A Review by CJ Ives Lopez

Speechless by Ava Cates

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The most unassuming book I’ve ever read in my life.

Nothing about the cover made me think what was inside it was inside of it. Let me start by saying this cover is delicious. Seeing this cover made me want to go and buy turtle necks, throw my hair up in a messy bun, hang out on a lounge chair, read books all day with some tea, coffee, or hot chocolate and forget about the busy world.

I thought I would read a cute, cozy small-town farm romance that would have me all in the feels, and in some ways, it did.

I wish some things were more pronounced in the book in the beginning because I think that more readers would have been drawn to it had they known about these elements, just a tip for the author. These elements are like SHIT HOT and seriously made me think of many things.

Think Roswell meets Switched at Birth, but only she wasn’t switched at birth. That’s all I’m going to tell you because you will have to read it yourself.

OMG, Jeremy, sweet innocent Jeremy, wait until you meet him in the book. You will be just as sad as the Main Character, Julia, when you find out something about him. I know I was.

When I was about to 86% through the book (at least that’s what my kindle said), I thought I was getting whiplash and the author had lost her mind. I seriously thought, “Is she tired and forgetting her place.” The BOMB was dropped, and I’m like, OMG, are you SERIOUS?

Then I went to the next page, and it was the about the author page.

WTH, I can’t right now. I have to know more. It left you at a good place where you had some closure if you weren’t into the storyline, but I’m totally into it, so I have to know more.

Clever you are, Ms. Ava Cates, Touche!!!!!!!



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