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Oooh, what an interesting concept... Some of these stories are quite hard to get through because of the content while others are easier. Woollett doesn't glamorize or romanticize these women but does bring them to life in a way that is unexpected.

The Love of a Bad Man by Laura Elizabeth Woollett is a spellbinding collection of short stories from the perspectives of the women in love with notorious men.

Delving into the fictional minds of the likes of Eva Braun or the cult following Charles Manson (and many others) was captivating and creepy. Woollett has a real knack for character and haunting imagery.

An amazing premise with fascinating subjects fell short, with repetitive prose that shied away from the psyche of these twisted women, almost completely sidestepping the patriarchal structures that underpin each tale. Not exactly gripping, Woollett lacked the grit to really commit to these characters in all their awfulness, merely focussing on the propensity for women to blindly follow male direction, usually via a path of sexual obsession. 2.5/5

New book for a lazy Sunday ❤❤