A review by rachel_from_avid_bookshop
Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I loved the voice of the narrator in Olivia Wolfgang-Smith's Mutual Interest. Their elegant and conspiratorial tone shares the story of Vivian and her husbands Oscar and Squire living and loving in New York City in the early 1900s. This lavender marriage is perhaps only possible because of Vivian's intense desire to be successful and create the life she deserves. Historical fiction centered around queer characters is much needed and I loved the details that added depth like how to layer notes in a fragrance, histories of NYC buildings, and the 1816 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia that caused a change in our global climate. This is a great book!