fiction
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Cursed Bread
The following review contains spoilers. They are hidden under tags, so beware! Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh Publisher: Penguin Published: March, 2023 Pages: 170 Genres: Literary fiction, historical fiction, mystery, lgbtqa+ Spring, 1951. Four people meet in a small French town: the baker and his wife; the ambassador and his wife. Two belong to the Continue reading
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Scenes of a Graphic Nature
The following review contains spoilers. They are hidden under tags, so beware! Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O’Donoghue Publisher: Virago Published: June, 2020 Pages: 350 Genres: Contemporary fiction, dark comedy, lgbtqa+, mystery After a tough few years floundering around the British film industry and experimenting with amateur pornography, Charlie and her best friend Continue reading
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Twenty-Seven Minutes
Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: January, 2024 Pages: 384 Genres: Psychological thrillers, suspense, drama For the last ten years, the small, claustrophobic town of West Wilmer has been struggling to understand one thing: Why did it take young Grant Dean twenty-seven minutes to call for help on the fateful night Continue reading
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The Rachel Incident
The following review contains spoilers. They are hidden under tags, so beware! The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue Publisher: Knopf Published: June, 2023 Pages: 304 Genres: Literary fiction, coming of age, lgbtqa+ Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and it’s love at first sight. Effervescent and insistently heterosexual, James Continue reading
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Tinfoil Butterfly
The following review contains spoilers. They are hidden under tags, so beware! Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton Publisher: MCD x FSG Originals Published: September, 2019 Pages: 272 Genres: Literary fiction, horror, suspense, lgbtqa+ Emma is hitchhiking across the United States, trying to outrun a violent, tragic past, when she meets Lowell, the hot-but-dumb driver Continue reading
