When two young girls disappear from their homes one early morning, the answers to their disappearance lie in the secrets of their past. The Weight of Silence is a book that really starts off with a bang. It was one of those books I picked up and just had to finish as soon as possible so I could know what was going to happen. However I didn't reach the end and think 'wow, that was just incredible', I reached the end and thought it was just pretty good.
The book is definitely suspenseful, although I felt the author took an easy route writing from the different people's perspectives. One chapter will be from the mother's perspective, the next one will be from the detectives perspective, etc,...
I wouldn't have minded so much if the author had given each of the characters different voices. They are all so varied, in age and upbringing, yet there is no variation in voice or writing style. I felt like, at times, the writing was very amateurish. I also found a few of the characters really disappointing. However, the three children featured in this book; Calli, Petra, and Ben are all fascinating and you'll keep flipping pages so you can find out what happens to them.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars, and I hope that Gudenkauf will continue to write great stories, only next time I hope her writing is a little improved.
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