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The Loudest Silence Kindle Edition

by Olivia Janae (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A beautiful, opposites attract lesbian romance about hearing the music in your heart.

Rising star cellist Kate Flynn is new to Chicago and her job at the Windy City Chamber Ensemble. On day one, she is surprised by the board’s intriguing president, Vivian Kensington. Not only does the woman come with a formidable reputation, but she’s also Deaf.

However, between a familiar face Kate isn’t ready to see again and the difficulties of being a single mom, she isn’t sure Chicago is the right place for her.

When tendrils of friendship develop with Vivian, Kate finds beneath her prickly ice queen persona unexpected kindness and warmth. Is the promise of more enough to make her stay? Can two such different women, one from a world of sound and one a world of silence, truly understand one another?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6C4Y5N5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ylva Publishing; 1st edition (July 11, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 11, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2602 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 3963246995

Best Sellers Rank: #109,664 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #472 in Lesbian Fiction
- #577 in Lesbian Romance
- #803 in Gay & Lesbian (Kindle Store)

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Olivia Janae has been a lifelong writer. Growing up in California, it was always her dream to one day see her name on the cover of a book ever since she scribbled down her first story in a notebook at the age of eleven. To this day, she can’t believe that her dream has come true.

Now, Olivia is living outside of Chicago with her son and four cats.

Outside of her love of writing, Olivia is an avid movie buff with an obsessive love for cooking, candy making, ‘Buffy, The Vampire Slayer’, and Stephen King.

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Michelle

The Loudest Silence

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024

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The Loudest Silence was a beautiful story that makes communication a necessity. Olivia Janae took MCs from two different worlds and meshed them beautifully.
The angst flowed with the story and could have been predicted. It was resolved timely and well done.
I enjoyed the story and will continue to follow this author.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024

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I did not realize how different this would be from the original two books. Kinda makes me sad, but I can see how this is still good if you weren't already a fan of the originals. Stephen was a great add though.

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Overall great read. It is well written. The characters were developed and integrated. The story has a real plot that begs you to read the next page. Lately so many books just seem to be one giant sex scene with tidbits of a story sprinkled in. The Loudest Silence is a very pleasant change from that format. The book has a few rough transitions, but go ahead and read it - you will not regret the investment of your time.

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seemed to be good representation and an adorable kid

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022

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There were a lot of things I liked about the book, the representation of a disability was great to see the story flowed well and was interesting. With that said towards the end the character was pretty hard to like. I get there was good background on why, but sometimes it was a bit much and repetitive. I also thought the old roommate was going to be mentioned again at some point, it seemed like there was buildup there but was never brought up again. Anyway, I still thought it was a well written story and and most of the things were personal preference so I didn’t take stars away.

Would I read again: yeah if I waited a bit
Would you recommend: yes, especially for the deaf representation and adorable kid

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Robin Kenna

Tears of happiness are falling down my cheeks.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022

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This story awakened a strong amount of emotions I had not expected. It is so well written, and passionate that I just felt the truth in it. I have only truly known one deaf person in my life, yet this story resonates to my core. It is a book that must be read. One of my sisters is a musician who has shared much of her musical career with the rest of us and so much of this story is steeped in that knowledge of stress regarding auditions and struggles to remain on top. This made the story sing to my soul. Yes I strongly recommend this book, do your self a favor and buy and read this lovely story.

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Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022

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A simply beautiful story full of emotion and characters with realistic flaws. It's always frustrating for me when the story is nearing its end, so the lovers have a big fight that's quickly resolved, but this one was smart about it. The conflict was present for the whole tale, and is intrinsic to how the characters work, and the fix isn't instant, in the end, the confilct is still there, it's just been acknowledged and efforts are now being made to fix it, like in a real relationship. I also love the insights made about the culture of many disabled people, and how curing disabilities, while noble, isn't for everyone, and that some do not wish for a cure, and see cures as tantamount to genocide.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2022

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I was fully engaged in this story from start to finish. Excellent writing, very good editing, relatable characters, strong plot. I especially loved and appreciated the clarity and power with which the experiences of the two protagonists revolved around deafness. The emotions were portrayed vividly, and made perfect sense. The conflict over choclear implants was brilliantly conveyed, and the need for the deaf person to maintain her identity as a deaf person despite the efforts of others to change her was very clear and understandable. Great work!

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What is the loudest silence?

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2022

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A well written beautiful story.
We have an ice queen persona due to life's drama and a new person that just moved into the area.
We meet Kate and Max that have moved to Chicago to join the WCCE so that Kate can play her cello.
We also meet Vivian who is president of the board for the WCCE and who is known as being an ice queen.
A relationship develops and while learning about each other we learn what the loudest silence is! The "loudest silence" can be devastating for anyone at any age.

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Sarah H

One of the best books I've read this year

Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2023

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I thoroughly enjoyed The Loudest Silence. The characters are believable and understandable. The topics covered are done with sincerity and respect. I really appreciated how the author wrote about the Deaf community, and some of the unique challenges that can arise.

Patrícia S.P.

Should I stay or should I go?

Reviewed in Brazil on August 7, 2022

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This was one of those books I have a hard time putting down to do ya know, thing I should be doing in my life haha. I think I could call this one a feel good story, there's a touch of angst and sadness, but it was especially sweet, heartwarming, funny and surely educational. And since the story is told in single POV, Kate's, unfortunately we don't get to see Vivian's, I bet it'd be fire, she's feisty!

Both MC and LI are amazing, after being dealt hard hands in life they still have so much good to offer each other and other people. I loved them, especially because they are not perfect; they make mistakes, but you give them time and they come around, which IMHO, makes them and their relationship even more believable and lovable. Their chemistry was strong from the very beginning. Normally I'd think all the steps they took would feel a tad "rushed", but with them all felt right, like it's the natural thing to do. And the side characters were just the same, quite rich. Even Stephen grew a bit on me, but just a bit lmao.

This is just the second time that I picked a book with one of the main characters being deaf, the first one was the French novella PASSERELLES by Julie Lezzie, a very interesting reading, with them being in the "pre-mobile" era (early 2000s) and such. I'm mentioning it because it made an impression, just like The Loudest Silence, and it was the first time it dawned on me, just like Kate, that I should do more than just be thinking about trying.

Anyway, one couldn't go wrong picking TLS. It's balm to the heart. ACTUALLY, with that end I believe it'll be a crime if we don't have at least a short story with more tales of these folks.

Clara NL

Sweet romance with deaf MC

Reviewed in France on October 23, 2022

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This is the first novel i read with a deaf character and i really loved it.
Vivian is an "ice queen" for the outside world but you quickly learn she is just warm and has to look impassive to protect herself from the hearing world.
This book is written in Kate's point of view only and you are as clueless as her when she steps into another world. But you end up learning with her.
The story has so many layers, the characters background is rich and the story isn't just about two women from different world (hearing/deaf, wealthy/cellist with unstable job) who fall for one another : it's way deeper, you add parenting in the mix, complicated relationship with mother, co parenting, dealing with childhood trauma...
What i like best is that the message here is that being deaf is a disability because the hearing world treat it that way. Deaf people have to adapt constantly and not the other way around.
I spent most of the book waiting for the other shoe to drop and when it does, the conflict and the way it has been resolved seemed really realistic. Problems don't disappear with just a talk, they require self questioning, communication, work.

I can only recommend this book.

Silvia

Very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2022

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An excellent book! Really enjoyed reading it. Complex characters and a good plot with Max stealing the show. Definitely worth a read.

Cooper

Good “Adaptation” of the Original

Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2022

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I liked this adaptation/rewrite of the author’s original two books which in turn was based on her fan fiction. A story that spanned two novels has been consolidated into one - characters added or deleted, the same with scenes. Granted this novel is probably tighter and better written - but, I loved the original novels despite their length and writing skill level. They were tougher/grittier than this more sanitized version of the story - lacking some soul IMHO. If you haven’t read the originals - I do recommend this novel - you’ll like the characters, the story line, the introduction to the Deaf culture. If you’ve read the originals you’ll like or dislike many of the changes, but this probably shouldn’t stop you from giving this a read and supporting the author who has taken such a courageous step.

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