This was a great read! Not perfect, but this book hits so many pluses on what I look for in a romance novel. 

I loooooooved Ryder. He was utter perfection! Ryder is smart, devastatingly handsome, funny and nerdy and sporty. I loved how he had so much going for him and he wasn't one of those cocky dudes who constantly showed off. Willa was a force of nature compared to his chill persona. At first I saw a lot of myself in Willa- a hothead who can sometimes jump to conclusions rather quickly after bad first impressions. But there is so much more to Willa that develops throughout the story. I appreciated her arc- I thought it was well rounded and she seemed to learn that putting up walls and keeping people at arms length is no way to truly live. 

A few things I disliked: Willa unconsciously speaks her inner thoughts out loud and when it happens, it's usually unfiltered and embarrassing. But it happened in every single dialogue, it was just too much. I got it the first 25 times, LOL. Secondly, the miscommunication in this book was far too much for my liking. It was a frustrating reading experience! What I failed to understand is how can Willa and Ryder hold so much contempt for each other for failing to disclose what they perceived to be these earth shattering secrets about themselves? Especially considering that when they do manage to converse, all they do is banter/argue! Like when exactly was Ryder supposed to tell Willa about his past with soccer and Willa's mothers cancer prognosis? Right after the pranking or the almost kisses? Ugh, it didn't make any sense. 

Anyway, this book was great despite its faults. I think Only When it's Us has great deaf representation and I genuinely learned a lot from Ryder's story! I definitely want to read the rest of series.