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Dragon-Slaying Knights and Devotion: Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang Review

April 3, 2025 by Caelin

I love stories about knights, especially gay knights, and especially repressed knights. Something about the parallels of wearing full armour to protect yourself and keeping all emotional walls up is something I find extremely compelling to read. So Neon Yang’s novella Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame (out May 6th, 2025), about a stoic knight who never removes herRead More

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A Noir Mystery with Angels and Demons: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk Review

March 25, 2025 by Meagan Kimberly

In 1940s Chicago, a serial killer known as the White City Vampire spreads fear as everyone wonders who his next victim will be. Helen Brandt, an exiled magician deemed a warlock for her crimes against the Brotherhood, is on the case. But as the mystery unfolds, her past comes back to haunt her, and sheRead More

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Avenging Your Own Murder: Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon Review

March 12, 2025 by Ire

Seth Haddon’s sci-fi debut Volatile Memory (out July 22, 2025) is one of the best novellas I’ve read in a while. The book follows Wylla, a trans woman, as she tries to live her life as a scavenger. She, like other scavengers, goes after bounties and searches for important items to sell in order to earn credits.Read More

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Sapphic Fantasy Noir: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

February 19, 2025 by Jamie Rose

Lately, I have been really enjoying queer novellas from the publisher Tordotcom. I had a blast with Elaine Gallagher’s Unexploded Remnants and loved Charlotte Bond’s The Fireborne Blade and its sequel, The Bloodless Princes. The next novella on my reading list is C.L. Polk’s sapphic fantasy noir Even Though I Knew the End.” My expectations for this novella were pretty high givenRead More

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A Cozy Sci-Fi Murder Mystery: Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite Review

February 17, 2025 by Maggie

I was quite excited to get an ARC for Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (on sale March 18!), because I am already a huge fan of her queer romances (Hen Fever is a DELIGHT). So when I heard her newest novella was not only sci fi, but a cozy murder mystery (two genres that I think need moreRead More

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A Bittersweet Supernatural Romp: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk Review

December 4, 2024 by Susanne Salehi

At the close of 2024, I offer up my favorite read of the year: C.L. Polk’s Even Though I Knew the End.  This novella catapulted me through five acts in the span of 133 pages, and it hurt in the best possible way. Settle in for a gritty noir detective story: January 1941, Chicago. The coldRead More

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A Lush Horror Novella Embracing Death and Renewal: Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris Review

December 1, 2024 by Emory Rose

“Why did people need to be in nature to process the things that happened to them? Maybe it was because what was thought of as wild did not require a veil—it saw you as you truly were: an animal skulking among animals.”  Though I haven’t read a lot of horror, there is plenty of horrorRead More

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A Cult Classic Sapphic Novella: Women by Chloe Caldwell

November 17, 2024 by Raquel R. Rivera

As a millennial bibliophile with a mortgage, one of my favorite pastimes is perusing and purchasing Kindle daily deals with reckless abandon. A few weeks ago, my partner, who delights in being able to successfully predict which books will pique my interest, sent me a daily deal for Women by Chloe Caldwell (she/her). Described as a “cult-classic novella,” Women wasRead More

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Finally, the Canonically Queer Lady Knight We Deserve in The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond

November 6, 2024 by Susanne Salehi

Charlotte Bond’s dark fantasy novella, The Fireborne Blade, is a beautifully straightforward dungeon crawler until it isn’t.  Protagonist Sir Maddileh is a rarity as a knighted woman and she’s in dire need of a truly spectacular feat to reclaim her honor and restore her standing at court. Enter her current foolhardy quest to retrieve the Fireborne Blade. The onlyRead More

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The Beauty of Decay: Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

October 30, 2024 by Danika Ellis

Last weekend was Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, which I’ve done every year for the past ten years. For the October readathon, I save up horror and other Halloween-themed books all year to marathon that day. Green Fuse Burning seemed like a perfect choice: it’s a 99-page horror novella with an Indigenous and sapphic main character.Read 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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