And guess what? Finally, today, I found out that the poet, Iain S. Thomas who wrote this AMAZING poetry book wrote that book as well! 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: It was a big plus to see a MC breaking gender norms by wearing skirts and dresses but it was turned into a conflict for the plot that kind of fizzled out and felt pointless.

Poetry is such a personal experience on what will impact us when we read the words and what won't. We all view things differently and this is one reason I love to read poetry. I enjoy seeing how others piece together what they are experiencing and how it brings some insight into my own life. Some words hit harder than others, some collections work and some don't. For me, Every Word You Cannot Say completely worked and there were a few times tears stung my eyes. Ahhh I absolutely loved the characters in this. Skylar is an unforgettable main character who instantly steals your heart. With his love of reading (he has great book taste) and dinosaurs (who doesn't love dinos?) . He comes across to everyone as confident and brave for wearing his skirts and painting his nails, but the boy is swimming in insecurities because of his upbringing, and it breaks your heart. He believes it's too good to be true that he's surrounded by supportive adoptive parents and friends. The way he handles the 'conflict' with Jacob is realistic for his situation and while he's definitely stubborn, the whole situation seemed right for their ages without being annoyingly immature. Now, it’s been said the stories in the Noahverse can be read as standalones, and they most certainly can because I just proved it, but I also feel like I would have greatly benefited from having read at least book one ( A Mark on My Soul), because, although the themes and outcome of that book scare me, I feel it would have added a better layer of understanding and appreciation towards what these kids were experiencing in this deeply religious community. I have no doubt, having now briefly met some of the previous MCs, that I will be taking the time to course-correct my series reading here in the near future. 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. This book touched on so many important issues - clothing and gender, ableism and disability, sexuality, religion, homophobia, friendship, first love and not feeling good enough.

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Yes, the crazy, fanatical side characters and random townspeople were hella frustrating and rage inducing, during the sporadic scenes they were in to cause a fuss, but, for the most part, the tone of this book was lighter than I expected, which is due in large part to some of the fantastic side characters, like all their friends and Sky’s AMAZING adoptive parents, who showed up time and time again to renew my faith in humanity and support Sky and Jacob unwaveringly in all matters.

Seeing old friends! I really loved seeing certain characters play a role or make an appearance in this story. I really hope this is a continuous thing! That is all I will say on that :) 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. I found the contast between sweet moments and harsh ones a bit too jarring for my liking. This book featured a lot more homophobia and other difficult situations than I first assumed. It is branded that way though so that was my bad.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 😭 And after that it’s just the typical miscommunication thing. Skylar refuses to talk to Jacob for a while but then at the very end Jacob publicly professes his love for Skylar then they kiss and everybody cheers (that’s not a joke btw. There’s an actual crowd cheering 😶). I adored Sky's adopted parents! An example of parenting at it's finest! The massive focus on friendship was also really uplifting. The way the main characters and side characters supported each other was so heartwarming. His work has won numerous local and international awards and can be found in Communication Arts, Design Indaba Magazine, Ad Vantage Magazine, bestadsontv.com, Contagious Magazine, Archive, The University of Pretoria’s Permanent Design Collection, X-ings: Shaping Culture Through Design Exhibition, The United Nations Gallery of Sustainable Communication, TEDx, Heso Magazine (Japan) and http://www.inpursuitofelegance.com

As with all great books, the supporting cast is exceptional! The quintessential outcasts. Imani, pansexual and Wiccan, and Seth, straight and a complete nerd. They compliment each other, and Skylar, even if he can’t see it or understand, fits in with these misfits perfectly and is what Skylar needs in his life. I am so thankful that Jordon was able to give me an eARC of this book! I loved this book. I knew I would love it, but i did not think it would be to this scale. Jordon crafts two more characters that fit into his world perfectly. Age appropriate actions and responses, unfiltered as teenagers are. I can’t remember giggling so much over a read in a long time. Before cancel culture rant, yes, they’ve all had a go at this book—kids are kids. I loved they behaved as teens, reacted and messed up. I also really love that Skylar likes to wear skirts and makeup. Once again, it’s something we don’t see a lot of, even in more progressive and diverse books/movies/shows, so it was really nice to have a gender non-conforming MC.

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.