The Silent Friend

The Silent friend is gripping, drawing you into this world of tragedy. We've all seen the headlines of terrorism, shootings, people doing the worst humanity can imagine. In this book one family lives that, from a group of friends to a family that suffers devastation on so many levels it's hard to process. 

The feelings invoked in this book are real, and they're terrifying and make you want to believe, to have hope only to find out what you already knew in your heart. 

Fast paced, surprising and wonderfully written, the visualizations put you right into the story, the good places and the bad, the fear the characters felt at different points was palpable, parents, friends, all waiting for word from their loved ones, it broke my heart and then at the end gave insight I never would have had without reading this. 

Laura is a fascinating main character, she had a feeling from the beginning telling her not to go on that trip, what she didn't know was just how much it would change her life and how hard it would be to get back to normal, if normal is something she can even achieve after the events of that night and how many people wouldn't make it home.

There's so much more I'd love to say about this book but I just can't without  revealing major spoilers so I'll just say, know your family, know their friends, memorize your families phone numbers, you never know when you'll need that information, I can say I couldn't tell you my mother's phone number without looking at my phone, but after reading this one, well I'm going to  be able to from now on.