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Lesbrary Reviews

Danika reviews Stray City by Chelsey Johnson

August 30, 2018 by Danika Ellis

Wow. This was an emotional journey for me. The description promises this is warm and funny, and although it contains those things, I also found it uncomfortable and anxiety-inducing at times. I did really enjoy the story overall, and I think it had a satisfying payoff, but I do think there are some barriers toRead More

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Link Round Up: August 16 – 29

August 29, 2018 by Danika Ellis

This is the Lesbrary bi-weekly feature where we take a look at all the lesbian and bi women book news and reviews happening on the rest of the internet!              Autostraddle posted “Age-Appropriate” Sex Education Leaves LGBTQ Kids Behind. Women and Words updated their New Releases and Coming Up page. Felt inRead More

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Danika reviews Heavy Vinyl, Volume 1 by Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva

August 29, 2018 by Danika Ellis

What a fun, quick read! Chris is a teenager who has just started working at the local record store. (It’s the 90s.) All her coworkers seem impossibly cool, and she immediately starts crushing on one of them. As the cover would suggest, though, it’s not just music that this group of girls is passionate about.Read More

Lesbrary Reviews

Quinn Jean reviews All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout The Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell

August 26, 2018 by Danika Ellis

[This review contains very vague spoilers (no specific plot points, though) and mentions of violence] This exceptional short story collection, edited by Saundra Mitchell, is a sterling addition to WLW fiction. The vast majority of the seventeen stories included involve major WLW characters and without fail, every tale is breathtakingly beautiful. The historical settings rangeRead More

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Lesbrary Reviews

Rebecca reviews Back to the Start by Monica McCallan

August 25, 2018 by Danika Ellis

Monica McCallan’s Back to the Start is an okay read featuring the trope of rekindling first love. Although the book has a wonderful love interest and interesting plot twists, it’s bogged down with tedious writing and an unlikable protagonist. Our protagonist is Remy who must leave San Francisco and return to Farmingdale after her grandmother dies. AlthoughRead More

Lesbrary Reviews

Anna Marie reviews Grrrls On The Side by Carrie Pack

August 23, 2018 by Danika Ellis

I was so excited to read this queer Young Adult novel, but unfortunately it was a big disappointment. Before I get into my criticism, let me explain the premise, and why I was so excited to read it. Set in 1994, Grrrls on the Side is about Tabitha, a fat white girl who feels like anRead More

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Lesbrary Reviews

Tierney reviews Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht

August 22, 2018 by Danika Ellis

Who Is Vera Kelly? is a thoughtful, twisty spy thriller, whose eponymous protagonist is a queer American spy in 1960s Argentina. Vera’s life unfolds in fragments through the novel: passages in her present day, in which she is working for the CIA to monitor the unstable Argentinian government and suppress communist interests, are interspersed with passagesRead More

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Lesbrary Reviews

Genevra Littlejohn reviews Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A. W. Jantha

August 21, 2018 by Danika Ellis

First things first, to get it out of the way: a delight in certain sorts of campy horror is in me at the bone-marrow level. My mother went into labor with me early, and I came squalling into the world a bit after eight PM on a Friday Halloween, under a full moon. This ledRead More

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Articles

Shira Glassman Recommends F/F Sci Fi You Can Buy Outside of Amazon

August 18, 2018 by Danika Ellis

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post full of links to f/f fantasy books I personally recommend, populated with buy links other than Amazon for any of you who don’t want to stop there or at least looking at cutting back on spending money there. I’d like to do another post like that, thisRead More

Lesbrary Reviews

Megan G reviews A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

August 16, 2018 by Danika Ellis

Jess Wong is the girl nobody sees, and she’s okay with that. She likes to keep to herself, and to her art. The only person close to her is her best friend, Angie Redmond. Angie sees Jess, even if it’s not the way that Jess wishes that Angie would see her. It’s enough for Jess.Read More

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About the Lesbrary

The Lesbrary is a sapphic book blog that started in 2010. It's run by Danika Ellis, and we have about a dozen reviewers from around the world recommending sapphic books in every genre. Check out the top navigation bar for more about the Lesbrary as well as options to browse by genre, age category, rating, and more.

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