Always Only You | 
pickI really enjoyed this #ownvoices rom com. Frankie is on the spectrum and also has RA. When she realizes she‘s catching feelings for pro hockey player, Ren, her carefully constructed life is upended. I really liked Frankie and Ren and rooted for them the whole time!
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#pop22 - book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
#12Booksof2021 #April
This month was so tough to choose, as I read some amazing books - Six of Crows, The House in the Cerulean Sea, All Rhodes Lead Here, The Duke Heist and tagged. So many 5⭐️reads this month.
I‘m highlighting this indi rom-com as it should get more attention. Chloe Liese was one of my favorite new authors of the year!
pickA cute romance with a hockey player and a woman who is on the spectrum. Very self aware and informative while at the same time a romcom.
pickAn #ownvoices book with hockey?!?!
Frankie has autism and some of the lines from her perspective hit me hard. My nephew has autism and many of my students do too - I highlighted so many things!!! And I stopped to just think and reflect multiple times.
I also stopped to laugh hysterically at the insults and one liners! Liese has some comedic gold going on in this book and I‘m hoping for opportunities to use Shakespearean insults in daily life.
pickIt was impossible not to root for Frankie. Between autism and RA her strength really shined, with Liese showing that just because you have some physical limitations (RA) it doesn‘t mean your helpless. Frankie got a lot of that when she was younger and Ren was a breath of fresh air for her. Her frankness re: autism was done well.
The story lost me at times and I didn‘t care for Ren, but the representation was perfection.
