TL;DR: This one messed with my brain in the best way.Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Carmen partakes of a play that acts as a drug, and her world is impacted and unraveled along the way. Characters: A delightful mess of love and paranoia. I’m still deciding what happened here! Setting: The... Continue Reading →
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older
TL;DR: Maybe the strongest in this series so far! Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Pleiti heads out on job on her own, and we see a fantastic challenge to an old Sherlockian trope. Characters: I loved the cast on this one, there was a great cast here and we... Continue Reading →
The Duke’s Sister And I by Emma-Claire Sunday
TL;DR: A slow but beautiful little love story, well worth the read & pickup. Source: Thank you to the publisher for an ARC via Netgalley! I also pre-ordered a physical edition I enjoyed this so much. Plot: Loretta is being courted by Charlotte’s brother and she discovers more about herself than she anticipated. Characters: Loretta... Continue Reading →
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Source: Netgalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A worthy follow-up to A Dowry in Blood. Even with a slightly predictable ending I really enjoyed this. Plot: The classic Carmilla remixed. Laura and Carmilla are rivals in a poetry course, it was believable and engrossing.Characters: Really loved these over the top and flawed characters (though... Continue Reading →
How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly
Source: NetGalley, Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: Slow but satisfying romance of two women helping each other (but not fixing each other), and falling in love. Plot: A gentle but very involved one of two women learning how to take control of their lives and come togetherCharacters: Anita's characters are so good, I'm always a... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adrianna Herrera
Source: NetGalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A very fascinating art and history focused sapphic romance Plot:Characters:Setting:Spice/Romance Level: Thoughts: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal is yet another fantastic entry into my list of ‘sapphic historical romances’ I can happily recommend. Manuela, invited to show her paintings at an exhibition in Paris, arrives for... Continue Reading →