The only negative experience I had вЂ“ which to be quite honest, isnвЂ™t very negative вЂ“ was that this wasnвЂ™t exactly an easy read for me. The snippets of podcast from Universe City provided me with a) more material from this wonderful podcast and b) insights and reflections on the current actions during the book. But it didnвЂ™t feel like an irritating moral book being preached to you (the sort of book adults recommend to teenagers). Radio Silence managed to explore a lot of interesting themes (education, family, fandom) alongside the characterвЂ™s issues. To anyone who says YA doesnвЂ™t deal with important themes: I DIRECT YOU HERE. Normally I find that first person perspective can be clunky, but I thought Radio Silence wouldnвЂ™t have worked any other way. It wasnвЂ™t trying to be young and cool, but instead fitted references in smoothly. Characters have to be the driving point for most contemporary novels, but I thought they particularly stood out in this! They were very well-rounded and diverse (appreciation for characters on the asexual spectrum, because IвЂ™ve never actually seen this in a YA novel and it made me incredibly happy)! I just adored everyone a lot.

The supporting characters were excellent, too they didnвЂ™t feel like insignificant cut-outs in comparison. Her story probably stood out to me the most, because it was the closest to mine вЂ“ although IвЂ™m perceived to be quite an academic person, I donвЂ™t enjoy it. To start off, with, I am going to talk about Frances because I loved her. I am not entirely sure how it happened, since IвЂ™m usually a die-hard fantasy lover in the battle of the genres, but I think my hype was entirely well-deserved. It was probably my most anticipated read of 2016.

Radio Silence is the story of Frances, a highly academic study machine who secretly draws fan art for her favourite podcast, and then meets the creator of her favourite podcast.

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