Reviews

Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll

bear_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

aherrst's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

keryno's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I laughed, cried, got angry on behalf of characters. Such a whirlwind of emotion in an absolutely amazing book. Certainly one I shall be recommending to family, friends, and students!

rattletheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

mrsclinelms's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

clarkso6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Cora and Adrien are neurodivergent friends and are inseparable until tragedy.  Now, one must learn what it's like to grieve and find their voice. 

Did I cry?  Yes. 

Great pick for our Battle of the Books challenge! 📚 👧📚👧🏻📚👩‍🦰📚👩🏻📚👩🏼📚

leedlebobeedle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

dsak's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Very engaging. Definitely made me cry. 

rhino's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

missbibliography's review against another edition

3.0

Cora is autistic, lives on the “bad” side of town and is constantly worried about how to be normal. Adrien has adhd, is the son of some seriously wealthy parents and could care less about others. They quickly become best friends. In the meantime, Cora finds out about Adriens dad’s business - pomegranate, where they specialize in making lifelike holograms. Adrien hates the idea and Cora doesn’t get why, until she does.

While I can’t spill any more of the plot without spoiling the book, I can tell you what I loved. I loved that the main characters were neurodivergent. I loved that they both learned to love themselves for who they are. I loved that the book made mention of the fact that so many geniuses are thought to have been neurodivergent. As a future teacher, I would want to get this book for my room because of the representation.

The things I didn’t like would require spoilers, but overall I felt that the plot line, especially the ending, fell a little short of what I was expecting.