The Midnight Shift‘s opening chapter sets the dreary tone for the novel: Detective Suyeon attends the scene of another death of an old person, supposedly at their own hands. It’s one of several, all with notes that should mean the cases are relatively open and shut. Suyeon, however, thinks otherwise. We switch through multiple POVs,Read More
A Nightmarish Novella to Set Off Spooky Season: Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
October is just around the corner, which means it’s time to throw on your coziest clothes and curl up with something unsettling. Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson (she/her) is well-written, macabre, and comes in at 200 pages exactly—you’ll devour it in no time. Rosemary “Ro” Dutton is a catch. At just 27, she has her PhD, she’sRead More
Two Short and Sweet Sapphic Romances
The two books I want to highlight have different mediums and audiences—one is a contemporary romance novella, while the other is a one-shot manga—but both are bite-sized stories featuring heartwarming encounters between types of sapphic characters I don’t often see. My Date is a Total Ike Woman by Mutsumi Natsuo is a one-shot manga aboutRead More
A Sapphic Bluebeard Retelling: A Thousand Monstrous Forms by Saratoga Schaefer Review
A Thousand Monstrous Forms is a brand new, thrilling queer Bluebeard retelling by Saratoga Schaefer. I would like to thank the publisher for providing the Lesbrary with an ARC. Artist Poppy Reed is thrilled to move into her new wife Celia’s family manor. Sure it’s in the middle of nowhere, and sure it’s hours away from anyRead More
A Enthralling Collection of Hauntings and Transformations: Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo
To me, a good short story collection should be like a box of chocolates: cohesive as a whole, but with a variety of flavor and a few surprises along the way. Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo is an excellent chocolate box of a book. Collecting twelve dark fantasy and horror short stories published between 2018Read More
A Harrowing Prison Dystopia: Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s Chain-Gang All-Stars is a brutal dystopia set in a near-future US where the most popular television program is the eponymous Chain-Gang All-Stars that turns prisoners into gladiators fighting to the death, competing for their freedom. While there are many competitors, the current stars are Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker, both teammates and lovers. WithRead More
A Medieval Murder Mystery with a Sapphic Subplot: Death by Misadventure by Jane Bitomsky
Jane Bitomsky’s historical murder mystery is expected to debut at the end of September, just in time for spooky October vibes. Death by Misadventure takes place in 16th century England after a body is found face down in the water, naked, with his bits cut off. It’s told in first person from the point of view ofRead More
An F/F Love Letter to Bioshock: This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne Review
This Gilded Abyss is Rebecca Thorne’s F/F lovers-to-enemies(-to-lovers) letter to Bioshock—this isn’t me being snarky, the dedication is “For everyone who fought for their lives in Rapture.” In this case, the Rapture analogue is Fall, a domed city at the bottom of the ocean, only reachable by the immense submersible Luminosity at the end ofRead More
A Sapphic Trans Mixtape of a Novel: Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
When I think of books I’ve read that stick out to me, Any Other City sits at the top of the list. You might know the author Hazel Jane Plante from her work Little Blue Encyclopaedia (For Vivian) which I’ve often seen recommended for its unique premise of being told in an A-Z list of moments from the mainRead More
A Silly Sapphic Sci-Fi Adventure: Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best Review
Or; Til Piggybacks On Sera’s review of Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best My plan for this month was to review Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best, a Cinderella story set in space where Cinderella is a pickpocket using the ball as cover to rob from the rich and give to the people who wantRead More
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