SuitabookUnspoken
Sarah Rees Brennan
- Reading
- Try reading together through the early suspense, then pause to compare which clues feel intriguing and which feel unsettling. This leaves room to check in without assuming how intense the scenes become.
- Themes
- Connection, belonging and trust: Kami has spoken in her head with a boy she has never met, and this connection has made her an outsider. He is later revealed to be real and is described as dangerous. The premise makes an unusual connection central to Kami’s identity and sense of belonging, while leaving its meaning and implications open.
- Secrets and suspense: The returning Lynburn family and unsettling events lead Kami to recognise that her town hides secrets and a murderer. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes disturbing events, screaming in the woods, a murderer and a boy described as dangerous. These elements may warrant a conversation about how much suspense or peril your reader enjoys.