I found that this book was just okay. It was a little hard to follow at times. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it.

This book was compulsively readable. I found myself not wanting to put it down and finished it in less than two days. Whisper tells the story of a teenage girl in the care of a government facility for reasons that are initially unknown. You can hear the the thought of Jane Doe, but she won't speak to others. Not a word. It's a mystery. She endures daily torture and it seems like the goal is to get her to speak but she stubbornly holds her ground. Soon she is entrusted to the care of a new man, Ward. Ward is kind and friendly and takes an interest in her treatment. When Jane finally does speak, it breaks open a whole new story and set of problems.

I am definitely interested in reading the next book!

This ARC was provided to me by NetGalley, but did not influence my review of the book. All opinions are my own.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2311004678

Just wow. I don't usually enjoy science fiction or fantasy, but this is one that would go into our category of "books with just one weird thing." It will appeal to fans of Wake and the X-Men, but also to mystery and action readers.

Here are the facts: Subject Six-Eight-Four goes by the name Jane Doe. She won't tell anyone her real name. In fact, she hasn't spoken in 2 1/2 years. Jane Doe leaves her cell every day to endure various physical and psychological tests, some bordering on torture. And still, she has spoken to no one. She can't. All she knows is that she's dangerous, and the only way to protect people is with her silence.

I can't wait to read the next book in this series!

Eighteen year old Jane Doe was removed from her self-imposed stay at a psychiatric institution and held for the last 2-1/2 years at Lengard, a secret underground government facility. Jane thought of herself as a monster for reasons that aren't immediately explained. At Lengard she was analyzed, tested and experimented on to the point of torture, but she steadfastly refused to speak or tell her real name. This part of the book was sort of interesting, but the tease went on too long. Then, when I finally did find out the story behind Jane, the book started to go downhill.

The book was too young adult for me. Jane was constantly petulant. There were three cute guys all fixated on Jane. There was a group of teenagers with super powers, one being more super than the others. There were also adults with powers, who were of course the bad guys, including an evil mad scientist. The powers varied from person to person, but the person with just the right power (or the ability to block other powers) always conveniently appeared when needed. It was all pretty simplistic. It's the start of a new series but I doubt that I will continue with it.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

Really enjoyed his book! The storyline was good and the characters were very interesting. I like reading novels with characters who have “powers” or supernatural inclinations, so this one fit the bill for me. It also used science as a way to explain the abilities of the characters, which I also thought was interesting.

This one leaves room for a sequel and reads like it’s intended to be the first in series.

Loved this story! It's coming out in May 2018 and it is wonderful! The main character is afraid to speak and with good reason and I just was pulled in an couldn't stop reading!

I received this as an ARC from Netgalley & Pantera Press.

I was not disappointed. This book had my attention from the first page. Although I'd never heard of Noni before finding out about this book, I decided to give it a try because the plot wasn't one I've seen very often lately.
Jane hasn't spoken in over two years. She is locked up in a secret government facility. And she has tremendous power. But I won't spoil that here.
This story has wonderful world building and characters you can actually feel.
Ward and Kael are basically every girls fantasy and I don't mind spending a day with them.
Yes, I read this book in one sitting.
Overall, it was a refreshing change from what I've been reading lately and I cannot wait to see what's next for Jane and the gang.

Here is a review by Tashy: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2302251911

A literal page-turner, Whisper kept me up late at night and long past my lunch breaks. I was enthralled by the characters and just had to know what was going to happen, which secrets were going to be revealed, who was lying to who. The author really created a fantastic mystery and it's amazing how the reader discovers everything at the protagonist does. Great writing, great characters, nice world-building. VERY similar to the Shatter Me series, but since I absolutely adore Shatter Me I also loved Whisper!

*thank you to Netgalley and Pantera Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*

3 5 stars.

This was really quite good. There were a couple issues with it, such as not enough information about some things and the fact that we were just thrown into the story with 'jane doe' with no background back story and it ended rather abruptly, but otherwise, it was an interesting read. We did get a bit of background story near the end, such as her real name and the reason why she had not spoken for 2.5 years. I really liked the idea of this story and 'jane doe' was a character I really liked. I need to say that I felt such emotions about Ward. I wanted to push him off the edge of a cliff once I found out what he had done and the damage he caused mentally to 'jane doe'. Im not giving it away but for me, that was a major no no and yeah, I really disliked Ward after that. One of my favourite scenes was such a simple one. 2 girls hanging out just being friends. It was nice to read even though it was short but it was a nice touch to have 'jane doe' feel happy about it. It was rather a quick read but that doesn't reflect negatively on the story at all. I liked the references to Australia as that is the country I live in, so it was a nice change to read about places I actually know rather than all the American sites. I would recommend this.

The only thing that saved this book for me what the big reveal because without it I was ready to throw the entire thing out and start over creating a villain origin story.

“Whisper” is a book that begins with Jane Doe, a character who has been going through a secret government program for over two years and during her entire stay she has refused to speak so much as a single word. As time progresses and it’s clear she’s running out of options she’s given an ultimatum to either leave indefinitely or speak and join with others like her setting the stage for big conspiracies and hidden talents that are shown and reshaped as the book progresses.

One of my big problems is when writing about a traumatic event and in this case it was torture and dehumanization to the point that she was reduced to a number, you can’t have them bounce back too quickly. I know this is fiction and reality should have little sway but anyone who suffered as she had wouldn’t be sitting on the couch eating junk food and watching rom coms with the people who lied to her and let it continue the next day. The entire post treatment section was upsetting because if it wasn’t for her being upset over the constant lies you wouldn’t know she had suffered anything at all, the whole time I was wanting to hand her a match so she could burn the place down.

I didn’t care for the romance again it’s one of those things where he was complicit to her treatment until faced with it and the second he didn’t have to pretend he was cruel and that’s not romantic I felt nothing but disgust at the suggestion of it. She’s been alone and starved for any kind of human connection and it was preyed upon and for me that’s not the beginning of a love story.

This was a huge miss for me but I will give credit to the the ability aspect of the book it would be exciting to see that same concept in a better thought out plot.

**thank you to the publishers and netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for a fair and honest review**

My apologies; I couldn't review since it wasn't in a kindle format.

I couldn't read this book because it wouldn't let me download, but the book looks intresting.

Was unable to read due to not being able to download

At first I was abit of skeptical on reading this book after having sci-fi, dystopian, YA books galore few years back. But it is such a pleasure and enjoyable break from the women fiction genre I usually read.

The plot is somewhat easy to read from the beginning of the chapter, the misdirection and mixed of infrmation,, the fake-non-fake attention are what you usually find in a Sci fi, YA-Teens books. Add with a sprinkle of puppy love and a pinch of second love interest. You’ve got the perfect formula.
But doesn’t we love the predictability and the puppy love? Too many plot twists sometimes is too scary for me.

What I like more about this book is how it convey the message just to be yourself and reach your highest potential even though you are scare. A good message for teens, especially because the book itself dabble on self identity.

What I feel lacking is the other perspectives from the story. Hopefully we have another POV, Kael or Ward would be appreciated, on the 2nd book.

Thank you netgalley for providing me the arc of this book.

Thank you netgalley for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

This book was crazy good! I am still stunned at how I would never have known this book and many others if it wasn't for reading to review.

I couldn't put this book down. It was unique, interesting, and un-put-downable.

I am definitely going to keep an eye out for more from Lynette Noni from now on. Her writing was fantastic!

I should tell you upfront that I adore Lynette Noni, as an author, and as a person. She is like an actual Disney Princess when you meet her. Her Arkarnae series is one of my all time favourite ya fantasy series, and I even forgive the amount that she made me cry in book four.

Now, to review without Spoilers....
Whisper is good, very good, but I don’t love it as much as I wanted to.
Because it’s a first person narrative, so much of what the reader sees, is through the protagonists eyes. And she can be a bit of a dill. This is my only issue.
The story is not exactly new. There are certain tropes in ya fiction that are there because they work so well. There were a few twists which I guessed early on, but I’m not mad. I like my inner narrative “no! No! He’s not doing that for reals! He can’t, I won’t believe it, he must be a part of *spoiler”
And then “yes! I knew it, but oh gods, now he’s *spoiler*”

Things I liked:
Protagonist’s power (no spoilers!) is reliant on her self awareness and her identity. Because she is so locked up (yes, physically, but also emotionally and mentally) her growth as a person is part of her growth as a power. Her identity has been self-suppressed by trauma, and also through the names and the awfulness of a number that others have put on her. Even the nickname of “chip”seems a bit violating, as the person calling her that wants to chip away at her walls. She starts out as object, and learns to own herself as a person.

Bechdel test for the win! Friendship goals! A lot of her relationships are problematic because of manipulation and secrets. Even the people she kinda sorta trusted have been...hmmmm, no spoilers...”altering” her without her consent. Which she is rightly pissed off and issuey about. Cami (Camelot! Lol!) is adorbs.
Let’s be honest, pancakes, chocolate, and bad movies go a long way, and a genuine apology with a promise to never do it again goes the rest. Cami prioritises their friendship,which makes me happy.

The winner is Syd-e-ney! Having an Australian setting makes me happy. I’ve walked down those streets. #Ozya

Schrodinger! Totally great name for a cat, plus such a perfect way to express how Jane is learning how to stand up for herself, make her own choices, and be a bit sassy. Also, cats. Duh.

The awfulness of a final reveal about the possibility of *spoiler* being *spoiler, and that the reason she *spoiler spoiler* and was *spoiler* is because *SPOILER*!!!!!

It wouldn’t be a Lynette Noni novel without me making those noises.

(Wait, maybe she’s a Disney villain.....)

I’ll be rereading later, and may change my review once I don’t have such extreme expectations and anxiety.

Arc received by Netgallery in exchange for honest review.

(Which means that the wait for book two is going to be even longer!)

Whisper by Lynette Noni
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Publish Date: May 2018

Thanks to Edelweiss Plus & NetGalley and publisher Kids Can Press for the ebook ARC of Whisper by Lynette Noni in exchange for an honest review.

I was told that “Lengard is a secret government facility for extraordinary people.” My mistake was believing them.
I am different, there is not anyone else in the world like me. I am a monster. For 2 years, 6 months, 14 days, 11 hours and 16 minutes, Subject Six-Eight-Four or ‘Jane Doe’ has been locked away and experimented on without saying a single word.
As Jane starts to crack under the influence of her new and unexpectedly kind evaluator, Ward , she uncovers the truth about Lengard and discovers her own secret is at the heart of a sinister plot.
One wrong move, one wrong word, could change the world.

Wow! This book had me hooked from the very beginning. The last bit of the book, I could not put down! I really like the style of the author’s writing. I really enjoyed all of the characters, they all just seemed to come to life. I give this book a rating of 5 stars and I highly recommend reading it!