Category: Disability Rep

Disability Rep, Nederlands, Young Adult

Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit (But You Don’t Look Autistic At All) – Bianca Toeps

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🇬🇧 English below 🇬🇧Vanaf het moment dat hij door de brievenbus kletterde moest ik hem lezen. Ik heb in 1 ruk doorgelezen, en ik denk dat hij nog vaak herlezen gaat worden.  Want wow, wat is dit een duidelijk en goed boek! En het zit schrijftechnisch zowaar ook heel goed in elkaar, met humor en… Continue reading Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit (But You Don’t Look Autistic At All) – Bianca Toeps

Disability Rep, Nederlands, Young Adult

On the Edge of Gone (Op de rand van het niets) by Corinne Duyvis

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This is the book I didn’t know I needed! I never knew it could be THIS awesome to have a book set in your own country and your own culture! To know all the references like what being from the Bijlmer means and all the Amsterdam ethnic diversity that makes the city so beautiful. But… Continue reading On the Edge of Gone (Op de rand van het niets) by Corinne Duyvis

Disability Rep

Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness by Ilana Jacqueline

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I finished this book in two sittings. However, those sittings were a year apart 😂 Let's say I'm just not good with illness self help books. After 20+ years and so much advocating I figure there is nothing new they can tell me. The only reason I picked up this book is because it's Ilana's,… Continue reading Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness by Ilana Jacqueline

Disability Rep, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

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This book is very different from the Star-touched Queen, both in writing style as in story telling, but it is just as amazing! Historical fantasy is my favorite, and this one is executed really well! For me, what really worked were the characters.  So much diversity, and even an autistic girl! We're already underrepresented in… Continue reading The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi