This book gave a voice and face to a group who doesn't often get to be in the spotlight. I had read a few books with a deaf main character and one or two with one who was blind but having a main character who was both opened up my eyes to a whole new world. The first thing that drew me into this story was the fact that Jake was Deafblind. I have read this book 4 times and each time I have read it in one sitting so it is not a slow read by any means, but go in expecting to savor the loveliness of everyday interactions. Rather it is a slow burning fire of warmth. Of course, there are moments of tension but nothing over the top, in my opinion. Even though this book is technically a New Adult, it does not have all the typical drama and angst that a lot do. SO before I tell you why this book is amazing, I want to tell you what this book is NOT: One of the saddest things for me is when people go into a book expecting one thing only to be disappointed because it turned out to be different.
I wish that every single person would read this book and love it as much as I do BUT I am aware this might not be everyone's cup of tea. Let me start off by saying that I absolutely love this book and consider it to be one of my all time favorite books. How can they come to a deeper understanding of each other, and find a future together?"~ Goodreads
But as their friendship deepens into something more, the difficulty in communicating with each other only grows, and it seems like everyone they know thinks their relationship won’t work. Jake is more intelligent, more genuine than anyone she has met before, and for the first time Kassie starts to feel like her life has some direction. Until a sweet-smelling girl introduces herself to him unexpectedly, and opens up a whole new world to him. Despite the odds, he’s highly educated, but at 26, he’s gotten stuck in a rut, with few friends and no clear career plans. His disability has cut him off from the world, but beneath his isolated exterior, is a smart, sweet guy with a dry sense of humor. Jake has been deaf and blind since birth. Kassie feels compelled to try signing to him–the fact that he’s strikingly handsome doesn’t hurt.
One day at a Deaf community event, she sees a young man sitting off by himself. Now 24 and living in Seattle, she gets interested in learning sign language through her roommate, a sign language interpreter.
"Kassie has felt adrift ever since her dad died when she was in college.
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