PositiveThe Milwaukee Journal SentinelIf you grew up reading Harlequin romances or watching Disney princess movies, Gay’s collection might have the effect of a romantic cleanse. The stories suggest that the best way to love a difficult woman, or for a difficult woman to be loved, involves changing our ideals ... In this collection, Gay gives women license to be difficult, and their difficulty is expected, exalted and validated. Still, her characters seek out friendship, empathy, love and compassion. It might seem impossible to be refreshingly jaded, but that’s what Gay achieves.
Christine Sneed
PositiveThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...[a] smart and sexy collection ... emotional heft interests Sneed, and she mines it to great effect and with incredibly precise prose. She’s adept at exploring the fraught sexual and power dynamics in relationships, and the ways in which their imbalances can spell trouble.
