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In the Silence
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Resulting from a near drowning incident as a child, Bellamy Lawrence lives with the effects of a traumatic brain injury, including profound hearing loss. Ostracized by her family, Bellamy expects to spend her adult life alone, illustrating children's books in the solace of her Rittenhouse Square apartment with her service dog Otis. But a spilled cup of coffee, and a chance meeting with local radio host Sofia Reyes turns every expectation Bellamy had for her life upside down, as she finds herself thrust into a whirlwind romance she never believed possible.
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Reviews for In the Silence
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5podrian mejorar la traduccion al español..hace perder el hilo de la historia aveces
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/53.45 stars. I liked it, until around 50% mark this was a solid 4 or even 4.5 star read for me due to how emotionally connected this pair is. That's what I like and that's what I crave for in these books. The sex is there but it's very... non-descriptive? Abstract? It's certainly not hot but it's loving. I really liked how author wrote that part of the book. The leads are also both very likable and the story is 100% character driven and I like my stories character driven.
So what went wrong. Let's see... First the length of the book - it's simply too long, the part from around 50% after a certain event to around 70% was nothing but repetitive fluff. There was no character development or anything happening, it's just gushing about how they both are so much in love and keep falling deeper. It has no added value so I ended up skimming a lot of that repetitiveness. Especially when the author kept using the same descriptors. "Universe eyes" must've been used like 30+ times in this book.
Then there's Sofia, she's likable of course but who wouldn't like a completely perfect human being with no flaws? Otherworldly beautiful - check, successful career - check, kind - check, unlimited patience - check, generous - check. She's super human. Even her supposed flaws are cute. It makes her unrelatable.
Bellamy was really interesting and the main hook for this book. It's not every day you read a lesfic romance about a character with brain damage and that part of the story is amazing. The book itself is written in a unique way, it's mix between first person POV with a narration where the characters themselves kinda narrate their life in real time. I'm not sure if there's a term or definition for that type of writing style. It's the first time I've read something like that. But it tells the story of Bellamy who has quite serious disabilities incredibly well with all the stuttering pauses and so on. Absolutely amazing.
Another issue I had with the book is that both leading ladies often sounded really similar to each other with how their inner voices are written. It's almost always clear who is talking or thinking but in no way are their voices unique. At first Bellamy's stuttering was her uniqueness but then Sofia started stuttering too... which I guess was her inability to find words or something but it was written the same way Bellamy's disability is... So yeah, definitely could've used some editing there.
Also the whole premise of the book is based on insta love which was initiated primarily by their looks. And that's a huge no, no for me. Hypothetically if Bellamy was average looking or even ugly she'd end up alone forever, it's an idea that kept bothering me throughout the book even when they had established an emotional connection because that connection couldn't come into existence without their otherworldly, model worthy outer appearance. Don't get me wrong, everyone likes beautiful things. I just like for relationships to be written more realistically with characters getting to know each other, looks or not. Insta love always leaves a bad after taste for me.
Overall a decent read. I just wish it ended around 50% mark, it would've been the perfect ending for a very good book. The filler content after that point smothered the 4+ star rating I was ready to give it so 3.45 stars for adding something unique to the genre as well as for the character of Bellamy and for the very nicely written emotional connection the leads have. But it really was a chore for me to finish the book due to how unnecessarily drawn out it is. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I finally finished this...
This book is all emotion. It's like if someone crawled inside of the character's bodies and let you know every finite detail, from sensory experience to impression to feelings about anything and everything. It's a lot. And, as a person who classically has a limited amount of feelings, I was on overload.
The story is unique in a number of ways because of its emphasis on emotion and the fact that it's written in 2nd person point of view. But, it stands out for reasons other than its storytelling style. The characters and story arc aren't typical at all, either.
Bellamy is a deaf character with brain damage that impacts her ability to collect her thoughts and speak. She thinks and processes the world more slowly. Sofia is hearing, neurotypical, and a woman of color (of presumably Hispanic descent). The two women meet by accident one day and the rest of the story covers six years of their relationship together. And, it's all positive. Drama is very limited. It's basically one long gooey love letter to each other the entire time. Some readers may care for this while others may not.
For me, it started to feel too long and the narrative became bogged down around the 50% mark. I don't need unnecessary drama but the reading is an endless quagmire of gushiness. Everything is perfect all the time, even when it's not. Is it me or do relationships like this actually exist? Any bickering, triggers, or everyday relationship issues are mentioned as asides that happen off the page and far away from its readers. Supposedly Bellamy and Sophia have those experiences, too, but we'd never know it.
I kept at the read, over several days, finally skimming between the 70%-90% mark. Around the 90% mark, some new elements were introduced that were pretty special so I took the time to read them in full.
That said, despite its issues, the narrative is also well told and interesting. There's something compelling about it. It does have a refreshing flavor to it in the genre of lesfic. Except in the case of a reader loving an overload of good feels, though, I can't solidly recommend this as something everyone will like. It's worth taking a read of a sample, though, to determine if it's a good fit or not.
Because my feelings are mixed on the read and my enjoyment factor did dip down to the point where I nearly didn't finish this, I put this at 3.5 stars. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the best book I’ve read this year
And it’s one of those that will stay with you for so long.. Can’t wait for more from this author.