Despite publishers’ claims that historical romance is dead or dying, so many authors are doing really interesting things in the historical space, and among them is Anna Cowan, who just entered the scene with The Duke, an alternate Regency where women can inherit titles. Here, courtesan Celine, fearing the guillotine, begs the icy Kate, Duke ofRead More
The Perfect Read for Hot Horror Summer: The Brides by Charlotte Cross Review
In The Brides Charlotte Cross provides a delightful extension to the internet’s favorite cursed epistolary novel – Dracula. The Brides functions as both a sequel and a prequel, with events occurring on both sides of the famous story and bringing an excellent sapphic twist as well. The Brides is out July 7th, and I would like to thank Harper Collins for sendingRead More
Get On Board the Gothic Revival Train: Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez
Gothic literature is having a moment and I, for one, am loving it. The houses are creepy, the family vibes are rancid, and because this is 2026, the queerness no longer has to be subtextual. Cynthia Gómez delivers a wonderful gothic debut work in Muñeca, out June 2. This novella is about a Latine working classRead More
Gothic Schoolgirls: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran Review
Avery Curran’s Spoiled Milk is a gothic tale of a girls’ boarding school in 1928. After the tragic death of golden girl Violet, Emily, Violet’s best friend, knows this was no accident. Emily is desperate to prove she was murdered, so she enlists the help of the other girls in her year, including even prim and properRead More
Regency Romance for Fans of Twelfth Night: A Lady for All Seasons by T.J. Alexander Review
“If the mind is desperate to convey a thought, that thought will not be ignored.” I’m a big fan of T.J. Alexander’s romances, not only for their lyrical writing and frequent trans protagonists, but also for how skilled they are at getting me to root for that happy ending. Their latest book, A Lady for AllRead More
A Sapphic Boarding School Gothic: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran
By turns haunting, compelling, and illuminating, Avery Curran’s new novel, Spoiled Milk, is perfect for fans of queer Gothic horror and historical fiction. Set in England in 1928, Emily Locke is in her final year at the Briarley School for Girls, an isolated boarding school designed to provide middle- to upper-class girls with accomplished educations. WhatRead More
A Taste of Love and Heartbreak: Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett Review
Since being released in March, Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett has stolen my heart. After growing up with Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, I’ve had an affinity for Greek mythology retellings. If you enjoyed Madeline Miller’s Circe or Song of Achilles, I’d highly recommend Hewlett’s most recent novel. Sweetbitter Song is a sapphic retelling ofRead 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
Vampires Living in Symbiosis: Loving Safoa by Liza Wemakor Review
Loving Safoa by Liza Wemakor begins in 1999 in New York, takes the reader back to Ghana in 1799, and finally presents a vision for the future, all in the space of a novella. Cynthia, a human, is in a committed relationship with the vampire Safoa. After eight years together, she still hasn’t learned about howRead More
The Queer Historical Broom-Racing Comic You Didn’t Know You Needed: Brooms by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Teo Duvall
I got the recommendation for Brooms, written by Jasimine Walls and illustrated by Teo Duvall, off of a random list of graphic novels to buy your teens for Christmas, and I couldn’t believe that it’s been out since 2023 and I hadn’t heard of it! It’s so exactly up my alley. Now, I am bringing it to yourRead More
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