In the world of Deanna Grey’s Outdrawn, Noah Blue is just beginning her role as full-time artist on comic publisher Harpy’s revival of cult classic hero Queen Leisah. Unfortunately, co-lead artist Sage Montgomery expected full creative control on Leisah after a decade proving herself both at Harpy and with her own online webcomic. Worse yet, NoahRead 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
Tennis Soulmates: Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler Review
While the cover of Katie Chandler’s Backhanded Compliments suggests an ordinary tennis romance, a quick glance at the blurb reveals a twist. When professional tennis players Luca and Juliette shake hands after their first match against each other, they both feel a connection, specifically that of their soulmarks, revealing they are each other’s soulmates. Yes, that’s right—thisRead More
A Sizzling Sports Romance: Set Point by Meg Jones
While I’m not usually much of a sports romance person, recent pop culture events have gotten me a little more intrigued by the genre. In the very specific mood to read romance complicated by the high stakes and rivalries of professional athletics, I downloaded an eARC of Meg Jones’s upcoming tennis romance novel Set Point on aRead More
Rivals in The Courtroom: Objecting to Her by J.J. Arias Review
J.J. Arias’s Objecting to Her is the exact kind of enemies-to-lovers story that makes you want to go to law school just so you can argue with a hot rival in a blazer.
A Sciencey Sapphic Read: Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar is a book I’ve been looking forward to. I really enjoyed Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, as well as The Henna Wars by the same author, and I was in the mood for a teen read! This story follows Rani and Meghna, ex-best friends who find out they’re dating theRead More
Beyond the Surface: I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
There’s only one thing standing in Chloe Green’s way of winning valedictorian: the town’s favorite and Chloe’s rival, Shara Wheeler. A month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe, then does the most infuriating thing: vanishes. Chloe and two other boys Shara kissed are left with a series of cryptic notes; a scavenger hunt to find her.Read More
Blood, Sex, and Poetry: An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson
“She kissed me with a martyr’s agonized desperation, like I was the only sword she ever wanted to fall on.” I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book since it was announced: I loved Gibson’s queer polyamorous take on Dracula’s wives in A Dowry of Blood, and I have written several times about my complicated relationship withRead More
Finding a New Favorite YA Contemporary Author: Ophelia After All and You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie
Recently, I got to read Racquel Marie’s debut and sophomore releases: Ophelia After All and You Don’t Have a Shot. While the two books had different focuses, they were both compulsively readable coming-of-age stories, and I think any reader of sapphic contemporary YA will find at least one of them to be up their alley. Though it isn’tRead More
Queernorm Romantasy: Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wildernessRead More