“She kissed me with a martyr’s agonized desperation, like I was the only sword she ever wanted to fall on.” I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book since it was announced: I loved Gibson’s queer polyamorous take on Dracula’s wives in A Dowry of Blood, and I have written several times about my complicated relationship withRead More
A Small-Town Haunting: The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee
Wen-yi Lee’s The Dark We Know follows Isadora Chang, an art student who left her small hometown after the deaths of two of her best friends. Two years later, she returns for the funeral of her abusive father, where she encounters her last surviving friend, Mason. Mason tells her that he suspects their friends were in fact murderedRead More
Indigenous Representation in Every Shade: If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Yá’át’ééh shik’éí dóó shidine’é. Shí éí Chloe yinishyé. Bilagáana nishłį́ Naakaii Dine’é bashishchiin. Kót’éego diné nishłį́. Hello my friends. I am called Chloe. I am born to Bilagáana (White people), born for Naakaii Dine’é (the Mexican people clan). In this way, I am a Navajo person. When I was sixteen years old, I excitedly told one ofRead More
A Wing-Woman Rom-Com: Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! After ending her long-term relationship with her non-Armenian boyfriend, Nar decides to agree to let her mother help her find a new boyfriend among the eligible Armenian bachelors of San Francisco. She plans to spend the next month at local Explore Armenia events, meetingRead More
How Much Would You Sacrifice for Fame?: Every Time You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! I won’t be able to get through this review without mentioning The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, so let me get the comparison out of the way now. Like Evelyn Hugo, this cover likely doesn’t scream “queer story,” but it is—twice over, actually. LikeRead More
A Curveball Romance: Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! A baseball pitcher and umpire definitely aren’t supposed to fall for each other, right? Especially not when star pitcher June and officiate-to-be Ivy are trying to go pro. Sometimes, life throws you a curveball, though. When Ivy is assigned as an umpire for June’sRead More
Forever is Now by Mariama J Lockington
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! Content warnings: biphobia, racism, police violence Forever is Now by Mariama J. Lockington tells the story of Sadie, a Black teenage girl with anxiety that develops into agoraphobia after a truly terrible day. Her girlfriend breaks up with her and they witness an incidence ofRead More
More Than a Statistic: Every Variable of Us by Charles A. Bush
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! Alexis Duncan is a Black teenage girl from Philadelphia whose incredible basketball skills are her one ticket to receiving a scholarship and getting out of her poverty-stricken neighbourhood. However, after getting injured during a shooting at a high school party and being told sheRead More
A Belated Bi Awakening: Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! Imogen Scott has endless experience as a straight queer ally. Her friends are pan and bi, her sister is out, and she never misses a Pride Alliance meeting. While visiting her best friend Lili at college, who has her own little queer community, ImogenRead More
A Blossoming, Neurodiverse Love: Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! After winning the lottery, Opal Devlin puts all her money in a failing flower farm, only to find an angry (albeit gorgeous) Pepper Boden already living there. Though she’s unable to find her grandmother’s will, Pepper claims she’s the rightful owner of Thistle andRead More
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