The Silent Woman
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- Author：Minka Kent
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Summary
Newlywed Jade Westmore has finally found her forever in husband Wells， a charming， successful， and recently divorced architect—only there’s one caveat。 Behind the gates of their elysian estate， hidden from street view in the caretaker’s cottage … lives Wells’ first wife， Sylvie。
Three years ago， the original Mrs。 Westmore suffered an unfortunate accident—and hasn’t uttered a sound since。 Not a physician， psychologist， or world-renown specialist has been able to elicit so much as a word from the silent woman … until now。
On an ordinary Tuesday while Wells was away—despite instructions to never disturb the fragile woman—Jade visited her isolated predecessor bearing a peace offering: a bouquet of white lilies。 Only she wasn’t expecting Sylvie to have something for her as well: a slip of torn notebook paper with a single word scrawled in shaky black ink。
That word？ Run。
Three years ago， the original Mrs。 Westmore suffered an unfortunate accident—and hasn’t uttered a sound since。 Not a physician， psychologist， or world-renown specialist has been able to elicit so much as a word from the silent woman … until now。
On an ordinary Tuesday while Wells was away—despite instructions to never disturb the fragile woman—Jade visited her isolated predecessor bearing a peace offering: a bouquet of white lilies。 Only she wasn’t expecting Sylvie to have something for her as well: a slip of torn notebook paper with a single word scrawled in shaky black ink。
That word？ Run。
Reviews
Ashleigh M。 Franks
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Nice idea that falls flat and lacks a punch。 Mediocre
Mary
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Quick read。 Nothing too twisty or surprising about the story though。 I like the authors style of writing and will look for other titles by this author。
Becky Evans
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Minka Kent is one of my favorite authors， but I have to say this one was a little disappointing。 I felt like while the story was well-written and kept me pretty engaged， the plot was predictable。 There were hints that it make take a different turn， but then it ended up being what I thought。 Not mg favorite， but I still love Minka Kent！
Dwayna Bruce
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This was my first Minka Kent book and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 It drew me in right away and held my interest throughout。 It had twists and elements I didn't predict。 I had to keep reading until the end。 This book left me excited to discover and read more by this author。 This was my first Minka Kent book and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 It drew me in right away and held my interest throughout。 It had twists and elements I didn't predict。 I had to keep reading until the end。 This book left me excited to discover and read more by this author。 。。。more
Anne Miles
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Less than 3 stars for a Minka Kent novel？ This hasn't happened in a while。。 The only other book of hers I gave 2 stars to was "The Thinnest Air。" I've read nearly all of her books， and they've all been so freaking good for the most part。 I guess I can't love or really like every single one。🤷♀️Don't get me wrong， this was not a bad book。 It was actually pretty solid， but I hold Minka Kent at a high bar。 Usually， her thrillers are shocking and unpredictable， and in comparison， this fell a little Less than 3 stars for a Minka Kent novel？ This hasn't happened in a while。。 The only other book of hers I gave 2 stars to was "The Thinnest Air。" I've read nearly all of her books， and they've all been so freaking good for the most part。 I guess I can't love or really like every single one。🤷♀️Don't get me wrong， this was not a bad book。 It was actually pretty solid， but I hold Minka Kent at a high bar。 Usually， her thrillers are shocking and unpredictable， and in comparison， this fell a little flat。 Our main storyteller is Jade， the new wife to Wells Westmore， & she feels like she is in a storybook marriage。 Wells is wealthy， charming， and so attentive and kind to Jade。 An added bonus is Jade is writing a biography on Wells' late grandmother， a famous [and infamous[ actress。 Being Wells is in charge of his grandmother's estate， Jade will get authorized access to his grandmother's life story。 Jade loves writing about powerful women throughout history， and this book is a dream come true for her。 Everything is seemingly perfect， but this is where the "Silent Woman" comes in。 Wells' ex-wife lives in their guesthouse and is under 24-hour care due to a tragic accident 3 years prior。 Silvie was so badly hurt that she is in a catatonic state at all times and has not spoken a word since her accident。 When Jade makes friends with a neighbor， Portia， she hears some pretty distressing things about Wells and Silvie's marriage。 It's pretty weird information being Jade has not seen anything in Wells like what Portia is describing。。。。 but it does make Jade curious about the silent woman。 As Jade pushes to try to learn more about her predecessor， she discovers more than she bargained for。 Was Silvies brain trauma really caused by an accident？ Does she really have no way at all to communicate？ As Jade goes down this rabbit hole she may not realize the dangerous game she is playing， until it's too late。 I worked this one out pretty quickly， there wasn't much meat to the story to perplex me or keep me turning the pages。 I'd skip this and read her other novels。 。。。more
Kelly Gagnon
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For a book claiming to be a "thriller，" this book was a not very thrilling。 It was fairly predictable and kind of a snooze at the end。 For a book claiming to be a "thriller，" this book was a not very thrilling。 It was fairly predictable and kind of a snooze at the end。 。。。more
Michelle Lulf
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Very slowI am not one to leave a bad review， but I found this book to be very boring and basically lacking any kind of substance。 The story line just continued to drag on and on while I waited for something to happen。 I would not recommend reading this book。
Share
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Fast read， holds your attention。 Always kind of knew how it was going to end but the ride took some twists and turns which made me second guess myself at times。Would recommend！
Cody Gaskins
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While overall， I enjoyed “The Silent Woman” and give is 3/5， I definitely think the ending could have been better among other things。 Read Morehttps://caffeinatedmomclub。com/review。。。 While overall， I enjoyed “The Silent Woman” and give is 3/5， I definitely think the ending could have been better among other things。 Read Morehttps://caffeinatedmomclub。com/review。。。 。。。more
Ashley
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10/10 amazing Wow Minka Kent。 A name to remember there。 What a crazy good story from start to finish。 Highly recommend！Great work！
Books Yada Yada
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*Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for an advanced audiobook*I enjoyed this book， it had me guessing all the way through， wondering who could be the perpetrator。 I like how everything was brought together in the end。 I recommend this book for anyone who wants to be kept on their toes！Kudos to the narrators for capturing each characters personality。 I think their voices matched the characters perfectly。 Excellent pacing throughout and flowed very well。 Each voice was distinct and made *Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for an advanced audiobook*I enjoyed this book， it had me guessing all the way through， wondering who could be the perpetrator。 I like how everything was brought together in the end。 I recommend this book for anyone who wants to be kept on their toes！Kudos to the narrators for capturing each characters personality。 I think their voices matched the characters perfectly。 Excellent pacing throughout and flowed very well。 Each voice was distinct and made differentiation very easy。 The narration really brought the book to life。 This was a seamless audiobook！ 。。。more
donna backshall
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Three unrealized potential starsIn general， I'm a fan of Minka Kent's books。 While this one was enjoyable， it didn't have that punch， that je ne sais quoi， I was hoping for。This story felt so familiar， I had to go back and check a couple times to make sure I hadn't already read it。 （For sure， no， since this is a relatively new release）。 I was waiting for a twist or some big drama to happen， to spice things up and differentiate it from Jane Eyre retellings like The Wife Upstairs。 But it was just Three unrealized potential starsIn general， I'm a fan of Minka Kent's books。 While this one was enjoyable， it didn't have that punch， that je ne sais quoi， I was hoping for。This story felt so familiar， I had to go back and check a couple times to make sure I hadn't already read it。 （For sure， no， since this is a relatively new release）。 I was waiting for a twist or some big drama to happen， to spice things up and differentiate it from Jane Eyre retellings like The Wife Upstairs。 But it was just a straightforward and predictable story， mainly because we've seen enough variations of Jane （or， in this case， Jade） that it's hard to surprise us。Don't get me wrong， it wasn't bad。 But it wasn't great either。 I just expected more originality and things to keep me guessing。 。。。more
Jayne
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My nomination for the "2022 Eye-Roller Book of the Year" award。Newlywed Jade Westmore marries Wells， a wealthy architect whose first wife Sylvie （"The Silent Woman"） was assaulted in an almost fatal accident that left her unable to speak。 Sylvie lives in her ex-husband's caretaker's cottage， located on the premises of Wells and Jade's elysian estate。 （Huh？） Jade is not permitted to interact with Sylvie。 （Huh？）Are your eyes rolling yet？Why would a wealthy husband keep his brain-damaged ex-wife in My nomination for the "2022 Eye-Roller Book of the Year" award。Newlywed Jade Westmore marries Wells， a wealthy architect whose first wife Sylvie （"The Silent Woman"） was assaulted in an almost fatal accident that left her unable to speak。 Sylvie lives in her ex-husband's caretaker's cottage， located on the premises of Wells and Jade's elysian estate。 （Huh？） Jade is not permitted to interact with Sylvie。 （Huh？）Are your eyes rolling yet？Why would a wealthy husband keep his brain-damaged ex-wife in his backyard cottage， instead of in a reputable care home？ And why wouldn't wife #2 think that this "arrangement" was odd？I am a Minka Kent fan and， usually， Minka Kent's fast-paced， twisty thrillers offer more elements of realism than this book。"Listen to silence。 It has so much to say" was an intriguing theme that was introduced at the beginning of the book that， unfortunately， the author abandoned。Overall， this book was underwhelming and predictable with an abrupt ending。I listened to the audiobook and the narrators did a superb job with the narration。2 stars， rounded up。 。。。more
Amanda
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This is my first Minka Kent book。 I’ve heard good things about this author， so I will try another of her books。 The story kept my interest， but was expecting a twist that never came。 Thank you， NetGalley， and Blackstone Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。
Ushasi Roy
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This was my first book by the much-acclaimed Minka Kent and I'm excited to read more。The mystery was decent， the reveals twisty but not very mind-blowing。 I liked the pace and the writing because it kept me engaged throughout。 I feel like there was an opportunity for a bigger canvas for the story setup， because of the characters， but the story didn't explore that and hence didn't live up to its full potential。 This was my first book by the much-acclaimed Minka Kent and I'm excited to read more。The mystery was decent， the reveals twisty but not very mind-blowing。 I liked the pace and the writing because it kept me engaged throughout。 I feel like there was an opportunity for a bigger canvas for the story setup， because of the characters， but the story didn't explore that and hence didn't live up to its full potential。 。。。more
Kristi， A Book Fanatic
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3。5 stars
Andrea
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Awful！ It is so poorly written and completely stupid。
Alex
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Boring。 Simple characters。 Not much else to say about this one。 But I would read something else from this author that is hopefully more engaging。
Amanda Garland
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3。5✨
Jordan Laity
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This is the first book I’ve read by this author！ I enjoyed her writing style and storyline so much！ It was twisty and kept my attention。 I can’t wait to read more books by her！ :）
Michalla
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Quick read and overall okay。
Lesley
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Wanted a biggest twist or reason or something。 its a 2。5 really！
Laurie Buchanan
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Do you think you can trust someone？ Anyone？ Think again。 Brilliant and immersive， Minka Kent's THE SILENT WOMAN captivated me with its emotional twists and absorbing turns。 Do you think you can trust someone？ Anyone？ Think again。 Brilliant and immersive， Minka Kent's THE SILENT WOMAN captivated me with its emotional twists and absorbing turns。 。。。more
Courtney Richardson
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Kept me interested enough。 It's nothing revolutionary Kept me interested enough。 It's nothing revolutionary 。。。more
Amber Keehn
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This is not my usual flavor but a pretty good read。 A lot of twists throughout and had me guessing until the very end。 My only issue with the book was that it dragged toward the end but overall was pretty good。 New to me author but one I had to check out as a fellow Iowan！ Enjoyed this book quite a bit！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Linda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you Netgalley for the ARC！ Jade has found the man of her dreams in Wells。 There’s just one catch， Sylvie， his ex-wife turned mute， who requires constant care。 Wells insists on keeping her nearby where he can care for her。 Jade is impressed with Wells’ concern for ex-wife’s well being。 When Sylvia’s caretaker has to leave for a family emergency， Jade is left with no choice but to check on her， and what she learns from that one visit has her questioning her marriage。 She begins to spend more Thank you Netgalley for the ARC！ Jade has found the man of her dreams in Wells。 There’s just one catch， Sylvie， his ex-wife turned mute， who requires constant care。 Wells insists on keeping her nearby where he can care for her。 Jade is impressed with Wells’ concern for ex-wife’s well being。 When Sylvia’s caretaker has to leave for a family emergency， Jade is left with no choice but to check on her， and what she learns from that one visit has her questioning her marriage。 She begins to spend more time with Sylvie and after learning from Well’s mother that things aren’t exactly what they seem， she has no choice but to confront her husband and save Sylvie and herself。 While this was an okay read， I just didn’t love it， nor was I drawn to any of the characters。 。。。more
Cassandra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved this book！ Kept me on my toes and had really good twists I loved the ending how all The ladies came together to bring the perp down。 A good story about women having each other’s back。 I was confused still why Slyvie destroyed Jades closet and clothes？ That wasn’t addressed really
Maggie Martinez
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A lot of people said this book had the same plot of verity， but is not ， I can see some similarities but the one thing they did have in common is that this one will keep you also at the edge of your seat。 I enjoyed it。
Andreia Butterfly ❤Audiobook Addict❤ 24hrs reading
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2，5 Stars！！
Kayla
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a great short thrillerTruly a great short thriller。 Keeps you hanging on to every word， page and sentence。 Great story。 Can be a bit predictable， but still amazing none the less。
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