Tag: Girl power

Rebel girl: books with significant feminist themes

The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood

Quality historical crime/romance (mini-review)

Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why it Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux

Insightful exploration of Alcott’s classic novel & its continuing impact (mini-review)

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Beautifully written retelling of ‘My Last Duchess’ (mini-review)

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

The sweet & funny diary of a girl in Medieval England (mini-review)

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Women turn into dragons in this feminist reimagining of the 50s (mini-review)

This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan

A thought-provoking book about how women need to lean into their hobbies. My hobby is books! (mini-review)

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

Adventurous feminist romp (mini-review)

The Path of Thorns by A. G. Slatter

Feminist gothic fantasy (mini-review)

Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

Mildly enjoyable historical detective story (mini-review)

All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter

Beautifully written dark gothic fantasy (mini-review)