Book Reviews & Recommendations
If you want a cozy sapphic romance steeped in fall vibes, Bridget Morrissey’s Everything She Does Is Magic serves pumpkin spice with a side of self discovery. Set in Fableview, a Midwestern town where every day is basically Halloween, this YA rom-com […]
Shelley Parker-Chan’s She Who Became the Sun is a fierce, lyrical reimagining of the rise of the Ming dynasty’s founding emperor, told through the eyes of a nameless peasant girl who claims her dead brother’s fate. Marketed to fans of Mulan and […]
Kelly Quindlen’s She Drives Me Crazy is the kind of book that makes you laugh, swoon, and occasionally wince at the sting of truth hidden inside its humor. It’s a quintessential young adult rom-com, a sapphic enemies-to-lovers story packed with all the […]
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson begins as a gentle, honey-scented sapphic romance and ends as a full-blown nightmare. At first glance, it feels like the perfect cozy novella: farmers’ markets, pastel soaps, homemade cupcakes, and the spark of a new romance between […]
Samantha Shannon returns to the Roots of Chaos universe with a sweeping, stand-alone prequel that proves epic fantasy can be both thunderous and intimate. Set roughly five centuries before The Priory of the Orange Tree, A Day of Fallen Night charts the […]
Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a breathtaking piece of historical fiction that blends identity, love, and cultural heritage with precision and tenderness. Set in 1950s San Francisco during the height of the Red Scare, it captures both the […]
Ashley Herring Blake’s Delilah Green Doesn’t Care is a smart, funny, and emotionally attuned sapphic rom-com that understands romance is as much about belonging as it is about heat. Set in the small town of Bright Falls, this first entry in the […]
If you’re looking for a charming, spooky-season escape filled with laughter, love, and a dash of ghostly mischief, Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist is the perfect pick. Written by Ali K. Mulford and K. Elle Morrison, this cozy sapphic paranormal rom-com invites readers […]
Samantha Shannon returns to the lush, intricate world of The Priory of the Orange Tree with Among the Burning Flowers, a visually stunning and emotionally charged prequel that captures the first sparks of chaos before the great war with dragons. With exquisite […]
Julia Armfield’s debut novel is less a creature feature and more a pressure chamber. It takes a classic horror setup and dissolves it into an intimate portrait of love, grief, and the uncanny pull of the ocean. If you go in expecting […]