Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Filled with imagery and stories from Filipino folklore, Damned If You Do follows high school stage manager Cordelia Scott, as she prepares to put on the annual school play, struggles with passing her classes and imagining a future for herself, and tries to push down her not-so-subtle crush on her childhood best friend, Veronica.Read More
An Anti-Fascist Queer Space Opera: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh is one of the most powerful science fiction books I have ever read. I have not been able to read another book because I keep wondering where the main character Kyr has gone. I look for her in everything. She is such a well-rounded, complicated character (the best kind),Read More
Susannah reviews Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Taleen Voskuni’s promising sapphic debut packs more than your average meet-cute romance. Sorry, Bro follows an Armenian American woman’s quest to balance familial duty, identity, career aspirations, and, of course, love. Nareh, a TV journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area, presents a polished persona on Instagram, butRead More
Larkie reviews The Verifiers by Jane Pek
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Claudia is a private detective, of a sort: she works for Veracity, an exclusive company that investigates people who are lying to their partners who they met through an online dating platform. When one of her clients shows up dead, she can’t help but dig into some ofRead More
Nat reviews Guava Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Ever since I read J.J. Arias’s Guava Flavored Lies, I’ve wanted to go to Miami so bad, just to hit up a Cuban bakery or three for a pastelito de guayaba and a cafecito. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book by Arias, and, as withRead More
Kelleen reviews The Inconvenient Heiress by Jane Walsh
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link I have elected myself president of the Jane Walsh fan club that does not exist. I am painting us Lavender Menace-style t-shirts with stencils and foam brushes and I’ll order broaches on Etsy. I’ll wear a backwards baseball cap as my crown and shout my allegiance from theRead More
Danika reviews Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Ever since I read the Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert, I’ve been chasing the feeling of that romance reading experience. Luckily, I found a book that scratches that same itch, and it’s Delilah Green Doesn’t Care. Both have well-rounded side characters, a connection to family, and a ton ofRead More
Kelleen reviews Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link “Queer, feminist, angry, and beautiful.” When I say I want sapphic romcoms, this is what I want. I want sapphic romcoms that pack an emotional punch. That present the diversity and the affinity of queer womanhood. That have queer women who call themselves queer with no explanation andRead More
Nat reviews Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link A suspenseful tale of vengeful ghosts, family secrets, and self discovery – it’s funny, it’s creepy, there are twists and turns, gods and spirits, and a queer main character who’s just trying to get her shit together. What more can you ask for? Jessamyn Teoh is the daughterRead More
Anke reviews Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link As we’re moving through autumn, Mooncakes is a warm cup of your favourite beverage in book form. If you are looking for a sweet, cozy and ultimately wholesome graphic novel to light up the darker season, you should turn to this adorable, modern-supernatural and intersectionally queer love storyRead More