B Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / England / female friendship / Historical / Regency / sweet romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Clarissa and the Poor Relations by Alicia Cameron
In Regency England Mrs Thorne’s School for Young Ladies is about to close due to the death of young Clarissa’s mother a year ago.This leaves eighteen-year-old Clarissa Thorne and her three school mistress friends no option but to return to the bosom of their families as despised ‘poor relations’ – ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / California / commitment issues / Contemporary / doctor hero / family relationships / female friendship / journalist / Los Angeles / POC6 Comments
Dear Ms. Guillory, I was on the fence about reading The Proposal because of a controversy regarding this interview with you at Bitch Media. The interviewer presented your debut novel as revolutionary because it was “a romance novel written by a Black woman with a Black woman protagonist that was ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / female friendship / self discovery / Wales10 Comments
Frankie Green’s happy ever after is put on hold when her childhood sweetheart husband complains things are boring in bed. When he asks for some space, she sets out to win him back by getting herself a sex education. Little does she know that her hilarious, tender and embarrassing journey ... more >
C- Reviewsfemale friendship / Harper Collins / infidelity / LGBTQ / missing persons / Suicide / Young-Adult1 Comments
Dear Ms. Cooper, There are books whose endings leave you breathless with their brilliance. There are books whose endings make you nod and say that was decent. And then there are books whose endings make you wonder what the heck did you just read. I’m sorry to say Vanished belongs ... more >
C ReviewsAlgonquin / female friendship / ghosts / Magical Realism / murder / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
Dear Ms. Suma, Your debut novel, Imaginary Girls, served as my first exposure to your work. It featured secrets and sisters, both things I love. The Walls Around Us follows a similar vein. It’s a story of friends and the awful truth that binds them. Vee and Ori have been ... more >
Letters of Opinionculture / family / female friendship / gender / genre critique / heroine / isolation / romantic conflict36 Comments
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on Romance and life philosophies, and during the vibrant ensuing discussion, Liz Mc2 made a great point about how the more Romance novels narrow their focus to just the couple, the less we see of their interaction and engagement with the outside ... more >
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