The Fire In The Glass by Jacquelyn Benson
“We do it because we’re the only ones who understand what it’s like to know the impossible things” Lily Allbright has been haunted all her life by visions of the…
Disability in Conversation | Awkward Encounters of the Ableist Kind
Having a visible disability means that sometimes when I meet strangers they’re very keen to talk about disability, and something that they know about it. For the most part, I…
By The Light of Embers by Shaylin Gandhi
I always love it when a book surprises me. I picked up By The Light of Embers a bit hesitant about whether or not I’d enjoy it, I left it…
Sissy by Jacob Tobia
“But here’s the remarkable thing about self-love: When you start to love yourself for the first time, when you start to truly embrace who you are—flaws and all—your scars start…
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
“Loving someone was traumatizing. You never knew what would happen to them out there in the world. Everything precious was also vulnerable.” Penny is awkward, beginning college away from home,…
April/May Update | Life in iso, blog change, reading update
It’s been a heck of a few months, and I’m sure I’m not the only person to say that. Between COVID-19 lockdowns and all the changes associated with that, I’ve…
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
Aster. Violet. Tansy. Mallow. Clementine. Charlotte Nicole Davis’ debut novel, The Good Luck Girls, is a thrilling take on the Wild West – all the gun slinging, bank robberies and…
Disability In Language | Disabled vs Disability
Language has always been a huge interest for me and I’m forever interested in the terminology used concerning disability. This interest is probably going to become a series of posts…
Queen of Sea and Stars by Anna McKerrow
Queen of Sea and Stars is a sequel to Daughter of Light and Shadows. Though I have read some reviews that indicated you can read these books separately, I would read them…