Discussion

[Teaira Payne-Stinson]

What did you guys like most about the deceptive calm ?? [amazon=

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[Esther-David]

Hi Teaira! Thank you for your question. Deceptive Calm was full of a lot of events and characters! I would say my favorite part of the book was the nuns. Sister Rosalie and Sister Roe provided a humorous edge to the book. They served as mentors to Vanessa, comic relief, and authority figures. I admire that they undertook running a whole orphanage. This really showed they were beacons of God's love.

[Landon Ferreira]

It painted a vivid picture of life in the '60s and '70s, and it did so realistically, along with the prejudices and segregation against people of color, I found it to be a representation of those times.

[Aliseoz]

Hi Teaira! My favorite part was the friendship portrayed between Trisha and Vanessa, almost like a sisterly bond, and the bond between Vanessa and Rosalie.

Family is not always blood related and can transcend orientation, gender and race.

[Melissa Morton Miller]

One of my favorite parts was when Vanessa was trying on the two dresses for the dance and the comraderie between her and Sister Rosalie.

[Meghan Sica]

I really liked Vanessa's character and her friendship with Trisha. I felt those two characters were developed pretty well and I enjoyed how they supported one another, even though they did not always agree with each other's actions.

[Catarina Luciane Silva]

For me, the best part of Deceptive Calm was how the characters felt real because they made mistakes, changed their minds, and grew. I also liked how the book used the backdrop of racial segregation in the southern U.S. without making it just a history lesson—it was the characters' lives. That said, I think some transitions were rushed, and the ending felt a bit too convenient.

[Elbronice Ellablu Hanse]

My favourite part was definitely Trisha and her friendship with Vanessa. I wished that Trisha featured more than she did and moved closer to Vanessa sooner.
She was the most interesting character in the entire book. I wish I had a friend like her.

[Janie Maillet]

Personally, my favorite part of Deceptive Calm was the representation of strong women in journalism. As I am currently studying communications myself, I thought it was great to be able to watch Vanessa climb up the ranks of a profession which was almost completely a man’s world back then. It was very empowering to see her unwavering determination and her incredible attitude towards her work. I was very much rooting for her the entire time through all the injustice and blatant sexism she faced.