Things We Couldnt Say, Jay Coles
Things We Couldnt Say, Jay Coles
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Things We Couldn't Say

Author: Jay Coles

Narrator: Sheldon Best

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/21/2021


Synopsis

From one of the brightest and most acclaimed new lights in YA fiction, a fantastic new novel about a bi Black boy finding firstlove . . . and facing the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine.There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinkingissues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. No, the hole in Gio's life takes the shape of his birth mom,who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old. For eight years, he never heard a word from her . . . andnow, just as he's started to get his life together, she's back.It's hard for Gio to know what to do. Can he forgive her like she wants to be forgiven? Or should he tell her she lost her chanceto be in his life? Complicating things further, Gio's started to hang out with David, a new guy on the basketball team. Are theyfriends? More than friends? At first, Gio's not sure . . . especially because he's not sure what he wants from anyone right now.There are no easy answers to love -- whether it's family love or friend love or romantic love. In Things We Couldn't Say, Jay Coles,acclaimed author of Tyler Johnson Was Here, shows us a guy trying to navigate love in all its ambiguity -- hoping at the other endhe'll be able to figure out who is and who he should be.

About Jay Coles

Jay Coles is the author of Outer Banks: Dead Break, the critically acclaimed Tyler Johnson Was Here, and Things We Couldn’t Say; a composer with ASCAP; and a professional musician. He is a graduate of Vincennes University and Ball State University and holds degrees in English and liberal arts. When he’s not writing diverse books, he’s reading and advocating for them, as well as composing music for various music publishers. Jay lives and writes in Muncie, Indiana.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on October 16, 2018

I wrote this book for QPOC!!!!!!!! And AHHHHHHHHHHHH! This story means so much to me and I can't wait for you all to meet these characters, especially Gio & David! <3......more

Goodreads review by Jay on January 04, 2021

I wrote this book! I love it so much and I can't wait for you all to read it, so you can meet Gio, Ayesha, Olly, Malik, Pops, Karina, Biscuit, July, Ms. Diane, and others! :)......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on January 19, 2022

Breathtaking covers, Jay Coles does it again! Search for ‘Tyler Johnson was Here’, take a look at that cover. And then look at this one, again, so powerful and vulnerable at the same time!! I could devote my entire review to the cover, but that wouldn’t do justice to the story. So, instead of telling......more

Goodreads review by Rina on November 22, 2021

O problema de muitas pessoas é acharem que mães são criaturas santas que devem suportar tudo pelos filhos. Eu não acho que é bem assim, querer endeusar mães é um grande erro. Aqui temos um protagonista que foi abandonado por sua mãe, ele e seu irmão foram deixados por sua mãe, mãe que não explicou s......more

Goodreads review by Anna on September 25, 2021

Book 5 stars Audio narration: 3.5-4 stars Rep: Black Bi MC, white bi love interest, secondary queer characters "Soulmates aren't real. ... You're much more likely to find someone that you like enough to love. I like David enough to love. He makes me brave. ... David is a sermon that doesn't need word......more