Review: Sweet romance, maybe a little too much detail...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2013
Silent Heart by Susan SimoneSilent Heart is a story about a deaf girl, Paige, who witnesses the murder of a prince and then is saved from the ones who commited the crime by a handsome and gentle warrior, Stone. Although it's a sweet romantic/adventurous book, it does contain some scenes of mature content which, in my opinion, make the book not suitable for young readers.Plot:★★★The plot couldn't be more simple, there's really no mystery at all, it's only strightforward and doesn't leave much for the reader to imagine. It follows Paige and Stone's ride towards the King's palace where she will tell the king what she saw. The murder of his son and heir to the throne. The main issue of the story is the development of the ralationship between Paige and Stone and all the hardships they have to endure on their journey.Character development:★★★★The character developmet is good but there were some flaws. Paige and Stone were very well developed characters and the author managed to make them very likable. I thought Paige was somehow too much dependent on Stone and without much strenght of her own but that can be comprehensible because of her condition. What I though that could have been a little more developed were the background of the bad guys. They were for sure despicable and nasty but a little more background would have been better. There's not much we could ask about the other secondary characters.Writing style:★★★★Engaging and interesting. It is a simple writing style, nothing new here. Maybe it was conditioned to the fact that the book was narrated in the first person, by someone who's deaf, Paige. But still, I enjoyed it. It's not enough to make the book a page turner but is enough to keep you from boredom and lets you enjoy the story.The formatting is good but a table of contents could be added.Average Kindle locations per chapter: 10 pages/140 kindle locations per chapter.CONTENT:Sexuality: Some sexual situations. Rape. Not overly graphic but still, doesn't leave much to the imagination and I thought the discription was a little unnecessary so, I kinda just skipped those...Violence: Already mentioned rape. There's blood and death by sword.Language: No foul language except for maybe three or four times the F word.Drugs & alcohol: Non existent. And please... willow bark tea can't be considered a drug xDExtras: I believe the cover could use a little more work. It's not very appealing, in my opinion.Solid romance with some minor flaws, but not good for a young audience.By J. Vieitas