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Just your average four eyed disabled geek. This blog is my way of sharing my life and experiences as a disabled four eyed geek; all of which influence my life in various ways. I blog about video games, life with 7 chronic illnesses, beauty, and review books and products.
Hi everyone, thank you for joining me for my next interview for repDISND 2024! Joining me today is author Allegra Pescatore whose book Where Shadows
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I started reading Starfire by Naomi Hughes earlier this year and decided to save it for repDISND as it features great mental health and disability
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Hi everyone and welcome to the first interview for repDISND 2024! Each year, I interview members of the disabled and neurodivergent community about their perspectives
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I can’t believe it’s time for my June 2024 wrap-up already! June was one of those months filled with a lot of small wins and
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As someone with multiple chronic illnesses, I was very excited to read How to Do Life with a Chronic Illness by Pippa Stacey. The lovely
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With my own difficult mental health experiences as a teenager, I’m always looking for more mental health representation aimed at teens. When I saw A
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I am always looking for speculative fiction that examines themes of illness, and The Branded by Jo Riccioni appears to do just that. It sounds
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May 2024 was one of those months that by the end of it I didn’t know whether I was coming or going. I did get
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I was immediately intrigued by the plot of The Grief Nurse by Angie Spoto and the concepts suggested by it. Find out what I thought
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The Mercy Thompson series is one of my favourite book series, and I always look forward to the next book. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
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Welcome to the Disabled and Neurodivergent Books out in June 2024 list! Many thanks to Eryn McConnell for helping out with the alt text descriptions
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Threadneedle was a book that I’d heard about but wasn’t that interested in until I attended the Cymera Book Festival online and attended a panel
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What happens after the evil is vanquished? Just because the villain has been beaten doesn’t mean the crisis is over. In The Council of Athyzia
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In 2021, I started GeekDis, an event for the disabled and neurodivergent community to talk about representation on our terms. Four years later, one event
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Welcome to the Disabled and Neurodivergent Books out in May 2024 list! A huge thank you to Cherri for helping with the alt text descriptions
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Once Upon a Spring: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology is the third in the series, and after the first two were four-star reads for
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The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le sounded very intriguing, promising a unique mixture of science and fantasy. The problem with mixing those two different concepts
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Last year I read the first book in Genevieve Cogman‘s new series set during the French Revolution and thoroughly enjoyed it. I snapped up the
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I’m a sucker for clever titles, and Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne fits the bill perfectly! Promising a sapphic love story with
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Your Blood My Bones by Kelly Andrew was high on my list of reads for this year. I’m quickly becoming a huge fan of Kelly
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Usually, when I start my monthly update for April, it’s with a comment about how bad the month has been – as usual. This time,
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As a huge fan of Hannah Whitten’s Wilderwood Books, I grabbed up the first book in The Nightshade Crown trilogy and have to admit that
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A new month means it’s time for a new list of Disabled and Neurodivergent Books. Please enjoy this list of Disabled and Neurodivergent Books out
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I thoroughly enjoyed Judy I. Lin’s previous duology, The Book of Tea Duology so when I heard about her new book I had to check
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In Rise of the Darkness by F.C. Gomez, a goddess and a human work together to untangle a dangerous mystery of missing deities that crosses
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It’s the start of a new month, and that means an end-of-month wrap-up! Join me for my March 2024 wrap-up as I talk about NHS
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I’ve had the pleasure of reading several works by Helen Grant over the years, and when she approached me about reviewing her latest novel, Jump
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Welcome to the list of Disabled and Neurodivergent Books out in March 2024! I am so sorry that this post has been even more delayed
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I am very intrigued by Shoestring Theory by Mariana Costa, and it is my pleasure to join in the cover reveal hosted by Angry Robot.
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Drawn in by the cover, Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek closed the deal with a story about magic, a dark forest and
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From the moment Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan came to my attention, I was intrigued by it. From the cover to the synopsis, this book sounded like
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It feels like I was just writing last month’s wrap-up, and here we are at the next one. Keep reading to discover how I was
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Occasionally I get sent books by publishers that I’ve not requested and The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed is one such book. This
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A book about books with a tag line that says “some doors should never be open”? Yep, I was drawn to pick up The Book
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I’m a huge fan of A.G. Slatter’s writing, and any new book of hers is instantly on my radar. The Briar Book of the Dead
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Welcome to the Disabled and Neurodivergent Books in February 2024 list! I apologise for this one being delayed, it’s been a very rough month for
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I was super excited by The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. As a fantasy reader who loves the crime genre but doesn’t like to
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Welcome to my first monthly update for 2024. January 2024 can be summed up as stormy, and I wish I could say I was just
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It is my pleasure to help reveal the cover for Cursed Under London by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, hosted by Black Crow PR. Find out more
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The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder is the final book of The Bone Spindle trilogy and one of my most anticipated books of the year.
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Hello everyone and welcome to the list of Disabled and Neurodivergent Books in January 2024. I had hoped to implement this last year alongside the
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Hello everyone and welcome to the 2024 Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics Release List! Last year’s 2023 list went amazingly well, and there was
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The cover of To Cage a God by Elizabeth May screamed to be read, and the synopsis was just as intriguing. How did I get
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I have been following the progress of So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole since the pitching stage. To say I was excited to read
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When I was sent Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi by the publishers, I wasn’t sure it was something I was interested in reading.
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I was hooked From the first moment I heard about That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams. The story was intriguing, and the cover art
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The Charmed by Kylie Fennell caught my eye as I’m always on the lookout for books set in The Great Exhibition of 1851 as it’s
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Daughter of Darkness by Katharine and Elizabeth Corr was a book that I was given access to when the second book in the House of
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It’s the final monthly update of the year! Read on to find out how I was Geeking By in December 2023 including a mini year
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By the time I got around to reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, I had read various perspectives on the plot and the disability representation
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As a long-time fan of Rick Riordan, I was excited to hear about a new Percy Jackson and the Olympians book. I finally got hold
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Stephen Aryan is an author who has been recommended to me often and has been on my radar for a while now. So when a
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Welcome to my gift guide for this year’s holiday season. This year, I’m bringing you some stunning handmade gifts for bookworms of all genres. Etsy
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A few years ago, I reviewed Once Upon a Winter: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was excited to get
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Hello and welcome back to my monthly update for November 2023 and the unofficial part two of my trip down to London. Keep reading to
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I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the previous two books of The Rotstorm trilogy by Ian Green and with The Gauntlet and the Broken Chain we step into
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I have been eager to get my hands on one of the anthologies edited by Shawn Speakman for a while now, so I jumped at
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Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs is the thirteenth book in the urban fantasy Mercy Thompson series about the eponymous character, a coyote shapeshifter. Read on
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It is my pleasure to bring you my review for the third book by Jessica Taylor-Bearman chronically her life with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.). A Girl
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I didn’t want to do another double update back to back, however, sometimes things just end up that way. You can find out more about
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It is my pleasure to join the spotlight tour for Starlight Jewel by E. L. Lyons one of the books I had the pleasure of
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Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black was a book that kept popping up in my GoodReads feed and eventually I decided to give
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One of the books I’ve been looking forward to most this year is A Power Unbound by Freya Marske. It’s the final book in The
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As a disabled reader and fan of science fiction and fantasy I was excited to come across Soul Jar an anthology edited by Annie Carl
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It wouldn’t be spooky season without a new paranormal themed anthology and a new release this year is The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan
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The stunning cover of Our Divine Mischief by Hanna C. Howard with the clever thistle design and green and purple theme caught my attention first.
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The Devil’s Promise by Celso Hurtado is a book that I’ve been looking forward to all year. It is the sequel to Hurtado’s debut novel
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One of my favourite characters of the new Star Wars canon is Qi’ra who I loved from the first moment we met her in the
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I have a soft spot for books about books and libraries, especially magical libraries and Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs fits that bill perfectly.
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A fantasy novel inspired by Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology, Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares caught my attention. I didn’t realise it was
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I’m not a big reader of middle grade fiction, unless the plot catches my attention or the author is someone I’ve read before. Rayleigh Mann
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If you read The Disability Blog Tag I posted during GeekDis 2023, you’ll recognise the name of this book. The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth is
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I’ve been trying to avoid doing double monthly updates, however, it became necessary to make my update for July and August 2023 one. July 2023
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I loved V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic series and I promptly devoured the graphic novel series set in that universe. I’ve been waiting ever since
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Dark Academia is a genre that I’ve been reading more and more of in recent years, so when I heard about an anthology I jumped
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The following up to Only a Monster, I’ve been looking forward to reading Never a Hero by Vanessa Len since I finished the first book.
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I enjoyed Elizabeth Lim’s Six Crimson Cranes Duology and liked the idea of returning to the world again in Her Radiant Curse. I wasn’t sure
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I’ve been looking forward to reading The Hawkling by Rebecca Zahabi for some time. It’s the follow-up to The Collarbound, the first book of the
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Today Sarah E. Steinberg guest posts for GeekDis to talk about being a disabled and neurodivergent illustrator, working with her author partner Rowena Zahnrei and
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It is my pleasure to bring you an interview with Wesley from the fantastic Forge Ahead: A Party To Access, an accessible guide to tabletop
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I’ve heard so many good things about Andrew Joseph White’s first book, Hell Followed With Us, so when I had the chance to read his
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I’m very excited to bring you all this interview with debut author DeAndra Davis who is joining us today to discuss her debut novel All
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A Mind Like Mine by Rachael Davis is a little different from my usual books as it’s a non-fiction aimed at children. I like to
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Hello everyone! It’s my pleasure to bring you the next interview for GeekDis 2023. Please join me in welcoming children’s author Sally Doherty who is
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When I came across I Will Die On This Hill by Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards on NetGalley I was excited to not only find
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I had planned to review the latest Edinburgh Nights‘ book, The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu, for GeekDis due to the great disabled representation
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I’m late to the HellSans by Ever Dundas party, and I’m glad I am as it means my review is perfectly timed for GeekDis. While
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Hi everyone! Today I am excited to bring you an interview with a lovely disabled cosplayer that I have been following for a while now.
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I’ve been looking forward to reading We’ve Got This since I first heard about it, and I was pleased to get hold of a copy
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June 2023 can be summed up by two words: too hot. Thankfully more stuff happened than just the weather otherwise this would be a very
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Sailing in the Sky by Starr Green caught my attention as it’s a fantasy book featuring an autistic character by an autistic author with fae
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Today it’s my pleasure to welcome Ella T Holmes to GeekDis to discuss the ableist narrative of toxic perseverance. Ella is discussing this harmful narrative
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It is my pleasure to welcome Puneet Singh Singhal to my blog today to join us for GeekDis. Guest posts are an important part of
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I was immediately intrigued by the world mentioned in the synopsis of Burrowed by Mary Baader Kaley where all humans either suffer from a debilitating
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It’s time to have some fun, and as I’ve always loved book and blog tags this seemed like a great way to kick off GeekDis
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As a huge fan of Hannah Whitten’s debut duology, I was looking forward to The Foxglove King. Unfortunately it just didn’t quite live up to
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I’m a huge fan of Sebastien de Castell’s Spellslinger series and the prequel Fall of the Argosi trilogy, so when I saw he has a
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Hello everyone and welcome to my May 2023 update. Keep reading to see how I was Geeking By in May! Other than a sinus infection,
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Welcome to the first of what I hope to be many; a new type of book review post where I collect my book reviews for
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