![]() It would have been nice to see more of her as her background would have been interesting to explore. I liked that she was always there for Frances, even though Frances sometimes questioned whether anyone really cared much if she was in their company or not. She also is there to show the two main characters how lucky they are in some instances, where she is not. She’s one of the people in the story that add a bit of fun to the plot. One of the other characters in the novel that I loved is Raine Sengupta. One line that really stood out to me is, “ Everyone’s different inside their head”, whether that be someone being more bubbly away from certain social settings or another person genuinely struggling to cope while plastering a smile on their face in front of other people. There is a theme of depression and mental health running through the plot and Aled is probably at the heart of that. He is another character that doesn’t really fit in but his issues have escalated a bit more than anyone else’s in the book. Aled doesn’t enjoy learning but since he is quite intelligent, he has no choice but to pursue a life of higher education. It’s quite a contrast between Frances’ non-pressured home life and the pressure she places on herself. His sister ran away and his relationship with his mother isn’t the healthiest especially where his education is concerned. He’s consumed with his own hobby, the only thing keeping him sane, but struggles massively with his home life. “I think the world’s had enough of those, to be honest.”Īled is probably my favourite character in this book. Oseman writes, “ I think everyone’s a bit bored with boy-girl romances anyway,” he said. One of the things I love about their relationship is that it’s purely platonic, which friendships between men and women are rarely explored in fiction without a romance element. She doesn’t really fit in anywhere until she meets Aled Last who is struggling with a lot of his own issues. She doesn’t know where she belongs in the world but loves her art and the world of Universe City, a podcast she’s been a big fan of for quite some time. She’s quite a complicated character, with a group of friends who don’t really know much about her outside of the school’s four walls. ![]() Frances Janvier, the protagonist, is obsessed with getting good grades in school but doesn’t actually feel like she fits in anywhere, even in the academic world where she excels the most. She really knows how to bring characters to life and in Radio Silence she does this exceptionally well. ![]() There’s something special about Alice Oseman’s writing. To confess why Carys disappeared…įrances is going to need every bit of courage she has. Now Frances knows that she has to confront her past. ![]() So when the fragile trust between them is broken, Frances is caught between who she was and who she longs to be. Then Frances meets Aled, and for the first time she’s unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside. Aled helped her find her voice.What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has been a study machine with one goal. They get each other when no one else does.īut when Aled’s identity as Radio Silence is revealed, Frances fears that the future of Universe City-and their friendship-is at risk. Frances and Aled spend an entire summer working together and becoming best friends. When Frances gets a message from Radio Silence asking if she’ll collaborate with him, everything changes. But no one knows he’s the creator of Universe City, who goes by the name Radio Silence. When she’s not studying, she’s up in her room making fan art for her favorite podcast, Universe City.Įveryone knows Aled Last as that quiet boy who gets straight As. Since he is a boy and I am a girl.įrances Janvier spends most of her time studying. ![]() (Cover shows a close-up of a female face) You probably think that Aled Last and I are going to fall in love or something. ![]()
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