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A review by baudshaw
Every Word You Never Said by Jordon Greene
3.0
The plot is manufactured and the ending is especially boring, with a hasty third act breakup/reunion that falls flat. I think it should've been longer or better paced.
It's a romance between Jacob Walters, a musician in a conservative Christian household, and Skylar, a boy who wears skirts and is physically unable to speak.
Jacob Walter's the better protagonist in my opinion, even if he talks a bit dated. Skylar is mostly good but the breakup/reunion soured my opinion on him. Unlike some other books, the romance is front and center and the other themes are built around it. Compare this to books like The Unpopular Vote, which hastily adds the romance without much payoff, and it's much better here.
The NC part is really interesting, and a bit funny. They live in Kannapolis, which I checked in google maps. It's just a suburban sprawl next to Charlotte. There's lots of references to North Carolinia and Kannapolis stuff- Jacob wants to go to Asheville, Skylar's parents go on a vacation to Boone, they both go to a concert in Charlotte. It's all quite posted front and center.
In the end, it's corny and probably way outside the target demographic here. But I still thought it was interesting.
It's a romance between Jacob Walters, a musician in a conservative Christian household, and Skylar, a boy who wears skirts and is physically unable to speak.
Jacob Walter's the better protagonist in my opinion, even if he talks a bit dated. Skylar is mostly good but the breakup/reunion soured my opinion on him. Unlike some other books, the romance is front and center and the other themes are built around it. Compare this to books like The Unpopular Vote, which hastily adds the romance without much payoff, and it's much better here.
The NC part is really interesting, and a bit funny. They live in Kannapolis, which I checked in google maps. It's just a suburban sprawl next to Charlotte. There's lots of references to North Carolinia and Kannapolis stuff- Jacob wants to go to Asheville, Skylar's parents go on a vacation to Boone, they both go to a concert in Charlotte. It's all quite posted front and center.
In the end, it's corny and probably way outside the target demographic here. But I still thought it was interesting.