Celebrate Lit / May 22, 2020

Seeing Voices

About the Book Seeing Voices

Book: Seeing Voices

Author: Olivia Smit

Genre: Contemporary Young Adult

Release Date: April 15, 2020

Skylar Brady has a plan for her life—until a car accident changes everything.

Skylar knows exactly what she wants, and getting in a car accident the summer before the twelfth grade isn’t supposed to be part of the plan. Although she escapes mostly unharmed, the accident has stolen more than just her hearing from her: she’s also lost the close bond she used to have with her brother.

When her parents decide to take a house-sitting job halfway across the province, it’s just one more thing that isn’t going according to plan. As the summer progresses, Skylar begins to gain confidence in herself, but as she tries to mend her relationship with her brother, she stumbles upon another hidden trauma. Suddenly, she’s keeping as many secrets as she’s struggling to uncover and creating more problems than she could ever hope to solve.

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My Thoughts on Seeing Voices:

Wow. I loved this. The author did a wonderful job of taking bad happenings and problems become a wonderful story intertwining lives. Plus she took on hard topics and covered them with grace and ease. This was a great book to read and I can highly recommend it.

When I started this book I was intrigued. The further I went into this book I was in love. It deals with hurt and anger. But it also deals with disabilities and differences. Plus you find friendships and healing and finding your new normal.

This is a wonderful book and I can’t recommend it enough.

It is a young adult book and it’s wonderful. I don’t say that about young adult books often, but I would read a sequel or a spin-off of this one voluntarily!

A fun thing to note is that. . . . there is no romance! This is not a romance book. I repeat this is not a romance book!! In this book, you deal with a single individual, a sibling relationship, parents and family, as well as friends new and old. Look at all those relationships and not a one deals with romance! Love it!

This is a brand new author and her debut book and I have to say she hit it out of the park!

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Seeing Voices

Olivia Smit loves baking, visiting small towns, and writing stories that face a hard truth with hope and encouragement. Olivia has an Honours Specialization in Creative Writing, English Language, and Literature and lives in Canada with her family. Seeing Voices is her first novel. Learn more at https://oliviasmit.ca/

More from Olivia

Although “Seeing Voices” is not the first book I ever wrote, it is the first one that felt like it held a little piece of my heart. Skylar and her older brother, Mike, popped into my head one afternoon, both coping with the aftermath of a car accident in totally different ways. It took me ages to figure out what kind of story they belonged to, but right from the beginning, I knew it would be a story about siblings and families, pain and guilt, and also (perhaps most importantly!) togetherness and love.

In so many ways, “Seeing Voices” was for me, before it was for readers. I wrote the rough draft when I was 18, fresh out of high school and still figuring out a few tricky situations within my own family. As I wrote about Skylar and Mike, I poured a lot of my own confusion and emotion into the pages, trying to make sense of my own feelings of responsibility, frustration, and ultimately, hope. Words from the book still float through my mind when I’m in certain situations, little reminders of lessons I learned once and need to hang onto with both hands.

I prayed my way through the writing process, trying (and failing) to find a story that fits with Skylar and Mike, who felt so much like real people. I prayed through querying, trusting that if God wanted this story out there in the world, He would find it a home … and if He wanted Skylar and Mike to be a story just for me, I would be okay with that, too. In so many ways this process has been a team effort, and I feel convinced that this isn’t my story, after all — it’s God’s, and I’m just doing my part to help tell it.

Blog Stops for Seeing Voices

Remembrancy, May 15

Batya’s Bits, May 16

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 17

For the Love of Literature, May 18

Older & Smarter?, May 19

Andrea Carmen, May 19

Texas Book-aholic, May 20

Inklings and notions, May 21

Writing from the Heart Land, May 21

For Him and My Family, May 22

deb’s Book Review, May 23

Spoken from the Heart, May 24

Nancy E Wood, May 24

Pause for Tales, May 25

Hallie Reads, May 26

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, May 27

Library Lady’s Kid Lit, May 28

With a Joyful Noise, May 28

Giveaway for Seeing Voices

To celebrate her tour, Olivia is giving away the grand prize package of coasters and a book sleeve!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway!

Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/fa00/seeing-voices-celebration-tour-giveaway

6 Comments

Melanie B
May 22, 2020 at 2:16 pm
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Thank you for the review, this does sound like a wonderful story with memorable characters!
1. Erin S.
  May 24, 2020 at 8:39 am
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  Yes! It’s definitely one I will remember.
M. Liz Boyle
May 22, 2020 at 7:13 pm
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This sounds really interesting! I’d like to read it!
1. Erin S.
  May 24, 2020 at 8:39 am
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  It really was an interesting read.
Caryl Kane
May 24, 2020 at 3:16 pm
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Excellent review, Erin! Seeing Voices sounds like one not to miss. Thank you for hosting.
1. Erin S.
  June 15, 2020 at 9:52 pm
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  Thanks for stopping by!

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