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Lucy May Lennox

Auteur van Love In Touch

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Werken van Lucy May Lennox

Love In Touch (2013) 27 exemplaren
Flowers by Night (2020) 11 exemplaren
Good Looking 1 exemplaar

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I’m really grateful for ARC sites, you know? They offer me a wide range of books tailored to my tastes – sometimes the algorithm goes boom, but we’ll talk about that on a different post, yeah? – and they give me the opportunity to unheart little gems here and there.

Plastic bead, plastic bead, shiny but still plastic bead– oh hey, a pearl!

Meet one of the aforementioned pearls, please: Flowers by Night.

(I should have used a flower example and link back to the title. Good pun chance, wasted. Anyway!)

Historical. LGBT. Plot-driven. A sensible cover. I mean *handwave* Lucy May, you had me at hello.

[Keep reading @ Bookshelves & Teacups]


[I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.]
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TissieL | 1 andere bespreking | May 3, 2023 |
Highly recommended!
This is such a wonderful read, and such a great tale. I fell in love with Tomonosuke and Ichi right away, both so well-rounded, well-written characters, and got invested in their relationship and their fate which doesn’t happen often for me. The secondary protagonists, Okyo and Ri, took a bit longer to warm to, but then I thoroughly enjoyed how well their issues and motivations were also addressed, and how things worked out for them. At times, I wanted to slap Tomonosuke for his condescending or ignorant behaviour towards Ichi, although it was pretty clear he behaved just as you’d expect from a male in his position in his time and culture. In fact, one of my favourite parts of this story is how well the cultural and historcial context was relayed through the narration style, and how easy it was for me to get a feeling of this culture, and to understand foreign-to-me details and concepts through expertly-used context, without the need of spelling things out plainly as you find so often in stories these days. I’ve been mostly ignorant of Japanese culture before, and historic culture in particular, and didn’t expect to find it so easy to get immersed in the story. Another highlight was how the author treated the cultural customs about relationships, (homo)sexuality, and disability. It’s rare to find these subjects treated so well and be clearly well-researched in historical fiction.… (meer)
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Neckarhex | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 31, 2021 |
Love in Touch by Lucy May Lennox was a truly unique love story. I have never read anything quite like it. Jake is deafblind, meaning he is both deaf and blind and in his case he as been this way since birth. Kassie is a young woman who is kind of floundering in life. She has a job she dislikes and is still missing the father she lost a few years before. She is also learning ASL - American Sign Language in night school. She is just interested in it and doesn't really have any ambitions related to learning it. She goes to a deafblind meet up and is drawn to Jake who is sitting off by himself. This first meeting leads to the next and grows to love.

I really enjoyed this story. I thought it flowed well and I also thought it was very realistic even though I do not know much about the deafblind population other than Helen Keller. It boggles my mind how someone like Helen Keller or the fictional Jake could overcome such a disability, but it is more than possible.

I wasn't really a fan of Kassie's roommate Erik at first, but he redeemed himself. I also dislike the cover. I would never buy this book based on the cover, but I'm glad I gave it a chance due to some well placed recommendations. 4 stars.
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sdbookhound | 1 andere bespreking | Apr 6, 2020 |
Love In Touch is a poignant and touching story about two people who don't let barriers stand in the way of their love for each other. Author Lucy May Lennox weaves a heartwarming tale about finding love and overcoming communication barriers that will tug at your heart and soul.

This is a beautiful love story that follows Kassie and Jake as they discover a way to overcome the barriers of communication and societal obstacles to build an amazing relationship. You can't help but get drawn into Kassie and Jake's story, they are real people who find love with emotion and passion, who have the patience and determination to step out of their comfort zone and lean on each other. Kassie is a caring and sensitive girl who doesn't let the communication barrier or societal doubts to interfere with her getting to know and encourage Jake to face the challenges in their relationship. Jake is simply amazing, I loved how he had the courage to face his fears and the challenges from his disability, and successfully overcome them with determination and amazing grace. Their connection and ability to lean on each other and discover love was simply inspirational and emotionally satisfying.

I appreciate the author providing the reader with a well-researched and educational insight into what it is like for a person with blind-deaf disabilities, and how people can overcome the barriers and obstacles by learning to use the different tools available to communicate, so that they can have a wonderful relationship with each other.

Love In Touch is an eye-opening, powerful, and compelling real-life love story that is emotional and inspirational. This is a story that will make you smile, it will resonate with you for a very long time.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the author / publisher in exchange for my honest review and participation in a virtual book tour event hosted by Buy The Book Tours.

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Werken
4
Leden
43
Populariteit
#352,016
Waardering
4.0
Besprekingen
4
ISBNs
5