By Lindsey Lanza
Star rating: ★★★★★
Blurb
When life’s off-key, go to Malibu
Bestselling author Lucy Gold may write fairy tales for a living, but her own happily ever after is looking bleak. Seeking a fresh start after a sudden divorce on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, she decides to make a new life for herself and her service dog in Los Angeles. But when her living arrangements fall through just before takeoff, a handsome stranger offers to let her stay with him and his motley crew of musicians in Malibu. Her gallant hero? None other than Henry Turner, the award-winning composer whose music has held Lucy together while her life’s been crumbling apart.
Henry might be at the peak of his creative career, but his crippling anxiety throws his personal life completely out of tune. Yet all of that changes the longer Lucy stays with him and his housemates, swiftly becoming one of their own and offering Henry a glimpse of happiness he never thought possible. As their relationship deepens, Lucy’s attraction to Henry cannot be denied, but as she works through the aftermath of her divorce, she’s resigned to give up on love. Henry plays all the right notes and says all the right words. Will Lucy be able to hear them over her fear of the past repeating itself?
Speechless is a swoony saga about finding your people, overcoming your deepest insecurities, and choosing happiness no matter what life throws at you.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Read if you Like:
🎵 Chronic Illness Rep
🎵 Connecting through music
🎵 Roommates
🎵 Found family
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My Thoughts:
Speechless is a story about two people who are struggling who find each other and each make the other's life better. It's beautiful and feels like real life.
I really related to Henry. While I don't struggle with selective mutism but I have had a lifelong struggle with anxiety and going out has been something that gives me anxiety and different points in my life.
I also related to Lucy because while I don't have the illness she deals with, I do have a chronic illness, and read this when I was having a bad week. It made me feel seen and was good to be reminded that lots of people deal with these issues.
Beyond how much I loved the characters, I loved this story and Lucy and Henry's relationship! I loved that his music comforted her and he was able to talk to her. It almost felt like fated mates in contemporary romance which is really hard to do but it worked here!
I'm frankly shocked this book hasn't gotten more hype. It completely deserves it and I hope the recent popularity of Lindsey Lanza's most recent book will encourage more people to read this one!!
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