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Sapphic Book Reviews

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Claire Blatter reviews The Drowning Girl by Caitlin Kiernan

May 25, 2018 by Danika Ellis

This book is a very complex one. I put off doing the review for a while, letting myself absorb the content fully. It’s only three hundred something pages, but the story within is heavy. It is about some very triggering content, including a suicide attempt, many references to people who have committed suicide, and descriptionsRead More

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Shira Glassman reviews The Gift of Your Love by Kayla Bashe

May 19, 2018 by Danika Ellis

The Gift of Your Love by Kayla Bashe is a good fit for anyone looking for woman-centered SFF, f/f without graphic sex scenes, or shorter queer fiction. Neely is a foreigner who only ended up in this city by accident — she traveled here with her merchant father as a child, but he ended up deadRead More

Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert
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Danika reviews Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

October 28, 2017 by Danika Ellis

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert is a quiet, thoughtful book that deftly handles complex subjects. It immediately reminded me of Radio Silence, another YA novel that explores race, sexuality, mental health, and adolescence seamlessly. I’m grateful that we now live in a time where queer young adult books have really matured, so to speak. In theRead More

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Danika reviews Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

March 21, 2017 by Danika Ellis

This. Was. Adorable. I was between rating this 4 stars or 5, but I couldn’t think of anything that I would change about it to improve it, so I guess that makes it an automatic 5 stars! Queens of Geek follows two point of view characters, Charlie and Taylor, as well as their friend Jamie.Read More

Guest Lesbrarians, Lesbrary Reviews

Guest Lesbrarian Orange Sorbet reviews Unbearable Lightness by Portia De Rossi

May 15, 2011 by Danika Ellis

I thought Teri Hatcher’s Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life had poisoned celebrity autobiographies for me forever, but when I first heard of Portia’s Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain, I knew I had to get it. (This may or may not have had to do with how cute I think sheRead More

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Kelly reviews Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws by Kate Bornstein

May 3, 2011 by Danika Ellis

After the success of the It Gets Better project and the recent publication of the accompanying book, I wanted to revisit another book aimed at suicidal young queers. Kate Bornstein’s Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws was first published in 2006. Bornstein is well known as a performance artist and genderRead More

Lesbrary Reviews

Indie Lit Awards, GLBTQ

January 30, 2011 by Danika Ellis

I was lucky enough to be one of the judges for this year’s ILA GLBTQ section. Before we select the winner, I’d like to post some of my thoughts on the lesbian entry. [Cover redacted due to cutting scars that might be triggering] Scars is actually the only nominee with a lesbian protagonist. But that’sRead More

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About the Lesbrary

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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