#deaf wlw

[fairywithcargo]

As a Deaf lesbian, deaf lesbians are simply ethereal and I feel like we are a very invisible minority in the broader sapphic sphere

[a-wlw-reads]

In the Silence by Jaimie Leigh McGovern

8/10

Do the wlw end up together : Yes

Do you want a deaf main character who falls in love and gets everything she deserves? Then boy do I have a book for you! This is probably one of the cutest books I’ve ever read. It follows the meet-cute formula that every heterosexual romance has overdone and makes it refreshing and so, so heart-warming. If there is a book equivalent of putting on a sweater, some fuzzy slippers, and sitting by a fire on a cold day with a hot cup of tea, this would be it. It alternates perspective between Bellamy, a children’s book illustrator who lost her hearing due to traumatic brain injury as a child, and Sofia, a radio show host whose mother raised her alone. From the day their worlds collide (I’m trying to be funny. They smack into one another and coffee is spilled) the two begin an adorable romance that props up one another’s insecurities and feels as natural as if you, the reader, were living in their place. I was a bit thrown at first by the second person voice, I’m struggling now to think of another book I’ve read recently that uses it, but after a few chapters it started to grow on me. It feels like the characters’ internal monologue almost and certainly helped to give them each a unique voice, something you don’t always see in books that alternate points of view. I also really loved Bellamy’s character development and was proud of the self-assurance she gained throughout the book. Without giving too much away, she cuts out of her life some very toxic individuals and, unlike in many stories, doesn’t feel obligated by the end to repair a relationship that would never do anything but damage her confidence and mental well-being. Overall, you basically get to watch the two of them become a perfect, healthy couple, support each other, (spoilers!) get married, and adopt a (SPOILERS) deaf baby girl. Who isn’t feeling like they need some sweet, uncomplicated positivity at times? Because, I promise you, that is exactly what this book is.

[gaylamppost]

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deaf wlw are honestly?? so important??? and lovely?? and just all around 100% fantastic?? and h o t a f. just deaf wlw