The Author Resource Round Table on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/116489?group_id=26989 This book is riddled with harmful unchallenged stereotypes. Jordon Greene's main characters say shitty and offensive things, and for what? To seem cool and interesting? You don't get a pass to be racist, misogynistic, ableist, and slut-shaming because you're gay. Sensitivity readers exist to call you out for this, but either one wasn't used or the first few drafts of this were rough. P.S. - If you have read Jordon Greene's previous book A Mark on My Soul be ready for a cameo that will straight up PUNCH you in the heart 😭 That's just how I felt reading this entire book. Being held, loved, seen and cherished. It's rare for me to find poetry that not only heals me but actually makes me feel like I should be kinder to others and heal them as well.

into the book they were crushing on each other because the other was cute, and by the end of the book they’re supposedly in love because….. the other is cute, I guess??? There was no development, no reason for them to be together, no chemistry, their “banter” wasn’t even funny… Everything felt forced. What a shame. 🙁🙁🙁 You cannot fix me because I am not broken. And even though everything has changed, I am still more than I've ever been. His supportive adoptive parents were great too, encouraging him to be who he is and dress and act like he wants to. Then there’s Jacob. Outwardly confident, great friends and family, but looks can be deceiving. He has struggles of his own, a hidden fight to be loved and accepted for the person he is.I’m not a teenager anymore, but I still remember my school days and the characters are a perfect reflection of school and teen life. It’s gorgeous. And I’m still smiling from all the feels.

Iain S. Thomas is the #1 bestselling author of I Wrote This For You and Intentional Dissonance. He wrote his first book, Ignite, at the age of 23 for the Markham clothing store. It won the Grand Prix at the First Paper House Art Of Design Awards and the only craft prize awarded that year, in the design category, at the national design/advertising awards (The Loeries).

See a Problem?

Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including: Okay, there's a lot that goes on in this book that I thought was okay, but there's even more that was NOT okay.

The characters also used the f-slur a lot. The MCs call themselves f-words so many times, and in both POVs it’s really emphasized that gays can use this slur, which like… it’s factually correct, and possibly realistic that they’d use it (idk?). But to me it was a little jarring. That’s all.Every Word You Never Said" is a gay YA contemporary romance following the dual POV of Skylar and Jacob. Skylar is a gay adopted nonverbal 16 year old who just started a new school. Jacob takes up the task to show Skylar around the school on his first day. For me it was very cringey though that they called themselves mom and dad and expected Skylar to call them that too? I wouldn’t expect a teenager I just adopted to call me that at all if it wasn’t coming from them in the first place. Sometimes I read a book that brings a constant smile to my face because it’s incredibly heartwarming and uplifting. So much so that I don’t even care about the minor details I liked less or frowned upon. Every Word You Never Said is such a book. Skylar and Jacob communicate through text messages and social media as well as in person; transcripts of their text messages, complete with emojis, help to tell the story. Visual and sensory descriptions abound as the boys grow and develop, finding their voices and values, even when facing judgment from school boards and a pastor, all of whom insist that they are living sinful lives.