Sadly this just wasn’t my vibe, I was hopeful but it didnt catch my attention enough. However I am a mood reader so it could also have been that.

This was quite an emotional journey! Overall enjoyed this read on a heavy and sensitive subject.

Thanks for a chance to complete an arc review!

Georgette’s life has always been different, she was raised by an alcoholic father and a mother who enabled that addiction. She grows up, moves away and becomes a nurse. Despite her feelings about her childhood, she moves to the place where she has wonderful memories. She meets a man who is dangerous and exciting. An emotional story of Georgette’s journey. An amazing story and it has fantastic characters.

Disclaimer: Thank you NetGalley and Koehler Books for this review copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

A beautifully written novel about escaping from your past and starting over. I feel extremely inspired by this. A book that keeps you intrigued.

I was thrown in by the title of this book as soon as I've read it, add in the beautiful cover and I couldn't not get it.

The Silence In The Sound was an emotional journey, we get to know Georgette, George, through her past and her present.
She hasn't had an happy youth living with an alcholic father, but their trip at Martha’s Vineyard was so enlightning that years later she decides to go to live there.

I grew attached to George's character, I wished the best for her and the ending left me with a nice feeling.

I tell you this is a book you love or you don't, but I really liked the writing and the storyline. The addiction theme is written in a good and powerful way, it resonated with my soul and it made me really invested in the characters' lives.

Quite a maudlin book. Georgette returns to Martha’s Vineyard and is haunted by her past. Dock, her life love, causes all sorts of havoc.
I think the author did a good job with a sensitive subject.
It was a heavy read with very minutes of joy.
Definitely not a light frothy beach read.

Thank you netgalley and publishers for letting me read this arc.

This book to me on an empathetic journey of a girl who faces challenges amongst drug addiction. I thought this book and its plot were very well thought out and executed. It's definitely one of those powerful storylines that I think many people can relate to which made it a highly impactful book.

The Silence In the Sound is the debut novel by author Dianne C. Braley. It’s set to release on August 23, 2022 and is published by Koehler Books. It’s the story of Georgette, who many call George, who is struggling to find her way in a world that has not been easy or kind to her. She grew up in a home with an alcoholic father and a passive, enabling mother. Going to AA meetings for the members of an alcoholic were the norm for her, her brother and mother. The only good memory she has is of a trip that she and her Dad took together to Martha Vineyard for a weekend. While there, he attends a meeting and she hears him speak to the group and it’s then that her feelings towards him start to soften. As an adult, she becomes a nurse and works at a hospital on Martha’s Vineyard. It’s there that she learns of a position to become a private nurse to take care of an ailing author. Mr. S. is a bit persnickety but seems to grow a fondness for George, and she for him. It’s on her off time that she meets a man named Dock, a contractor who she finds love and romance with. But life with Dock isn’t easy because he has secrets of his own. He too has an addiction but it’s not with alcohol but with heroin. This was a very emotional read for me as I had tears rolling down my face on more than one occasion. I really felt like I could relate to George and how she was feeling. It’s like this story really resonated with me. I read a lot of books, it’s my addiction so to speak, and I think this is probably my favorite book this year! Not only did it take place in my dream location but the characters were all very likable. I’d like to thank NetGalley for the arc that I found on the Read Now section. This is a story that I enjoyed tremendously and can’t recommend it enough. I’d give it more than 5 stars if I could and I look forward to reading more by this author in the near future.

I found this book to be emotionally engaging, honest, and very relatable on a personal level. The Silence in the Sound explores how growing up with a substance-addicted parent can impact the whole family. The story alternates between the present day, Georgette's teenage years, and her years as an adult working as a nurse. We get insight into her father's struggle with addiction, and the impact it had on her family. Coming back to one place that connected her to a happier time with her father during a moment of his sobriety, she took a job as an in-home nurse for her patient named Mr. S, a Pulitzer prize winner. I love the relationship between the two of them, overall one of the best and most heartbreaking relationships in the book.

Georgette meets Doc one night when he steps in to save her. Their relationship goes 0-1oo which was a little much in my opinion. They both seem to fall and fall hard until Doc just disappears without a word. His back and forth and overall unreliability becomes a pattern that really sets off Georgette. Rightfully so. Their relationship and her relationship with Mr. S push Georgette to find herself and become stronger than she ever knew was possible.

Final thoughts: this book made me cry like a baby and I found bits way too relatable. I thoroughly recommend it.

Wow, this will hit home for anyone who has been touched by addiction. Dianne C Braley has done an excellent job at portraying both the hope and heartbreak of addiction .

I always feel emotionally drained after a book like this - think Kristin Hannah, where her books are SO good yet so heart wrenching. This story tells the tale of addiction and it's consequences from the addict themselves to all of the people around them. George is a nurse who grew up with an alcoholic for a father. The story goes back and forth re-telling stories of George's childhood that have a clear impact on who she becomes as an adult. George takes on the role of in-home nurse/caregiver for Mr. S. award winning author facing end of life challenges. While taking care of Mr. S. George meets Dock and Will and falls in love with Dock. This story split me in two over and over again wanting to see George succeed and to be able to lead the life she wished for for so long. While the ending certainly broke me, it also brought me hope for what could become of George in the future.

I was gifted an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Silence in the Sound is a dual timeline novel that vividly portrays the effects of addiction on families. George (short for Georgette) has an alcoholic father and a mother who enables his behavior. George’s fondest memory is of a weekend trip she and her father took to Martha’s Vineyard. When her father gives an impromptu speech at an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting there, she begins to understand his character better.

She returns to Martha’s Vineyard after completing nursing school and eventually begins working for a Pulitzer Prize winning author, Mr. S. She also falls in love with an enigmatic man, Dock. She has conflicting emotions about him, particularly because she senses an inherent danger about him and because of his erratic behavior. Deciding love will conquer all, though, she marries him.

The dual timelines twist to form the DNA of George's behavior. Later, a third component arises as George reads Mr. S’s novel about a woman in the Holocaust. I found the book difficult to put down and found myself dreading George’s inevitable return to behaviors she’s worked hard to overcome. The scenes showing Dock detoxing were particularly devastating. Dianne C. Braley has taken knowledge she derived from her own profession as a nurse and braided it with her own love of writing.

Our narrator is George, a young woman from a hard scrabble town just north of Boston. She grew up with an alcoholic father and most of her memories are shadowed by this. At age 17, she spent one weekend with her then sober father on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. This memorable weekend draws her back to the island 11 years later as working nurse. George quickly transitions from the hospital to a private nurse position for an ailing novelist, Mr. S. George meets, Dock, a mysterious local and quickly falls into a new and uncertain relationship with him. Dock frequently disappears or disappoints, and George finds herself struggling to understand Dock as she falls in love with him. George grapples with her relationship problems but leaning into her relationship with curmudgeon Mr. S. and ultimately escapes into Mr. S’s novels for comfort.

As someone who grew up in the suburbs of Boston and visited Martha’s Vineyard many times, the setting of the story is both familiar and compelling. The Island is a character as the storyline shifts between the past and the present. The dual timelines allow the reader to understand the consequences of addiction and the devastation it leaves in its wake. This is an emotional read and is beautifully written. The addiction scenes are powerful and haunting and leave the reader rooting for George to overcome her past. It was heartbreaking to read the author’s note and understand this is loosely based on her own life.

One small technical point, George as a nurse was an occasional smoker and her boyfriend, Dock was a constant smoker. I personally found it implausible George would spend her days taking care of a dying man with a nagging cough and would spend her evenings smoking and hanging out with other smokers.

Warning: This book includes alcohol and substance addiction.

Thank you to NetGalley and Koehler Books for allowing me to review this eARC. This book will be published on 8/23/22.

Despite the beauty of the setting in Martha’s Vineyard, this was not an easy read for me. In fact, I skimmed the last half of the novel because I honestly couldn’t understand what was going on with the story line and plot because this book was all over the place. The jumps from past to present were confusing as there were too many characters to keep track of. I found them rather undeveloped and there were some I didn’t even understand. I really tried to like this book but I just kept getting confused. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for my voluntary and honest review.

Very emotional read full of addictions. I really enjoyed the Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard references.
Georgette is a nurse working on island and the story flips back to her awful childhood, her alcoholic father and her enabling mother.
"George" is a nurse for a very ill Pulitzer Prize author and there is tons of drama in that household. Enjoy this book, it will bring out lots of emotions.
Thank you Net Galley for the ARC.

Beautifully written and emotional read. cried my way through a part of it. I’ve never read a book like this and I’m glad I got to experience it. I feel like it truly encapsulates addiction and how to effects those involved as well as their loved ones. I like how the author went back and forth between the past and present to fully explain Gorgette’s story and build the plot. The imagery of Martha’s Vineyard was breath taking. I hope this book comes to the big screen one day, as I was reading I could already picture some of the scenes playing out. Also after reading the “about the author” page, I noticed that she is a nurse and also cared for a celebrity novelist at Martha’s Vineyard. The line, “write what you know,” comes to mind, and Dianne did an amazing job at that!

Thank you to net galley for giving me this eARC.

So I zoomed through this one in a few hours and I have to say that I really did enjoy it. I do wish that it would have been all in one timeline. Although the past did add an element to the story. I was more focused on the here and now. I enjoyed the characters and what Georgette went through as a teen and her trip to Marth's Vineyard. The story overall is very powerful tale about addition and how to find your own strength inside of yourself. I totally loved Hobo (gotta have a sweet spot for the pups). I will say that this does feel like a debut author. It had its issues but I think that Braley is an author to watch out for. I can see myself reading more from this author in the future. This one is just over 300 pages and I devoured it in like 5 hours. So that goes a lot to say it was really good.

Silence in the Sound is the work of Dianne C. Braley. As the author describes addiction affecting entire families in this novel, I found it emotionally engaging and truthful. The storyline is intense and moving.

The main character is Georgette. She loved Martha's Vineyard, an island in New England. They visited the island for the first time in 1992, when she was seventeen, with her father for only a weekend. Her only emotions at the time were anger, bitterness, and resentment toward her father. As she listened to what he had to say at the AA meeting he had to attend while they were on the island, her feelings for him began to change slightly.

Georgette returned to Martha's Vineyard in 2003. An opportunity to look after a famous author, Mr. S., became available while she worked as a nurse at the island's hospital. She loved her work and became very fond of Mr.S. He let her stay in a cottage on the property with her dog, Hobo. Georgette's life changed when she fell in love with Dock. However, she had to leave the island again due to unforeseen circumstances.

Georgette promised never to return to Martha's Vineyard, but in 2007, she did for a short visit, mainly to say goodbye.

Silence in the Sound is a novel I found difficult to put down. I recommend this book to an audience who understands the devastation of addiction. Dianne C. Braley did a great job writing this novel. I rate it five out of five stars without hesitation.

Thanks to NetGalley and Koehler Books for allowing me to submit an honest review. Congratulations.

Beautifully written! I feel the realistic traits in the characters surrounding Georgette really made this story. For a while the back forth in timeline felt annoying because every time something happened, I was left needing and craving what would follow but then it was like a flashback was placed there. However, continuing forward I was grateful as it provided information that helped flush out our main character and made me enjoy the book that much more. Perhaps too much as I ended up crying so hard upon finishing because of how deep I went into this book.

I received this ARC from netgalley. To be honest, I really did not like this book. The timeline jumps back and forth, making it impossible to form a relationship or even really care about the characters. It also feels as though the story jumps in somewhere in the middle, and there’s no background building or anything to make you feel as though you know the characters or the story at all. Mr. S, who is mentioned prominently in the summary, isn’t explained very well and I never understood how their relationship came into being or why the character was supposedly basing her life on one of his books. I had to go back multiple times to read the summary of this book to try to determine what it is even trying to be about. Ultimately it feels as though the book can’t decide what it wants to be. Is it a sad story of a character struggling as a family member/loved one of addiction? Is it a romance? You never really know and to be frank, most of the time you don’t care. 2 stars because I was at least able to finish it. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for my copy. Review also posted to goodreads