Lesbian romance reviews updated most Fridays. Our sort of something for the weekend…
Radclyffe is back on the horse! After the "Don't Bother" that was Love After Hours we now have a gem of a surgeons-go-at-it-like-surgeons book. Raaaah! Radclyffe makes these two surgeons genuinely interesting and intriguing women, thrown deep in really tricky situations in their professional as well as in their personal lives. This is primarily an excellent … Continue reading Passionate Rivals by Radclyffe
Set in Jae's own Germany, the location is probably the most interesting thing about this book. Uh oh! Woman A is a hotshot business consultant who quits her job after being passed over for all the cool projects by her sexist workplace. Woman B is the assistant of Woman A's uncle, helping to run his … Continue reading Paper Love by Jae
What has happened to Gerri Hill? Once a favourite author of mine, this is one of the rare books to make it onto our "don't bother" list. Woman A is a reluctant celebrity actress, closeted and friendless, and mysteriously successful in her movies. Her next, and final role before her planned retirement from acting, is … Continue reading The Locket by Gerri Hill
Swooooon. I admit, I totally fell for this book, which leaves me with the realisation I might be really into older, powerful women fantasies. In fact, I got so much into this, I can even tell you the characters names! Maddie is a 30ish Australian trying to make her way in New York's media industry. … Continue reading The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter
Liv is a passionate aquarist (yes, that's a word: she works in an aquarium) sharing her love of fish with the public. She has one good friend, goes out drinking and has brief flings with women. Life is ticking over just fine thank you very much. Then along comes Mira. Mira is the mother of … Continue reading Bait and Switch by Blythe H. Warren
Angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst happy. Phew. I know some women enjoy a good bout of relentless unhappiness, insecurity and feelings of rejection in their books, before a glorious happy ending, but I don't understand why, and it makes me sleep badly. Woman A has upped and left town and become a … Continue reading Worth the Wait by Karelia Stetz-Waters
Oh, the writing is good! Not just 'ok', but actually enjoyable to read, witty, and well paced. The plot, however... Kade is super-successful, super-rich, super-clever, super-nice, super-single and super-super-screwed up. Jen is super-nice and super-understanding. Both are, of course, super-sexy. We open with super-rich Kade flying into a conference in Maui ("It had been a … Continue reading It’s not a date by Heather Blackmore
