Review of Dead Silence

Description From Goodreads

Violet thought she’d made peace with her unique ability to sense the echoes of the dead and the imprints that cling to their killers…that is until she acquired an imprint of her own. Forced to carry a reminder of the horrible events of her kidnapping, Violet is more determined than ever to lead a normal life. However, the people who run the special investigative team Violet works for have no intention of letting her go.

When someone close to Violet becomes a suspect in a horrific murder, she finds herself pulled into a deadly hunt for a madman with an army of devoted followers. Violet has survived dangerous situations before, but she quickly discovers that protecting those closest to her is far more difficult than protecting herself.

My Review

“When you grow accustomed to something, when it becomes part of your everyday life, you notice when it suddenly vanishes”

Dead Silence was my least favorite book of this series. I could just not get into the background story of the killer. Yes, it had that creepy factor like the other books but it was different. I found myself sighing quite often as I was reading. I think I finally got fed up with Jay being jealous and Violet making stupid decisions. I love seeing character development in a series and while they did do some growing up, they all had so much more potential. The book just seemed very dull to me. I thought the end of the book would safe it since the endings of Dertings are always very well put together but I was disappointed. The book just did not end in the way that I was expecting.

The one aspect of this book that I thoroughly enjoyed was the knowledge we gained about Violets ability. Violets grandma’s journal entries were extremely interesting and the connections Violet was able to make from reading the entries were very interesting as well. Throughout the book you learn more about how imprints and echoes work as well.

The rest of the book was very similar to the others in the series. Violet and Jay argue, they stop talking and they make up. If I have to hear Violet fantasize about Jay taking his shirt off ever again, it will be too soon. Trust me. If you read this book, you will know exactly what I am talking about when you get to that particular part. Rafe stares at Violet, Violet gets all hot and bothered but denies having any feels for Rafe whatsoever. Jay overreacts and gets extremely jealous and lashes out at Violet. So, the usual.

Overall, the only reason I would recommend reading this book is just so you can finish the series. It does provide a lot of information that we did not know before but other then that, there isn’t much to it.