REVIEW: The Real World by Kathleen Jowitt

Tweet Stevie‘s review of The Real World (Stancester, Book 2) by Kathleen Jowitt Contemporary LGBT+ Fiction published by Kathleen Jowitt 16 Sep 20 I’ve waited a long time for a sequel to Speak Its Name and I finally got my wish this year when the author contacted...

REVIEW: Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes

Tweet Stevie‘s review of Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes Contemporary Fiction published by Fourth Estate 02 Apr 20 This is very much a book of my generation. Our heroine, Clio (short for Cliodhna) Campbell, dragged herself into adulthood during the Miners’ Strike...

REVIEW: The Whispering Dress Boutique by Louisa Leaman

Tweet Stevie‘s review of The Whispering Dress Boutique by Louisa Leaman Contemporary Women’s Fiction published by Sourcebooks Landmark 05 May 20 Women’s fiction centred around a particular specialist shop – the quirkier and more specific the better –...

REVIEW: All the Rage by Cara Hunter

Tweet Stevie‘s review of All The Rage (DI Adam Fawley, Book 4) by Cara Hunter Contemporary Crime Fiction published by Penguin 26 Dec 19 In some senses, it’s hard to figure out what makes Oxford such a credible setting for murder mysteries and other police...

REVIEW: What Holds Us Together by Sandi Ward

Tweet Stevie‘s review of What Holds Us Together by Sandi Ward Contemporary Women’s Fiction published by Kensington Books 01 Jan 20 I picked this book up because I was intrigued by the idea of a story partly narrated by the main character’s cat. For the...