A review by charlottelynn
Scandalous Women by Gill Paul

5.0

I love getting a look into an author’s life to see how their writing brain works and Scandalous Women is just that at a much deeper dive. This is a look into not only how they write but also into how they had to work so hard to get into a man’s world and be taken seriously. The success they both received was not equal to the work they put into their writing.

This book had me wanting to know more, to read another chapter, and to learn more. As I read I felt like I was living life alongside the “Jackies.” I felt their pain at the many bumps in their roads and I celebrated their successes as their dreams came true. Both authors had similar book lives with their taboo sex scenes and struggles to show that there were readers out there for their books. Their personal lives included men behind them who supported them but beyond that, their lives were very different.

Scandalous Women is an amazing historical fiction about two authors that I enjoy reading. It was fun to get a look into their lives.