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A review by poupimali
Whisper Waves by Blake Black
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
the audio is beautifully narrated in dual by Megan Wicks and Jarman Day.
Tropes:
Why choose
Traumatized FMC but resilient, fiercely independent
Found Family
Hurt/Comfort
Paranormal (ghost involved)
Disability rep
Contents warning:
Grief
Suicide
Depression
Mention of SA
Forced institutionalization
Sloan is a fiercely independent but deeply wounded woman who can see and talk ghosts—a gift (or curse who drove her right into a psychiatric institution) that has shaped her entire life. After losing her Nan, the only real family she’s ever had, she sets off in her van to scatter her ashes in a small coastal town.
At the end of the road, she meets the four Jones brothers: the flirty charming Nash, his older brother North, a brooding workaholic single dad, Hunter, the kind, steady one with a disability; Saylor, a strange ghost who is still lingering, for unknown reasons and Lio, North’s son who suffers from a serious condition.
The book ends on an emotional cliffhanger, which leaves me a little wrecked and wanting for more.
(Spoiler: Sloan cries a lot. Like a lot. It can be annoying at some point, but that’s a very personal opinion)
Tropes:
Why choose
Traumatized FMC but resilient, fiercely independent
Found Family
Hurt/Comfort
Paranormal (ghost involved)
Disability rep
Contents warning:
Grief
Suicide
Depression
Mention of SA
Forced institutionalization
Sloan is a fiercely independent but deeply wounded woman who can see and talk ghosts—a gift (or curse who drove her right into a psychiatric institution) that has shaped her entire life. After losing her Nan, the only real family she’s ever had, she sets off in her van to scatter her ashes in a small coastal town.
At the end of the road, she meets the four Jones brothers: the flirty charming Nash, his older brother North, a brooding workaholic single dad, Hunter, the kind, steady one with a disability; Saylor, a strange ghost who is still lingering, for unknown reasons and Lio, North’s son who suffers from a serious condition.
The book ends on an emotional cliffhanger, which leaves me a little wrecked and wanting for more.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault