Frances is determined to study English literature at Cambridge, and everything she does is toward achievement of that goal. She works incredibly hard all the time and rarely has time to spend with friends, not that she really has any. The one person she felt a connection to, Carys, disappeared shortly after the lines of their relationship got a little bit blurry.
The one guilty pleasure she has is listening to her favorite podcast and drawing fan art for it. When she gets to know Carys’ twin brother Aled, she discovers he’s the creator of the podcast. That deepens their relationship, as both are fairly lonely people who are forced to behave in certain ways, and when they’re together they finally feel free to be themselves.
But when the trust between them is shattered, Frances starts to wonder what she truly wants from life and who she wants to be. And as she sees Aled falling further and further into despair, she realizes she has to be brave, to confront all of her own issues and fears, in order to save her friend—and herself.
Radio Silence was a lovely story, one that is full of emotion and that feeling of being seen by a friend for the first time. It’s also a sad book, and there are triggers (abuse, cruelty) that could prove painful to some. I found myself fully immersed in the story and I needed to know what happened.
Oseman is the author and artist behind the amazing Heartstopper graphic novel series which I love so much, but I’ve had a few of her novels on my TBR as well.
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