Rounding up to 3 ⭐


This one sadly didn't live up to my expectations.
At times it felt like a teen romance, at other times like Nancy Drew.
I'm not really sure how you go from never having left your home to searching down your father's murder victims based on a few words... but there you go.
However the plot was intriguing enough to keep me going to the end.
Just an OK from me.

Whoa! I just want to start off by saying that The Girl Without a Voice is SO GOOD!!!!

Alice is mute. She can hear but cannot speak. She's been kept hidden away from the world her entire life and the only people who know she exist are her parents. They've convinced her that she'd be put in a facility if anyone found out about her so she lives an isolated life. Hailey moves in next door and they slowly become friends, communicating through their windows. Alice's dad dies and makes a startling confession on his deathbed. Alice and Hailey then decide to try and figure out the truth of what happened.

I legitimately read it in a few hours. Got it this morning and finished it this afternoon. I know the phrase can be overused, but it was honestly hard to put down! I enjoyed the writing style and the pacing throughout. It never felt like there was a lull at any point. The characters are well written and have the depth that you need in a good story. The relationship that develops between Alice and Hailey has so many layers and you really feel for them both. The end had me in WTF??? mode. I won't spoil anything but I'm still trying to decide how I feel about it!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Alice can’t speak - she’s mute. She observes the chaos between her parents. She is hidden from the world. Eventually she befriends the new neighbor Hailey and when things change in her home life, the two friends begin to look into who Alice’s parents or especially her father. After finding his journals they believe he may have harmed many women in the past. As they work to unravel the mystery, the bond between them grows. I was captivated by the character development and the plot. Everything developed at a fast pace and made it hard to put this book down. This was a thriller but also a story of friends, love, family, and more.