A review by maireador20
Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll

2.0

2.5/5 I really wanted to love this as much as A Kind of Spark but it just didn’t hit the mark for me. The idea is an intriguing one and would definitely be an excellent prompt for discussion in a middle grade/ senior primary classroom (ages 11+) about digital immortality, neurodivergence, grief and much more. I also thoroughly enjoyed the friendship between our main characters Adrian and Cora which was joyous and fun. Unfortunately there were elements of the setting that confused me which was very distracting as a reader (why can’t people fly any more? Why is that the only thing that seems different to our current world? When is this supposed to be taking place?!). Also some parts of the story seemed overly laboured, and the ending was a bit too neatly wrapped up to be credible, so I’ve been left unexpectedly disappointed by it. Still worth a read but not as enjoyable as other work from the author.
(AudioBook available on BorrowBox)