Jaded: The SilentWhisperer

by Hailey Woerner

What if you knew about a plan to murder a national leader, but couldn't tell anyone about it?

What if there was a person who constantly betrayed you?

What if there was someone was strong enough to invade your mind?

Jade is an orphan girl who lives in the king's city, Gialien. When she finds out about a rebel plot to start a war and kill the king, she must travel through betrayal and mistrust to stop a war that never should have started. But when a secret from her past is revealed, all she has ever known is turned upside down. Will Jade be able to fight her past and save the king?

Genres: Young Adult

214 pages, ebook

First published June 5, 2015

About the author

Hello all!
Thanks for checking out my profile, can't wait to talk about books with all of you. Now to put on the third person hat...

Hailey Woerner is a young author following her dreams. She is one of those...introverted types, if you will. She finds her passion in writing, drawing, singing, and serving on her highschool worship team. Some have called her creative, intuitive, quite, gentle, and graceful, though sometimes hot-headed. She lives in the wonderful state of VA with her family of seven, and loves watching the seasons change over the mountains. You can often find her sitting alone, thinking up new ways to tell an old tale, or creating tunes for a new song she has written, but she always welcomes conversation to those who come up to her! Just watch yourself, or she might find some way to work you into her next novel. ;)

Reviews

[Jo-Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt this book was an outstanding debut from a young author who has a bright future ahead of her. The story was interesting, well thought out, and written beautifully. I would never have guessed that Hailey Woerner was a teenager by reading the book she wrote.

Jade is an amazing main character. I love how the author made her character go through many things that caused her to struggle with trusting and letting people in. Jade had many internal conflicts warring within herself...always questioning what is the right thing. At times it was very difficult for her to know what the right thing was...and isn't that so realistic? In real life aren't there so many times that the line between right and wrong is blurred so much that it is hard to know which path is the correct one to take? It was these types of struggles that made the writing seem mature and incredibly insightful to me.

I also loved Neco as a character. He was doing so many things that were wrong, but believed he was doing them for a reason that was right. I wound up forgiving him for some of the things he had done long before the end of the book, but if I was in Jade's position I am not so sure I could have forgiven him so readily...but this book takes place in a completely different world than we live in- a place called Erale- so maybe things are done differently there than they are here. I know I wouldn't be okay with someone cutting my tongue out of my head after knocking me out! I would be hard pressed to EVER call someone who did that to me my friend, ever! I guess with Jade being the type of person she is, and growing up how she did, that maybe she forgives much easier than I would in that situation. Well, obviously she does.

I will continue with the series, even though the ending broke my heart. That was SO not fair!!! This was an all around fun, exciting, and fast read full of adventure and I'm glad I chose to read it.

[Alex McGilvery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jade is thrown out of the orphanage for stealing food, she never explains it is for poor villagers out side the city. With nothing to do and no where to go she follows a strange boy only a little older than her into the woods. What she finds in his satchel changes her life forever. Jade meets rebels and more than one kind of monster trying to both do the right thing and to never trust anyone again.

This is the first in a series, but the ending is satisfying even as we're left waiting for the next installment. The plot is filled with twists and the reader doesn’t know any better than Jade who to trust. Jade is an extraordinarily well-drawn character with great depth, she draws the reader into the story. The other people populating the story share various degrees of her complexity.

I enjoyed the story, it continued to surprise as we are moved to the climax still unsure of the outcome. I heartily recommend it to YA and fantasy lovers, as well as those who like adventure of any genre.

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really did enjoy this book, although there were several parts in the book that were very upsetting and not what I thought would happen. The author, has a real way with words and I can't believe she was able to make a book as great as this! It's really good and you should definitely read it, you won't be disappointed! (Read and reviewed by my teenage daughter)

[adrian gonzalez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn't hooking me into it.

Five star never finished but it was nice when I started but I got bored easily of it sorry keep writing.

[Emmy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another good idea that failed to materialize with an opportunity.

The characters are as thin as the story.