• Book Review

    6 Things I Like About A Girl Like Her

    This is one of those reviews where I can’t do much more than gush, so here’s a dedicated post to me just gushing about A Girl Like Her. First Impressions: This book grabbed my attention from the start and it was all because of the period mention. First impressions count, folks! Representation: Ruth is a curvy, autistic character of colour who has been abused in the past. And she’s of Sierra Leonean descent (I’m biased when it comes to African characters). Just having marginalised characters is not enough, the story also has to do justice to the characters, and I think A Girl Like Her does Ruth justice! It also…