The Pale Queen by Ethan M. Aldridge is a poetic middle grade graphic novel that draws inspiration from fae myths and folklore to tell a story about the support it takes to pursue your biggest dreams—and the sacrifices we are and aren’t willing to make along the way. In particular, it will appeal to young readers lookingRead More
A Quiet, Slice of Life Sapphic Graphic Novel: Firebird by Sunmi Review
Firebird by Sunmi is a two-color graphic novel that tells the story of Caroline and Kim, two girls who meet in tutoring and become friends… and then fall for each other. Caroline is generally withdrawn and easily flustered, but a serious and high-achieving student with a few close friends. Kim is outgoing, glib, friends with everyone,Read More
In Defense of Horny Bisexual Characters: How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler Review
I picked this book up for the premise: it’s pitched as Groundhog Day meets Deadpool and is about a chosen one character who has been brought to a fantasy world to save the kingdom. Every time she dies, she wakes up at the beginning of her story, forever stuck in a time loop. After hundredsRead More
Secrets & Sorcery & Sapphics: A Review of The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall
Dungeons & Dragons (or in the case of Christen Randall’s The No-Girlfriend Rule, Secrets & Sorcery), has been one of my favorite hobbies since I started playing in middle school. Because of this, I love reading stories about people falling in love with the magic of Dungeons & Dragons! The only thing that made thisRead More
Classic Sapphic YA Throwback: Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters Review
Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters (she/her) is one of the first sapphic books I ever read. While I can’t remember exactly when I picked it up, my educated guess would be somewhere between high school and the beginning of college, probably before I ever even kissed a girl. This month, I decidedRead More
A Sciencey Sapphic Read: Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar is a book I’ve been looking forward to. I really enjoyed Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, as well as The Henna Wars by the same author, and I was in the mood for a teen read! This story follows Rani and Meghna, ex-best friends who find out they’re dating theRead More
Pacific Rim Meets Crier’s War: Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta is one of those books that somehow passed me by when it came out in 2021. It follows two teenage girls, Sona and Eris, as they try to destroy the Godolia empire from the inside: Sona as one of the students from the Academy who earns a spot as a frighteningRead More
Folk Horror and the Troubled Teen Industry: What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould Review
In European folk and fairytales, a journey through the woods represents the characters’ coming of age—their passage from the pastoral, relative security of familial and familiar hearths into a fraught, shadowy place where metaphors for social anxieties lurk around every corner. Only with wit and friendship can one come out the other side, though theyRead More
A Bittersweet Supernatural Romp: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk Review
At the close of 2024, I offer up my favorite read of the year: C.L. Polk’s Even Though I Knew the End. This novella catapulted me through five acts in the span of 133 pages, and it hurt in the best possible way. Settle in for a gritty noir detective story: January 1941, Chicago. The coldRead More
A Tough But Necessary Read: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Review
Content warnings for pretty much everything: violence, gore, racism, incarceration, solitary confinement, self harm, cutting At the time of writing this, it’s barely been three weeks since the 2024 presidential election in the United States, which Donald Trump won by a handy margin. Although Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah came out over a yearRead More
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