She secured her first publishing deal at 17 and had her first novel, Solitaire, published in 2014. About the AuthorĪlice Oseman is an author/illustrator and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. The critique of the way the education system brainwashes teens into believing that if they don’t get good grades, they’re destined for failure and misery and the metaphors used in the Universe City podcast to express that is just incredible. I just feel that the dialogues are too simple and organic, which does sound legit as it is YA. Their love and care for each other are platonic and genuine and almost make you want to cry and crave for the same. “That was literally the boy-girl version of ‘no homo’, but I appreciate the sentiment.” What I like the best is the friendship between Frances and Aled. The fact that we all go through a lot and we only “hope that someone is listening” when we want to talk about it. The mention of mental health is crucial in the plot. The themes are relatable and the characters are just adorable and stay with you for a long time after you’ve finished the book. I cannot praise the author enough for the accurate representation of teenagers, academic pressure, fandom, and friendships. It is not just about high school romance but the actual teenage stuff. I’ve read YA novels before that were actually over-hyped and honestly, I thought Radio Silence would be similar, but I was wrong- it is so much more. “Everyone’s different inside their head.” Personal Reviews A heartfelt story engaging with themes of identity, diversity, and the freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.

But she has to be really brave to admit that. Carys Last is Aled’s twin sister who has been missing for a few years now and Frances knows why. Their friendship is pure and innocent, and no, they don’t fall in love with each other. When she meets Aled Last, the shy, mysterious creator of a science-fiction audio drama podcast, Universe City- that happens to be her favorite, she realizes that sometimes there are other paths through life and learns to embrace her passion for art. Radio Silence is the second Young Adult novel by Alice Oseman that received The Inky Rewards for Silver Inky in 2017.įrances Janvier is a high-achieving teenager- the head girl of her school, who believes her future is all about scoring good grades, and getting into the top-most universities, and landing a job that gets her money.

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