Choosing YOUR path, not the one assigned to you. They can feel free.īeing free is another central theme in this story.īeing free to be your true self. In their friendship they found a soul mate or a twin. And yet beneath that unassuming exterior lives a surprising young man, creative and exceptional.Īled and Frances will collaborate together. If he could excuse himself for existing he would. Aled is a shy young man with a soft voice. I will talk below about that nasty woman! We will witness Aled being smothered by his mother, pushed and pushed to the point of snuffing him out. I wish everyone to have a friend like Frances.Īled is also a brilliant student but …the pressure is not his own. What she’ll do for Aled was both admirable and exceptional. She will also be the best supportive friend that I have read about. Policed and the good girl at school but hiding a super personality. She is really interesting and so passionate about Universe City! Silent always policed and with neutral clothes.īut the true Frances is funny, loves really crazy clothes (some I would find horrible), draws fanart of her favorite podcast Universe City. On the outside, when she attends school, she is bland. She also is Head Girl as she loves talking in public and it adds some shine to her resumé. She wants to attend Cambridge and is a study machine. She reminded me of myself as a teenager and young adult. ![]() And no as I said above it’s not even romantic!įrances is an overachiever and puts tremendous pressure on her shoulders. I don’t want to say too much about this as I want you to have the surprise but their relationship and its growth is one of the most intense and profound that I have read about in ages. This is the story of two people, Aled and Frances who will really connect as they share the same love for the podcast Univers City. I can’t recommend it enough if you are a character driven reader like me! ![]() None of the characters, who are all teenagers is who he seems on the outside.Īll main characters are looking for their true identity, their true dreams and paths. The best word to describe it and the characters is “décalé” in French what you could translate with “quirky” or “alternative” or something like that. I can’t explain the “uniqueness” of this book and Alice’s writing. What’s more shocking is that it’s not even a romance!!! I absolutely fell in love with these characters, their lives and struggles! I began the book with low expectation as I am a moody reader and reading these ordered book “just for the event” feels like reading school assignment (I know I know) but this has been one of the best surprises among “assigned” books! Radio Silence seemed like my kind of book and I decided to order it. I am not going to lie here: I bought this book because Alice Oseman will attend YALC London in July and I wanted to have some book to get signed. To confess why Carys disappeared…įrances is going to need every bit of courage she has.Įngaging with themes of identity, diversity and the freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation. Now Frances knows that she has to confront her past. So when the fragile trust between them is broken, Frances is caught between who she was and who she longs to be. Then Frances meets Aled, and for the first time she’s unafraid to be herself. ![]() ![]() Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances is been a study machine with one goal.
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