Lesbian romance reviews.
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
Lauren is a hot successful actress, who comes to Smalltownsville to work on a film. Being the down-to-earth, largely untouched-by-the-trappings-of-success genuine woman she is (her personal assistant remains in New York), she rents a cottage so she and her cute dog can chill out and recover from the excitement of their NYC lives. In no … Continue reading No More Pretending by Bette Hawkins
Struggling actress working in a family-run coffee shop, occasionally takes time off for auditions. She's overweight, so she hardly ever gets acting work. She has a heart of gold though. One day, she goes to yet another crappy audition, only it turns out this is a pretty unusual gig - in real life, this fabulously … Continue reading Just for Show by Jae
In brief, the Aurora Rey formula goes: femme meets butch, butch is gentle hearted and a bit messed up, femme has trust issues. There's a masturbation scene early on. Sex starts off casual but they both secretly want more. Sex is, like, best ever, right?! Half way through femme asks butch if she likes to … Continue reading Spring’s Wake by Aurora Rey
A 'novella' about an established couple rekindling their sex life over Christmas. That concept, combined with the nonsensical title, didn't bode well, but actually it's totally fun and readable. The couple have a competition to see who can make the other one come the most over the 12 days of Christmas, with some convoluted extra … Continue reading Mistletoe Mishap by Siri Caldwell
In which our main character is self obsessed and relatively unlikable, but seems to be lovable none-the-less. I had thought she would go on a journey of self discovery and redemption, and was quite intrigued at the bravery of it, but no, that is all left to the future. Another American book in which a … Continue reading Visiting Hours by Tagan Shepard
Uptight Olympic skier recovering from career-threatening injury meets ageing (30!), party-loving Olympic snowboarder. Skier has amazing eyes and nice strong legs. Snowboarder has amazing abs. Snowboarder has matured into a responsible adult, if only the socially inept skier would realise it. Skier has minimal personality, but the snowboarder doesn't ever seem to realise that (she … Continue reading Edge of Glory by Rachel Spangler
I was SO looking forward to this book. Not only is it by the author of the excellent 'Ask, Tell', but the premise is also fantastically bonkers, and the Sheriff loves the cover art. Hotshot stockbroker has wild sex with the hotshot pilot of her private jet and then it turns to something more. Bring. … Continue reading Turbulence by E. J. Noyes
With the exception of her titles, this author sure can write! A totally flakey premise, lightly riddled with passages of time that seem slightly impossible, delivered with style and depth and utterly compelling writing. Our heroine is a nurse with money troubles who agrees to marry, for a year, to get her out of financial … Continue reading Who’d Have Thought by G. Benson
She Sighed! 