REVIEW: Aiden's Story by Sarah A. Denzil

Aiden's Story (The Silent Child #1.5) by Sarah A. Denzil

Genre: Psychological thriller, Short Stories, Quick Reads

Read: 28th April 2022

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Published: 15th December 2019

★★★ 3 stars

DESCRIPTION:

When Aiden Price was just six years old he was abducted. Ten years later, he's reunited with his family, but can no longer communicate. Slowly, Aiden begins to speak again, and his psychologist asks Aiden to write down his experiences.

This is his story.

A companion short story to SILENT CHILD.

MY REVIEW:

A short story sequel to "The Silent Child", AIDEN'S STORY is just that - Aiden's story - following his ten years in captivity after he found freedom. It gives readers an insight into how Aiden is adjusting to life "on the outside" of the bunker in which he had been held and the difficulties he faces.

I read "The Silent Child" about four years ago so I've had a little trouble remembering all that had taken place. I didn't even remember the name of his abductor or anyone else. Only Aiden. And in the original story, we didn't get any of his thoughts or feelings...hence its title "The Silent Child".

In AIDEN'S STORY, he articulates his thoughts and feelings in a stream of consciousness style of writing or, as his therapist says, narrative writing. He basically writes out all that he thinks and feels as he thinks and feels them and the struggles he now faces. After ten years in captivity with no sense of daylight or time, it must be overwhelming to his senses now to see and hear so many sights and sounds.

On its own, AIDEN'S STORY is not much of a read. But coupled with "The Silent Child", the reader can then grasp his story in context with everything else that happened.

At around 15 pages, this insight into 16 year old Aiden's mind after his decade long state of forced captivity is ther perfect companion read with the original story "The Silent Child". 

AIDEN'S STORY is available for free from Sarah Denzil's goodreads profile page.

MEET THE AUTHOR:

Sarah A. Denzil is a suspense writer hailing from Derbyshire in England, an author who has also previously gone under the name of Sarah Dalton writing Young Adult fiction and speculative fiction primarily for teenagers. Now focusing primarily suspense and mystery, she is adept at creating a tone of foreboding and intrigue, something which has managed to garner her acclaim from far and wide in a relatively short amount of time. Knowing and understanding her genres well, she has become a master of marketing, as well as being a highly gifted writer and contemporary author, as she builds her name and brand on a worldwide scale.

As a bestselling author of psychological suspense novels, Sarah's books include number one bestseller Silent Child, which was a Goodreads Choice semi-finalist in 2017. Her books have been published in several different languages and have appeared on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list.

Sarah lives in Yorkshire with her husband and cat, enjoying the scenic countryside and rather unpredictable weather. She loves to write moody, psychological fiction with plenty of twists and turns.

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