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Sapphic Book Reviews

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A Swoony Historical Sapphic Romance: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

August 27, 2024 by Meagan Kimberly

Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan wants to experience a final lesbian hurrah in Paris before she has to marry a rich man for her family’s security. Cora Kempf Bristol, Duchess of Sundridge, wants to secure her place in the business world by negotiating aRead More

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Stephanie reviews Her Sigh: A Lesbian Anthology by Victoria Zagar

January 12, 2017 by Danika Ellis

As most of you know, I LOVE short story collections, so when I came across Her Sigh: A Lesbian Anthology by Victoria Zagar, I thought I’d give it a go.  Short stories don’t get a lot of love in lesbian literature, (most folks want to read romance novels), so I’m always excited when I seeRead More

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Lauren reviews The Melody of You and Me by M. Hollis

December 11, 2016 by Danika Ellis

Meet Chris Morrison, a young music lover who works at a bookstore and takes life in as it happens. When Josie— an attractive, high-spirited and easy-going ballerina— is hired at the bookstore, Chris falls head over heels, often losing her wits in the awkward butterfly moments. This leaves Chris caught in the middle of aRead More

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Stephanie reviews The Dawn of Nia 

October 13, 2016 by Danika Ellis

I’m always hesitant to read books by people that I know personally, because I know at some point they’ll ask me what I thought, and I know that if I don’t love it, I’ll have to figure out how to say that without ruining the relationship. In this case, I can say without reservation thatRead More

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Lauren reviews The Island and the Kite by Aurora Zahni

August 14, 2016 by Danika Ellis

In The Island and the Kite, Mary Susan Bennett ventures to New York City for a day of movie-watching and dilly-dally. Mary Susan’s likeable personality is instantly welcoming to readers. She is the type of 19-year-old that never meets a stranger. She has an amazing ability to strike genuine rapport with whoever crosses her path.Read More

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Elinor reviews It’s Complicated by A.J. Adaire

January 14, 2015 by Danika Ellis

When It’s Complicated opens, Tori is a lonely lesbian in her mid-thirties, living on the Jersey Shore and spending all her time at the medical facility where she works as a night pharmacist and where her partner, Liz, receives care. Liz has been in a coma for three years following an accident. Doctors know thatRead More

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Anna M. reviews Snow Falls by Gerri Hill

April 4, 2013 by Danika Ellis

Gerri Hill’s latest romance, Snow Falls, was published in December 2012 and revisits a setting and characters from an earlier novel (No Strings), although it features a new pair of women: the reclusive heiress Catherine Ryan-Barrett, known as Ryan, and the aspiring novel writer Jennifer Kincaid. Jen becomes stranded in the Colorado mountains on herRead More

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Kristi reviews Best Lesbian Romance 2012 edited by Radclyffe

January 26, 2012 by Danika Ellis

Best Lesbian Romance 2012 edited by Radclyffe I was excited to be able to get hold of a copy of this through The Lesbrary, as I have not picked up the last couple of years’ worth of editions. Radclyffe does well once again with seventeen stories meant to warm the heart – and libido. ARead More

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The Lesbrary is a sapphic book blog that started in 2010. It's run by Danika Ellis, and we have about a dozen reviewers from around the world recommending sapphic books in every genre. Check out the top navigation bar for more about the Lesbrary as well as options to browse by genre, age category, rating, and more.

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