A Little Light Mischief: A Turner Novella

by Cat Sebastian

• ISBN10: 0062951041
• ISBN13: 9780062951045
• Publish Date: 3 September 2019 (first published 6 August 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 144
• Language: English

Reviews

[jamiereadthis]

Sweet and… and one day I will find an f/f historical that’s more than just “sweet, and…”

[celinenyx]

A Little Light Mischief is a sweet sapphic novella by Cat Sebastian. Alice is only just respectable - penniless, she seeks sanctuary by acting as a lady's companion. She meets Molly, a direct and brutally honest lady's maid who has had enough of Alice's wallflower tendencies. They learn from each other, growing closer throughout the obstacles in their path.

Sebastian has written a solid novella, though its limited length cramped the storytelling, leading to a rather rushed narrative in places. The pairing is sweet, with just a little bit of sexy thrown in.

From time to time, Alice found herself looking a little too closely, too warmly, at a woman. At home it had been the curate's sister, then the landlady at the inn. At first, she reassured herself that everyone must have this difficult: women's bodies were just good and one did enjoy looking at good things. One didn't want to ogle, but it was like admiring a particularly well-iced cake, that was all. Perfectly natural. Later, she had to acknowledge that her thoughts about women did not much resemble her thoughts about cake, however well-iced.

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Trigger warnings: domestic abuse, alcoholism, sexual assault, poverty.