Steam is a quick, cute read about Ruby, a genetically engineered girl created to solve problems. She’s escaped the lab!—She’s on the loose!—She’s playing cupid in a coffee shop! Determined to make people happy, she learns about humans and strives to use her scientific mind and improbable aiming skills to improve their lives. If she encountersRead More
Sapphic Mean Girls in Bonnets: Like in Love With You by Emma R. Alban
Recently, I decided that I wanted to give historical sapphic romances a go. I have nothing against the genre at all; it’s just never been something I have prioritized. For my first one, I decided to head to regency England (thanks to my love of the 2005 Pride and Prejudice) with Emma R. Alban’s Like in LoveRead More
The Camp of “Bottoms” Meets the Drama of “The Bachelor”: Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen Review
Whatever you think you’re getting into with this one…think again. Patricia Wants to Cuddle is a queer comedy/horror novel told from multiple POVs, including contestants after the star of a dating show called The Catch, the producer of said dating show, the host of a remote bed & breakfast, and a series of blog posts. It starts withRead 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
Meet Your Next Fantasy Comfort Read: Walk Between Worlds by Samara Breger
Samara Breger made her debut in 2021 with Walk Between Worlds, a funny, relatable, fantasy romance that gently soothes the little broken part in all of us. The book is widely advertised with the tagline that it “will make you laugh even as it keeps you on the edge of your seat,” and I’ll enthusiastically secondRead More
Guilty as Sin?: A Review of Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris
Jenna Voris’s most recent novel, Say A Little Prayer (released March 4, 2025), follows stubborn, outspoken, theater kid, Riley, who has recently left her conservative small town church after coming out as bisexual. When Riley’s older sister, Hannah, is kicked out of the church for getting an abortion, Riley makes it her personal mission toRead More
In Defense of Messy Main Characters: Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie Review
I can’t count how many people I’ve recommended The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie since I read it ten years ago. It’s just such an atmospheric, beautifully written, absorbing story. And yet, when she came out with her next novel, Skye Falling, I inexplicably didn’t pick it up. Since then, Skye Falling hasRead 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
Murder, Mayhem, and Mascots: Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown
After reading her debut novel, Damned If You Do, Alex Brown has quickly become one of my new favorite authors! As part of this year’s Sapphic September challenge, I read an ARC of her most recent novel, Rest in Peaches, which came out on October 15th of this year. Rest in Peaches follows a highRead More
A Campy Queer Bigfoot Horror Comedy: Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! I finally got around to reading a book that’s been on my TBR for years: Patricia Wants to Cuddle. This is a campy horror comedy about a season of what’s essentially The Bachelor that takes place on a remote Pacific Northwest island, where theyRead More