kamilla commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
So I started a physical book last night and I think I’m going to love it but I can already tell some of the formatting is going to make things difficult for my dyslexia. And this has got me thinking. We actually have a pretty good idea of what makes it harder or easier to read with dyslexia formatting wise, there’s been a fair amount of research. We want sans serif font with no flourishes to catch on, bolding it helps, so dose line spacing that’s a little larger than normal (within reason) and slightly larger font size. So it’s totally possible to make physical books at least a little more accessible for dyslexia most publishers just don’t. Though to be fair it should be said there’s not really anything that fills that need better than audio books and you can make a lot of these modifications yourself on e books.
But that out of the way this is my petition for more dyslexia accessible physical books because sometimes you just want a physical copy. I especially want new editions of books with dyslexic MCs like Percy Jackson and the tainted cup which I’d argue maybe should have been printed this way in the first place. I recognize there might not be a ton of demand for this but they could do a small release for the same price ad the normal book and also a larger one with all the special addition illustrations and stuff that everyone would buy anyway to bring in all the money.
kamilla started reading...

Fallen City (Fallen City Duology, #1)
Adrienne Young
kamilla wrote a review...
It took me awhile to get into this because I felt like some parts of the first half and world building felt pretty cliche but I did end up enjoying it and once the book got going it started to feel much more unique. The found family of the book was definitely the biggest highlight and I particularly like that the author took what could have been a set up for a cliche romantasy and made it about friendship instead. The last half also feels like a more unique twist on a rebellion story.
kamilla finished a book

The King Must Die
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Post from the The King Must Die forum
kamilla commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Calling all ADHD warriors and neurodivergent people in general. I need your help. It can be so hard for me to finish a book and sometimes I don’t at all. If you have any tips that could be helpful please share. I don’t care how unconventional they may seem lol 💙💙
kamilla commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I was thinking the other day, and while I understand the word is fitting, but the word "bookish" alone to me just hits my ears wrong. Same with the titles BookTube and Bookstagram...BookTok not so much because at least Tik ends with a K. I know it's dumb, but I need to speak my truth.
What is something, anything book-related (see what I didn't say there?) that is completely normal but for no reason gets you? No judgements today, there are no wrong answers.
kamilla finished a book

The Black God's Drums
P. Djèlí Clark
kamilla wrote a review...
The biggest strength in this book for me was the prose, it’s unique and lush and full of beautiful, quotable descriptions. That strength did occasionally come with some drawbacks, I would find myself leaning into the flow of the words and loosing track of new characters or going back over an important point. I did enjoy the book overall though, the plot was interesting the characters were memorable and the ending really worked way better than I expected it to.
kamilla finished a book

Metal from Heaven
August Clarke
kamilla started reading...

The King Must Die
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
kamilla TBR'd a book

Rakesfall
Vajra Chandrasekera
kamilla commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hey everyone! I am autistic, have ADHD and cPTSD, and would love to find some more neurodivergent people in the community to follow! It’s so nice discussing with people who think in ways similar to me, so if anyone else who is neurodivergent would like to become mutuals or even just get a follow from me (no pressure to follow back) I would love to connect!!! ♾️ (pretend that’s rainbow lmao)