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jessreadswithpride · 1 year

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⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🪶🐍🩸👩🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏼

I read this book in one setting. It was hard to put down, and I wanted to see where everything went, what would happen, would Nirrim and Sid get together, what were the secrets the world was hiding and omg it did not disappoint.

I loved the way the two met, and the banter between them that followed. I loved how Nirrim realised that she was in fact in love with a woman and how she went about it. I loved the scene with Lillian. I know this was a YA book, but I guess the only disappointment for me was the fade to black scenes.

I really liked the plot, the world, the twists and turns. It was a great book and I can't wait to read book two.

#the midnight lie #marie rutkoski #sapphic fantasy book #sapphic book #spicy lesbian book #book review #lesbian #lesbian characters #wlw #wlw book #fantasy book #ya book #lgbt book #queer book #queer book review #sapphic book review #booklr #sapphic booklr

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banannabooks · 2 years

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The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag

4.75 🌟

This was an adorable graphic novel that had me smiling and tearing up the entire way through. The story follows Morgan, a young, closeted lesbian who is saved from drowning by a selkie, and the two of them grow closer throughout the book.

The art was beautiful, the colours vibrant and bright, and the character design was so unique and adorable.

The story itself was also amazing, it wove together Morgan's struggle with coming out in a small town and Keltie's struggle to save her home.

It was honestly one of the cutest sapphic comics I've read and I cannot recommend it enough.

#bananna reviews #book review #book recommendations #booklr #queer books #books & libraries #lgbtq books #queer book recommendation #fantasy books #comics #The girl from the sea #molly knox ostertag #Morgan and Keltie #sapphic comic #sapphicbookrec #sapphic book review

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apolline-lucy · 3 months

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POV: you’re on a date in a coffee shop in seoul with your favourite fictional queer character. she’s a liar, but one thing that’s true is that she’s obsessed with you.

THE ANATOMY OF DYING

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literatureaesthetic · 26 days

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march '24 favs:

• those who leave and those who stay & the story of the lost child ; elena ferrante — the final two books in the neapolitan novels, a tetrology recording the lives of two girls in naples from childhood to old age. gutting, beautiful, layered, and complex. this series is a masterpiece, elena ferrante is everything to me <3 (please read it!!)

• sirens and muses by antonia angress — following an array of characters at an art university as they navigate life, work, academia, relationships, and being an artist in a capitalist world where everything is commodified. the depth of characters paired with the nuanced discussions of art, class, and politics left me so pleasantly surprised. (it's also extremely gay and perfect for all you tumblr users with mummy/daddy issues)

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deepslumbrrr · 5 months

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MY ORIGINAL FANTASY NOVEL JUST CAME OUT!

(Graphic design is my passion, amirite?)

A FANTASY NOVEL ABOUT DEATH, DECAY, AND LITTLE WITCHES!

Alma Evergreen lives a quiet life as a carnifex: a death-worshiping, magic-weaving, fancy-speaking little witch. When Prince Benjamin is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Alma is tasked with reaching the castle and solving the new mystery that’s befallen the great kingdom of Moonsong. Joining her is Violet, one of the prince’s faithful fixers, on a quest of her own to ensure Alma reaches the castle swiftly and safely—but can she be trusted? And for that matter, can Alma? THE SMALLEST SAPLING is a feel-good "witchy" fantasy story that is full of humor and heart, and it stands as a testament to the adage that sometimes, the journey can be just as fulfilling as the destination.

I'm so excited to share this with everyone, and I hope you all have as much fun reading this as I did writing it!

I can't wait to create more stories for all of you 💚

You can find the story in multiple formats here!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP3XVKZW

#writing #slumbrrr #writeblr #aspiring author #new author #sapphic #wlw fantasy #new book #fantasy books #self publication #please read #and review #and share with all your millionaire friends #my first book

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wlwbookshelf · 6 months

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IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE - ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ashley Herring Blake has written another sapphic romance that I was barely able to out down until it was finished. Iris and Stevie are incredibly cute. The book is really successful take on fake dating that actually seems like a plausible reason two people could fake date!

I loved seeing Bright Falls one last time, although I do wish there was two epilogues one for the Iris/Stevie and one for the whole cast!

Based on this trilogy, any sapphic story Ashley Herring Blake writes will be an auto-buy for me.

Many thanks to Berkley Publishing Group for an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Iris Kelly is released today (Oct 24th) in the US!

#books #iris kelly doesn’t date #ashley herring blake #bright falls #book review #sapphic lit #booklr #litedit #wlwbooks #wlwlit #wlw literature #bookedit #storyseekers #book creation #blog tour

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lilareviewsbooks · 1 year

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Queer Normal-World in SFF Books

Here are five books where being queer is the norm, aka there is no homophobia or transphobia at all! Not all these books are fluffy though -- most of them have heavy conflicts and a bunch of shit going down, but at least no one has a problem with anyone being gay!

These are my favorite kind of books and I have so, so many recommendations, so let me know if you ever want more of these :) And I can also absolutely do only fluffy queer books, too!

The Genesis of Misery, by Neon Yang

Mx. Yang's books are perfect for this type of prompt. The Genesis of Misery is their most recent, and the premise is absolutely killer. It follows Misery Nomaki (she/they), who is haunted by an apparition of an angel. While she is convinced she is mentally ill like her mother, and that her visions are a symptom, people around her seem more and more certain that she is actually some sort of messiah.

I have my issues with The Genesis of Misery, but it’s a very creative sci-fi that’s worth the read. It includes mecha, interesting depictions of religion, which permeates the entire story, and, of course, excellent queer rep. We have characters who use neo-pronouns, a polyamory situationship and most characters are queer. Not to mention, it’s written by a queer and non-binary author, which is always a plus. It’s part of an on-going series, though, so be prepared to wait a little while for the sequel!

Plus, The Locked Tomb fans might be interested to know that there’s a very cavalier-necromancer dynamic in this, and that Rebecca Roanhorse (who wrote Black Sun) described it as Joan of Arc meets Gideon The Ninth.

Yep. You wanna read it, don’t you?

(Also, if for some reason you’re like: “gee, I really wish there was a black-and-white silent movie with a killer score that touched on these same themes”, then you should probably watch The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928). It’s not explicitly gay, but it is queer in my heart. And it rocks.)

The Locked Tomb Series, starting with Gideon The Ninth, by Tasmyn Muir

Since I mentioned it, I guess I might as well include The Locked Tomb in here! This is a Tumblr favorite, and with good reason, because The Locked Tomb fucking rocks. It’s hard to pitch it to someone without ruining the whole point of the series, but the first book follows a necromancer, Harrowhark and her sworn swords-woman, her cavalier, the butch-as-hell Gideon, as they’re summoned to the First House to compete to become Lyctors, the companions of God.

Yeah, I know that’s a lot, and, to be honest, it’s probably not gonna make much sense to you at many points throughout the story, but that’s the point of The Locked Tomb - everything is confusing, and it’s about sapphics in space!

The thing about this series is they’re the most unique books you’ll ever read. Every volume has a different approach to telling its story. There’s so many mysteries and it’s almost impossible to understand all the intricacies without sitting down and doing some work. The magic system is also the wonkiest, coolest thing - it involves eating people, sometimes, y’know. And, I promise, you’ll love every single second of it. Especially because there’s absolutely no homophobia or transphobia in any of it, and almost every character is queer as fuck - especially after the second book, when gender starts getting a little funky!

Winter’s Orbit, by Everina Maxwell

I love this book so much, and so know that it comes highly, highly recommended! I have a whole five star review on it you can check out here. (Do check trigger warnings, though! You should always, but especially for this one. I didn’t and they really got me!).

Winter’s Orbit features my absolutely favorite trope - queer arranged marriage. (Nothing better - those three words and you know it’s gonna be a queer normal world, have some politics and probably be really fucking sweet.) This one is probably one of only ones out of this list where the romance is very predominant and serves as an important B plot. It’s also a standalone, but has a companion book in the same universe, called Ocean’s Echo, which rocks, too!

This one follows Jainan, a recent widower who is rushed into an arranged marriage with Prince Kiem in order to keep the alliance between their homelands intact. Together, they must navigate court intrigue I’m trying my best not to spoil and investigate Jainan’s ex-husband’s death, which might not have been an accident, after all...

In this sci-fi fantasy world, being queer is completely normal, and their system when it comes to gender is absolutely fascinating. People will wear little gender signifiers, like a wodden token for female, for instance, so that others know how to refer to them. It’s super cool to see these kind of things incorporated into the world-building, and it’s something you really only get when queer authors are behind the helm.

(Also, this was originally written online, and it was actually picked up and traditionally published! Which is so cool! Queer fics becoming traditionally published books is so rare, it’s so nice to see it actually happen!)

The Teixcalaan Series, starting with A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine

This is another one of my favorites! I read it last year and it blew me away - so much so that I’ve been itching to re-read it ever since I finished the second book.

The Teixcalaan Series is a political sci-fi duology focusing on the themes of language, empire and cultural domination through imperialism. It’s amazing, and I wrote about it in a full-length review, here, if you wanna take a look!

It follows Mahit Dzamare, from the tiny Lsel Station, who becomes the ambassador to the huge Teixcalaan Empire, whose culture she’s been in love with for ages. The problem? Something happened to the Lsel ambassador, and the Empire’s control over the Station has been growing ever bigger. To make matters worse, Mahit’s imago machine - the cerebral implant full of her predecessors memories and experiences - doesn’t seem to be working properly, leaving her with a ghost of her predecessor inside of her head...

With all the problems the Teixcalaan Empire has, it’s not homophobic or transphobic, which is a plus for us gays who want to read in peace. Mahit has a charged relationship with her cultural liason, Three Seagrass (yes, that’s her name; yes, there’s an in-world explanation; no, I won’t tell you what it is, you’ll have to read it and find out), not to mention all the hijinks she finds out her predecessor was up to. And none of it needs to be justified or explained at all - people are just gay, and that’s fine!

On A Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden

This graphic novel has a stunning art style, and, listen closely sapphics, absolutely no men at all. Yep. Literally there’s only women and non-binary people in this comic!

And guess what? It’s available to read for free, here. Thank you, Ms. Walden!

Here, romance is also an important plot point. On A Sunbeam follows Mia, who starts working for a crew of repair-people who rebuild broken down structures. In another timeline, we flashback to her experiences at her boarding school, and to her relationship with a new student.

What’s most unique about On A Sunbeam - apart from the fact that there are no men at all - is it’s unique version of outer space. It’s almost historical, with huge sprawling marble structures decaying, surronded by trees. The ships are shaped like huge fish. You can feel the whimsy in your bones from the colors and the art style that Ms. Walden uses, here.

This standalone is definitely worth a read. And if you like it, you should definitely check out the rest of Ms. Walden’s work - it’s all as beautiful as this is, if not more. Her The End of Summer was one of my favorite reads, last year.

That’s all I’ve got, guys, but lemme know if you want more of these - I have so many, I can definitely recommend you more! Drop me an ask if you have specifications, too - I’m always happy to do some digging :)

#booklr #book recommendations #book recs #queer books #sapphic books #lgbtq books #book review #queer sff #sff books #the locked tomb #the genesis of misery #neon yang #gideon the ninth #winters orbit #a memory called empire #teixcalaan #on a sunbeam #tillie walden

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aroaessidhe · 2 months

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2024 reads / storygraph

Everything Under the Moon

Anthology of queer reimaginings of fairytales by mostly Australian authors

various genres, from contemporary to fantasy and sci-fi, mostly about older teens

mlm, sapphic, trans, nonbinary, demi, bi ace, and aromantic characters, some stories focusing on romance but many on familial relationships and siblings

#Everything Under the Moon #aroaessidhe 2024 reads #aromantic books #queer books #A really nice anthology of queer fairytales! definitely a mix of all sorts of stories.#Some were a bit forgettable (I mean I’m just not a short story person) but I really enjoyed others! I #I picked this up specifically because I heard there was an aromantic story (which I didn’t know much else about) and yeah it hit hard actua #it’s about being okay with loneliness and also centred around artists….so. it did make me cry a bit….#I liked that a lot of them focused on platonic r/ships - most on sibling actually? I appreciate that there were a couple sapphic aces too #I will say while the illustrations are really high quality (I especially liked the naturey ones) I found a lot of them depicted the chars #as very.....disnefied? idk. thin and generic. lacking 'imperfect' features like freckles even #(when they’re described as having them) With a couple exceptions for sure - but a lot of them were a bit samey #I would have loved some authors notes or a list of the stories because I didn’t recognise which all were inspired by #(though they’re on the endpapers; just not specified which) - I did find this in a GR review tho

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angelltheninth · 1 month

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I just finished reading The Silver Birds by @apolline-lucy! This was an ARC but I fully intend to by the paperback, I need this book on my shelves.

This is a dark sapphic romance with enemies to lovers, blood, some pretty tense scenes, people die or are injured A LOT.

The plot takes place on an island that is visited by monstrous Silver Birds every year and every year River and her family leave them offerings. Until one day that tragedy strikes and River ends up killing one of the Birds.

From there the deeper mystery begins, along with the arrival of Rosen, who is the other main character of this book. There is a lot of animosity between the two of them, with multiple failed murder attempts, although they all fail, sometimes in pretty funny ways. Magic is also a pretty big focus of this books along with a part that gave me real Day of the Triffids vibes. Let's talk about horror too, there is plenty of creepy and spooky moments in this book and as someone who lives near a forest it was that much creepier.

Slowburn is the name of the game here, with lots of tension building and I was on the edge of my seat about River and Rosen more then once. With River's friends subtly shipping them too.

The only thing I'd complain about is that I couldn't for the life of m figure out what era and setting this was supposed to take place in. It seemed more fantasy, which-y at times but then other times seemed slightly more modern. Other then that I can't think of anything that stood out as bad.

If you want to read some spooky, magical enemies to lovers sapphics then I 100% recommend this book.

#book review #sapphic books #lgbtqia books

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jessreadswithpride · 1 year

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LESBIAN AND BI WITCHES! <3 🔮☾🕯👭🏼 I loved the idea of following through with the real-life History of Witches. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, where Witches still exist. A great plot line, which kept me glued to the pages to see how it would end. Lesbian MC, Lesbian ex-GF, very supportive best friend, Bi FC love interest. Absolutely one of my favourite Lesbian YA reads yet. Thank you, Isabel Sterling!

Buy it here!

#these witches don't burn #isabel sterling #booklr #sapphic book #wlw book #sapphic book review #lesbian #lesbian characters #bisexual #bisexual characters #diverse reads #queer book #lgbt book #witch book #sapphic witch #book review

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lavellan-the-ninth · 27 days

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So I'm done with Crier's war!

It was ended so openly i will never recover! I-

*picks up Harrow the Ninth*

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apolline-lucy · 16 days

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hey i did a little redesign of my book cover because i didn’t like the way the blurb was written before… how do you like it now?

check out my book, THE SILVER BIRDS, if you’re into sapphic dark fantasy with witches, monsters, spooky deaths, and a whole cast of grey characters!

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lunasbookshelf4 · 3 months

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why are people suddenly making it seem like you’re not a reader if you don’t read a specific amount of books each year?

You’re a reader if you’ve read 3 books last year and you’re a reader if you’ve read 40 books last year.

Reading literature is not supposed to be a chore or a competition, it’s supposed to be enjoyed and loved.

Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t love literature just because you’re a slow reader or because you simply don’t have time to read as much. It’s completely okay <3

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whilereadingandwalking · 10 months

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First, a quick spoiler: this book is groundbreaking because it was a YA novel featuring two queer girls who get a happy ending. I know, I'm sorry to spoil it, but it's vital. In our age of blossoming queer YA contemporary, it's important to see why Annie on My Mind was so important, and so controversial, given a past where the only gay books permitted were those with unhappy endings.

In this book by Nancy Garden, two girls from across New York City meet at the Met and begin to have feelings that they don't, at first, understand. And when they are caught, their academic careers, friendships, and family relationships are all put at stake. This novel is simple, and to those who grew up with all kinds of queer novels around, it might feel outdated. It reads as historical fiction, with the sheer shockwave the adults in the book feel at finding lesbianism in their elite school. But there's nothing wrong with that, and it's a great book about a time when queerness was ok if it was just experimenting, or secret, or hidden, and where two girls are determined not to let go of each other, no matter the cost. A really good, quick read about coming-of-age queer and finding acceptance within yourself.

Content warnings for outing, homophobia, lesbophobia, ableism.

#annie on my mind #nancy garden #queer books #sapphic books #lesbian books #queer ya #my book reviews

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biandlesbianliterature · 1 year

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In a social media graphic for the book, the author describes Imogen as having "queer discourse brainworms", which is a good way to put it. She tries to educate herself about queer issues, but just ends up thinking that there’s only one right way to be queer. She doesn’t feel the same way about girls as she does in her crushes on guys, so she concludes that means she doesn’t like girls at all. Even when faced with obvious evidence to the contrary, she convinces herself that she’s just trying to be bisexual for clout and that she’s a bad person for appropriating queerness.

Imogen longs to be part of the queer community, and while I’m sure there is some 100% straight and cis person this applies to in the world, it’s such a relatable queer experience. I was in middle school when I excitedly talked about looking forward to joining the Gay/Straight Alliance in high school, and how if I could choose, I’d be pansexual and panromantic. But, of course, I too was "hopelessly straight"…

The Enthusiastic Ally to Bisexual Pipeline: Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli was reviewed at the Lesbrary

#queer books #sapphic books #bisexual books #LGBTQ books #bisexual #ya #young adult #reviews #becky albertalli #imogen obviously #Jewish #lesbian love interest #bisexual main character #bisexual author #coming out #queer friend group #queer community

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wlwbookshelf · 6 months

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GWEN AND ART ARE NOT IN LOVE - LEX CROUCHER Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love tells a tale as old as time - boy meets girl, both are gay, and a little queer clique is formed.

The writing is funny, and all the characters are loveable. It features a lesbian knight! Watching the friendships and romances develop with a backdrop of court intrigue and knight tourneys was perfect.

I assumed this was going to be a King Arthur retelling, it’s not at all. But it is set at Camelot a few hundred years from the actual events. Although it is an alternative history, social pushback still exists against defying gender norms (i.e., being a lady knight) and same-sex relationships.

I will re-read this when I get my hands on a physical copy in November (for UK people, I think it came out in May, go read it now!!)

Thanks to Wednesday Books for the eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

#books #gwen and art are not in love #lex croucher #book review #sapphic lit #booklr #litedit #wlwbooks #wlwlit #wlw literature #bookedit #storyseekers #book creation

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