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tamtam_dudu 's review for:
Hearing Red
by Nicole Maser
5 stars!
To be honest, I only got this book because of the numerous TikTok videos I saw that suggested it was a good read. Never have I been happier about the fact that this annoying little app pointed me in the right direction, because damn, I think Hearing Red is the best book I have ever read – and I go through sapphic books at an alarming rate, so that says a lot.
I’m neither a fan of horror, nor do I like zombie apocalypse stories, so it came as a big surprise that the story of HR worked so well for me – and it did so because of the two main characters and the way their slowly blossoming feelings for each other were depicted. All the times they solo traveled or simply spend time together away from others felt special and more often than not ended up making me smile, even in the most intense and dire situations.
Maddie's blindness as well as Saff’s past traumas were also masterfully handled and ended up enriching the story – especially the way the point of view often shifts to Maddie who simply experiences the world in a different way, enhancing the feel of the surrounding chaos and danger but also at times making intimate moments that more impactful.
While it took a little while to get into the story and get to know the characters well enough to start caring about them, when I reached that point, the two of them slowly but surely managed to become what I would call “comfort characters”, or in other words, characters I would gladly read another 500 pages or even more pages about. I’m truly sad that this book had to end and now I’m left with the feeling that this probably pushed my standards for sapphic stories up so high that I won’t be able to enjoy other books for quite a while. Truly, this is one of those titles that I just wish I could erase from my memory to experience again for the first time....
To be honest, I only got this book because of the numerous TikTok videos I saw that suggested it was a good read. Never have I been happier about the fact that this annoying little app pointed me in the right direction, because damn, I think Hearing Red is the best book I have ever read – and I go through sapphic books at an alarming rate, so that says a lot.
I’m neither a fan of horror, nor do I like zombie apocalypse stories, so it came as a big surprise that the story of HR worked so well for me – and it did so because of the two main characters and the way their slowly blossoming feelings for each other were depicted. All the times they solo traveled or simply spend time together away from others felt special and more often than not ended up making me smile, even in the most intense and dire situations.
Maddie's blindness as well as Saff’s past traumas were also masterfully handled and ended up enriching the story – especially the way the point of view often shifts to Maddie who simply experiences the world in a different way, enhancing the feel of the surrounding chaos and danger but also at times making intimate moments that more impactful.
While it took a little while to get into the story and get to know the characters well enough to start caring about them, when I reached that point, the two of them slowly but surely managed to become what I would call “comfort characters”, or in other words, characters I would gladly read another 500 pages or even more pages about. I’m truly sad that this book had to end and now I’m left with the feeling that this probably pushed my standards for sapphic stories up so high that I won’t be able to enjoy other books for quite a while. Truly, this is one of those titles that I just wish I could erase from my memory to experience again for the first time....