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naardsx's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of the easiest books for me to get completely enthralled in. I knew when I first found it last year, that I would love it. Now I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to finally pick it up, because it was so much more than I thought it would be.
I usually prefer steamy scenes in my books, but this is one of the few romance books that didn't need them. All the stolen 5 minutes between Brooks and Maggie were moments I looked forward to the most, and it was in those moments you received the intimacy between the characters—which in my opinion was so much better than if we got steamy scenes.
Brittainy C Cherry does a phenomenal job at sharing these two characters heartbreakingly beautiful story, and depicting their unconditional love for one another perfectly.
This is most definitely one of my favourite books of the year.
I usually prefer steamy scenes in my books, but this is one of the few romance books that didn't need them. All the stolen 5 minutes between Brooks and Maggie were moments I looked forward to the most, and it was in those moments you received the intimacy between the characters—which in my opinion was so much better than if we got steamy scenes.
Brittainy C Cherry does a phenomenal job at sharing these two characters heartbreakingly beautiful story, and depicting their unconditional love for one another perfectly.
This is most definitely one of my favourite books of the year.
hmmreads's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 - 4 stars
Maggie had been in love with Brooks since they were kids. Brooks had always denied it but he secretly cared about her. When they were kids, she wanted to play pretend wedding with him and asked him to meet her in the woods. Brooks got caught up with Maggie's dress code request and was late to their meeting. While waiting for him, Maggie saw a man killing a woman who we presumed to be his wife. The man saw Maggie and attempted to kill her too by choking her throat. But she was saved when Brooks arrived and called out her name. Since then, she wasn't able to speak and often had nightmares about the man.
Brooks stuck by her and they grew closer, eventually dating each other. But Brooks was in a band with Maggie's older brother, Calvin, and they managed to land a deal to go to LA. Maggie's mom was ridden with guilt and became a suffocating toxic mom who wanted Maggie to always be alone and "safe" in their house. Maggie saw that her relationship with Brooks was (indirectly) destroying her parents' marriage while holding Brooks back from realizing his dreams. So she ended things with him. I loved Maggie's relationship with her siblings, especially her sister Cheryl who was initially angry at Maggie's special treatment.
Brooks kept in touch with Maggie but he found himself a girlfriend. That made Maggie stop writing back out of respect to his girlfriend. Soon Brooks and his girlfriend broke up because he was still in love with Maggie. They reconvened when Maggie was 28, when the old lady next door, Mrs. Boone, got into a car accident and was hospitalized. Side note, I also loved Maggie and Mrs. Boone's relationship :'). Maggie still couldn't exit her house, so she called Brooks. The band came home and Brooks went to visit Mrs. Boone, who in return gave the band keys to her cabin when she awoke.
The band headed up the cabin and Brooks suffered an accident on a boat they were using. He was trying to save his bandmate from going overboard when the boat rocked and sent him under instead. The boat's propellers hit him, causing him to lose two fingers of his left hand. Brooks was devastated that he wouldn't be able to play the guitar anymore, so he went back up the cabin to drink himself to misery.
Maggie managed to leave her house for Brooks and visited the hospital while he was there. She also eventually went up to the cabin to check up on him. Brooks became aggressive toward her and did everything he could to make her go back, which was super hard to read. Maggie finally reached her tipping point and shouted out actual words. That woke him from the bender he was in and made him get his act together.
Maggie's parents' arc was also closed off when she returned home and made them patch things up. Maggie had told Brooks about the man in the woods before but they finally met him when Maggie tagged along with Brooks to return the boat. They called the police and had him convicted.
In the epilogue, Maggie and Brooks had two kids. And Brooks was back to touring with his band again, vocals only.
My complaint about this book is that throughout the 18 years after Maggie's incident, not one single person in her life ever thought to have her go to a psychologist
Maggie had been in love with Brooks since they were kids. Brooks had always denied it but he secretly cared about her. When they were kids, she wanted to play pretend wedding with him and asked him to meet her in the woods. Brooks got caught up with Maggie's dress code request and was late to their meeting. While waiting for him, Maggie saw a man killing a woman who we presumed to be his wife. The man saw Maggie and attempted to kill her too by choking her throat. But she was saved when Brooks arrived and called out her name. Since then, she wasn't able to speak and often had nightmares about the man.
Brooks stuck by her and they grew closer, eventually dating each other. But Brooks was in a band with Maggie's older brother, Calvin, and they managed to land a deal to go to LA. Maggie's mom was ridden with guilt and became a suffocating toxic mom who wanted Maggie to always be alone and "safe" in their house. Maggie saw that her relationship with Brooks was (indirectly) destroying her parents' marriage while holding Brooks back from realizing his dreams. So she ended things with him. I loved Maggie's relationship with her siblings, especially her sister Cheryl who was initially angry at Maggie's special treatment.
Brooks kept in touch with Maggie but he found himself a girlfriend. That made Maggie stop writing back out of respect to his girlfriend. Soon Brooks and his girlfriend broke up because he was still in love with Maggie. They reconvened when Maggie was 28, when the old lady next door, Mrs. Boone, got into a car accident and was hospitalized. Side note, I also loved Maggie and Mrs. Boone's relationship :'). Maggie still couldn't exit her house, so she called Brooks. The band came home and Brooks went to visit Mrs. Boone, who in return gave the band keys to her cabin when she awoke.
The band headed up the cabin and Brooks suffered an accident on a boat they were using. He was trying to save his bandmate from going overboard when the boat rocked and sent him under instead. The boat's propellers hit him, causing him to lose two fingers of his left hand. Brooks was devastated that he wouldn't be able to play the guitar anymore, so he went back up the cabin to drink himself to misery.
Maggie managed to leave her house for Brooks and visited the hospital while he was there. She also eventually went up to the cabin to check up on him. Brooks became aggressive toward her and did everything he could to make her go back, which was super hard to read. Maggie finally reached her tipping point and shouted out actual words. That woke him from the bender he was in and made him get his act together.
Maggie's parents' arc was also closed off when she returned home and made them patch things up. Maggie had told Brooks about the man in the woods before but they finally met him when Maggie tagged along with Brooks to return the boat. They called the police and had him convicted.
In the epilogue, Maggie and Brooks had two kids. And Brooks was back to touring with his band again, vocals only.
My complaint about this book is that throughout the 18 years after Maggie's incident, not one single person in her life ever thought to have her go to a psychologist
donoghue1999's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gmarie03's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.25
esterbooks's review against another edition
5.0
5/5★
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«el mundo sigue girando porque existen tus latidos»
ay, la historia de maggie y brooks, qué dulce es y cuánta emoción.
me ha encantado esta novela de principio a fin. es una novela súper emotiva, llena de sentimiento y amor, respeto y ha sido una historia increíble y como digo, muy muy emocionante.
brooks me ha encantado, me ha parecido un personaje maravilloso, dulce, entrañable y un amor de persona que siempre está ahí para los demás. maggie también ha sido un gran personaje. me ha encantado, con mucha fuerza con un trauma que cada día le hace sufrir pero que intenta superar poco a poco.
la complicidad de ambos protagonistas es increíble desde el primer momento, tienen una conexión brutal a lo largo de toda su vida.
los personajes secundarios también han sido increíbles y muy importantes para la historia y los protagonistas y eso me ha encantado.
también me ha gustado mucho que el libro esté narrado por ambos protagonistas. creo que ha sido muy importante leer el punto de vista de cada uno, sus sentimientos, lo que van sintiendo en cada momento a lo largo de su vida y la experiencias que viven. ha sido maravilloso, de verdad, e increíblemente emotivo y especial.
"el silencio bajo el agua" es una gran historia de superación, de valoración y de amor y apoyo constante. una historia que emociona desde el primer momento y te atrapa con la trama, los personajes y ese profundo sentimiento que leemos a lo largo de toda la novela.
me ha gustado muchísimo el libro. me ha trasmitido mucha emoción, he reído, he llorado, he sufrido, me he emocionado con muchísimas escenas y ha sido un libro increíble.
maggie y brooks son maravillosos
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«el mundo sigue girando porque existen tus latidos»
ay, la historia de maggie y brooks, qué dulce es y cuánta emoción.
me ha encantado esta novela de principio a fin. es una novela súper emotiva, llena de sentimiento y amor, respeto y ha sido una historia increíble y como digo, muy muy emocionante.
brooks me ha encantado, me ha parecido un personaje maravilloso, dulce, entrañable y un amor de persona que siempre está ahí para los demás. maggie también ha sido un gran personaje. me ha encantado, con mucha fuerza con un trauma que cada día le hace sufrir pero que intenta superar poco a poco.
la complicidad de ambos protagonistas es increíble desde el primer momento, tienen una conexión brutal a lo largo de toda su vida.
los personajes secundarios también han sido increíbles y muy importantes para la historia y los protagonistas y eso me ha encantado.
también me ha gustado mucho que el libro esté narrado por ambos protagonistas. creo que ha sido muy importante leer el punto de vista de cada uno, sus sentimientos, lo que van sintiendo en cada momento a lo largo de su vida y la experiencias que viven. ha sido maravilloso, de verdad, e increíblemente emotivo y especial.
"el silencio bajo el agua" es una gran historia de superación, de valoración y de amor y apoyo constante. una historia que emociona desde el primer momento y te atrapa con la trama, los personajes y ese profundo sentimiento que leemos a lo largo de toda la novela.
me ha gustado muchísimo el libro. me ha trasmitido mucha emoción, he reído, he llorado, he sufrido, me he emocionado con muchísimas escenas y ha sido un libro increíble.
maggie y brooks son maravillosos
mariela_bloom's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
unicornblood's review
1.0
I kept waiting for this book to give me something but it stayed as silent as Maggie. I DNF at 65%.
eddiecreel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
DEC 26 2023 - MAY 7 2024 FREEDOM!!! THE CHAINS HAVE BEEN BROKEN!!
beautiful story but sad. Too sad. I recommend it still.
chubbiebea's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75