A Wish for Winter by Viola Shipman: Wrapped in 20 years of loss, grief and singledom since the cruel tragedy that took her parents from her, Susan is a die hard romantic, who despite everything still holds out hope that her childhood poem of Christmas is still a claim to her […]
All That We Are by Mariah Stewart: As a door in Emma’s world simultaneously opens and closes wounds in her past, she leans on her best friends Maggie and Lydia to make sense of her past marriage and the affair she realises her husband had been having ten years after his […]
Take It From Me by Jamie Beck: Judgement is the harsh overlord that seems to disrupt normal life across all facets in this ditty, or at the very least, the overarching theme suggests as much. Moving to suburbia as a way of researching and hopefully saving her writing career, Harper is […]
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson: With dark humour splattered neatly throughout every page, Love in the Time of Serial Killers is an exploration of what it means to love when you have braced your heart for the worst of the worst, actually falling in love and […]
This Might Be Too Personal by Alyssa Shelasky: Whilst a general plot was something a little challenging to hold onto until a third of the way through, this quasi biographical character-based narrative certainly punched within it’s weight. Initially, it was challenging to hold on to Alyssa, her New York chic life-style […]
Typecast by Andrea J. Stein: Settled back in her home town, granted 7 or so years ago, Callie definitely has mixed feelings about her A type personality sister Nina and family moving in whilst their house undergoes some renovation work. Feeling pretty comfortable in her job as a Pre-School Teacher, it […]
The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson: Shaped as a fairly stock-standard middle class English girl, Libby’s life plan goes pear shaped when boyfriend of 8 years Simon embraces his ‘self-discovery’ mission – aka, had an affair and kicked her out. Thinking temporarily, Libby is quickly ushered out by her judgmental […]
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean: With a dash of self-deprecation and a smattering of alternative spirit, Mika in Real Life is a slow burn that needs a trigger warning. With her life seemingly falling apart again, Mika receives contact from her daughter Penny who she gave up for adoption […]
The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe: Marketing guru Aly, operates daily with the calm confidence that she has truly settled into the type of self-reliance experienced as a well rounded adult. A go-to at her marketing company, on track to win the hard earned promotion, she truly believes she is living […]
Stiletto Sisterhood by Fallon DeMornay: Singing the song of sisterhood loud and clear, this well delivered RomCom had heart in spades. Exploring the deep bonds between five spectacular young women who are chasing their dreams in their 20s, we are presented with some light touches on some meaty issues, and more […]