Just a preview, but blown away and so excited to read the full book now! Clearly extremely well-researched and beautiful prose, Sepetys definitely delivered with this book.

I received a sample of this book and loved every minute of it. It gets to the heart of the Spanish Civil War and what life was like for everyday citizens under Francisco Franco's dictatorship. As I only received a snippet of this novel, I can only speak to the initial character development. The story (at least initially) weaves between Ana, Daniel, Puri and Rafael's experiences; this seems disjointed at first until the narrative begins to slow connect the lives of these characters together. A touching line "Your duty, your mission as a woman is to serve" represents a prevailing ideology on the role of women during this moment in history. It was not a free world for both women and men to come and go, doing as they please. It was a dictatorship where only those at the top of the pyramid thrived and the purpose of everyone below was to serve and be obedient supplicants to the desires of those in control. The American's, past their own civil war, come from a democratic society cannot possibly understand the daily struggles of average people living under Franco's regime. One of my favourite authors is the late Carlos Ruiz Zafon, and this story brings me back to Alicia's story in "The Labyrinth of the Spirits." I loved every minute of this book and would love to read the entire story!

I would also like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the opportunity to read and review a sample of this book.

Although the setting and writing was wonderful, the story was tough to follow. The sample was too brief to paint an actual picture of the story. I wouldn't be interested to read more despite seeing praise online for it. There were too many character point of views to actually capture my attention.

Without exception, Ruta Sepetys always sheds light on our somewhat murky collective past. I have read each of her novels and am always eager to read her notes at the conclusion. To be able to educate as you entertain is such a rare quality. Ruta's work is exceptional.

Fountains of Silence explores the plight of those who lived behind Franco's veil of silence. It is frightening how such a circumstance can be hidden in plan site. Perception certainly is reality. I highly recommend giving Fountains of Silence a try.

I love reading historical fiction from periods of time not heavily explored, and The Fountains of Silence promises to be a great example of this. I look forward to reading the full novel.
Many thanks to Penguin Books and NetGalley for the advance look at this book.

I go into every Ruta Sepetys book expecting glorious prose, gripping characters and a wonderfully rich historical setting and it is nice to see, even in this sampler, that she delivers. I don't know how she does it but I was swept away so quickly and gosh, I know the full book is going to break my heart as she always does but I can't wait for it if she's the one doing it.

The epigraph already promises a deeply emotional read. I really enjoy the use of multiple POVs, especially since we already know how they're connected. It's interesting to see the same city and the same story from the different character's lives. I will definitely keep on reading!

I found The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys to be completely enthralling and I couldn't put it down. I did find it a bit hard to follow at first due to the constant changing point of view and short chapters but I quickly found the rhythm of the story.

I did not know very much about Spain under Franco's rule and the aftermath of the Spanish civil war, so it gave me a very minimal glimpse into that history and has made me want to learn more. I did find the culture shock that Daniel, an American teen visiting Spain, experienced to be eye-opening because there are freedoms that are often taken for granted.

I would highly recommend this book.

Being Spanish of Basque origin I found The Fountains of Silence with enough historical truth in it to bring me to tears. Yesk there were decades of repression and brutality during the 40's and 50's and even up to the early 60's. The characters in the novel Ana, her sister Julia and the main character Daniel all point that out in their own way. I enjoyed the sample trememdously and would love to read the rest of the book. Thanks to Net Galley for my unbiased opinion, the author Ruta Sepetys

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC e-book. I have not been compensated for my opinion and this is an honest review.

Difficult for me to fully review as I was awarded a sample only, but the details definitely captured my attention. I look forward to reading the full book to discover how all of the characters and storylines intertwine.

This is my second Sepetys book. I had high hopes for Fountains of Silence, and in the sampler that I got, it did not disappoint! Only 40 pages in and I have to know what happens next to all the characters. This has moved up on my TBR list!

I've heard a lot of good reviews of this book so when I saw the sample I wanted to give it a try. It was really good. I will be picking up this book very shortly.

I quickly devoured this short sample and was left wanting so much more. If your goal in supplying a sample was for us to quickly find a copy of this novel, you’ve absolutely succeeded! The stories of Ana, Daniel, Rafa, Fuga, and Puri are smartly intertwined with quotes from leading officials in history, mixing fact with fiction. This is my favorite kind of literature in a historical period that I haven’t read much about previously. I look forward to finishing The Fountains of Silence soon. Thank you for this sample.

I was given this extract of The Fountains of Silence for review, and from what I read so far is an interesting story about the Spanish life during Franco’s rule. It narrates the story of a family of sisters and brother that were orphaned during the war and now are working their way to survival. All of them have dreams and hopes but are facing poverty and strict rules of Madrid in this times.

I would like to keep reading it so I will probably buy it soon to continue, as this is not a very know part of history and I love to learn more!

I was given access to an excerpt. Reading it was enough to convince me that this book will find a similar readership to SALT FROM THE SEA, Supetys’ first novel. She has again taken a little known slice of history, 1950’s Spain, and turned it into the best kind of historical fiction. Crossover appeal for the Y A market.

what an incredible and eye-opening read it was. I cantstop recommending it to people ever since I've started reading it....

Very well written and so quick to grab your attention. Ruta knows how to write a character driven plot that will take you away from your daily grind

Inspiring and fascinating. A subject I did not know about in a country I have little knowledge. Amazing sad story of dictatorship, adoptions bringing joy and loss at the same time and a different aspect to cleansing a people in relationship to political and societal pressures. A love story under lies the plot of exposing the impact of dictatorship on Spain and the resulting impact on the people.

Give me more!!!!! I absolutely loved this! I will definitely be picking up a complete copy! This may be one of my favourite historical novels!

In this short sample we are introduced to what look like all the major characters of the book and are placed in the geography and time of the novel. I liked how the author was economic with her explanations and descriptions of Franco's Spain. She knows there is no point in offering a pages long political analysis of the times when a short scene of a dead child and the police officers is enough.
Sepetys shows (and doesn't tell) what the American family of the main character are like. Their social status is clear and their relationshp is also obvious. The status of the family of the (presumable) love interest of the young American is also clearly shown.
I would have loved to read more of this book, but as this is only a sample, I'm confident to say that I'm intrigued as to how the story will progress.
I did not write about this on my blog or on Goodreads, will do once I get and finish the entire novel.