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jazz_maree's review against another edition
5.0
I finished this book and threw it at my psychologist and yelled "THIS IS ME!!"
As someone who sufferes from selective mutism disorder due to extreme social phobia, I found this book really relatable and theropic. At times it felt like I was reading passages from my mind. It depicts the struggles assossicated with the agony that happens when anxiety takes hostage of your voice, and I personally want to thank the author for creating such an amazing book that I NEEDED to read.
I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT SO MUCH.
As someone who sufferes from selective mutism disorder due to extreme social phobia, I found this book really relatable and theropic. At times it felt like I was reading passages from my mind. It depicts the struggles assossicated with the agony that happens when anxiety takes hostage of your voice, and I personally want to thank the author for creating such an amazing book that I NEEDED to read.
I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT SO MUCH.
nourbey's review against another edition
2.0
eh
edit: Ok I’ll give it a full review now. Tbh nothing much happened. Girl was selective mute. Girl got a little older. Girl was less of a selective mute. Also she met a guy. Idk it was just bland.
edit: Ok I’ll give it a full review now. Tbh nothing much happened. Girl was selective mute. Girl got a little older. Girl was less of a selective mute. Also she met a guy. Idk it was just bland.
samantha_leigh's review against another edition
To explicit
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
amelia_forest3's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
kbhayford's review against another edition
2.0
Let me just say first that I thought it was a good concept. A selective mute finding her comfort and other half in a Deaf boy. It explored real obstacles and insecurities that a couple can face when they come from two different worlds (hearing and not hearing). That was portrayed brilliantly. And the overall idea was there. But the delivery was not.
I started reading this thinking it would be about two people with their own problems finding comfort and confidence in each other and learning to navigate the world together. Instead I read a book about 2010 middle school cringy puppy love. They acted and sometimes sounded like middle schoolers rather than young adults, and the way they were constantly all over each other was really gross. I know it's new young love, but even then I thought it was overboard and cringy.
I started reading this thinking it would be about two people with their own problems finding comfort and confidence in each other and learning to navigate the world together. Instead I read a book about 2010 middle school cringy puppy love. They acted and sometimes sounded like middle schoolers rather than young adults, and the way they were constantly all over each other was really gross. I know it's new young love, but even then I thought it was overboard and cringy.
8lueminn0w's review against another edition
4.0
"It's not up to you to make my world smaller or bigger. That's up to me. But I want you to be in it. And I want to be in yours."
3.5 ⭐️
3.5 ⭐️
bellecrawford's review against another edition
2.0
loved the idea, hated the writing style. steffi was the most stereotypical teenage girl and seemed like a robot in many ways. the book felt like it was written for a younger audience, but had content in it that made it YA. I wanted to love this book, but had a hard time even making it halfway through.
nhdk's review against another edition
4.0
This is a surprising book. In a way, there's no conflict, or at least very little till right at the end. Which should make it a very slow dull book, except it's not. It's awesome, and I loved it. The story of the two characters, a deaf teenager and a teenager with anxiety and selective mutism falling in love is so wonderful I read it practically in one sitting. It's a little fairytale, because not a lot goes wrong, but I don't mind because the characters were so full of depth and interesting backstory.
For me it didn't quite get 5 stars because I felt like the plot bubbled away slowly - a bit like the metaphor from the title, quiet thunder, and perhaps that's the point. But for me, I like a bit more tension and conflict. Arguably the characters had enough personal barriers to get over to warrant more in the plot, but for me I just wanted a little more earlier on.
Nevertheless, this was a wonderful guilty read for me, unique characters in a fairytale love story with a super satisfying end.
For me it didn't quite get 5 stars because I felt like the plot bubbled away slowly - a bit like the metaphor from the title, quiet thunder, and perhaps that's the point. But for me, I like a bit more tension and conflict. Arguably the characters had enough personal barriers to get over to warrant more in the plot, but for me I just wanted a little more earlier on.
Nevertheless, this was a wonderful guilty read for me, unique characters in a fairytale love story with a super satisfying end.
bibielle's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0