I’ve never read a book that would fall into the “low-angst romance” category, until I picked up The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee. The book is the third in a series that takes place in a quaint small town called Peach Blossom. This Black sapphic romance follows two women in their late 20s, Dani and Zoey,Read More
A Cozy Queer Christmas Romance for Fans of The Holiday: I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone Review
I watch The Holiday every December, so when I heard about a sapphic book coming out with the same premise—two strangers swap houses over the holidays and fall in love with people from each other’s lives—I knew I had to pick it up. As you’d expect, we have two main characters: Clover, who left herRead More
A Hallmark Movie as a Sapphic Novel: In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae Review
Dive into In the Event of Love and the Fern Falls Christmas tree farm this holiday season, where there’s no lack of cozy vibes. A log cabin with freshly baked cinnamon buns awaits us and our main character. Morgan Ross leaves when times are tough. When her grad party turns into a disaster that destroysRead More
Ann Rose Shares the Perfect Fall Pairing for A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love
A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love is a cozy romance from Ann Rose that perfectly sets the mood for fall. The protagonist, Pepper, has a cursed contract managing The Dead of Night, a Halloween store that appears every autumn. When it disappears (instantly, because magic), no one remembers Pepper exists. That’s mostly fine with her,Read More
Cozy Queer Horror Romance: Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff Review
If you are torn between reading something cozy right now for comfort and reading a little horror because it’s awesome, then look no further than Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff this summer. A little bit horror, a little bit romance, a whole lot cozy, Direct Descendant was a delightfully distracting read, perfect for a slightly different beach read or aRead More
The Most Sapphic of Romance Novels: Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare Review
When Tressa Fay gets a text from a wrong number, it’s not long before they’re flirting. In fact, they decide to meet up that night. But when she arrives at the bar, Tressa Fay is disappointed to realize the cute engineer is not there, despite Meryl’s continual texts insisting she is. Soon, Tressa Fay learnsRead More
Social Bureaucracy as Utopia Building: Quill & Still by Aaron Sofaer Review
To read Quill & Still by Aaron Sofaer (she/her) is to discover a revolution fought not with swords or spells, but with intake forms and breakfast routines—a village where every stone house stands by mutual agreement (and where the enchanted toilets probably have union representation). Whatever Sophie expected, what she gets is smaller and stranger:Read More
Cozy Meets Eldritch Horror in Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
A force to be reckoned with, Tanya Huff has been writing books for nearly forty years. I grew up among her worlds, inhaling words and dreaming of places that would welcome me one day. I still have tattered copies of No Quarter (1996) and Summon the Keeper (1998) on my bookshelves. So, it’s not much of a surprise thatRead More
The Cozy Wedding Coup: Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Tea You at the Altar is the third book in the Tomes & Tea cozy fantasy series, and it follows Kianthe and Reyna as they plan their wedding… and possibly a coup. (This review contains spoilers for books one and two.) I really enjoyed Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, but I thought the second bookRead More
Soothe Your Sapphic Soul with Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
With the weather getting colder and the… general state of the world, I’ve been gravitating towards cozy fantasy lately, which is why I finally picked up a book that’s been on my TBR for far too long: Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne. This is the first in the Tomes & Tea series,Read More