Book Reviews: Feminism
By Any Other Name
What if the greatest writer of all time isn’t who we think he is?
What if he isn’t even a he?
Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we...
The House With The Golden Door
Freed from Pompeii's brothel. Owned as a courtesan. Determined to have revenge. Her name is Amara. What will she risk for power?
The Wolf Den
Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den...
Now She Is Witch
She dug her mother's grave in the poison garden so it would stay hidden...
This is a witch story unlike any other.
She Who Became the Sun
An absorbing historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor.
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano
ONE QUESTION.
ONE CHOICE.
NINE PATHS TO THE REST OF HER LIFE…
One day, Rose Napolitano’s marriage ends.
One day, Rose Napolitano’s marriage survives.
One day.
One fight.
Nine...
Diary of a Confused Feminist
Kat wants to do GOOD FEMINISM, although she's not always sure what that means. She also wants to be a writer, get together with Hot Josh (is this a feminist ambition?), win at her coursework and...
The Handmaid’s Tale
Offred is a Handmaid living in what once was America and is now known as The Republic of Gilead. She has only one function: to breed.
Those in charge expect them to give themselves over to the new...
Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture is a collection of essays edited by Roxane Gay. Each essay deals with the topics of sexual harassment, violence and rape and the way it is emphasised in...
Life Honestly: Strong Opinions From Smart Women
Life Honestly is a guide to modern life from some of today's most talented and insightful writers.
Within this book there are stories from bad sex to bad boys, from inequality to the joy of...
The Penelopiad
In 'The Odyssey' the story of Odysseus’ return home after twenty years is told. His story tells of heroic deeds and sex with goddesses. He is well known for his wit and his wily ways....
Three Daughters of Eve
Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground...