Daughter of Deep Silence By Carrie Ryan

First things first: cover art! 

The cover art on this book features the main character Frances in front of a picture of the ocean. The painting on the front cover plays a part in this book and I was presently surprised when I figured that out. Was nice to have the visual in my head when the painting was mentioned. The cover art of this book is really what helped me decided to put it on hold at the library and it is one of my favorites. 

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Summary:

"I’m the daughter of murdered parents.

I’m the friend of a dead girl.

I’m the lover of my enemy.

And I will have my revenge.

 

In the wake of the devastating destruction of the luxury yacht Persephone, just three souls remain to tell its story—and two of them are lying. Only Frances Mace knows the terrifying truth, and she’ll stop at nothing to avenge the murders of everyone she held dear. Even if it means taking down the boy she loves and possibly losing herself in the process."

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My Review:

This book was amazing!!!! I mean modern day The Count of Monte Crisco amazing. The main character, Frances, is a mystery. We as the reader really have no idea who she is as a person, and it's really not her fault. I mean who on earth tells a girl who was just orphaned by a horrific mass murder, "oh yeah you watched my daughter die but how about you pretend to be her so you can get revenge?" The poor thing really had no chance in life, the years she should have spent finding herself are spent instead trying to become a dead girl. For the most part Frances succeeds and everyone thinks that the body buried in Ohio is hers. This poor girl deserves revenge in my opinion, however she also deserves to just be able to be herself, which is not really going to happen for her ever. This revenge plot though is deep, Frances/Libby doesn't care who gets hurt and really just wants to avenge her family. However like Edmund Dantes something goes wrong, horribly wrong. And suddenly there are two boys in her life, one comes with no strings attached while the other is her sworn enemy. Unfortunately for us, their is no chance of her getting with one of them, but I am not going to tell you which one.

Also! This brilliant writing is only meant to be a stand alone book! This makes total sense as the ending leaves the reader with the right questions, and there is no cliff hanger. However that doesn't mean that I'm slightly upset about it. The writing style in this book, seriously one of the best first person narrative's I've ever scene. Frances as a character is more than surface deep, and the reader spends pretty much the entire book trying to figure out just who she is considering Frances has no idea who she is either. Plus the entire concept of this book, it makes you think because this really good happen in today's society.

Rating: 10 out of 10! Loved loved love this amazing book! Amazing concept, and written extremely well.

Content Rating: 3 (16-18). Language, teen romance, and violence.