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A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
4.0

I thought this was a brilliant book, and especially impressive being a debut! It’s short at 175 pages and took me a few hours to read.

I loved reading about Addie and her family and friends. I love reading about neurodiverse characters and seeing more neurodiverse authors getting the love they deserve.

This was such a sweet read, but handled some difficult and important topics well, and was a brilliant story. It’s difficult to read about a child who was punished by some people for her differences rather than celebrated and supported. But that’s the reality sometimes and needs to be addressed.

Overall a brilliant book and one I’d recommend