Writing Deaf Characters in Fantasy
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Tag: fantasy
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This is a book review for A Handful of Spells by Kimberley A. Shaw. I grew up in the height of the Harry Potter era. And while She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has made the series complicated for many of us, the story of discovering you’re special and whisked away to a magical school? That theme shaped an entire…
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I have struggled to truly figure out how I want to express ASL in my stories. After all, ASL is a visual language – not a written language. I’m constantly thinking: Do I use <brackets>? Do I use italics? Do I use quotes – or no quotes? Do I change the FONT? Do I do…
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Quicksilver is a dystopian fantasy that blends romance, rebellion, and free will with banter and a wild ending. I’ll be honest—I went into Quicksilver a little hesitant. I’d heard it compared to ACOTAR, and since I didn’t love that book, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Thankfully, it was better. And while it did drag…
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CHAMP. That’s It. But really, what I feel about this book can’t be summed up in one word. It took me completely by surprise—in the best way. “Our first thoughts about a situation are seldom what we actually believe. They are what we have been conditioned to think, or sometimes they truly are random spits…
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The Sirens is a magical realism tale that follows three women (Mary, Jess, and Lucy) who discover their uniqueness and must find their place by embracing their differences when equality is a myth. The Sirens by Emilia Hart This story is about the bonds of sisterhood, of being a mother, and follow two main timelines…
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Treva is a Deaf blacksmith who designed weapons to help the ships pass through the siren-infested waters to help open trading again for her starving country. On the maiden voyage for her newest weapon, she – and the others – realized that she was immune to the sirens as she couldn’t hear their call. She…
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Recently, the DEAFinitely Readers Book Club read our first graphic novel – a young adult graphic novel that featured a hard-of-hearing character. Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker Mooncakes is a charming young adult graphic novel that follows Nova, a hard-of-hearing witch, and Tam, a non-binary werewolf as they battle a cult that uses demons to possess werewolves.…
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Recently, A.C.Toy reached out to see if I would be interested in reviewing her debut book, The Daisy Chain Reaction as it has a main side character, Violet, who is Deaf. Violet may be the one who is noted as a deaf character, but her boyfriend (eventual husband) is hard-of-hearing and wears hearing aids (Cam).…
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Princess. Magic. Deaf. A young adult novel filled with magic, adventure, and even a little romance with warring nations. “A little danger adds to the feeling of adventure, doesn’t it? This was the first DEAFinitely Readers book club read! Unravel by Amelia Loken Marguerite is a deaf princess in a world where her uncle would…
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All women are magic…It’s in our nature. This past month, my ASL. Book Club read When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill – after I had suggested it since I finished the book in January. When asked about why I continued to recommend, I struggled to explain until finally, I signed, “This book needs to…
