Review: HUSH, HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick

What did I love about this book?

1. The cover. Mind-blowing, isn't it?

2. Fitzpatrick's skill at weaving a story slowly, building the suspense. The protagonist, Nora, doesn't learn her love interest, Patch's, identity until nearly the end. I'm impressed the author kept my interest that long. Then she skillfully weaved in some flashbacks, but not until I was absolutely deperate to know them.

3. The best friend, Vee. Hilarious.

What didn't work for me?

1. I wasn't absolutely in love with the protagonist. She seemed a bit--dare I say it--bland to me. And I'm not one who needs the protag to spew sassy, clever line, after clever line (although I did get used to that with Evie in Paranormalcy). I just couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why Patch fell for her. Her strengths and her weaknesses weren't all that evident to me. She wasn't all that memorable. I even had to look up her name after finishing it one minute ago! Sad, sad, sad! Yet I like the name, Nora. Maybe I didn't see it written enough?

2. I also didn't fall in love with the sentences of this book. Maybe I wanted a greater feeling of foreboding, something different with the word choice. Or maybe I wanted something more clever. I didn't find either.

My opinion?

I still really enjoyed this. A clean read with an intriguing story, and my favorite genre--paranormal YA. So pick it up if you're into this type of book, if anything to see Fitzpatrick's skill at stretching the tension.