Silver

Gabriella Ardingly College Y9

I really enjoyed reading “Silver”. The book was humourous, emotional and captivating, and it had a fantastic plot. I don’t usually enjoy Sci-Fi, but I think because of the romance element, I really liked “Silver”. I have to admit, at the start, the book was a little slow, but when Silver settled in at her new home, the book got a lot more interesting. There were many moments that made me smile, in particular when Finch told Silver that she could always hang at the pub, but Silver thinks he means “To dangle. To fall. To suspend.”. There were also many moments that were heart breaking, especially at the end. Overall, I really enjoyed reading “Silver” because of the emotional and captivating plot.

Anonymous

Brilliant romance with a lovely plot to a sad ending should read

Alexandra Year 8

Silver was a wonderful experience, it showed emotion where you least expected it. My favourite part was when Finch first found out what Silver was. The book captured a great mix of sci-fi, and romance. It’s a really great read and I’d recommend it to anyone, for no matter what genre you like, Silver is sure to satisfy.

Charlotte Year 8

I thoroughly enjoyed Silver and it took me through a whole load of emotions. I loved the character of Doodles and her bubbliness and was gob-smacked and depressed when she got taken onto Charybdis. Although, I didn’t like it when Nat came into the story, as soon as she came through the door I knew that she was an alien like Silver! I really liked the romance element of this sci-fi book. As I normally would not pick up a sci-fi book when I read the blurb I knew instantly I would love this book, and I did! I would recommend this book to anyone.

Emma

This book is a really good book and I would recommend it because one night I was reading it and I couldn’t put it down! I got lost in the story and even in year 7 could love this book. It is an amazing story about a human and someone from a different planet and different land… It is full of love, life and university. It is definitely worth reading.

Emma Ardingly

SPOILER ALERT!

I found Silver a very interesting book. I don’t usually read sci-fi but it was very hard to put it down. I really enjoyed how at the start Silver would talk about how she messed up the selection for the Charybdis and how she had to follow the mantra before we knew what was going on and then she explained to us a bit later which I found really good as it gave a kind of tension to the book. One of my favourite parts was at the start when she couldn’t inhabit the boy. My favourite character was her love interest Finch and when he touched her and it didn’t hurt and she was exploring emotions when she found that humans touch doesn’t really hurt Charybdis. At the ending I found it very interesting and tense how she confronted them for lying and then got “dissolved”. I really enjoyed how Finch was caring for her after she stepped into the vortex. At the start of the book I could have never predicted the end. One of the lines at the end when she says “I’m Silver and I am human” shows how she cares for the people she has met throughout the book. Overall it was very unexpected and an amazing book.

Dasha year 8 St Paul’s

This book was out of this world, literally.
I’m not a fan of sci-fi generally but this plot had me screaming. I think that one of the reasons I liked it was because it had romance. I can’t exactly say it was light nor spicy, I think it was like in the middle. This book was about longing to belong and to fit in. The main character didn’t exactly fit into the world, but fit into the family. I would recommend this to romantasy fans just because of the heart-wrenching romance.
8/10 for me!

Quinn – Park Community School

This book brought so many emotions and feelings. It had so many moments that made my heart-wrench, but so many moments that made me smile. I loved that this story really tells us about the quest of finding your identity, finding where you belong and what it means to be human. But also, the power of love itself, is shown greatly throughout this novel. Overall, an incredible book and I would recommend to people that love reading heart-rending novels that have greater meanings.

Etta

I thoroughly enjoyed the book Silver, I loved how it made the aliens ‘normal’ and the humans were the weird ones coming into the aliens’ life instead of the aliens being the ones coming into the humans’ life. I really enjoyed how it twisted your perspective and how it was from the alien’s point of view. I loved how the aliens were so similar yet so different from humans, they followed the mantra very closely – it was their bible and their religion just like humans have their one. I think my favourite part of the book is the way it makes you think from a different point of view on humans and it really makes you wonder if there is anything else out there. I would definitely recommend it.

Niamh year 8 St Pauls

I really liked this book, despite not being a big sci-fi fan myself. The characters were very well written, and the plot definitely drew me in to the story; I did not see the plot twists at the end coming! I liked the romance subplot very much as well. I would recommend to fans of sci-fi.

Lara year 9

I really liked this book; I loved all the wholesome moments and the message it told. Although I did get a little second hand embarrassment when she was learning to become a human. The ending was also well written as I could predict what would happen but it still made me shocked and wanting more. So I would definitely recommend it.

Tabitha year 9

The book blends sci-fi and emotion with a great outcome; it makes you think about what it means to belong and feel. It’s almost lyrical, especially in Silver’s gradual awakening to the human world and the exploration of touch, empathy, and identity, which make it interesting even if you don’t particularly like sci-fi and romance novels normally. One critique I do have is that the plot leans on familiar tropes that have been done a lot but it was written miles above the rest. it’s definitely worth a read