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A review by shanaetheflyest
Speechless 3: When Love Hurts by BriAnn Danae
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.75
After reading the entire Speechless: When Love Hurts series, I can't say that I am happy with the ending but I'm not disappointed either. The story follows a group of friends, Brooke, Erica, Anthony, and David. Initially Brooke, Anthony and David are the closest, having "grown up together," but after Brooke and Anthony begin dating (and ultimately marrying), David finds love with Erica, she is brought into the friend group.
On a drunken college night, Erica and Brooke share a kiss that really stays with Erica. She proposes to her boyfriend David that they have a threesome with Brooke. Unbeknownst to Erica, however, David has had a longtime crush on Brooke that he only put to the side out of respect for his friendship with Anthony, who he considers his best friend. The threesome happens, Brooke, Erica, and David decide to keep the night's events a secret from Anthony.
But Brooke and David begin having a secret affair - deceiving Erica and Anthony.
Of course what is done in the dark comes to the light, relationships and friendships end, and a marriage is put to the ultimate test.
The book ends with varying perspectives from each of the main characters, Brooke, Erica, Anthony, and David, along with perspectives from secondary characters, Meechi and Markie. The end is buttoned up nicely, leaving no unanswered questions for readers, which I appreciate.
There are countless spelling and grammatical errors in this series, Speechless: When Love Hurts Book 3 has an unbelievable amount of filler writing, and the internal monologues can be a bit repetitive. And one of the worst things about the book is the ideology that people don't need therapy, just Jesus. Even as a Christian reader who is not in therapy, it is offensive to me, so I can only imagine how much worse or triggering this point could be for people who have church hurt or are in therapy. However, if you can get beyond all that, there's an engaging hood story with lots of drama that will keep you turning the pages.
Spice: 1 out of 5 stars
On a drunken college night, Erica and Brooke share a kiss that really stays with Erica. She proposes to her boyfriend David that they have a threesome with Brooke. Unbeknownst to Erica, however, David has had a longtime crush on Brooke that he only put to the side out of respect for his friendship with Anthony, who he considers his best friend. The threesome happens, Brooke, Erica, and David decide to keep the night's events a secret from Anthony.
But Brooke and David begin having a secret affair - deceiving Erica and Anthony.
Of course what is done in the dark comes to the light, relationships and friendships end, and a marriage is put to the ultimate test.
The book ends with varying perspectives from each of the main characters, Brooke, Erica, Anthony, and David, along with perspectives from secondary characters, Meechi and Markie. The end is buttoned up nicely, leaving no unanswered questions for readers, which I appreciate.
There are countless spelling and grammatical errors in this series, Speechless: When Love Hurts Book 3 has an unbelievable amount of filler writing, and the internal monologues can be a bit repetitive. And one of the worst things about the book is the ideology that people don't need therapy, just Jesus. Even as a Christian reader who is not in therapy, it is offensive to me, so I can only imagine how much worse or triggering this point could be for people who have church hurt or are in therapy. However, if you can get beyond all that, there's an engaging hood story with lots of drama that will keep you turning the pages.
Spice: 1 out of 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Grief, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Medical content, Vomit, Infertility, Blood, and Drug use