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Here you can find all of our past book reviews plus articles, Q&As and author inspiration pieces.


Review of Never Alone by Victoria West
So when a stalker starts threatening the stability of everything she has fought for and drags secrets to light that should have always remained hidden, what can Elle do?
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Review of Fellow Creatures by Emma Lowther
Slow and careful, this story unravels around us, whispering the secrets it holds. With every page we learn more about Shannon and Victoria, the friendship that holds them together and the world they dream about.
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Review of Mother, Ghost, Mango Seed by Natalie Gregory
Grab a peach iced tea, set up a reading spot and prepare to be transported to the heat of present-day and 1976 Thailand, where Lin returns to care for her dying mother.
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Review of Nymph by Sofia Montrone
A tender and heart aching story of growing up, grief and girlhood.
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Review of The Leveret by Anna Goldreich
The Leveret is a gorgeously tender short novel exploring grief, baby loss and queer love.
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2 min read


Review of Annie Knows Everything by Rachel Wood
If you read one book this summer, it has to be this one. Friendship, romance and comedy play out on the page in beautiful harmony, warming my heart with each sentence.
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Review of Cornelia Fairfield and the Darkened Heart by Amy Leigh Chandler
A wonderful book full of sharp humour and a female lead who will keep the reader on their toes at every turn.
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Review of Honey by Imani Thompson
‘Tis the season for hot girl thrillers, and Honey deserves a spot at the top of your list.
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Review of Offseason by Avigayl Sharp
Offseason is undeniably for fans of The Idiot by Elif Batuman.
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Review of Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger
Ellie’s gone feral: she’s growing fur and going on late night rampages ending up on the other side of London without any recollection of what happened.
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Q&A with Sam Beckbessinger - author of Femme Feral
It’s only after she falls apart and truly faces her own powerlessness that she finally meets herself, and finds a pack.
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Unapologetic Love Story: The Inspiration - by Elle McNicoll
People started coming up to me after panels, telling me they “loved how unapologetic you are”.
What exactly am I supposed to be apologising for?
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The 'Hidden' Women In Male-Dominated Classics by Charlotte Cross
It is long past time for all the hidden women to be brought from the shadows into the light of their own stories.
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3 min read


Q&A with Rachel Hochhauser Author of Lady Tremaine
The story was never meant to be gentle or sentimental—I felt there was room to interrogate its moral logic rather than simply reproduce it.
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Review of The Brides by Charlotte Cross
2026 is definitely the year of perfectly plotted and beautifully written retellings of Gothic fiction.
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Review of Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak
When a 32-year-old sex worker kills an extremist politician, Meat Neck, her life is turned completely upside down and she believes that the only person who can save her from this injustice is host of the feminist podcast, Justice for Bimbo.
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