I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump this year, so I’ve been picking up more graphic novels than usual. Here are some rapid-fire reviews of five of the sapphic YA graphic novels I’ve read this year, including romantasy, sports stories, and some heartbreaking realistic fiction. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me byRead More
A Charming Underdog Sports Story: Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert
Bea Mullins is not good at sports. That’s just a fact she’s accepted after a lifetime of athletic humiliation. But when her middle school’s gym floods and she’s forced to join an after-school sport to compensate for PE class, she’s persuaded to join the Glenwood Geese, her school’s new all-girls hockey team. As it turnsRead More
Courtside Coming-of-Age: A Sharp Endless Need by Mac Crane
June is here, which means two things: the historic thirtieth season of the WNBA is in full swing and everything is a little gayer all month long. Whether you love women’s basketball or you’re simply searching for a good book to add to your sapphic stacks, A Sharp Endless Need by Mac Crane (they/them) is definitely worthRead More
Poignant and Precise: Spinning by Tillie Walden
Every four years, the Winter Olympics rolls around and, like clockwork, I become temporarily obsessed with figure skating. This time, however, I’ve found my obsession sticking around a little longer, so I decided to reread Tillie Walden’s graphic novel Spinning, a memoir that explores the author’s years as a competitive figure skater and her decisionRead More
A Lackluster “Yuri” on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
This one’s on me. I should have known from the author’s “lesbian Heated Rivalry” comp-pitch viral tweet that something wicked this way comes. I understand marketing is a necessary evil—especially for emerging artists—but surely, there are some decent sapphic romance titles that would have made for a more fitting comparison. Anyway, we digress. I have alwaysRead 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
Sapphics and Softballs: Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar Review
I’m a big fan of queer sports romances. It’s definitely the subgenre I read the most of, and there are so many really good ones out there. Something that I would like to see more of are the ones focused on women. Luckily for me, I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of RunningRead More
A Queer, Roller Derby Coming of Age: Leave It On The Track by Margot Fisher Review
Leave It On the Track by Margot Fisher is a fun YA roller derby novel about enduring loss, dealing with anxiety, and feeling free to act on your crush for the first time with roller derby flair. I picked it up on a whim after seeing it on a shelf, and this is exactly the sortRead More
Love of the Game: Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar
The Olympics are wrapping up as I write this review, which means I have sports on the brain—so even though it’s an entirely different season, this softball romance found me at the perfect time. Framed in flashback, Running Home to You (May 19, 2026) introduces us to Kate and Abby, third year undergraduates on theRead 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
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