She helps balances it all out with her characters. 'A green girl in the woods just kissed me,' he announced furiously. Brennan was writing a particular scene or verse and giggling madly to herself. There is plenty of tongue in cheek humor in here where you get the feeling that Ms. Brennan creates an oppressive atmosphere, conveying the need for caution, without overwhelming the reader. This has all the makings of a dark and suspenseful mystery, set against the forbidding mansion on the hill, housing the mysterious family, that looks down as in judgment of the town and it’s residents. Not to say there isn’t any gothic elements because there are. While the premise and cover hint at gothic elements, the storyline itself is fun and quirky. Unspoken was a huge, enjoyable surprise for me. With the Lynburn’s strange behavior, a town drowning in secrets, and an imaginary friend turned flesh and blood, Kami isn’t sure who can she trust anymore.

Jared Lynburn is real and just as shocked as Kami to find that she is real.Īs Jared and Kami struggle with their relationship and the reality of it, the town begins to experience a rash of deaths that leaves Kami trying to make sense of what’s happening in her once peaceful town. When the town’s most infamous first family, the Lynburn’s, suddenly move back home and take up residence again, Kami is shocked to find her imaginary friend isn’t so imaginary anymore. She was never silent about this friend so she is considered a bit of an oddity in her town of Sorry-In-The Vale, but that doesn’t concern her. He’s always been’ constant in her life, and she has never known a time he hasn’t been in her mind. Kami Glass has always had an imaginary friend. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Lynburn Legacy #1)įavorite Quote: “If I wasn’t going to be a world-famous journalist and if I didn’t have such respect for truth and justice, I could be an amazing master criminal.”

Unspoken series by sarah rees brennan