Review: Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis

Whisper

By: Phoebe Kitanidis

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Joy is used to hearing Whispers—to walking down the street and instantly knowing people's deepest, darkest desires. She uses this talent for good, to make people happy and give them what they want. But for her older sister, Jessica, the family gift is a curse, and she uses it to make people's lives—especially Joy's—miserable. 

Still, when Joy hears a mysterious and frightening Whisper from Jessica's mind, she knows she has to save her sister, even if it means running away with a boy she barely knows—a boy who may have a dark secret of his own.

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My Review:

Rating:

⭐⭐

Whisper has been on my shelf for several years, ever since college. Back then the premise for this book was intriguing and slightly different from all the vampire and werewolf novels I had been reading. However, as time passed it continued to sit unread on my shelf until I decide to purge some of my unwanted and unread books. 

Joy Stefani passes as normal around her friends but she has a unique ability...she can other peoples wishes/deepest desires. She has always been privy to peoples happiest of wishes but with her birthday around the corner everything is about to change. Her power is changing, her mom is being elusive and her sister, Icka has disappeared. 

All in one day Joy's life changes for both the worst and the better. She discovers who her true friends are and makes new friends in the process, while discovering her sister is in real danger. With the help of Jamie, the goth stoner from school, she travels to Seattle in search of her sister before it is too late. 

While years ago I couldn't wait to read this book, today I found it just wasn't my cup-of-tea. Joy was a spoiled, selfish brat for about 50% of the book, constantly thinking of herself, while her gift seems to portray a person that elicits selfless acts ever day...however that is not Joy. Every thought for half the book is selfish and self-centered. 

Unfortunately, this is not a book I would recommend, while the writing was great the story seemed to take forever to go anywhere and with a main character like Joy it was hard to enjoy. 

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