REVIEW: "STIM" by Kevin Berry (Xpresso Book Tours)

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Robert is different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome. He experiences the world differently to 99% of the population. Follow his entertaining and highly empathetic story as he struggles to realise and accept who he really is, try to understand other people—which he cannot—and find a girlfriend. Especially find a girlfriend—he’s decided it’s his special project for the year. Accompanied on this transformative journey by his quirky flatmates, Chloe (who also has Asperger’s, amongst other things), Stef (who hasn’t, but doesn’t mind) and their oddly-named kitten, Robert endures a myriad of awkward moments in his quest to meet a nice, normal girl…and not even a major earthquake will stop him.

This absorbing and humorous story is starkly told from Robert’s point of view, through the kaleidoscope of autistic experience.

Stim by Kevin Berry
Publication date: October 16th 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Kevin Berry
Kevin Berry is an indie author. His particular niche is writing Aspie New Adult contemporary novels set in an earthquake zone. The first of these is STIM, published in October 2013.

His first novels, co-written with Diane Berry, are Dragons Away!, Growing Disenchantments and Fountain of Forever (humorous fantasy). These are available as paperbacks and ebooks at Amazon and elsewhere.

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REVIEW

I was provided with a copy of this book in return for an honest and fair review.  What follows are my honest opinions.

Chances are very good that you know someone who has a diagnosable mental illness.  In fact, some more conservative studies estimate that if you are in a room with 100 other people, 25 of them have been diagnosed with something. 

What do you think of when you hear the words ‘autism’ or ‘Aspergers’?  Does “Rainman” come to mind?  Perhaps you have a friend, sibling, or other relative who has been diagnosed.  Perhaps you have a diagnosis of such yourself.  But what does it really mean to live on the autism spectrum?  What if you could have a first-person narrative of the experience?