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An Open Wound of a Novel: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Review

March 18, 2025 by Danika Ellis

This is a book I respect, and it’s one I struggled to get through. The subject matter is difficult—not only is it set in a near-future dystopia where prisoners fight each other to the death for a chance at freedom, but it also includes footnotes about the real-life atrocities of the prison-industrial complex. I canRead More

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A Tough But Necessary Read: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Review

December 2, 2024 by Emilia Ferrante

Content warnings for pretty much everything: violence, gore, racism, incarceration, solitary confinement, self harm, cutting At the time of writing this, it’s barely been three weeks since the 2024 presidential election in the United States, which Donald Trump won by a handy margin. Although Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah came out over a yearRead More

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Murder by Crowdfunding: Crowded Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela et al.

April 23, 2024 by Meagan Kimberly

Buy this from Bookshop.org to support local bookstores and the Lesbrary! The Crowded comic book series tells the satirical story of a dystopian world not too far in the future where the gig economy has become unhinged. In this world, everything has a price, including putting out hits on someone’s life through an app called Reapr. AnyoneRead More

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Maggie reviews Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

May 8, 2022 by Lesbrarians

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link I knew going into Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin that it was going to be a wild ride. The pair of bloody testicles suggested by the cover tells you that right off the bat. And to tell the truth, I’ve mostly gone off of apocalypse fiction the last few years –Read More

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Maggie reviews She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

September 20, 2021 by Lesbrarians

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link In She Who Became the Sun, Zhu, a peasant girl in ancient China, watches as a fortune teller predicts greatness for her brother and nothingness for herself. Days later, she is the only one alive in her family, and she makes the decision to assume her brother’s identity, andRead More

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Maggie reviews Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

March 15, 2021 by Danika Ellis

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey is a western dystopian novella set in the American Southwest at a point when almost all food, gasoline, medical supplies, and other necessities have been rationed by the army, and the only books around have to be pre-approved by the government. Normally I think novellas have a tendency toRead More

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Maggie reviews Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

February 15, 2021 by Danika Ellis

Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link I am always excited for queer fantasy, and I enjoyed the first book of the series – Girls of Paper and Fire – so I was quite excited to get to Girls of Storm and Shadow. Lei and Wren had been through so much in the first book,Read More

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Maggie reviews Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

January 18, 2021 by Danika Ellis

Content Warnings: Rape, kidnapping, physical violence Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan is a YA fantasy about Lei, a Paper Caste girl, who is forcefully taken from her family by the imperial guard in order to join the newest class of Paper Girls. Paper Girls are the most beautiful paper caste girls in theRead More

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Maggie reviews Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

September 21, 2020 by Danika Ellis

I was very excited to get ahold of this ebook, because I’ve been listening to a lot of YA audiobooks lately while doing other things, and so I’ve gotten on a fantasy YA kick. It’s great to read some exciting new releases and promote new books during a time when we all desperately need goodRead More

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Megan G reviews Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

June 20, 2019 by Danika Ellis

Each year, the Demon King is presented with eight young women of the lowest caste — the Paper caste — who will serve as his concubines for a year. While some girls dream of being selected, it was never in Lei’s plans. Her family has already suffered enough at the hands of the Demon King.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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