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Finished this novella in the bath tonight with chocolate and bubly water!

A revenge fantasy on a terrible man, a lesbian septuagenarian romance, and hilarious Victorian-esque insults about men being fetid and vile? Utter perfection.

#QueerBooks #Romantsy

Loved the heroines and the rousing court-case ending, but the whole of the plot was uncomfortably nerve-wracking for me. A pick, but unlikely for me to reread.

🤣 but tell me how you really feel.

Oh heck I need this.

This book is a goddamn treasure. Two women find love late in life while tearing down a truly awful man. The sweetness of their romance, paired with the rage-filled revenge on that dude is just perfection.🔥📚💕

#RippedBodiceBingo #romance #LGBTQ #burnbabyburn #historicalromance

From the afterword. ”Happiness is not just an act of optimism — it is an act of defiance.” 💪🏽❤️

Funny and sweet and full of historical accuracy about how unmarried women were regarded in the time in which this was set. I‘m a little uneasy about the prostitute storyline. 4⭐️.

Ohhhhhh Courtney Milan! I adore you. #amreading #romance #lesbian #novella

This is vintage Milan, y‘all: utterly charming with lots of funny bits, but also About Something. In this case, she delves into older women‘s challenges and limitations as they navigate a patriarchal, ageist world. Bertrice and Violetta have a wonderful time (and fall in looove) as they exact revenge on the Terrible Nephew, but they‘re also aware the social deck is stacked in his favour and everything could backfire on them. Things get tense. 😭

Forever delighted with writers who thank their dogs in the acknowledgments.

I ate my second take on curried tuna while I started Courtney Milan‘s latest. The book is super charming so far. The tuna was better with green curry paste than with yellow curry powder, but I don‘t think it‘ll end up in my recipe book.

I‘ve got a bunch of Google Play credit from doing surveys and I‘m always paranoid it‘s about to expire, so I went ahead and spent $4 on some short Courtney Milan. I‘m super excited for Mrs Martin!