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A review by booksandbreadcrumbs
The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford
1.0
This was so incredibly disappointing. I had been looking forward to this book since it was first announced and from the start of the book the vibes were just, very much off. I can't really speak to the Deaf-Hard of Hearing rep side of things, but from talking with a Deaf friend of mine, I have some concerns about some of the aspects of this book.
And then there's the matter of a side character's inexplicable obsession with Rob Lowe. This came up multiple times and unfortunately was one of this character's main traits. I have lots of questions but mainly just WHY.
I also really wanted more from the queer rep in this book. While I definitely don't think books need to be About or center a character's queerness to count as queer books, for much if not all but a few lines of this book it felt like these main characters were bisexual and aroace in name only.
Lastly, I don't think the author executed any of the relationships in this book very well, a particular disappointment considering how much I was looking forward to it for the marketed platonic love story. We were repeatedly told that these characters love each other, but there was very little showing. I wanted to FEEL the love these two had for each other, and I just didn't. At all.
It's clear this story is personal to the author, but unfortunately, I think this book just needed a lot more work to deliver a well-crafted story in all the areas it was trying to handle.
And then there's the matter of a side character's inexplicable obsession with Rob Lowe. This came up multiple times and unfortunately was one of this character's main traits. I have lots of questions but mainly just WHY.
I also really wanted more from the queer rep in this book. While I definitely don't think books need to be About or center a character's queerness to count as queer books, for much if not all but a few lines of this book it felt like these main characters were bisexual and aroace in name only.
Lastly, I don't think the author executed any of the relationships in this book very well, a particular disappointment considering how much I was looking forward to it for the marketed platonic love story. We were repeatedly told that these characters love each other, but there was very little showing. I wanted to FEEL the love these two had for each other, and I just didn't. At all.
It's clear this story is personal to the author, but unfortunately, I think this book just needed a lot more work to deliver a well-crafted story in all the areas it was trying to handle.