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Say A Word is a difficult read at times, the subject matter is emotive and the character at the heart of it is difficult to like Connie is silent and immovable, when we learn as we go about her life and her actions it is fascinatingly dark and in my opinion more realistic than most in how her experiences have informed her.


It's hard to review without giving too much away, Yes it has classic psychological thriller elements but it is also a story of the affects of abuse, grief and a difficult upbringing, The wider cast plays into things well, the mystery is intriguing and the end solution emotionally charged,

Overall a good thought provoking read that doesn't pull punches at all,

Recommended. WOW. Rebecca Tinnelly

Dont Say A Word

Such a fantastic novel,

Fast paced and deliciously dark, And with that ending such a shocker,

Five from me, I found the book utterly gripping and unputdownable, I struggled to engage with this book, The relationship between childhood friends Selina and Esther are distant and unfriendly, The story of Esther's mother Connie and her grandmother was difficult to read, I found the characters unlikeable and the story too disjointed for me,
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder amp Stoughton for my ecopy in exchange for an honest review, At five years old, when she witnesses the death of her parents, Connie loses her words, Their death leaves her with her cousin Michael, at the mercy of her cruel grandmother,
The cruelty inflicted leaves permanent scars, and makes her vulnerable to the one person she trusts,

This is a dark, shocking read, Rebecca Tinnelly describes the history of abuse that lies behind a disturbed and damaged mind in searing detail, as a lifetime of secrets is exposed,
With thanks to Netgalley and Hodder and Staughton for this ARC in exchange for an open and honest review,

Selina and Esther had been best friends since they were eight years old, The friendship continued in adulthood, Selina became a successful barrister and lived in the same block of apartments as Esther,

Esthers mum Connie had been mute since childhood after the sudden death of her parents, One day Connie called Selina out of the blue asking for help, Connie told Selina a secret she had been holding since a child, shocked Selina promised to help no matter what, However the secret was so evil it affected Selinas friendship with Esther and they were no longer close,

There is so much more to this story but I don't want to give any spoilers, Don't Say a Word was a dark story and at times very disturbing, The plot was told from the POV of Selina and Connie as a child and the present day, I. didn't know what Don't Say a Word was about when I requested it, As the story progressed I was hooked and found It hard to put down,


The cruelty Connie suffered at the hands of her grandmother made me angry, My heart went out to the young Connie and I just wanted to give her a hug, Connie was obviously intelligent and i was sad that her doctor had written her off as a retard, I know the scene was set in the sixties but that word shocked me to the core!

I liked Selina who was woefully misguided but I admired her loyalty to Connie and Esther.


I won't say anymore but I highly recommend this book,rounded up to

Connie was just six years old when she witnessed the death of her mother

and father in a car crash, That's when she stopped talking, Selina and Esther are best friends but they have drifted apart a little, Esther has been looking after Connie and helping to care for her dying father, Connie has also tried to commit suicide,

There are some surprises along the way, especially at the end, The story was not what I thought it was going to be like, It's dark and gritty at times, It's quite a difficult book to read,

I would like to thank NetGalley, Hodder amp Stoughton and the author Rebecca Tinnelly for my ARC in exchange for an honest review, The story is sickening but the plot is good, The relationship between Esther and Selina is very odd and unrealistic, however I would definitely read this book again This was a brilliant debut novel, The story centres around Connie and is told in the past and present, Connies parents were killed in a car crash which Connie witnessed when she was six years old and hasnt spoken since, Connie and her cousin Michael, who lived with her, were then brought up by their grandmother, who favoured Michael and taunted Connie calling her a retard, But Connie is anything but, she is intelligent and can speak when she wants to, We then meet Selina and Esther, who have been friends for a long time but after a fallout have a strained relationship, Esther, who is Connies daughter, is worrying about her dying father when her mother is taken to hospital after trying to commit suicide and she asks to see Selina.
Esther calls Salina, but she doesnt realise that Selina is carrying a secret that Connie disclosed to her a few years ago and this has affected her relationship with Esther.
Is the secret finally going to be uncovered I dont want to reveal anymore of the plot but I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was very gripping.
A bit of a dark and difficult story to read at times but one which I highly recommend,
Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book, This twisty tale is packed with intrigue and kept me gripped from the first word to the last, Vivid, pacey and sensitively written, this is a book with characters that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page, In the spirit of delivering a spoilerfree review, let's just say this is a thoroughly engrossing read, The story line goes from past to future but is easy to follow, Great characters and a decent ending, After the death of her parents, Connie goes to live with her Grandmother and her cousin Michael, But things are not rosy, Connie doesnt speak and then is treated as a retard and a mute, She is ignored by her Grandmother, But Connie is clever and pretends to be silent and when her Grandmother is ill, she is left to look after her instead of going to school with the other kids her age.

Years later, Selina and Esther are childhood friends, Selina is a junior Barrister and Esther is Connies daughter, Selina is hiding a secret of a box of Connies, Trying to find the time to tell Esther what secrets lie in it,
Thank you NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for a copy of this book, For me personally, this story started well, and I was engaged the life of young Connie and Michael, But, the relationship between Esther and Selina I couldnt engage to, I wasnt really interested in any of their characters and I struggled with the rest of the book,from me.

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