Please no spoilers!! I know fans of ATLA love it, but wondering if lesbians have enjoyed the story. Does it have any romance? Is it minimal? Is the story worth reading?
NO SPOILERS PLEASE.
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Just finished reading Hungerstone, and absolutely loved it. It is the book that finally made me understand the appeal of vampirism in literature.
I also love her writing and am planning on reading the rest of her books. To anyone who has read her books, is Bitterthorn Worth it??
This is my current collection and i have a very specific taste bc i love post apocalyptic/fantasy but with as little smut as possible bc im ace :] would love to know if any of you got any recommendations!
Hi, just wondering if any of her books contain POC characters in MC and/or in important side character roles. From what I could tell visually about the main characters from the covers of her books- they all appear either white or white passing. But within the actual writing I have no idea. I haven't read any of them but hear them extremely extremely often recommended and have been told they are 'necessary sapphic reads' from many posts on here and IRL and was just curious whether if you all thought her collection of books had fair cultural and racial representation.
Never posted here before but I’m totally curious what people think. What sapphic book do people genuinely have beef with and why?
Mines is falls from grace. I didn’t hate it persay and there were things I liked, I was just so frustrated by certain events and decisions these characters made (And how the end was kinda rushed in a way that confused me)
Can I get some recommendations for a good well written lesbian book. Banter, angst, and good dialogue. I really want to put an emphasis on “well written” . What are some of your recommendations?
So I’m almost at the end of Haley Cass’s latest book, ‘The Whole Truth’, and whilst I haven’t love it, I didn’t hate it either. It felt very different writing style wise to ‘Those Who Wait’, so I think I was hung up on that for a while.
Anyway, I’ve realised I need more enemies to lovers stories in my life. Spice doesn’t have to be as frequent as in ‘The Whole Truth’, but it needs to be there and its needs to be really well written.
Sad to say no fantasy recs please, I’ve just never been able to click with it.
Thanks in advance 👋
Has anybody read the Clover Lake series by Ashley Herring Blake? Curious what your thoughts are. What's your favorite story among the series? Is it better to read them in order? What did you like about the story/writing, etc? TIA!
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What's the best lesbian romance (or any sapphic book) you've ever read?
Also, where do you usually get the ebook/soft copy from? Free 🤭
Sometimes I read books and end up liking it for things that don’t have to do much with the plot. I recently read a celebrity romance,and even though I love those types of stories,I ended up liking the way the main couple were really touchy and tender with one another. My loving the story barely had anything to do with the plot.
I know this is an absolutely insane request, like please do side eye me. But, I’ve been reading so many good book accurate ASOIAF fanfics about Rhaenyra/Alicent recently that I need to read this in a published book ASAP. If you aren’t familiar with these two, they have a lot of beef and lowkey tension in book!verse. Rhaenyra’s mother dies and her father Viserys, the king, remarried Alicent Hightower. Alicent was ok with Rhaenyra at first, until Viserys names Rhaenyra his heir to the throne. Alicent is pissed because she believed her first son would be heir to the throne (due to him being a male).
So I’m basically looking for an “evil” stepmother x her stepdaughter book. FMC 1 marries the FMC 2’s father. I don’t really care if the marriage is genuine or whatever. FMC 1 doesn’t like her new stepdaughter, or at least is outwardly mean to her. FMC 2 hates her new stepmother and thinks she’s using her father (or something akin to that).
It doesn’t even have to be that exact scenario, and the stepmother FMC doesn’t have to actually be evil. I’m just wanting that tension dynamic of them disliking each other but also being so attracted to each other. Also I need open door spice! I’m NOT looking for erotica books. I do want a plot. Also wanting an age gap if possible.
Okay you guys, I really want to get back into reading and am wondering if you have any book recommendations that fit? Or kind of fit/similar vibes?
- “summer camp” (not really summer camp but you get the gist) college/university/early 20’s - early30’s
- enemies to lovers/friends to lovers/forbidden romance/something equally as angsty
- not super into age gap relationships but not a deal breaker
- spice!!! (The spicier the BETTER but will also settle for moderate spice)
- even better if it’s kind of weird and unsettling/arthouse/indie
- preferably NOT fantasy! I much prefer literary fiction/contemporary fiction and things to that effect
Not sure if this has made much sense or if I’m contradicting myself but all suggestions are welcome! Thank you guys ☺️
why is no one talking much about The Art of Joy (2024) miniseries. i dont even watch series but I instantly fell for it
anyways, i thought by now it would get the recognition it finally deserves. but i rarely heard anyone talk about it. tbh, it would have been perfect if it was a loose adaptation where men were not involved.
but yeah, any suggestions with this theme would be great but i would really prefer if it was a non-fantasy and non auto/biographical book since i lean towards literary fiction.
first 3 photos were from the AoJ and the last is from Novitiate (2017)
any nun or ex-nun who fell in love with a girl outside the convention is relevant too
thank you all!
What's your go-to comfort read(s)? The stories you turn to when life feels a bit too much to handle? The ones that give you a sense of safety?
I read 'Learning Curves' by Rachel Lacey about a year ago, and have returned to it a few times. I love the setting of Vermont and the college campus, and the Autumnal vibes. The main characters, Michelle and Audrey, have a lovely relationship. The build-up towards it is well done, it feels rewarding when they get together.
Some other mentions:
Truth and Measure & Above All Things - Roslyn Sinclair
Once Upon A Time in December - Alyson Root
Scarlett Fever - Claire Highton-Stevenson
Last Chance - Claire Highton-Stevenson
Man, I love reading!
*Thank you to everyone who's engaged with this post 😀 I'm really excited to read a lot of these! Here's to the comfort reads that keep us going through tough times ❤
Hello !
Je suis à la recherche d'une très bonne romance F/F. Ça peut être un roman publié, une fanfiction, une fiction Wattpad ou sur n'importe quelle autre plateforme, tant que l'histoire est terminée.
Je cherche une histoire avec :
- une vraie tension romantique et sexuelle (pas un slow burn interminable, mais pas non plus tout en 2 chapitres) ;
- beaucoup de scènes spicy qui servent l'histoire ;
- des personnages auxquels on s'attache vraiment ;
- une relation avec de la tension, de l'émotion, un peu de jalousie (si elle est justifiée), mais pas de relation toxique ;
- une happy end.
J'adore les tropes comme :
- enemies to lovers ;
- différence d'âge ;
- prof/élève (entre adultes) ;
- les triangles amoureux ne me dérangent pas s'ils sont bien écrits.
Je préfère le contemporain, mais je suis ouverte à un peu de fantasy tant que l'univers n'est pas trop compliqué.
Mon but, c'est vraiment de tomber amoureuse des personnages, ressentir leur alchimie et être complètement happée par leur histoire.
Si vous avez des pépites à me recommander, je suis preneuse ! 🫶🏻
Merciiii🧚♀️✨️
Then you will like the new eline Evans series. It is about pirates and the Caribbean. I love the ria and ana relationship and the side characters. It is a two parter - start with The Ruby Reaper. I really like this author. Highly recommend
To those of you who recommended this book, fuck you and thank you.
I sobbed at the pool on my sun-bed. Horrifically sobbed. My girlfriend was incredibly put out by my intense public display of emotion but I literally just couldn’t stop. What a magical, beautiful story.
It was such a thrill finding not one but two sapphic stories being sold in the airport. I bought The Safekeep as well… will I be sobbing at that too!?
it’s a lesbian book i had on my kindle but can’t remember the name.
About a girl and her best friend who go to a lesbian couples house for the weekend. they are joined by another lesbian couple and the 6 of them take turns in having s*x with each other over the weekend, i think one of the characters was african american and another chinese, i may be wrong
So I would like to read something, where you have villains, either a friend group, or for example a pair, that clearly actually cares about each other, at some point. And yeah, saphic. Works best, if in the villains friend group appears a pair, but works too, if theres a villain friend group, and lesbian heroines, or other combinations.