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I was excited to pick up Kaleidoscope by Kevin Berry after reading Stim, the first in the series, which I thoroughly enjoyed. In fact, I made myself slow down when reading Kaleidoscope because I knew there aren’t any other books in the series yet. I do hope there will be more soon!
Both Chloe and her boyfriend Robert are college students living with Aspergers – they are Aspies. Not only do they have college and a relationship to balance while dealing with being Aspies, but a series of life-threatening earthquakes are making a mess of things too. Living in a world where they crave structure and order, they really have none of that.
This time around, we get Chloe’s perspective and she’s every bit as fun as she was in the first book. She gets herself into as much trouble as Robert did in Stim, but this time putting her relationship with him in jeopardy because of rash decisions she made while unable to take her medications.
I don’t want to give anything away, but I highly recommend picking this one up. It’s a serious, but yet fun read.
You don’t need to read Stim first since they both stand alone, but they go together so definitely do read both.
5 stars
Kaleidoscope
by Kevin Berry
(Stim #2)
Publication date: January 3rd 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
The sequel to STIM…an Aspie new adult contemporary novel set in an earthquake zone.
Chloe is different. She has Asperger’s Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder and probably a few other inconvenient conditions as well. She’s a quirky, resourceful and clever psychology student, but her world is literally about to be shaken apart. A devastating earthquake sparks a chain of events that spiral her life out of control. She’s off her meds. Her oddly-named cat is missing. She doesn’t know what she wants out of life any more. Misfortune and uncertainty don’t mix well with bundles of energy and Chloe’s tendency to ignore consequences. It’s as if mayhem and trouble are her constant companions.
Will Chloe be able to cope with the earth-shaking events that rock her world?
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.