Speechless by Hannah Harrington

I absolutely loved this book.  I wasn't expecting it to be nearly as good as it was. It's made my favorite books list of 2012, which is saying something.  All of the characters were created perfectly, and I found myself understanding and caring about every one of them, even the bad characters.  The plot was executed very well in my opinion, and I'll definitely be rereading this book in the future.  I'd recommend this for fans of Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall, the movie Mean Girls, or if you just need a good YA realistic fiction book to read.

Summary (from GoodReads):
Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can't keep a secret

Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly got someone killed.

Now Chelsea has taken a vow of silence—to learn to keep her mouth shut, and to stop hurting anyone else. And if she thinks keeping secrets is hard, not speaking up when she's ignored, ridiculed and even attacked is worse.

But there's strength in silence, and in the new friends who are, shockingly, coming her way—people she never noticed before; a boy she might even fall for. If only her new friends can forgive what she's done. If only she can forgive herself.

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~thespectacularbookworm