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A review by messing_with_book
Don't Speak by Michelle Lancaster, Michelle Morgan, Dyan Layne
5.0
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
I waited a little over a year to read Don't Speak and I couldn't be happier with the story: [a:Dyan Layne|19833457|Dyan Layne|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1576805623p2/19833457.jpg] worked its magic on my heart once again with amazing characters and her sweetest story so far, but also that sweetness is perfectly balanced with the sensuality that I'm already used to in her books, with a forbidden, beautiful and VERY moving story.
One of the things I loved most about Molly & Aidan's story was that Dyan decided to tell us about their love throughout the years: from the moment where they become step-siblings, when they start to discover their feelings for each other and when they finally decide to act on it. It was very nice to read the special bond they share from the first time Molly gets close to Aidan, all the things they do for each other and the evolution of their love from the most innocent feeling to the desire to fight against everything to be together. And I can't help but mention Brian & Michele, Aidan's dad and Molly's mom: these two characters were adorable, so loving, respectful parents who made me fall in love with them too, as well as being very happy that Aidan & Molly had such nice people in their lives, as well as Grandma Gigi, and Crystal, Mac & Scooter later in the story.
Aidan is a child/guy/man who experienced a traumatic situation at a very young age and due to this he is unable to express himself with words, since kid he's a loner and whom some treat as a freak, until Molly comes into his life and everything changes for both of them, Aidan is an artist, a kind boy, who just wants his dad, Michele & Molly to be happy and in his attempt to protect the girl he is in love with he makes some bad decisions that made me suffer a lot with Molly, but that I understand and think are common for a teenager like him (at that time). His personal story was painful to read, but I loved that despite everything Aidan was able to find his place in the world when he met the guys from the tattoo studio, I fell in love with all of them, with the acceptance and unconditional support that they always gave Aidan and it's no wonder Dyan always has the best supporting characters.
For her part, Molly has also faced loss since she was very young, but in a less traumatic way, she is a charming, kind, determined and very strong girl who does not hesitate for a moment to offer his friendship, heart and love to Aidan, she has a beautiful relationship with her grandmother Gigi and I loved that she always turned to her in the crucial moments of her life, I also have to say that I fell much more in love with her character when she decides to show Aidan how much his decisions have affected her, because although her behavior comes from a place of pain, it is also part of her desire to protect & value herself and be brave in the face of the situation.
Obviously Aidan & Molly don't have an easy road: he doesn't want Molly to have to face people's prejudices for being in love with him, and both are afraid of their parents' reaction towards the love they both share, their story was painful at times, but very tender and beautiful too, and I loved the book as it followed Gigi's vision of acting on their feelings when they were both ready to face the consequences! I think it couldn't have been better otherwise, and the twists and turns that the plot took in the last chapters were shocking, sad and made me fear at times, but even so I really enjoyed this story, and I confirmed that Dyan Layne is one of my favorite authors ever!
I waited a little over a year to read Don't Speak and I couldn't be happier with the story: [a:Dyan Layne|19833457|Dyan Layne|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1576805623p2/19833457.jpg] worked its magic on my heart once again with amazing characters and her sweetest story so far, but also that sweetness is perfectly balanced with the sensuality that I'm already used to in her books, with a forbidden, beautiful and VERY moving story.
One of the things I loved most about Molly & Aidan's story was that Dyan decided to tell us about their love throughout the years: from the moment where they become step-siblings, when they start to discover their feelings for each other and when they finally decide to act on it. It was very nice to read the special bond they share from the first time Molly gets close to Aidan, all the things they do for each other and the evolution of their love from the most innocent feeling to the desire to fight against everything to be together. And I can't help but mention Brian & Michele, Aidan's dad and Molly's mom: these two characters were adorable, so loving, respectful parents who made me fall in love with them too, as well as being very happy that Aidan & Molly had such nice people in their lives, as well as Grandma Gigi, and Crystal, Mac & Scooter later in the story.
Aidan is a child/guy/man who experienced a traumatic situation at a very young age and due to this he is unable to express himself with words, since kid he's a loner and whom some treat as a freak, until Molly comes into his life and everything changes for both of them, Aidan is an artist, a kind boy, who just wants his dad, Michele & Molly to be happy and in his attempt to protect the girl he is in love with he makes some bad decisions that made me suffer a lot with Molly, but that I understand and think are common for a teenager like him (at that time). His personal story was painful to read, but I loved that despite everything Aidan was able to find his place in the world when he met the guys from the tattoo studio, I fell in love with all of them, with the acceptance and unconditional support that they always gave Aidan and it's no wonder Dyan always has the best supporting characters.
For her part, Molly has also faced loss since she was very young, but in a less traumatic way, she is a charming, kind, determined and very strong girl who does not hesitate for a moment to offer his friendship, heart and love to Aidan, she has a beautiful relationship with her grandmother Gigi and I loved that she always turned to her in the crucial moments of her life, I also have to say that I fell much more in love with her character when she decides to show Aidan how much his decisions have affected her, because although her behavior comes from a place of pain, it is also part of her desire to protect & value herself and be brave in the face of the situation.
Obviously Aidan & Molly don't have an easy road: he doesn't want Molly to have to face people's prejudices for being in love with him, and both are afraid of their parents' reaction towards the love they both share, their story was painful at times, but very tender and beautiful too, and I loved the book as it followed Gigi's vision of acting on their feelings when they were both ready to face the consequences! I think it couldn't have been better otherwise, and the twists and turns that the plot took in the last chapters were shocking, sad and made me fear at times, but even so I really enjoyed this story, and I confirmed that Dyan Layne is one of my favorite authors ever!