances/Libby has been meticulously plotting her revenge compiling notebooks detailing the lives of Senator Wells, his wife, and Grey. She believes she has mastered Libby’s mannerisms and life but Shepherd, the hot ward of Cecil O’Martin, knows how Libby put a towel around her waist, among other secrets Frances couldn’t possibly glean from Libby’s journals. Really? When she sees Grey again, Frances/Libby still has feelings for him and she struggles to quell those feeling lest they hinder her plans for revenge. She has to get him to fall in love with Libby, so that she can get him to turn on his father and tell the truth about what really happened. The overwrought, breathless narrative and musings of Frances/Libby might appeal to some teen girls as well as the two hotties whose shorts are always revealing the taut lower abs of the boys, but they will have to put aside their common sense.
Disclaimer: I received this ARC free from Penguin’s First to Read and this did not influence my review. In addition, I was not compensated for this review. show less

This book was so good. I really loved the main character and also how complex the mystery was. It explored loss, grief and self discovery in a heartbreaking way and also how far would you go for revenge and what does that turn you into!

This book was so good. I really loved the main character and also how complex the mystery was. It explored loss, grief and self discovery in a heartbreaking way and also how far would you go for revenge and what does that turn you into!