Silence - Natasha Preston

I thought I was on a roll with books that I enjoyed, but then I ruined my streak with this one.  It has been sitting in my Kindle for ages and I just now got around to reading it.  I got it because it was free on Amazon.  A good amount of the time, if the first book in a series is free, it entices me to read it and I usually end up buying the next books.

Silence had great potential.  The premise was interesting. A girl goes through a traumatic event in her life and stops talking for eleven years.  I really liked the idea behind the book.  However, what turned me off was the writing.  I realize that the author is from England, so spelling and terminology will naturally be different from the typical books I read.  However, the book was so laden with grammar errors and typos that it made it difficult to get through.  I also felt that the book was rushed.  A scene that could have taken an entire chapter was broken down into a couple paragraphs, yet things that could have been quickly written took up pages.

I also did not like how the first ten or so chapters were written from Oakley's perspective, then all of a sudden there was a random Cole POV chapter.  If alternating POVs are going to be used, it would be easier to follow if it started out that way in the beginning rather than just throwing in another POV randomly.

With that being said, it is not my intention to trash this book.  I really did find the plot to be interesting.  The ideas were good.  The cliffhanger at the end left room for an interesting development in the next book.  I think I previously downloaded the second book for free, but it will be awhile before I attempt to read it.