The second book of the Hush, Hush Saga (Crescendo) starts off a few months after the events of Hush, Hush. At the beginning everything seems to be alright in Nora Grey's world. She feels calm and safe after the events of Hush, Hush especially now that Patch is her guardian angel and not only that but also her boyfriend. Life couldn't get any better for Nora. But then a seed of doubt is planted into her head concerning Patch and that's when everything falls into place.
Though Hush, Hush didn't seem like the ideal beginning for me, Crescendo definitely made up for it. This book was filled with ten times more mystery and surprises than the first book and it kept me guessing, it definitely wasn't predictable like the first book was. Like the mystery surrounding her dad's death, it was definitely something that had my interest throughout the book.
I liked how Nora grew on me in this book, though she continued to make reckless choices, this time I saw them as something that she had to do because there was a valid reason behind her choices. In the last book it felt like there was never any rational reasoning behind her choices which was the main reason that she annoyed me in the last book, ruining some of the reading experience for what could have been a really good book. So her character developed which made the book more enjoyable, for example, some of the things she did made her seem more fun. Meanwhile, Patch and Vee were their same old selves; Vee was hilariously inappropriate in the most inopportune moments and Patch still had that mysterious edge to him except this time he was the character that really bugged me because of the things he did. It would be nice if neither of the main characters got on my nerves in the next book, Silence. Hopefully I'm not asking for too much. The new character added was Nora's childhood friend who moved back to town, Scott. Like Patch, Scott was sketchy bot I still enjoyed reading about him because of his personality, it was different from Patch.
Becca Fitzpatrick's writing was amazing, like the first book. I always enjoy reading her descriptions because they always inspire ideas of my own to add to my writing.
All in all; the characters developed for the most part, the plot was mysterious, and the writing was better than the first book. I give Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick 4 out of 5 stars.
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Hush, Hush is the first book in the Hush, Hush Saga written by Becca Fitzpatrick. Nora Grey is just your average girl whose father has recently been murdered and the murder is nowhere to be found. With that in mind it only makes sense that she should be a bit wary of her new, sketchy, biology partner, right? That's the logical thing that you think would happen or should happen. Is she though? It didn't really seem like it. Even though Patch is dangerous, unreliable, and totally sketchy, for some reason Nora takes it as an invitation that fine to be around. Which is on of the things that really bugged me about her!
One of my issues with this book was Nora, the protagonist. There were moments when she was annoying because a lot of the time she put herself in situations that could have been avoided if she hadn't done something stupid and reckless. So for some parts of the book, she was my issue. I didn't hate her, she was okay but I felt like her character development could have been worked on.
Characters that I enjoyed were Patch (the sketchy, biology partner) and Vee, Nora's best friend. I liked Vee because I felt she had more of a personality which was entertaining to read about, than the main character herself (hopefully that changes in the second book, Crescendo). Vee was witty which made her fun to read about compared to Nora who seemed somewhat bland. I enjoyed reading about Patch because even though the guy isn't exactly trustworthy, he is mysterious which seemed to be most of the book. Nora trying to figure out Patch and what he's hiding. We don't even know his real name because obviously Patch isn't his real name, I thought that at first it was a ridiculous nickname but eventually it grew on me.
The plot seemed seemed typical and there wasn't really anything that surprised me. I found it very predictable a lot of the time. Though the story wasn't original, I enjoyed the writing. The descriptions were different and I loved the imagery Becca Fitzpatrick was able to convey in my head. I'm not going to give up on the series because I think it has potential to be a good series, I can't wait to get started on Crescendo! I give Hush, Hush 3 out of 5 stars.
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