There is nothing like being treated like crap, unwanted darkly-romantic advances, and creepy mind games to make a scholarly high school girl weak in the knees. Or so it would seem. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick was released last month and is quickly—and to be honest, expectedly—becoming a top seller in YA. In my local bookstore, one bookseller told me “In my opinion, it’s the next Twilight!” and literally put her hand over her heart as she breathily whispered Patch’s name. And I must agree. Fans of Edward’s cold (no pun intended) and callous treatment of Bella will no doubt be swept away in the dark and desperate romance between the two main characters.
Basically, Hush, Hush is the story of Nora Grey, an intelligent girl who was never really interested in the boys in her high school until the inevitable dark and mysterious transfer student shows up to make things more interesting. After a series of threatening and scary events that leaves her questioning reality and herself, Nora discovers that she is part of an ancient struggle between Heaven, and fallen angels, and humanity.
While this may seem a sarcastic and harsh critique, the novel does have some redeeming factors. The dialogue and tone is a believable level of dramatic and the characters—even side ones—are defined, interesting, and make understandable decisions. In fact, I have a sneaking suspicion that I went to high school with Nora’s best friend and sidekick, Vee… Nevertheless, Hush, Hush is a action- and drama-packed read that will leave even the most ardent fan of Twilight gasping.
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