The two main characters of the Lilith series feel like they’re living in different genres. Lilith is the demon on the front cover. She’s been banished from a Hell dimension and is posing as a model on Earth until she can find her way back. The job offers her plenty of opportunities to meet sleazyRead More
A Quiet Life That Made History: Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden
“Next time you have such feelings, I beg you. Wake me. If you are to go to hell then I should like to come with you.” This reduced me to sobs over the course of a single page, which I believe is a first for me, as a reader. (Maybe that’s a misleading way toRead More
5 Sapphic YA Graphic Novel Reviews
I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump this year, so I’ve been picking up more graphic novels than usual. Here are some rapid-fire reviews of five of the sapphic YA graphic novels I’ve read this year, including romantasy, sports stories, and some heartbreaking realistic fiction. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me byRead More
Orcs for the Sapphic Gaze: Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel Review
I loved Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree when I read it a few years ago: it really made me fall in love with cozy fantasy, especially queer cozy fantasy. So the graphic novel adaptation (out October 6th) has been one of my most-anticipated releases of the year. I’m happy to say I liked itRead More
Messy Sapphic Manga: Assorted Entanglements, Vol. 1 by Mikanuji
Assorted Entanglements is about the surprise relationship between an office lady who keeps dating married men and a former juvenile delinquent. Or its about two women trying to fit their jagged edges together into a real relationship despite not knowing what they’re doing. Iori gets dumped by her latest married man, and as usual goesRead More
Dancing with Death: Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto
Shadow Life follows Kumiko, a 76-year-old lady who has rejected the assisted living home her daughters wanted to send her to, venturing off to find her own apartment and make her own way. She doesn’t tell her daughters where she is (despite one’s persistent pestering) and is determined to make it clear than she is capableRead More
A Swoon-Worthy Sapphic Fairytale For The Ages: Forgive Me Not by Mari Costa
As much as I love dark and complex sapphic fantasy and science fiction stories that push the boundaries of the genre and challenge me to consider all the possibilities, I also love a sweet fairytale. Forgive Me Not, the latest YA graphic novel from artist and writer Mari Costa, is one such fairytale. I lovedRead More
Poignant and Precise: Spinning by Tillie Walden
Every four years, the Winter Olympics rolls around and, like clockwork, I become temporarily obsessed with figure skating. This time, however, I’ve found my obsession sticking around a little longer, so I decided to reread Tillie Walden’s graphic novel Spinning, a memoir that explores the author’s years as a competitive figure skater and her decisionRead More
YA Sapphics on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
Shortly after this year’s Winter Olympics, Adeline Kon’s Just Between Us was released and gave all of us sports sapphics a romance set in the high stakes world of figure skating. This young adult graphic novel delivers a medal-worthy ice queen, enemies-to-lovers sports romance filled with solid writing, compelling characters, and gorgeous art. Lydia “Ice Queen” ChenRead More
Escaping the Lab to Become a Barista: Steam by Shaenon K. Gerrity and Emily Holden
Steam is a quick, cute read about Ruby, a genetically engineered girl created to solve problems. She’s escaped the lab!—She’s on the loose!—She’s playing cupid in a coffee shop! Determined to make people happy, she learns about humans and strives to use her scientific mind and improbable aiming skills to improve their lives. If she encountersRead More
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