Shadow Life follows Kumiko, a 76-year-old lady who has rejected the assisted living home her daughters wanted to send her to, venturing off to find her own apartment and make her own way. She doesn’t tell her daughters where she is (despite one’s persistent pestering) and is determined to make it clear than she is capableRead More
A Swoon-Worthy Sapphic Fairytale For The Ages: Forgive Me Not by Mari Costa
As much as I love dark and complex sapphic fantasy and science fiction stories that push the boundaries of the genre and challenge me to consider all the possibilities, I also love a sweet fairytale. Forgive Me Not, the latest YA graphic novel from artist and writer Mari Costa, is one such fairytale. I lovedRead More
A Lackluster “Yuri” on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
This one’s on me. I should have known from the author’s “lesbian Heated Rivalry” comp-pitch viral tweet that something wicked this way comes. I understand marketing is a necessary evil—especially for emerging artists—but surely, there are some decent sapphic romance titles that would have made for a more fitting comparison. Anyway, we digress. I have alwaysRead More
YA Sapphics on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
Shortly after this year’s Winter Olympics, Adeline Kon’s Just Between Us was released and gave all of us sports sapphics a romance set in the high stakes world of figure skating. This young adult graphic novel delivers a medal-worthy ice queen, enemies-to-lovers sports romance filled with solid writing, compelling characters, and gorgeous art. Lydia “Ice Queen” ChenRead More
Escaping the Lab to Become a Barista: Steam by Shaenon K. Gerrity and Emily Holden
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
Shakespeare, Study Hall, and Secrets Worth Killing Over: This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux
Wilberton Academy takes its theater seriously. Members of the elite Wilberton Theatrical Society are revered by the student body, and beautiful, talented Elizabeth Woodward is a shining star among them. The whole school is abuzz over the production of Romeo and Juliet that Elizabeth is starring in as the tragic leading lady—until she’s found dead the morningRead More
A Rabble-Rousing Girl Reporter: Renegade Girls by Nora Neus Review
Renegade Girls tells the story of Nell, a girl from Chicago who spends summers with her aunt and uncle in New York. This year, at 17, Nell is eligible to marry… and more importantly, she’s working as a reporter! The story explores life as a late-nineteenth-century “stunt girl”, an undercover reporter, alongside a sweet story ofRead More
A Sweet and Vibrant Later-in-Life Romance Comic: Motherlover by Lindsay Ishihiro Review
On paper, Imogen and Alex couldn’t be more different. Alex is a single mother by choice, a professional musician, and a recent transplant from New York City to the suburbs. Imogen is a former teen mom who’s been married for eleven years and spends her days as a stay-at-home mom of four. But when theRead More
The Necessity of Movement: Cannon by Lee Lai Review
Cannon by Lee Lai is one of the best graphic novels I’ve read this year—a masterclass in building tension through narrative and illustration. The story starts at what seems to be a point of maximum tension, with the eponymous character standing in the carnage of a destroyed restaurant or cafe. We do not know which it is, where we are, or why it’s comeRead More
A Romp through New York City: Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
In July, my fiancée and I had an opportunity to go to [words] Bookstore in Maplewood, New Jersey. I hadn’t been to [words] in several years, but we were in the area on a Saturday and stopped by on a whim. It was just as beautiful as I remembered. After wandering through the store for a while, I sharedRead More
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