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Tag: general fiction

Bad Men

August 4, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 5***** Leave a comment

Bad Men is sharp and fast and clever and very funny. You’ll love it. (Maybe less so if you’re a scumbag who hurts women.)

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Black Thorn

August 2, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 4.5****. Leave a comment

A tense and claustrophobic mystery. An incisive look into family life and loyalties, ambition, criminal negligence, toxic greed and cover-up.

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Lioness

August 2, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 3 *** Leave a comment

Therese questions herself and her life, and feels the urge to break out, smash everything and live more authentically. Who doesn’t, right?

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Tell Me What I Am

August 2, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 5***** Leave a comment

Portrays coercive control and domestic violence. Highlights the difficulties facing victims’ families and the lack of legal support.

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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies

August 2, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 5***** Leave a comment

When the days are dull and lifeless, you need The Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies. Thrilling, moving, clever.

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Such Sharp Teeth

August 2, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 4.5****. Leave a comment

Rage, trauma, resilience and transformation. Women finding strength and learning to face the world without (or with less) fear.

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Fynshade

May 30, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 5***** Leave a comment

Marta is sent to be a governess at Fynshade, where she expects to find a rich man to marry. A taut and dark gothic tale.

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Weyward Emilia Hart

Weyward

February 8, 2023 Fiona Brichaut 5***** Leave a comment

Three women, three time periods, and always the same old shit of male coercion and violence. An absorbing, immersive story.

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Looking for a good book? 5 tips for readers.

January 29, 2023 Fiona Brichaut Essay Leave a comment

5 tips to help you find books you’ll love!

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The Silence Project Carole Hailey

The Silence Project

November 16, 2022 Fiona Brichaut 5***** Leave a comment

A gripping feminist novel of ideas about cults, power politics, female empowerment and utilitarianism: does the end really justify the means?

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