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Happy National Coming Out Day 2023!
For even more Coming Out reads, check out this post from way back when! (And for a post on coming out, check out “Never Too Late” by Kelly Farmer.)
Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass
Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple with Abba and Mom every Friday and Saturday. Ellen only…
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#Becky Albertalli#Brianna R. Shrum#Carlyn Greenwald#Cool for the Summer#Imogen Obviously#Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl#Sara Waxelbaum#Sizzle Reel#Time Out#Unwritten Rules
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Review: Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum
Rating: 4/5
I loved this! I knew it was a wlw romance going in but to then find that one girl was autistic and the other had ADHD was an extra little bonus that I thoroughly enjoyed. The romance is sweet and funny and chaotic and it was also just really lovely that Margo and Abbie were both Jewish. I also loved the way the authors wrote about Abbie's fraught relationship with her parents.
The only problem I had with the book was the way Margo's hyper-femininity was treated. Abbie makes a comment early on about Margo being high femme and I just - I don't think the authors fully understand what high femme means. Femme is a role within the lesbian community, the counterpart to butch, with high femme being a more specific denomination of that identity. The term has spread to other communities but for lesbians, it has a specific meaning. It's not just how someone dresses, it's how they interact with the world and with other lesbians.
I kept waiting for it to come up again, for Abbie or one of the other queer characters to say to Margo "hey, have you heard about femme lesbians, that might be you" but it never happened which sucks because Margo deserved to discover that, any young femme lesbians reading this deserve to discover that. The butch-femme community is wonderful and there is so much safety in it and Margo deserved to have access to it.
It's especially frustrating given that Abbie acknowledges butch and chapstick lesbians as identities but not femmes. And if Abbie didn't know anything about it herself, surely she could have talked to some of her queer friends at school or at the queer club they keep going to. The authors make such a point of including a sense of queer community in this novel - but not for Margo, the probably-femme lesbian who just wants to find her people.
But the authors do make up for that stuff with how well they handled tackling biphobia in wlw spaces. As someone who identified as bi for a long time before figuring out I was just lesbian, I've seen a lot of it happen, copped some of it, and it's good to see it being explored and called out so clearly.
So, a lovely, fun wlw YA read. I just wish it'd been a bit bolder in how it explored the wlw community.
#margo zimmerman gets the girl#brianna r shrum#sara waxelbaum#booklr#bookblr#lgbt books#wlw reads#lesbian#bisexual#trcc original#reviews#4 star reads
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New sapphic book review: Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum, narrated by Marli Watson & Kristen DiMercurio
#book#books#LGBTBooks#lgbt#sapphic#BookLover#BookAddict#BookRecommendations#wlw#SapphicReads#BookReview#lesfic#Sapphfic#audiobook#Brianna R Shrum#Sara Waxelbaum#Marli Watson#Kristen DiMercurio
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Young adult contemporary romance
When a overachiever Margo kisses another girl during a game of spin the bottle and realizes she's gay, she strikes a deal with openly bi Abbie to tutor Abbie in US history in exchange for learning about queer culture
Opposites-attract romance that explores sex positivity, biphobia, and learning to embrace your queerness
Autistic, Jewish lesbian main charactert; bi, Jewish main character with ADHD; F/F romance
#really liked seeing queer neurodivergent representation in a ya romance!#a bit heavy on the 'all gays like iced coffee' brand of queer gen z-ers#but i do appreciate that it explores there's not one way to look/act queer#margo was absolutely my favorite#at one point she starts blurting out facts about the life of mary shelley and i was like SAMEEEEEEEEE#i appreciated that she has a specific goal of wanting to be a horse doctor#instead of just being a generic ˜ambitious teen˜ who wants to go to an ivy league#i wish margo having a queer older sibling had been explored more#also there was a time jump of several months after she realized she was a lesbian and i was like nooooo show me the immediate emotional fal#margo zimmerman gets the girl#sara waxelbaum#brianna shrum#lulu reads margo zimmerman gets the girl#books#2023 reads#lulu speaks#lulu reads
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part 13: upcoming sapphic releases i’m excited for!
#my book stuff#wlw#sapphic books#lesfic#krista harper#sam kestrel#dena blake#milena mckay#brianna shrum#sara waxelbaum#becky albertall
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Happy Pride🩷🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Of course I celebrated by crossing off some queer titles from my TBR list! I listened to Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli, Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum, and Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler this month on Audible. My picks had a noticeable but unintentional trend given each of them are YA with Jewish representation, bi/les couples, redheaded MCs or love interests (or maybe not bc Imogen from Imogen, Obviously may be brunette judging by the artwork on the author’s Instagram…?) and 2/3 mention the movie,
which, thank goddess they did because they had me finally get around to watching it.
But this post isn’t about movies, it’s about books. So let’s get into them.
Imogen, Obviously
Imogen is surrounded by queer friends and family but she herself identifies as a straight ally. To show her support, she’s part of Pride Alliance, she loves queer pop culture, and she’s always there for her loved ones. Case in point, she’s also agreed to go along with her recently out best friend, Lili, and the lie she’s told her new, queer college friends about the two of them previously dating. It’s no problem for Imogen. Except when starts to get close with one of said friends, Tessa, and she begins to struggle with withholding the truth from her. She was never with Lili — she’s not even queer. Or is that only partly true?
TW: Biphobia, pressured/forced outing of a character, toxic friendship, gatekeeping, gaslighting, queer stereotypes
Opinion: First thing’s first, I’ll say it’s probably best to read this book for yourself rather than listen to the audiobook because there is a lot of texting. I was distracted (and slightly annoyed) by the constant mention of character initials and text timestamps within the narration. Other than that, this book resonated with me since I too was once a closeted bisexual whose sexuality was never once questioned because we were all convinced I was straight (curse comphet). Once it dawned on me I am in fact, not straight, it made so much sense looking back. It’s no surprise I’ve also experienced biphobia since coming out. I couldn’t relate to everything in the book; I’ve never found my own Tessa (I love her character) and I’ve never had a queer circle of my own. None of that stopped me from enjoying the story, however, and I can see this book making an impact on others. Especially the next generation.
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl
Baby, closeted lesbian, Margo, gets lessons from out-and-proud bisexual, Abbie, on how to “ace” being ✨gay✨ and discovers a new friendship with her experienced mentor, as well as her growing feelings for the girl of her dreams.
TW: Biphobia, homophobia, toxic friendship, gatekeeping, gaslighting, queer and lesbian stereotypes
Opinion: This book was my favorite of the three and I found myself relating a bit to both Margo and Abbie. There’s not much else I can say about it without giving away spoilers but I will say I loved this book and I highly recommend it!
Going Bicoastal
Follow Natalya along two different realities, one where she’s living with her father in New York City and getting to know “the redhead” she’s had her eye on. The other, she’s staying with her mother in Los Angeles and warming up to the intern she shares a desk with at her mother’s place of work.
TW: Self harm, divorce/divorced parents
(Unpopular) Opinion: As a fan of Adler’s Cool for the Summer and Home Field Advantage, not to mention a fan of this concept, I was really excited for this to release. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. While it had potential, I thought it was kind of boring. It seemed to me more care was put into the mentioning of food than the plot. I didn’t develop much of an interest in the characters, either. It was entertaining enough to finish but I wouldn’t personally recommend it. Not over Dahlia’s other works and not over Imogen, Obviously or Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl. However, if you want to, I encourage you to give it a try yourself and develop your own opinion. There are many other good reviews out there for this one. It appears I’m the odd one out, which is fine.
#bookblr#pride month#pride reads#lgbtqia books#lgbtq+ books#wlw books#sapphic books#bisexual mc#lesbian mc#pan rep#nonbinary character#jewish representation#queer books#imogen obviously#becky albertalli#margo zimmerman gets the girl#brianna r shrum#sara waxelbaum#going bicoastal#dahlia adler#audiobooks#book review#book recommendation
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♾️ Books for World Autism Month + Neurodiversity Celebration Week
♾️ The last week of March was Neurodiversity Celebration Week. My post is (obviously) late, but April is also World Autism Month (beginning with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2). To generate additional awareness, here are a few books by autistic authors and/or about autistic characters. On the last slide, you'll also find books with additional neurodiversity rep (including characters with ADHD, dyslexia, and OCD).
✨ The Bride Test - Helen Hoang
✨ Daniel, Deconstructed - James Ramos
✨ Tonight We Rule the World - Zack Smedley
✨ Paige Not Found - Jen Wilde
✨ Something More - Jackie Khalilieh
✨ Uncomfortable Labels - Laura Kate Dale
✨ The Luis Ortega Survival Club - Sonora Reyes
✨ Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl - Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum
✨ The Spirit Bares Its Teeth - Andrew Joseph White
✨ The Brightsiders - Jen Wilde
✨ The Boys in the Back Row - Mike Jung
✨ Hating Jesse Harmon - Robin Mimna
✨ Queens of Geek - Jen Wilde
✨ The Maid - Nita Prose
✨ The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang
✨ The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
✨ Even If We Break - Marieke Nijkamp
✨ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
✨ Unseelie - Ivelisse Housman
✨ This Could Be Us - Kennedy Ryan
✨ Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert
✨ The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang
✨ On the Edge of Gone - Corinne Duyvis
✨ Against the Stars - Christopher Hartland
✨ Tell Me How It Ends - Quinton Li
✨ Izzy at the End of the World - K.A. Reynolds
✨ Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings
✨ Fake It Till You Bake It - Jamie Wesley
✨ Whatever Happens - Micalea Smeltzer
✨ Gimmicks and Glamour - Lauren Melissa Ellzey
✨ Last Call at the Local - Sarah Grunder Ruiz
✨ Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling - Elise Bryant
✨ The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun
✨ A Prayer for Vengeance - Leanne Schwartz
✨ Tilly in Technicolor - Mazey Eddings
✨ If Only You - Chloe Liese
#neurodiversity#neurodivergent#world autism day#world autism awareness day#autism#books#book list#book blog#batty about books#battyaboutbooks#mental health
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Sapphic Books Reccs
Here is my list of recommended sapphic books! There’s a lot of YA here since that’s a lot of what I read. Everything on this list I have personally read and can recommend. I’m sure there’s a TON out there I haven’t read or ones I have read and have just forgotten!
Contemporary
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake (Adult)
My favorite of Blake’s! Enemies to lovers. SO good.
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake (Adult)
A woman falls for her step-sister’s best friend. Oh, and there’s a kiddo in the mix as well.
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth (YA)
Two girls promise a summer of fun full of rom-com worthy dates. The only rule, no relationships. Just one summer, nothing more. Sure....
Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick (YA)
Amnesia fic where a girl forgets she ever met her secret girlfriend in their ultra-conservative town.
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (YA)
Fake dating between the girl who wants to validate her bisexuality to her friends and the girl who doesn’t mind the popularity boost.
Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen (YA)
Best friends to lovers! A big piece of this is also the friend group involved.
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (YA)
Imogen thinks she’s just an Ally. Spoiler alert: she’s not. I loved the way friendship was explored in this. You see some really solid friendships as well as a subtly toxic one (that’s acknowledged as such).
Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen (YA)
An ode to late bloomers and a journey to self-acceptance. A girl goes to her first party, befriends a gay guy who introduces her to new group of friends and one really cute girl
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum (YA)
Super fun involving a girl asking another girl fo “Queer 101″ lessons. Bi and Autistic rep too!
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (YA)
A girl gives anonymous love advice and gets hired by a hot guy to help him get his ex back. Really FANTASTIC bi rep!
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Adult)
A sexy time-bendy romance with so much heart
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen (YA)
My FAVORITE rom-com. I reread it constantly. Fake dating, enemies-to-lovers between the cheer captain and basketball star!!
She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (YA)
Two girl team up to get their crushes to fall for them and start developing feelings for each other along the way.
Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe (YA)
Childhood frenemies forced to move in together for their best friend moms’ sake. Trauma filled and SO SO good.
Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan (YA)
A fun rom-com between an out queer athlete and the local beauty pageant queen.
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (YA)
One of my favorite books of all time. A story about grief and friendship and love. A soft, quiet story.
Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall (YA)
A girl’s secret girlfriend dies and she is left to grieve alone until she finds herself turning to her girlfriend’s ex.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Crier’s War by Nina Varela (YA)
A romance that leads to revolution by between two girls: one human, one Made
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Adult)
This is historical and fantasy! Suffragette witches! Another one of those books I wish I could read again for the first time. Three sisters, one of them has a WLW romance
Thriller/Horror
Hide by Kiersten White (Adult)
A high-stakes hide and seek competition in an abandoned amusement park. One of my all-over favorite books of 2022.
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (YA)
No wlw romance in this one, but the main character and her sister are both wlw. My absolute favorite book of 2021. What I would pay to read this for the first time again.
The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (YA)
The daughter of a con artist is finally allowed to stop running and faking her identity, only to get stuck in a bank heist with her ex-boyfriend and current girlfriend.
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (YA)
Three girls who shouldn’t have a reason to team up together against an ancient evil. The new girl, the pariah, and the queen bee who’s been helping the evil all along. I have reread this book easy a dozen times.
Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos (YA)
When a girl goes searching for her missing best friend, she finds a trail of other missing girls and battles with heartbreak after her girlfriend leaves her for California.
Wilder Girls by Rory Power (YA)
Quarantined at her girl’s school after a gruseome Tox breaks out, a girl must find what happened to her best friend who’s gone missing
Historical
Great or Nothing by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, and Jessica Spotswood (YA)
The queer Little Women retelling we all deserve with a SAPPHIC JO! Set in 1942. Beth’s POV still haunts my heart
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (YA)
Two of the major supporting characters are WLW. This becomes more important and on the page in the later books in this series, but this is the first one.
Music from Another World by Robin Talley (YA)
1970s California. Two girls become penpals and bond over music.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Adult)
Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo famously had seven husbands. This is the story of her wife.
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Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. All she needs is the right tutor.
Abbie Sokoloff has her own gayness down to a science. But a flunking grade in US History is threatening her acceptance to her dream school. All she needs is the right tutor.
Margo agrees to help Abbie get her history grade up in exchange for “Queer 101” lessons. But as they spend more and more time together, Margo realizes she doesn’t want just any girl—she wants the girl.
Genres: contemporary, romance
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Pick a WOSO Player, Get a Sapphic Book Rec!
Part 4: YA (Mostly) Contempory Romance Edition
Links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 5
Note: I haven’t read any of these yet so please remember to do your own research and check content warnings before reading!
Aggie Beever-Jones: Hotshot by Clare Lydon
Kathrine Kuhl: Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick
Salma Paralleulo: You Don’t Have A Shot by Racquel Marie
Grace Clinton: Gwen and Art are Not In Love by Lex Croucher
Jess Carter: Love at First Set by Jennifer Dugan
Esme Morgan: The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
Zecira Musovic: Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Katrina Gorry: That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey
Kyra Cooney-Cross: It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiara
Charli Grant: Never Mine by Bryce Oakley
Khiara Keating: Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe
Hannah Hampton: Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
Esmee Brugts: Sorry Bro by Taleen Voskuni
Jule Brand: Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
Daan van de Donk: Margo Zimmerman Gets The Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum
gonna do another one of these with some different/more adult genres so feel free to send in any players i haven’t done yet!
Hope you liked it! Check out the previous posts and follow for more :)
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#woso player book recs#sapphic book recs#woso#aggie beever jones#kathrine kuhl#jess carter#katrina gorry#kyra cooney cross#charli grant#salma paralluelo#esme morgan#hannah hampton#grace clinton#zecira musovic#khiara keating#esmee brugts#jule brand#danielle van de donk
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2023 Upcoming Sapphic Fiction I’m Excited For! 🏳️🌈
Here is my list of nine sapphic women-led fiction to look forward to in the coming year! Romance and redheads seem to be as popular as ever, and to my delight we have the debut novel from Lesbian Jesus herself, Hayley Kiyoko!
Below you’ll find titles, summaries, and Goodreads links for the above books. Every year, the number of stories with bisexual women and lesbian main characters grows, and I’m so delighted each and every time. This list is only a starting point - explore Goodreads and StoryGraph further and you’ll find so many more!
Just As You Are by Camille Kellogg
Liz Baker and her three roommates work at The Nether Fields, a queer magazine in New York that’s on the verge of shutting down—until it’s bought at the last minute by two wealthy lesbians. Even though Liz is eager to leave listicles behind for more meaningful writing, she knows that she’s lucky to still have a paycheck. But it’s hard to feel grateful with minority investor Daria Fitzgerald slashing budgets, cancelling bagel Fridays, and password protecting the color printer to prevent “frivolous use.” When Liz overhears Daria scoffing at her articles, she knows that it’s only a matter of her time before her impulsive mouth tells Daria off and gets herself fired.
But as Liz and Daria get thrown together more and more, Liz starts to see a softer side to Daria—she’s funny, surprisingly helpful, and actually seems to like that Liz’s gender presentation varies between butch and femme. Even as the evidence that Liz can’t trust Daria piles up, it starts getting harder and harder to keep hating Daria—and harder and harder to resist her.
You Don’t Have A Shot by Racquel Marie
Valentina “Vale” Castillo-Green’s life revolves around soccer. Her friends, her future, and her father’s intense expectations are all wrapped up in the beautiful game. But after she incites a fight during playoffs with her long-time rival, Leticia Ortiz, everything she’s been working toward seems to disappear.
Embarrassed and desperate to be anywhere but home, Vale escapes to her beloved childhood soccer camp for a summer of relaxation and redemption…only to find out that she and the endlessly aggravating Leticia will be co-captaining a team that could play in front of college scouts. But the competition might be stiffer than expected, so unless they can get their rookie team’s act together, this second chance—and any hope of playing college soccer—will slip through Vale’s fingers. When the growing pressure, friendship friction, and her overbearing father push Vale to turn to Leticia for help, what starts off as a shaky alliance of necessity begins to blossom into something more through a shared love of soccer...and maybe each other.
Margo Zimmerman Gets The Girl by Sara Waxelbaum and Brianna R. Shrum
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. All she needs is the right tutor.
Abbie Sokoloff has her own gayness down to a science. But a flunking grade in US History is threatening her acceptance to her dream school. All she needs is the right tutor.
Margo agrees to help Abbie get her history grade up in exchange for “Queer 101” lessons. But as they spend more and more time together, Margo realizes she doesn’t want just any girl—she wants the girl.
Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland
On the worst day of her life, Madison is dumped by her girlfriend, then fired as said (ex)girlfriend’s campaign manager... plus she accidentally rear-ends the student government advisor—the one person whose good word might help her win a spot at a prestigious youth politics summer camp.
But Madison is nothing if not a girl with a plan, and she isn’t going to let a little thing like heartbreak (or a slightly dented bumper) get in her way. Soon, she has a new junior class president candidate to back—although the two of them might be getting a little too close on the campaign trail. Between navigating her growing crush and corralling a less than enthusiastic election team, Madison has had it with unexpected changes to her carefully laid plans. But when she and a group of queer classmates discover a pattern of harassment within the student government, Madison's forced to shift gears once again.
The Fiancee Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
Tansy Adams’ greatest love is her family’s bookstore, passed down from her late father. But when it comes to actual romance… Tansy can’t get past the first chapter. Tired of her stepfamily’s questions about her love life, Tansy invents Gemma, a fake girlfriend inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. They’ll never actually meet, so what’s the harm in a little fib? Yet when real-life Gemma crosses Tansy’s path, her white lie nearly implodes.
Gemma van Dalen is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further—and announces their engagement.
Gemma needs a wife to meet the terms of her grandfather’s will and Tansy needs money to save her struggling bookstore. A marriage could be mutually beneficial, if they can fool everyone into thinking it’s a love match. Unexpected sparks fly as Tansy and Gemma play the role of affectionate fiancées, and suddenly the line between convenient arrangement and real feelings begins to blur. But the scheming Van Dalen family won’t give up the company without a fight, and Gemma and Tansy’s newfound happiness might get caught in the fallout…
Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe
Penny and Tate have always clashed. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls’ bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms. When Penny’s mother decides to become a living donor to Tate’s mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. Because in order to help their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially, the Moms combine their households the summer before senior year.
So Penny and Tate make a pact: They’ll play nice. Be the drama-free daughters their mothers need through this scary and hopeful time. There’s only one little hitch in their plan: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing.
It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence.
They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other. And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever.
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she’s got the World’s Greatest Ally title locked down.
She's never missed a Pride Alliance meeting. She knows more about queer media discourse than her very queer little sister. She even has two queer best friends. There's Gretchen, a fellow high school senior, who helps keep Imogen's biases in check. And then there's Lili—newly out and newly thriving with a cool new squad of queer college friends.
Imogen's thrilled for Lili. Any ally would be. And now that she's finally visiting Lili on campus, she's bringing her ally A game. Any support Lili needs, Imogen's all in.
Even if that means bending the truth, just a little.
Like when Lili drops a tiny queer bombshell: she's told all her college friends that Imogen and Lili used to date. And none of them know that Imogen is a raging hetero—not even Lili’s best friend, Tessa.
Of course, the more time Imogen spends with chaotic, freckle-faced Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with...
Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
It’s summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.
Coley worries she isn't worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she's loved has left her. And Sonya's never been with a girl before. What if she's too afraid to show up for Coley? What if by opening her heart, Coley's risking it all?
They both realize that when things are pushed down, and feelings are forced to shrivel away, Coley and Sonya will be the ones to shrink.
If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude
Avery Byrne has secrets. She's queer; she's in love with her best friend, Cass; and she's suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression. But on the morning Avery plans to jump into the river near her college campus, the world discovers there are only nine days left to live: an asteroid is headed for Earth, and no one can stop it.
Trying to spare her family and Cass additional pain, Avery does her best to make it through just nine more days. As time runs out and secrets slowly come to light, Avery would do anything to save the ones she loves. But most importantly, she learns to save herself. Speak her truth. Seek the support she needs. Find hope again in the tomorrows she has left.
#wlw books#wlw literature#sapphic books#queer fiction#lgbtqa literature#lgbt#lesbian#book recommendations
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Fave Five: YA with Queer Autistic MCs
Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum
The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor
This is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde
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#actuallyautistic#autism#Autistic#Brianna R. Shrum#Jen Wilde#Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl#Maya MacGregor#Neurodivergence#Neurodivergent#Sara Waxelbaum#Sonora Reyes#The Luis Ortega Survival Club#The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester#YA#Young Adult#Zack Smedley
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JOMP BPC - June 3rd - LGBTQIA+ Pride
these are some of the wlw reads I’d like to get to this month if I can! I’m hoping hoping hoping that these covers are accurate and that I’ve finally found some more masculine-of-centre wlw rep!
#camille kellogg#me girard#brianna r shrum#sara waxelbaum#justonemorepage#jompbpc#booklr#bookblr#trcc original#portraits#lgbt books#wlw reads
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New Young Adult Releases! (May 2nd, 2023)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
I Like Me Better by Robby Weber
We Don’t Swim Here by Vincent Tirado
The Unstoppable Bridget Bloom by Allison L. Bitz
Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown
Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum
Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley by Melissa Marr
Lion’s Legacy by Lev A.C. Rosen
The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
Solitaire by Alice Oseman (This is a new cover reprint)
Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliams
The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Time Out by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner & Carlyn Greenwald
When Death is Coming by Jen Woodrum
Stranger Danger by Maren Stoffels
New Sequels:
Path of Vengeance (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Cavan Scott
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Happy reading!
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I thought it would be fun to share fics and other things I have recently enjoyed in one place. This list is by no means comprehensive but just some things I adored and that stood out to me!
Fics:
The first fic I want to mention is Lent From Tomorrow (today was too small for us) by @aimmyarrowshigh. It's very rapidly becoming one of my Stucky fics ever (and I've read thousands at this point). All the details and the care and research that has gone into this, is incredible. On top of that the writing is absolutely stunning and the characterization and commentary is all spot on. I look forward to where this story will take the characters.
The second fic I just have to mention is in loco parentis by @auntieclimactic. I also mention this on my Ted Lasso rec list but I just have to mention it again as I can't stop thinking about it. Henry's POV was so great to read and the characterization was excellent. It was interesting reading about Henry's struggles and nice seeing Trent and Ted get closer.
The third fic I want to mention is a lovely Milex fic. The energy in the story was so good and the story flowed really well. I liked that Miles was so insistent to talk things through and how they worked it all out. It's Some Velvet Morning by @subtle-as-an-earthquake.
Lastly I want to mention Run by @hollie47 which is a really great Kate/Yelena story. I loved that it included the rush of a mission/fight and mentioned the softness they need after. The characterization was also really good. The use of the cold to set the scene was also really well done.
Books:
I've been reading and loving the Nancy Drew books. I've mostly been reading the Nancy Drew Diaries series (though I did read things from other series as well). My favorites so far have been Mystery of the Midnight Rider and Hidden Pictures.
I also read Margo Zimmerman Gets The Girl by Brianna R. Shum and Sara Waxelbaum. I flew through this book and genuinely loved it. It gave me all the feelings. Also, the autism representation in this book is so good and I'm super picky about that typically. As is everything else. Seriously, this might be my favorite book of the year.
I also re-read a few of Shira Glassman's books. My favorite was Knit One, Girl Two. It never fails to make me smile!
Shows:
I'm late to the party with all these shows but I love them and have been making my way through them and having the best time. I had to take a brief break with watching due to a vacation but I can't wait to get back to these shows and these blorbos.
Ted Lasso
Star Trek
Stranger Things
Podcasts:
I've recced this podcast before on my main blog but these are fannish recs and this podcast is great if you are even a slightly fannish person so I will just rec it again:
This Week in Fandom History @thisweekinfandomhistory
Their Stranger Things episode is what finally got me started on Stranger Things (after meaning to watch it, at some point, since it came out and being weirdly intimidated to). The Dashcon episode was also great.
I also highly recommend joining the patreon if you can and like the show because the behind the scenes episodes are delightful, too.
The show is not only fun but also a really valuable addition to fandom!
Music:
Movies:
My favorite movie that I watched recently has been Nimona. I loved the animation and I loved the story.
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May reads! ( * = reread)
The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile
Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, and Jamie Green
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll
Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link*
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall
Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum
The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood
All or Nothing by Rose Lerner
Open by Emilie Nantel
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim
Many Love: A Memoir of Polyamory and Finding Love(s) by Sophie Lucido Johnson
#2023 reads#books#lulu speaks#lulu reads#will get around to reviewing these i'm just still working through previous books oops
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