A review by booksanddopamine
Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I won't let my brain - you know, the most important central organ we all have - I won't let that define me. I'll be defined by my pancreas instead.
I loved Elle McNicoll's book, A Kind of Spark, so I was excited to read this one. Being AuADHD myself, Show Us Who You Are hit me in the feels. Both Cora and Adrien are highly relatable as characters and their friendship was so perfect. It was that magic that happens when we find our neurokin - those folks with similar neuro-type who just get us and are easy to be with.
At first I wasn't entirely sure how the sci-fi element would fully come into play, but when it did it made complete sense with the overarching themes of the book (friendship, grief, neurodiversity, self-acceptance). Having lost a loved one a little less than two years ago myself, grief experienced through the lens of an autistic character was very relatable and comforting.
I loved it.
At first I wasn't entirely sure how the sci-fi element would fully come into play, but when it did it made complete sense with the overarching themes of the book (friendship, grief, neurodiversity, self-acceptance). Having lost a loved one a little less than two years ago myself, grief experienced through the lens of an autistic character was very relatable and comforting.
I loved it.