Radical Love by Neil Blackmore

Radical Love

Neil Blackmore

288 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Ideal for readers who crave emotionally immersive historical fiction that spotlights marginalized love, probes the cost of radical hope, and lingers on the fragile beauty of queer community under siege.

Description

London, 1809. By day, minister John Church preaches to a congregation of commonfolk in Southwark. By night, he is drawn to the secretive, alluring world of a molly house on Vere Street. There, ordinary men reinvent themselves as outrageous queens:...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 198 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

sad: 58%

challenging: 51%

reflective: 46%

dark: 43%

tense: 40%

informative: 30%

mysterious: 15%

inspiring: 8%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 7%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
72% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
44% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

97% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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