Soundless by Richelle Mead is a standalone novel with 266 pages to get immersed into the story. It is a tale about Chinese Mythology and a village of people who are all deaf. Until one day Fei’s hearing suddenly comes back. Fei goes on a journey to find out why the food is becoming scarce among her village. Through Mead’s story, it captivated me to find out what was going to happen to Fei and her village. The journey that Fei goes on, not only is to save her village but it is also an educational journey for her as she learns the sounds for different things in the world such as rocks tumbling and the wind blowing.
The cover of this novel is absolutely beautiful with Fei dressed in her robes and the mountain that they live on in the background. The colours complement themselves. The gold boarder and text stands out and ties in well with the cover.
For me this novel took a while to get into, roughly 78 pages that I had to force myself to read before I got into the novel. It was a slow read for me and although I liked it because of the mythology, the writing style was just hard for me to get into. I did finish the novel after a week (only because of exams) and the ending was for me predictable. I lent my copy to a friend and she liked it but agreed that it was a slow start. To me there are a lot of mixed reviews of this book. I have read Mead’s Vampire Academy and I enjoyed that series but I don’t know why this novel was so hard to get into.
I think that if you do decided to read this novel, I suggest that you go in with an open mind and make your own opinions.
Soundless by Richelle Mead
Happy reading
-Rachelle