*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Superheroes aren't sick. This has been Allison Alexander's observation, anyway. They don't lie in bed all day because they're in too much pain to get up. They don't face the challenges … Continue reading Super Sick – Allison Alexander
Tag: #chronicillness
Blog Tour: Mind Guerilla – Martin Tracey
*I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author and to Zoé of Zooloo’s Book Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: When a high-end escort is discovered murdered in her plush waterside apartment, so begins the hunt for a serial killer known as The Crucifier due … Continue reading Blog Tour: Mind Guerilla – Martin Tracey
The World Between Us – Sarah Ann Juckes
*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author and Penguin Random House. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: With shades of ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES and FIVE FEET APART, THE WORLD BETWEEN US is a powerful and thought-provoking story about falling in love with someone a whole … Continue reading The World Between Us – Sarah Ann Juckes
Q&A with Allison Alexander – Super Sick
A subject very close to my heart today - as I live with a chronic illness myself! I got the chance to put some questions to Allison Alexander about her book, Super Sick, which deals with the representation of chronic illness and making peace with living with it. First, here's the book: Blurb: Superheroes … Continue reading Q&A with Allison Alexander – Super Sick
Moving is Hard
Moving is hard. Each movement deliberate and consciously made, as my instincts and reactions are on pause. Each thought of movement trickles slowly from brain to muscle, then heavily, leadenly muscle creaks into motion heaving me along with it. Sounds are blurred and jumbled, swirling through the underwater of the air around me; echoing and … Continue reading Moving is Hard
Fallible Justice – Laura Laakso
*I received a free proof copy of this book, with thanks to the author, and Louise Walters of Louise Walters Books. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In Old London, where paranormal races co-exist with ordinary humans, criminal verdicts delivered by the all-seeing Heralds of Justice are infallible. After … Continue reading Fallible Justice – Laura Laakso
A Spoke in the Wheel – Kathleen Jowitt
*I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: The first thing I saw was the wheelchair. The first thing she saw was the doper. Ben Goddard is an embarrassment – as a cyclist, as an athlete, as … Continue reading A Spoke in the Wheel – Kathleen Jowitt
Blog Tour: Creature – Hunter Shea
*I received a free ARC of this book with thanks to the author and Anne Cater of Random Things Blog Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: The monsters live inside of Kate Woodson. Chronic pain and a host of autoimmune diseases have robbed her of a normal, happy … Continue reading Blog Tour: Creature – Hunter Shea