Vibrator Nation by Lynn Comella is a fascinating look at the history of feminist, sex-positive sex shops and how they have changed how people, particularly women and female-identifying individuals, consider their own bodies and orgasms to this day. In the 1970s a group of pioneering feminist entrepreneurs launched a movement that ultimately changed the way … Continue reading vibrator nation review
Wild by Hannah Moskowitz is a brilliant YA book that talks honestly about diversity, relationships, and the possibility of literally running away from your problems. Zack Ramos is training for two things: being a parent to his twelve-year-old sister once his mother's early-onset Alzheimer's (the same kind he and his sister each have a 50% … Continue reading wild review
The King of Bourbon Street is a book that seems to have recently caught the attention of the book blogging world! I finally got around to reading it and - oh my word! (Warning here for some rather... personal thoughts.) Hotel chain mogul Sol DuMont is about to learn that some of life’s biggest surprises … Continue reading the king of bourbon street review
Grrls on the Side by Carrie Pack is a recent publication by Interlude Press that I was given through Netgalley. All opinions are my own. The year is 1994 and alternative is in. But not for alternative girl Tabitha Denton; she hates her life. She is uninterested in boys, lonely, and sidelined by former friends … Continue reading grrrls on the side review
I was kindly given an ARC of Olumide Popoola's When We Speak of Nothing by Cassava Republic. All of the views expressed are my own. A warning: there will be spoilers in this review. Best mates Karl and Abu are both 17 and live near Kings Cross. Its 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode … Continue reading when we speak of nothing review
I was given an ARC of Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement through Netgalley. All opinions are my own. Because of the nature of the topic, there are many trigger warnings. These include incest, child molestation, rape, murder, suicide, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and graphic descriptions of abuse (emotional, physical, sexual and financial). Often pushed to … Continue reading queering sexual violence review
I'm planning a bit of a personal readathon. As many of you know, I am moving to London in September. London is a city that has always fascinated me. When I was younger, I was enraptured by the descriptions of dense fogs and murderers as in the Sherlock Holmes and Charles Dickens novels. When I … Continue reading london calling!
Summer has arrived! While I am working quite a lot, this also means that I have more free time to read, review, and generally relax. Book reviews: The Things I Would Tell You Future Leaders of Nowhere Juliet Takes a Breath How to Survive a Summer Long Macchiatos and Monsters Knit One Girl Two A … Continue reading june monthly wrap-up
Chris Bellows is just trying to get through high school and survive being the only stepchild in the social-climbing Fontaine family, whose recently diminished fortune hasn’t dimmed their desire to mingle with Upper East Side society. Chris sometimes feels more like a maid than part of the family. But when Chris’s stepsister Kimberly begins dating … Continue reading my fairy godmother is a drag queen
Knit One Girl Two by Shira Glassman is a novella featuring ladies who love ladies, knitting, and cats! What more could a girl ask for? Small-batch independent yarn dyer Clara Ziegler is eager to brainstorm new color combinations--if only she could come up with ideas she likes as much as last time! When she sees … Continue reading knit one girl two review
