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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
This was a beautifully written story. Yes, it's written for younger audiences, but adults can appreciate it, too. If you were a fan of Bridge to Terabithia, you will enjoy this book.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
If you walked down the road during pride parade, you would think that everyone is on board and fully aware that diversity strengthens us all.
Levis has a line of jeans with the rainbow flag, H&M has Rainbow Socks and even Target has a line of clothing just for Pride.
But in the everyday lives of 11 year old boys and girls, parents/teachers/friends often do not know how to talk about sexual orientation. This is why “The Whispers” and the characters of author Greg Howard are so important. Riley is a boy who is in the midst of a life crisis. His mother is missing and he has a secret that others whisper about.
Our young people today need to meet Riley, who is brave and vulnerable. Regardless of a readers sexuality, we all need to meet this young boy. We need to read more diverse and beautiful characters that are real and raw. I am grateful for each chapter of this book and everything this story helped me feel. This books is so touching and beautiful and heartfelt, I even ugly-cried.
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Levis has a line of jeans with the rainbow flag, H&M has Rainbow Socks and even Target has a line of clothing just for Pride.
But in the everyday lives of 11 year old boys and girls, parents/teachers/friends often do not know how to talk about sexual orientation. This is why “The Whispers” and the characters of author Greg Howard are so important. Riley is a boy who is in the midst of a life crisis. His mother is missing and he has a secret that others whisper about.
Our young people today need to meet Riley, who is brave and vulnerable. Regardless of a readers sexuality, we all need to meet this young boy. We need to read more diverse and beautiful characters that are real and raw. I am grateful for each chapter of this book and everything this story helped me feel. This books is so touching and beautiful and heartfelt, I even ugly-cried.
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
I received an advanced copy of this from Penguin and was so happy when it arrived.
I had been hearing whispers (…) of this book on Book Twitter for a while and wanted to see for myself what it was about.
We follow Riley James through what at first seems like a sci-fi/fantasy story with old mysteries of the local wood hanging heavily over everything.
As we go through the story we find that Riley’s mum is missing and he will do anything to find her, including giving a tribute to the mysterious creatures who live in the woods.
We also explore Riley’s sexuality and this is done in a gentle way, gradually being introduced as a ‘condition’ that God despises.
A wonderful book full of surprises, twists and turns. Exploring loss, wonder, belief, homosexuality in rural USA, and grief.
There was many a time I was in tears but just couldn’t look away.
I had been hearing whispers (…) of this book on Book Twitter for a while and wanted to see for myself what it was about.
We follow Riley James through what at first seems like a sci-fi/fantasy story with old mysteries of the local wood hanging heavily over everything.
As we go through the story we find that Riley’s mum is missing and he will do anything to find her, including giving a tribute to the mysterious creatures who live in the woods.
We also explore Riley’s sexuality and this is done in a gentle way, gradually being introduced as a ‘condition’ that God despises.
A wonderful book full of surprises, twists and turns. Exploring loss, wonder, belief, homosexuality in rural USA, and grief.
There was many a time I was in tears but just couldn’t look away.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.3⭐
emotional
sad
medium-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
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this gentle story. Couldn't put it down. MC journeys through grief and self-discovery
This is a sweet book, but there's a lot of awful within the sweet.