Tag: Neurodivergent

Review: A Wreck of Witches by Nia Quinn

A Wreck of Witches (Teeming Dark: Witches #1) by Nia Quinn narrated by Amy Hall My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cosy Fantasy/ Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Blurb: Magic and mayhem and ghost dogs, oh my… I’m the plus-size witch who just wants to putter around my magical-plant nursery in peace, but nooo. The universe is conspiring against me, I swear. The newbie witch down the street just went missing—five minutes before she was gonna give me a ride to our book club. Something magical is stalking through my mundane neighborhood, attacking my neighbors, and I’ve got everybody and their […]

Posted September 7, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly

Something Wild & Wonderful Anita Kelly My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Alexei Lebedev’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail begins with saving a hot stranger from a snake. Alexei was prepared for rattlesnakes, blisters, and months of solitude. What he wasn’t prepared for is outgoing and charistmatic Ben Caravalho, and yet they keep running into each other. It might be coincidence. Then again, maybe there’s a reason the trail keeps bringing them together . . . Ben has made his fair share of bad decisions, and almost all of them […]

Posted August 9, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: What If…I Love You by Yvonne Marie

What If…I Love You Yvonne Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: There’s no room for error in Renee Johnson’s life. No one tolerates mistakes from an autistic Black woman, even in the tech world. But overnight Renee goes from a rising star in the Austin tech scene to the target of a social media firestorm. At the heart of the controversy threatening to destroy everything she’s built, is her former best friend turn rival, Knox Lyons. The two friends and business partners, who were once inseparable, find themselves thrust back […]

Posted July 24, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Citadel by C.M. Alongi

Citadel (Citadel #1) C.M. Alongi My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: New Adult Blurb: Four centuries of blood. All for a lie. In this captivating sci-fi debut, a nonverbal autistic woman refuses to stand by as her sexist, ableist, dogmatic society clings to a centuries-long conflict. Citadel, the only city on the planet Edalide, has a holy mission: exterminate the demons from the Flooded Forest. The unholy, vicious animals were a mistake made by their god that must be corrected. Or at least, that’s what everyone’s been told. When Olivia, a nonverbal autistic nineteen-year-old, has a chance […]

Posted June 20, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Sci-Fi / 0 Comments

Review: Summer Break for Awkward Bear by Laura Greenwood

Summer Break For Awkward Bears (Obscure Academy) Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Can two bear shifters on a summer break find romance? When Ila went on a beach holiday with her friends, the last thing she expected was to end up dating someone. Jacob has never been a fan of parties, but when he meets a beautiful polar bear shifter at one, he finds himself reevaluating. Can the two of them form a connection that will last beyond their holiday? – Summer Break For Awkward Bears is […]

Posted June 12, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass

Ellen Outside the Lines A.J. Sass My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: A heartfelt novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, and expanding horizons for fans of Rain Reign and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple with Abba and Mom every Friday and Saturday. Ellen only gets crushes on girls, never boys, and she knows she can always rely on her best-and-only friend, Laurel, to help navigate […]

Posted April 25, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary / 0 Comments