Speechless

While reading speechless, the book seemed like a typical high school novel. The main character Chelsea, had a hard time keeping a secret of finding out Noah, was gay and having an affair. Chelsea  told the wrong people, almost getting Noah killed. Once the whole school heard about Chelsea's mistake, all her friends turned on her, and was also getting bullied. Chelsea decided to take a vow of silence due to the fact she "couldn't keep her mouth shut" and only used a dry erase board as her form of communication. Her parents didn't agree with her decision of taking a vow of silence, and thought about sending Chelsea to see a doctor.

Chelsea went from being best friends with the most popular girl in school, to the person the whole school hated. Along the way, Chelsea meets a quite and shy girl named Asha. Asha worked at Rosies; the towns diner. Since Chelsea had nothing better to do or be with, she hung out at Rosies and waited for Asha's shifts to be over. While working at Rosies, Sam, one of the most popular boys in school, notices her. As the story developes, Sam and Asha start to become friends with Chelsea and helping her through her struggles with bullying. Sam forgets the mistake Chelsea made and falls in love with her. Sooner or later Chelsea makes the big decision to stop her vow of silence and start talking again, falling in love with someone close to her, and regaining a friendship with Noah.

People who enjoy reading about non-fiction would mostly enjoy this book. If I had to rate this book, it would probably be 4 stars. I really enjoyed this book, it kept me hanging on and wanting to read more!