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Sapphic Book Reviews

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Allysse reviews Sapphistires: A global history of love between women by Leila J. Rupp

June 26, 2012 by Danika Ellis

Sapphistires: A global history of love between women By Leila J. Rupp Sapphistires: A global history of love between women is a non-fiction book that aims to take the reader through the history of love between woman from all era and all places. Leila J. Rupp succeeds quite well in doing that. Her perspective isRead More

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Allysse reviews Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller

March 28, 2012 by Danika Ellis

Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller Patience and Sarah is a novel about two girls falling in love and trying to live together in the 19th century. Love is a strong element in the novel. It is what drives the main characters into action but it is not the only kind of love we discoverRead More

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Allysse reviews Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff

February 22, 2012 by Danika Ellis

Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic Edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff This anthology has previously been reviewed by Danika. It is one of the reason that drove me to read it. The other reason, as for Danika, was the cover. I agree with everything she wrote in her review. The anthology isRead More

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Allysse reviewed Super by Mari Sroud

January 28, 2012 by Danika Ellis

Super by Mari SroudSuper is the story of (humans) super-heros who wander the streets at night to make cities safe. The book follows the life of Ophelia. She is not the narrator per se but very well could be. We live the adventure through her eyes. Ophelia is a rich heiress by day and aRead More

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Allysse reviewed “Song of Bullfrogs, Cry of Geese” by Nicola Griffith

December 28, 2011 by Danika Ellis

“Song of Bullfrogs, Cry of Geese” is a science-fiction short story set in a world in which a disease – or symptoms as it is named – is weakening the human race, slowly making it die. The story particularly focus on one immunologist, Molly. She lives on her own, recluse, near Atlanta. She is givenRead More

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Allysse reviews Time Well Bent edited by Connie Wilkins

November 23, 2011 by Danika Ellis

This anthology has a very interesting theme. It aims to retell some historical events with a twist: what if the major characters of those events hadn’t been straight? As soon as I learned about this book I wanted to read it. I love History, short stories and obviously I love reading books with non majorRead More

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Allysse reviews Women’s Barrack by Tereska Torres

October 26, 2011 by Danika Ellis

Women’s Barracks is a novel by Tereska Torrès. It depicts the lives of a few women and girls who worked for the Free French Forces that existed in London during World War 2. The novel is a sort of collection of snapshots of their lives. It is based upon the journals the author wrote duringRead More

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Allysse reviews Burning Bright by Melissa Scott

September 28, 2011 by Danika Ellis

Burning Bright is a story about power struggle set in a science-fiction universe in which two different races co-exist – the Human and the Hsai – but are battling for power. Burning Bright is the name of the planet in which pilot Quinn Lioe docks her ship for repairs which makes her spend a fewRead More

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Allysse reviews Becoming by Wendy Clark

August 25, 2011 by Danika Ellis

Becoming is the story of Alison and Marilyn. Told from the point of view of Alison, we follow her life from the moment Marilyn reappears in it while wandering into their common past at university. The novel is divided into two parts. The first one, called “cocoon”, introduces us to the characters and their present.Read More

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Allysse reviews The World Unseen by Shamim Sarif

July 27, 2011 by Danika Ellis

The World Unseen is set in South Africa in the 1950’s and relates the story of two women – Miriam and Amina – and the way their lives impact each others. Let me start this review by saying that I love this book. After a lot of trouble to get it from my library IRead More

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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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