After losing her mother in the accident that stole much of her hearing, she's spent years trying to adapt to a future she never wanted. With hearing in one ear already gone and the possibility of losing the other hanging over her, Isolde has learned to expect disappointment.
She's learned not to expect love.
Especially not from someone like Hendrix Drummond.
Talented, kind, and seemingly destined for bigger things, Hendrix has always felt completely out of reach. While other girls chase his attention, Isolde is focused on surviving senior year, planning for college, and figuring out how to build a life that doesn't revolve around what she's lost.
But Hendrix sees something in her that no one else does.
As friendship grows into something deeper, he begins learning sign language to meet her where she is, proving that real love isn't about what someone can hear.
It's about listening.
With graduation approaching and an uncertain future ahead, Isolde and Hendrix must decide whether they're brave enough to trust in something neither of them can guarantee.
Because some people change your life with a single conversation.
And some change it by learning how to speak your language.
September North is the Young Adult fiction for mature readers side of Tonya Nagle, PhD, also writing fiction for many years as Cara North.
The first series is The Drummonds. The books are Drum, Fight, Break. New to The Drummonds: The Next Gen Ozzy Kat Sophie Lauren JoJo Lou Hendrix Junior Leslie
Hendrix is a gifted musician and old soul wanting to find true love and his happily ever after. Brooklyn is a family friend and really wild and uses her sexuality as a weapon. Isolde is a teen who has a disability that she won’t let define her. I loved reading Hendrix as he is a hopeless romantic with a mistaken bad boy image. He has endured his older twin sisters and is especially close to his cousins. Once he follows his heart and isn’t afraid to fall in love - good things happen. With each Drummond book I think “this is my favorite” and for me- thus far Hendrix is my favorite! Recommend starting with Drum, Fight and Break to fall in love with the whole family.
3.5 stars. I liked Isolde, though her dad's abandonment at the end felt off. Hendrix such a good boy, but good to see he was still just a boy. Brooklyn was a wreaking ball and part of me feels like she got let off lightly, was glad I didn't read Lou it would have broke my heart.