Every Word You Never Said
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- Author：Jordon Greene
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Summary
HEARTSTOPPER meets FOOTLOOSE in this cute young adult romance about first love， embracing what makes you different， and standing up for what you believe。
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Jacob Walters′s dad has worked to make his son′s life a living hell。 But when the cute new transfer student suffers his father′s wrath， Jacob must make the hardest decisions of his life。
Skylar Gray is adopted， nonverbal， and he feels most comfortable wearing skirts。 Life has never been easy， but with a fresh start at a brand-new school， with new parents and in a new state， he just might finally make some friends。 Maybe。 Honestly it′s hard to focus on anything when gorgeous rocker boy Jacob is around。 But it′s hard for Skylar to trust anyone when people have always been quick to ditch him at the first inconvenience; they always seem more than ready to judge him as defective。 And the bullies love to confirm it。 Skylar has only ever had himself， so why would anything be different this time？ Especially for an anxious boy with literally no voice。
Jacob doesn′t give a damn， especially not since he came out over the summer。 He expected the hate he got from his father， who mostly acts as if it never happened， but he refuses to let it hold him back。 It doesn′t matter， Jacob′s over it。 He's going to paint his nails， dye his hair， and strike a heavy rift on his guitar if he wants to， even if it means being grounded most of senior year。 But when the cute nonverbal transfer student， Skylar， wears a skirt to school， prompting a sexist new dress code proposal， Jacob decides it′s time to take a stand， no matter the risk to himself。
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TW: Homophobia & Homophobic Slurs， Bullying， Sexism， Ableism， Religious Trauma
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Jacob Walters′s dad has worked to make his son′s life a living hell。 But when the cute new transfer student suffers his father′s wrath， Jacob must make the hardest decisions of his life。
Skylar Gray is adopted， nonverbal， and he feels most comfortable wearing skirts。 Life has never been easy， but with a fresh start at a brand-new school， with new parents and in a new state， he just might finally make some friends。 Maybe。 Honestly it′s hard to focus on anything when gorgeous rocker boy Jacob is around。 But it′s hard for Skylar to trust anyone when people have always been quick to ditch him at the first inconvenience; they always seem more than ready to judge him as defective。 And the bullies love to confirm it。 Skylar has only ever had himself， so why would anything be different this time？ Especially for an anxious boy with literally no voice。
Jacob doesn′t give a damn， especially not since he came out over the summer。 He expected the hate he got from his father， who mostly acts as if it never happened， but he refuses to let it hold him back。 It doesn′t matter， Jacob′s over it。 He's going to paint his nails， dye his hair， and strike a heavy rift on his guitar if he wants to， even if it means being grounded most of senior year。 But when the cute nonverbal transfer student， Skylar， wears a skirt to school， prompting a sexist new dress code proposal， Jacob decides it′s time to take a stand， no matter the risk to himself。
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TW: Homophobia & Homophobic Slurs， Bullying， Sexism， Ableism， Religious Trauma
Reviews
Randi Royer
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3。5， for cuteness
Olesia Siniurina
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Это моя первая книга от этого автора。 Я разрываюсь。 Не могу поставить 3⭐️， потому что кажется маловатым， а поднять до 4⭐️ не могу 😭 Оставим 3，5⭐️。 Книга очень милая 🥰 Оба главных героя оставили приятное теплое чувство ☀️ Мне всегда проще написать то， что именно в книге мне не понравилось， чем то， что понравилось。 Но это только потому， что все， что мне нравится， сливается в одно целое чувство удовлетворения。 Были моменты， когда хотелось встряхнуть главного героя （любого из двоих 😂） и сказать: Про Это моя первая книга от этого автора。 Я разрываюсь。 Не могу поставить 3⭐️， потому что кажется маловатым， а поднять до 4⭐️ не могу 😭 Оставим 3，5⭐️。 Книга очень милая 🥰 Оба главных героя оставили приятное теплое чувство ☀️ Мне всегда проще написать то， что именно в книге мне не понравилось， чем то， что понравилось。 Но это только потому， что все， что мне нравится， сливается в одно целое чувство удовлетворения。 Были моменты， когда хотелось встряхнуть главного героя （любого из двоих 😂） и сказать: Просыпайся друг 😅 Но потом я вспомнила， что тоже была подростком и думала о том же 🤪 поэтому успокоилась и пошла дальше 。 Вот что у меня не получалось: Иногда возникало ощущение， что события， на мой взгляд， не важные затягиваются， а важные， наоборот， пролетают。 Также лично для меня Имани уделялось слишком много времени， иногда даже слишком （до раздражения， к сожалению）。 。。。more
Kiela Goody
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The cuteness。 The love。 The friendship。 The mentality behind this book was phenomenal。 Not many books portray such controversial issues of todays society in such a way as is written here。 I love how normal teenage issues such as labelling a relationship， do I or do I not love them？， how soon into a relationship is too soon to say I love you？， the anxiety behind your first kiss， first time having sex， when or even if， you should announce your relationship to everyone else， was handled。 I am so in The cuteness。 The love。 The friendship。 The mentality behind this book was phenomenal。 Not many books portray such controversial issues of todays society in such a way as is written here。 I love how normal teenage issues such as labelling a relationship， do I or do I not love them？， how soon into a relationship is too soon to say I love you？， the anxiety behind your first kiss， first time having sex， when or even if， you should announce your relationship to everyone else， was handled。 I am so in love with these characters and this story line was a cutesy， angsty overload and I was here for it from start to finish！！ ❤️ 。。。more
Alicia
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Oh this was very sweet 🥹 I’m also really glad we got both POV’s bc it really made the miscommunication in the last third of the book more tolerable。
Ari （T ^ T）
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I wanted to love this SOOOOO fucking bad。
ally
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this was generally nice， but i feel like not much really happened。 the main character had some development， but other than that there wasn’t much character exploration either。
Amber
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Super adorableThis book was just what I needed。 I was smiling through the whole thing！ I absolutely love books that have found family。 I love the characters they all were written so good！ Skyler is precious。 The rep in this book was excellent！ I love the friendships in this。 Just so well done。
amber
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As someone who works with nonverbal kids， some who use communication devices or sign language， this book is very personal to me。This book was everything and more and touched so many important topics。 I don’t even know how to put into words how much I loved this bookSkylar learning that there are people who do care about him and love him for who he is was a beautiful thing。 Jacob finding someone who he loves despite the shit his dad is telling him。The way the Jacob and the school came together at As someone who works with nonverbal kids， some who use communication devices or sign language， this book is very personal to me。This book was everything and more and touched so many important topics。 I don’t even know how to put into words how much I loved this bookSkylar learning that there are people who do care about him and love him for who he is was a beautiful thing。 Jacob finding someone who he loves despite the shit his dad is telling him。The way the Jacob and the school came together at the end for the homecoming dance for Skylar so he could enjoy the dance in his dress has me sobbing。 It shows how important representation is and that it’s important to fight for equality and you should never hide your true self no matter what anyone says。 。。。more
Sage
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “I’m not looking for your voice。 I’m aiming for your heart”Screaming sobbing shaking As someone who works with nonverbal kids， some of which use communication devices and sign language， this book is very personal to me。 I loved seeing that representation 🥺This book was so beautiful and I loved all of the characters。 I loved how Imani and Seth instantly took Skylar under their wings and stood by him through everything that was happening。Skylar’s parents were so pure I was so happy that he was abl “I’m not looking for your voice。 I’m aiming for your heart”Screaming sobbing shaking As someone who works with nonverbal kids， some of which use communication devices and sign language， this book is very personal to me。 I loved seeing that representation 🥺This book was so beautiful and I loved all of the characters。 I loved how Imani and Seth instantly took Skylar under their wings and stood by him through everything that was happening。Skylar’s parents were so pure I was so happy that he was able to find parents who understood him and helped fight for him to be himself。 Jacob and Skylar’s silent pinning for each other was enjoyable to read and I lost it when Jacob just blurted out asking him on a date。 Jacob standing by Skylar’s side even though his dad was the one trying to take away Skylar’s rights to be himself。 Skylar learning that people do care about him and love him and they weren’t just going to leave him was very important because he really did find his perfect family that was willing to fight for him Honestly I could go on about this book but I won’t。 Would def read again and have already recommended to friends before every finishing it。Bonus points for the beautiful cover 😭 。。。more
On my bookshelf
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It's the cutest， sweetest and fluffiest book I have ever read。 And it would be a sin to rate it less than five stars。 It was so awesome and I enjoyed every minute of it。 Most of the characters were given importance even the book is about a love between two teenagers。I sobbed reading some of the paragraphs and some made me giggle like a mad woman。 It stirred a mixture of emotions in me。 I loved it。 Aww。 The way he reacted to Skylar's skirt was adorable。 When they fell from the roof and Sky landed It's the cutest， sweetest and fluffiest book I have ever read。 And it would be a sin to rate it less than five stars。 It was so awesome and I enjoyed every minute of it。 Most of the characters were given importance even the book is about a love between two teenagers。I sobbed reading some of the paragraphs and some made me giggle like a mad woman。 It stirred a mixture of emotions in me。 I loved it。 Aww。 The way he reacted to Skylar's skirt was adorable。 When they fell from the roof and Sky landed on top of Jacob。 My heart literally galloped。 It was awesome。 There were so many cute scenes that set my heart race。 I wish every parents on this planet earth were like Mr。 And Mrs。 Gray。 They were the most super cool parents。 They're too supportive and never harshly behave even when he lied to them。 OMG！！！ First Jacob leaked that info to the papers and now he's wearing skirts just to support my sky baby。 I am so in love with this book。I hate Jacob's dad with every fabric of my being。 He's an idiot and a homophobic asshole。 He'll be the one who is going to hell。 How can you say you're unnatural and evil to your own son？ I mean that was so unfair。 I'm here for you Jacob。 。。。more
Moiranetty
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After watching Heartstopper on Netflix I needed more so I figured I try this book out。 It did not meet my expectations。 The premise of the story and the conflicts in the book were good but the execution was bad。 It felt like a lot of things were skipped over， like they would be mentioned in a chapter and by the next chapter the thing would be already over。 Like the concert， we see before the concert and then after it。 It would have been nice to see the characters interactions during。 I also foun After watching Heartstopper on Netflix I needed more so I figured I try this book out。 It did not meet my expectations。 The premise of the story and the conflicts in the book were good but the execution was bad。 It felt like a lot of things were skipped over， like they would be mentioned in a chapter and by the next chapter the thing would be already over。 Like the concert， we see before the concert and then after it。 It would have been nice to see the characters interactions during。 I also found it weird that Jacob didn't know who My Chemical Romance was， especially since he said his band is cover band that is sort of emo rock fusion。 He even knows who Five Finger Death Punch is and Pierce the Veil。 It's hard to believe he wouldn't have come across MCR。 。。。more
Ella Staffolani
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Este libro es hermoso， un mimo al alma， que te deja el corazón lleno de arcoiris。Es un libro que no solo te habla de la amistad y el amor， sino de la aceptación de uno mismo， y de aceptar el amor que merecemos。Skylar y Jacob son dos rollitos fe canela que quiero proteger con toda mi alma。 Sus amigos son una maravilla， y adoro como cada uno， a su manera， impulsa al otro a animarse por lo que merece。Este libro es todo lo que necesitaba en este momento， no quería terminar de leerlo， quería que dura Este libro es hermoso， un mimo al alma， que te deja el corazón lleno de arcoiris。Es un libro que no solo te habla de la amistad y el amor， sino de la aceptación de uno mismo， y de aceptar el amor que merecemos。Skylar y Jacob son dos rollitos fe canela que quiero proteger con toda mi alma。 Sus amigos son una maravilla， y adoro como cada uno， a su manera， impulsa al otro a animarse por lo que merece。Este libro es todo lo que necesitaba en este momento， no quería terminar de leerlo， quería que durara por siempre。¿Vieron/ leyeron Heartstopper y no saben que hacer？ LEAN ESTE LIBRO POR FAVOR SE LOS PIDO。 。。。more
Laura
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This is the best writing from Greene， yet。 This isn't just a love story， but a discussion of social issues and the pressures that teens face in today's culture。 Well-rounded characters and a driving plot kept the pace moving。 A must-read for those interested in LGBTQ+ YA contemporary books！ This is the best writing from Greene， yet。 This isn't just a love story， but a discussion of social issues and the pressures that teens face in today's culture。 Well-rounded characters and a driving plot kept the pace moving。 A must-read for those interested in LGBTQ+ YA contemporary books！ 。。。more
emily
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imani carried this book and tbh there weren’t enough female main characters， it’s 1/6
Nora
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oh my god， this was so fucking cute but at the same time so important and touching。 Skylar and Jacob are my little babies。 I want to wrap them up in a fluffy blanket， give them each a mug of hot chocolate and a kiss on their forehead。 But I think Skylar's parents have that covered。 I loved every single character in this book， expect for the bullies and Jacob's parents， obviously。 Jacob's dad can choke and go to hell。 I'm also not a religious person， never was， never will be， but at the same time oh my god， this was so fucking cute but at the same time so important and touching。 Skylar and Jacob are my little babies。 I want to wrap them up in a fluffy blanket， give them each a mug of hot chocolate and a kiss on their forehead。 But I think Skylar's parents have that covered。 I loved every single character in this book， expect for the bullies and Jacob's parents， obviously。 Jacob's dad can choke and go to hell。 I'm also not a religious person， never was， never will be， but at the same time I felt happy for the young， religious， queer people who might read this book and see a church where being lgbtq+ is not frowned upon， but accepted and loved。 There was so much love among these pages， between Skylar and Imani and Seth and Ian and Eric and Skylar's mom and dad。 It warmed my cold dead heart。Also that cover and the little drawings in the book are absolutely gorgeous。I also find it interesting how before this year， I don't think I ever read a book with a non-verbal main character and now this is the second one I read in a little more than a month。 。。。more
Nella
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well that surely was。。。 something （RTC）
Janvi Rakshi
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Dnf 40%I was really looking forward to this book， and it's definitely cute but it's way too ya for me。 Which I should have probably understood， so I might pick it up later once again but absolutely not now。 Dnf 40%I was really looking forward to this book， and it's definitely cute but it's way too ya for me。 Which I should have probably understood， so I might pick it up later once again but absolutely not now。 。。。more
Eleonora
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok so hum， that is a very generous 3 stars for me。 More like 2。5。That was disappointing。I had very high expectations， everyone was talking so good about this book and I loved the blurb。Then I started reading it。And it was boring。 Like the chapters were short， and it’s something I really like in a book， but I found myself doing something else at the end of every single chapter。The story didn’t take me in at all， I wasn’t excited for what was to come， nothing。There were some points were I smiled， Ok so hum， that is a very generous 3 stars for me。 More like 2。5。That was disappointing。I had very high expectations， everyone was talking so good about this book and I loved the blurb。Then I started reading it。And it was boring。 Like the chapters were short， and it’s something I really like in a book， but I found myself doing something else at the end of every single chapter。The story didn’t take me in at all， I wasn’t excited for what was to come， nothing。There were some points were I smiled， but they were very few。What I did like a lot was the representation in the book， and the whole “boys and skirts” theme。 Oh and Jacob。 I really liked him。 But。I couldn’t stand Skylar。 He was cute at the start， so even if I was really bored I kept reading， because I liked Jacob and kinda liked Skylar， so why not。But then at around 80%， when everything between the two of them went south， I was properly annoyed， by basically everyone， but especially Skylar。I hated the fact that almost everyone blamed Jacob， and for what？ For not having labels on his feeling after 2 weeks？？ Yeah， no thank you。The fact that Jacob had to basically do everything he did to get Skylar back？ No thank you， he should have left and find someone else。 That’s how I see it。And I am totally aware that it was a case of it’s me not the book， because EVERYONE loves this， but I really couldn’t stand it， and I even hated the ending， so yeah， that was it for me。 。。。more
Leticia Santos
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Cute as fuck。#RealmAThon2022 #MagicalReadathon2022
Aarineko
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Yes I did pick up this book for the cover （who wouldn't？）。 Spoiler！ The story inside is just as sweet and heart warming！ That's now me on my way to check what else Jordon Greene has in store for me。 Yes I did pick up this book for the cover （who wouldn't？）。 Spoiler！ The story inside is just as sweet and heart warming！ That's now me on my way to check what else Jordon Greene has in store for me。 。。。more
Morgan Lysand
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Y'all， that cover sucked me in。 Ever since I saw it I was like imma gonna need that book。 It did not disappoint。 Skylar and Jacob are the cutest。 Awkward AF sometimes （which adorable）。 Both were super relatable （even though I graduated high school in 2005 ha）， but Skylar was more relatable。 I too push people away and think they’ll leave and don’t really wanna be my friend。 Seriously this is the cutest first love， found family story。 I loved Skylar’s snarky/sarcastic attitude， and found myself cr Y'all， that cover sucked me in。 Ever since I saw it I was like imma gonna need that book。 It did not disappoint。 Skylar and Jacob are the cutest。 Awkward AF sometimes （which adorable）。 Both were super relatable （even though I graduated high school in 2005 ha）， but Skylar was more relatable。 I too push people away and think they’ll leave and don’t really wanna be my friend。 Seriously this is the cutest first love， found family story。 I loved Skylar’s snarky/sarcastic attitude， and found myself cracking up a lot。 Imani and Seth were the perfect friends for him， they did NOT let him go and I’m def here for that。 They lifted him up and showed him （along with his amazing parents） that he was loved。 He just had to embrace it all。 Which he did eventually and I was just a puddle ha。I did get a touch annoyed at the conflict at the end。 But it resolved quickly enough， and Skylar realized it was mostly on him， so I was like okay okay we good。 Jacob handled it well I thought。 He is the senior of the pair and it shows in his reaction and how it went down on his side。 I loved that he was prepared to walk away。 Like the poor guy doesn’t need the extra drama in his life。 But he also deeply loved and cared for Skylar and I was just like a puddle of tears at the end it was so sweet 😭 I’m all like I would not mind a book set like ten years in the future haha， or what happens when Jacob graduates HS and Skylar’s still got a few years left。 Like there’s a lot of potential for more and I want it all lmao。Def heed the TWs， the homophobia is heavy AF， and the bullying。 But it all def screams it’s a book set in the south and I was like yep yep that all tracks。EWYNS was my first read of Jordon Greene's and I'm def gonna have to read the others ha。 。。。more
Courtney Vickers
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Is a book any good if it doesn’t make you feel？ If it doesn’t hurt you and make you happy in the same breath？ Every Word You Never Said was adorable， I loved it， but it also hurt me—the hate within these pages reflects real life， and that hurts。 Skylar Gray likes wearing skirts， and why wouldn’t he？ Skirts are fantastic。 What’s not fantastic is the hate he gets for being who he is， liking what he likes， and dressing how he wants to。 Skylar is nonverbal。 After an illness when he was little， his v Is a book any good if it doesn’t make you feel？ If it doesn’t hurt you and make you happy in the same breath？ Every Word You Never Said was adorable， I loved it， but it also hurt me—the hate within these pages reflects real life， and that hurts。 Skylar Gray likes wearing skirts， and why wouldn’t he？ Skirts are fantastic。 What’s not fantastic is the hate he gets for being who he is， liking what he likes， and dressing how he wants to。 Skylar is nonverbal。 After an illness when he was little， his vocal chores were left beyond repair and passed through the care system， foster houses， and families， constantly being rejected and passed over。 Skylar is adopted by the Gray’s， a lovely couple who lost their son a few years earlier， just before this book begins。 He’s just moved to a new school， in a new town with a new family。 But oh， do they accept him。 His new parents love the shit out of that boy， and it makes my heart so full。 Sky doesn’t expect to make any friends in his new school; he’s always been looked at as a freak for not being able to speak， being bullied and left behind。 That is not the case this time。 Well， it is， but Sky is also taken in by best friends Imani and Seth， two amazing， adorable， and hilarious outcasts who don’t bat an eye at Sky’s differences and stand with him in the face of douchebags and assholes。 And then there's Jacob。 Adorable， rambling Jacob。 （yes， I am aware I’ve said adorable too many times， but it applies， trust me）。 Jacob is a white-haired， green-eyed rocker who gets asked to show Sky around on his first day。 Obviously， he puts his foot in his mouth， but what does that matter when faced with a cute boy。 Jacob came out over the school break， which left his relationship with his parents， especially his dad， rocky at best。 His dad doesn’t accept Jacob and won’t accept that he’s gay。 Despite having a horrible dad and uncomfortable home life， Jacob is still super sweet and happens to have a thing for the new boy。 The friendship and relationship development between Skylar and Jacob is， you guessed it， adorable。 They’re both convinced the other is straight， and then they couldn’t possibly fancy them until finally， they both get a clue。 I love them together。 However， not all is swoony and heart-eyed。 Jacob’s dad wants to institute a new dress code at the school that prohibits boys from wearing anything feminine or even painting their nails， all in the name of saving them and putting them on the path back to God， which is ludicrous。I enjoyed this book。 The characters were wonderfully written， and the relationship developments are heart-warming and delightful。 Every Word You Never Said is about two boys who awkwardly fall in love while facing hate from bullies and adults who should know better。 It’s about expressing yourself， falling in love， and finding your family and people fighting to make the world better。 。。。more
Chelsea
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This book was sooo adorable。
Reggi。m
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5/5This book owns my heart。 It made me go through a roller coaster of emotions。 There where moments when I had to put the book down because it was too much and moments where I couldn’t stop reading。 I have definitely found some new fav characters。 Sky and Jacob will always own my heart， there are no words to describe how much I love them。 They are my comfort characters from this book and I swear I’d do anything to protect them。 Sky is the sweetest person in the world， he has gone through so much 5/5This book owns my heart。 It made me go through a roller coaster of emotions。 There where moments when I had to put the book down because it was too much and moments where I couldn’t stop reading。 I have definitely found some new fav characters。 Sky and Jacob will always own my heart， there are no words to describe how much I love them。 They are my comfort characters from this book and I swear I’d do anything to protect them。 Sky is the sweetest person in the world， he has gone through so much。 He deserves everything good in this world and I’d give anything to hug him。 Jacob is so strong， i cannot imagine what it must be like， living with a family like his。 I love how he stood up for himself and for sky。 Jacob’s father is the worst person in the world， I swear to god I could struggle him with my own hands。 On the contrary Sky’s parents are perfect and I’m so glad Sky finally found a family he deserves。 。。。more
Cathy
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A beautiful story about first love， new beginnings and fighting for equality and acceptance。 I’ll never understand why being different is such a huge deal when it is our differences that make us unique。 Having people who accept you for who you are and love and support you unconditionally can make a huge difference when it comes to finding confidence in being yourself。 It was easy to relate to the characters and I found myself rooting for them from the very beginning。
Lily Rooke
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Nonverbal teen Skyler has recently been adopted and is starting a new school， where he meets Jacob， who has recently come out and is dealing with a homophobic father who is running for Congress。 Skyler also likes to wear skirts sometimes， but while his parents are supportive， he runs into trouble with the school administration and bullies， plus Jacob's father sees his 'challenge' to the school dress code as a controversial cause to boost his campaign。 Meanwhile， Jacob and Skyler are becoming mor Nonverbal teen Skyler has recently been adopted and is starting a new school， where he meets Jacob， who has recently come out and is dealing with a homophobic father who is running for Congress。 Skyler also likes to wear skirts sometimes， but while his parents are supportive， he runs into trouble with the school administration and bullies， plus Jacob's father sees his 'challenge' to the school dress code as a controversial cause to boost his campaign。 Meanwhile， Jacob and Skyler are becoming more than friends， but for someone with such an unhappy past as Skyler， and with Jacob's struggles fully accepting himself， is there a happy ending in sight？Every Word You Never Said is tempting me to throw my ratings system right out of the window。 It's an incredibly complex book， and incredibly sad， yet also incredibly realistic， heartfelt， and important。 I felt so deeply for Sky and Jacob， for Sky's frustrations in being such a strong， fiery teen who deals with the frustrations of having to rely on Siri for his voice， and all the traumatic legacy of his previous foster placements。 For Jacob and his situation stuck in an unsupportive home， having to attend an unsupportive church， and his mingling emotions of wishing he could be different， yet being absolutely certain of his own right to exist。 This book offers no easy answers and no 'love saves the day' quick fixes， but it does offer beautifully supportive parents in Bob and Kayleigh （I was crying when Sky starts calling them Mom and Dad）， and an absolute BAMF in Pastor Dane。 I mean。。。 'We follow Jesus， not the Pharisees'？！ Pastor DANE！ You really went there。 I felt chills in my bones。 I wish I had a Pastor Dane。 I do think the representation of a different type of Christianity and an inclusive church was hugely important in a book that purposefully explores religious trauma through both its MCs， and does so very well。 Sky wanting to cry when Jacob calls him babe。。。 I was weeping。I struggled a lot with the bullying scenes and the extensive use of f-slurs， as well as the menacing atmosphere in Jacob's home from his father。 It's hard， because this is a sign that the author wrote these scenes well， that they affected me so badly， but I did find them deeply upsetting， and reminiscent of similar experiences with homophobic bullying in a religious context。 This is a dark book， for all it's cute and sweet too， and I think there should be some content warnings for bullying; homophobia; queerphobia; homophobic slurs; religious abuse; plus a mention of sex trafficking in a joke context that I really wish hadn't made it into the final manuscript。All in all I think EWYNS is a prescient and timely novel exploring contemporary concerns in a powerful way， there were just some aspects I found too tonally jarring， and maybe a few too many moving parts that made me feel as though the pacing was a bit off sometimes。 Part of me wants to give 3*， part of me wants to give 5*， so I'll settle on 4* and highly recommend if you feel in a safe place to read。 。。。more
Simona
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Wonderful。Well written， friendship， acceptance and inclusivity。The writing is good and the emotions are truly felt。
iris
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dnf lol sorry i’m not rating it though because i thought it was cute from what i did read， it’s just。 really cringey in a way that even i can’t tolerate。 i could look past it for a while but。 yeah。 it’s not Awful by any means and im sure the rest of it is a cute story， i just think it’s overfilled with modern media references。 also the part about the one girl being pan because ‘some guys and theys are too yummy’ or smth made me feel weird lmao。
Brennen
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I NEED THIS BOOK！！！ First of all， I have never even heard of a book with a non-verbal character which is literally amazing。 My sister is non-verbal so I'm in love already。 The cover is gorgeous and I'm stopping there just because this book gives me so much to think about。 I NEED THIS BOOK！！！ First of all， I have never even heard of a book with a non-verbal character which is literally amazing。 My sister is non-verbal so I'm in love already。 The cover is gorgeous and I'm stopping there just because this book gives me so much to think about。 。。。more
Kaine Winneg
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