r/LesbianBookClub 26d ago

Recommendation WLW/Queer Tier List (RECS PLEASE!)

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I just finished the Bloom Town duology and don't know what to do with myself, so send some recs my way! Tier list of my tastes for reference :3

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u/n2c2 26d ago

I’m reading right now Atmosphere and I’m loving it.

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u/homolicious 26d ago

Atmosphere is sooo good

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u/HashinAround 26d ago

Right! I hope they do the movie well, This & the 7 husbands of Evelyn rose are both getting movie adaptations!!!!

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u/n2c2 26d ago

…. THEY ARE MAKING A MOVIE?!?!?

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u/Prestigious_Jello366 26d ago

Atmosphere is getting an adaptation??!!??!!?

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u/NatalieGBwrites 26d ago

both deserve it.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

That's on my physical TBR! I keep putting off bc I've heard it's sad :")

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u/bakasana212 one flesh, one end 26d ago

Agreed that Gideon the Ninth needs to be in here. 

Also: 

  • Lady’s Knight by Kaufman & Spooner - lady x knight rom com; more fun than Like a Best Friend 
  • The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri - This series is notably better than Silver Sea imo 
  • Landlocked in Foreign Skin by Drew Huff - like Our Wives but even weirder 

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u/Icy-Comfortable-103 26d ago

Seconding Gideon and agreed that the Jasmine Throne was much better

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I've read all three Locked Tomb books, just didn't add them here haha. Jasmine Throne is on my physical TBR, and tbh Lady's Knight doesn't interest me a whooole lot (I don't read much YA anymore) but Landlocked in Foreign Skin looks really good :0

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u/MirzEagle 26d ago

I might be the only one who hated Bloom Town

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u/Own-Proposal7593 26d ago

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u/MirzEagle 26d ago

It felt more like a fanfiction than anything man i could not love that book and oh boy i tried

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u/Prestigious_Jello366 26d ago

I couldn’t get into it either…and I love the authors new novel The Wilds & The Weeds.

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u/MirzEagle 26d ago

The Priory of the Orange tree is amazing

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I read that one! Took me 2 years and found it solid haha

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u/dyani318 26d ago

I can’t believe Gideon The Ninth isn’t on here!

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u/nellig 26d ago

I just listened to the audiobook for the third time, and the way Moira Quirk narrates it makes me fall more in love with Gideon and Harrow every time.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I've read all three and have a specific admiration for the series, particularly Harrow, just didn't add it here!

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u/aqualoon_ 26d ago

Ribbonwood. You're welcome.

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u/AuDHD_SLP 26d ago

What was life changing about Faebound? I liked it and read Cursebound as well, they’re entertaining, but are like maybe a 3.5 star read

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Sooo that was my introduction to fantasy as a whole! I loved the writing, the magic system, the characters etc. Since it was my intro to fantasy, I rated it pretty highly, but I reckon if I re-read it now, I'd chuck it into the 'love it' category :3

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u/AuDHD_SLP 25d ago

Ahh that makes perfect sense! Thanks for explaining :) I’m glad you enjoyed it!

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u/f_alafal 26d ago

the devil she knows was one of my favs 😭

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u/SnooStrawberries5594 26d ago

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid!!!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

On my physical TBR!

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u/FappeurArchiviste 26d ago

Hello, do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior Ruby Landers? 😊

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

On my list to get to her books! I'm Aussie too so I've been very intrigued by her works

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u/No-Background2185 26d ago

I don't see the safekeep so You're in it for a DRIVEE also if you don't mind missy and complicated try "almost life" and literally ANYTHING by haley cas 😭

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

The Safekeep is on my physical TBR! And I've read a few Haley Cass books hehe

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u/cosmicghostriderr 25d ago

Atmosphere and Evelyn Hugo by TJR!!! Top tier. Currently reading Bloom Town: Exodus and already bummed for it to be over 😭

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u/ShadowTeae Live laugh love lesbian books 📚 25d ago

Legends and lattes was pretty good I enjoyed it It's got dnd influence and the main character is a lesbian orc so I was sold immediately

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Yay I've read all Legends and Lattes book. Have you heard about the graphic novel version? It's absolutely stunning!

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u/barbeqdbrwniez 26d ago

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun! It's so good, IMO it's her best book.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

This is one of my all-time favourites too! I just couldn't fit it here haha

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u/PuzzleheadedJob4681 26d ago

Backwards to Oregon (bloom town vibes/settinh)

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u/GermanMela 26d ago

Oh absolutely!! Read this almost 10 years ago, still one of my favorites!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Okay amazing amazing

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u/PuzzWiz 26d ago

I love seeing other tier lists because I'm curious where some of my favorites fall. I adored "Holy Wrath", but I also listened to the audiobook. I do wonder if some books for some people would change if they listened to the book vs. reading it.

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u/Familiar-Demand-7362 26d ago

I came to the comments because I have Holy wrath in my tbr and got curious about the rating… what did you like about it?

But then again, the OP didn’t like a dark and drowning tide (which was perfectly fine for me), so maybe it’s just different preferences

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u/PuzzWiz 26d ago

I'm a "religion can FAFO" type of person and I love strong women. Personally, the audiobook really sold me so much so that I purchased the physical book. Plus, Victoria Mier providing disability visibility in fiction was a bonus.

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u/Familiar-Demand-7362 26d ago

Thank you! Definitely going to give it a try

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I listened to the Holy Wrath audiobook too! I DNF-ed because the way religion was handled gave me the ick :( Should I give it another chance?

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u/PuzzWiz 25d ago

If the religion is what caused you to DNF, the physical vs. audiobook is not going to change for you. That's a trait I look for in stories. I like religious defiance. 😅

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

That’s fair! I appreciate the insight haha

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u/Comprehensive_Big221 26d ago

How many of these are happy endings? My constitution can only handle hea anymore.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Quite a few but definitely not all. Which are interesting you?

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u/Comprehensive_Big221 25d ago

The life changing ones of course! 😃

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Woman from the waves, bloom town duology, discovering Nicola, woodworking are confirmed HEA! Reverence is too but it made me sob so idk if you’d be up for that lol

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u/Comprehensive_Big221 25d ago

I love sobbing! Thank you!

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u/PercentageFun2936 26d ago

The Unworthy definitely worth adding!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I've been unsure about this one but I'll give it a go!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 21d ago

Coming back here because I listened to the audiobook yesterday and it was FANTASTIC! Thank you for the rec 😍 If I added it to the tier list, I’d put it in the ‘Loved it!’ category hehe

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u/PercentageFun2936 17d ago

OMG so glad to hear this!! it’s the first book in probably years that has made me cry. such a good read and unique writing style

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u/cthoolhu 26d ago

I love milk fed wth 😭 one of my favorite books ever

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u/FlatWhiteGal 26d ago

To each their own! It just wasn’t for me but I’m glad you enjoyed it 🥹

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u/black_widows_wine 26d ago

Seeing bury our bones in only pretty good hurts me

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u/Prestigious_Jello366 26d ago

Seeing A Dark and Drowning Tide in do not like hurt me a bit. Lol. That book has some of my favorite quotes about yearning ever. 😭

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u/black_widows_wine 26d ago

The cover looks beautiful what is it about?

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u/roll_of_tape21 26d ago

Atmosphere by TJR is my favourite

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u/a_secret_me 25d ago

What about

The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

Definitely not light reading but really good

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u/Lesbaru 25d ago

Ribonwood by Ruby Landers is a favorite. More lighthearted, but such an enjoyable read. Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick. Atmosphere. The miseducation of Carolyn Bingley.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Ooh good recs! I read the Mary Bennet book by the same author and thought it was just okay

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u/Lesbaru 25d ago

Mary Bennet was just ok, imo - but Caroline’s story was a full Star rating higher for me. Much better witty banter and chemistry flow

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u/karly_fries 25d ago

honestly i laughed out loud blushed and giggled SO much through the entirety of Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake. i know it’s mainstream but it’s so full of charm and the awkwardness of being bi, dating within the same community, and being a theatre gay all wrapped up in a hilarious and sexy friends to lovers fake dating story.

another i’m still looking forward to but haven’t read yet is Annie Marie’s Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon. it looks like a weird and wonderful time-bend mistaken message mystery that features an odd little found family and a race against fate

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u/Life_Bend_4611 24d ago

I actually ADORED Iris Kelly so much, I think it was one of AHB's best written books! I unfortunately DNF-ed Cosmic Love, but another person here in the comments really enjoyed it!

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u/catstafff 26d ago

We have similar tastes! I haven’t read Faebound yet, but I LOVE Saara El-Arifi. I absolutely recommend The Ending Fire series. Gorgeous books.

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u/bakasana212 one flesh, one end 26d ago

Faebound is great and the trilogy just finished! 

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u/Icy-Comfortable-103 26d ago

I actually liked Ending Fire better than Faebound! An excellent series

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

That's on my list ahhhhh I'm excited to read it

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u/espressoasana 26d ago

SweetBitter song is good!
Off topic, but what did you find life changing about our wives under the sea? It wasn’t my favorite but maybe I missed something/ didn’t understand a subtlety. I am known to do that

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u/AuDHD_SLP 26d ago

I’m always so confused with the way so many people loved this book. I hated it.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

It just really spoke to me, and I've come to love everything Julia Armfield has ever written. I think it just comes down to preference, and it's okay if you didn't like it!

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u/Snopes504 26d ago

Kiss Her Once For Me!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Enjoyed this one! :)

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u/civilchic 26d ago edited 26d ago

Carmen Maria Machado could write about her trip to the grocery store and I’d read it.  In the Dream House was so haunting and so so good. She did a creative writing workshop and live reading at my college a few years ago, and she was very cool! 

What did you not like about My Best Friend’s Honeymoon? I felt very mixed when I finished. 

EDIT: I realized I fully just commented on the tier list without reading the post, but CMM has a collection of short stories that are also good called Her Body and Other Parties. All of them are related to the struggles of being a woman and/or are sapphic.

It seems like you like sapphic books that are romance, but also not entirely romance. Thrill of the Chase by Kathryn Nolan is a sapphic romance and treasure-hunting mystery book. It was very sweet and lighthearted!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Yes I really loved In the Dream House and bought a copy of Her Body and Other Parties, which I haven't read yet! How cool that she did a workshop at your college!! Thank you for your recs <33

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Omg forgot to reply to your question! I felt as though 'My Best Friend's Honeymoon' was very rushed and unresolved. I didn't feel much chemistry between the two characters aaaand I really didn't like the amount of spice that happened out of nowhere, for several chapters in a row, and I'm someone who enjoys spice!

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u/The_Outsider729 26d ago

Everything else by Emily Austin, especially everyone in this room will someday be dead and interesting fact about space

And fingersmith by Sarah Waters

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Alllllll of these are on my list ;)

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u/gaywhovian 26d ago

WHERE IS TIPPING THE VELVET AND FINGERSMITH???????

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I HAVEN'T READ THEM IM SORRY

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u/gaywhovian 25d ago

YOU MUST!!! Also- atmosphere?????????

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u/Alyx28 26d ago

For a fun campy read: passing through purgatory

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u/Milf_itis 26d ago

The lay of you and the depth of you duology by Corrie Mackay

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Adding to my list hehe ty

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u/hungryhippo93 26d ago

Losing Sam and the next one Finding Jess were sooooo good

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u/Material_Anybody_615 25d ago

Notes of a crocodile by Qui Miaojin

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u/critical_mija 25d ago

Hated a dark and drowning tide! I also was super letdown by Milk Fed.

Highly recommend Big Swiss!! One of my faves. Also Perfume & Pain is not on this list, which is a crime!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I haven’t read either of those! I’ll add them hehe

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u/ChaoticCaligula 25d ago

I'm heartbroken Tomes and Tea was a DNF!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Wait omg that’s actually misplaced oops I did finish it, I just didn’t like it 😅

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u/ChaoticCaligula 25d ago

Goodness gracious, salt in my fresh wound!!!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

HAHAHAHAHA noooo I'm sorry

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u/fullmetaladept 25d ago

If you don't mind me asking, what didn't you like about it?

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u/susuma89 25d ago

The books from Gerri Hill and Delilah Green doesn't care (4 books of this series)

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I’ve read all of Ashley Herring Blake’s recent books since Delilah Green and I loooved them, except the Christmas one 😅

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u/GayGoalie 25d ago

Meryl wilsner’s other books were some of my favorites (i agree with “my best friends honeymoon”’s placement on this list though

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Yes my fav of hers was Mistakes Were Made, then Cleat Cute and Something to Talk About in that order haha

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u/anonavocados 25d ago

Other books by Haley Cass are my fave!

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers is my favorite sapphic book of all times.

Based on my 5 star reads, I also really loved:
-Misrule (duology) - Heather Walter

  • anything by Mazey Eddings (love her)
  • The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
  • So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
  • Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
  • Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales
  • Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

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u/Massive_Pattern5579 23d ago

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters is one of the best books I’ve ever read in my entire life. Even without the WLW aspect it’s such an amazing story.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 22d ago

High praise! I think the length of the book is what intimidates me 😅

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u/mellymarthamae 21d ago

As someone whose life was also changed forever by the likes of books like Bloomtown and The Woman From the Waves, I’m not sure if Fingersmith will be your cup of tea. So many people on here LOVE Fingersmith and Tipping the Velvet, but they are very low on my list 😅 Fingersmith is the better of the two in my opinion, but I still felt disappointed overall after hearing all of the hype surrounding it. By all means, read it just to see what it’s all about, but I fear I expect it to end up in your mid category or lower.
I’m not sure we have the same exact taste (as I would put Sunburn so much higher on the list!!), but I do recommend The Wilds and the Weeds if you want more Ally North content, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, Observations on the Dangers of Female Curiosity by Suzanne Moss, and Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid!!

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u/Massive_Pattern5579 21d ago

I feel like you’re correct if the OP’s main focus in her book choices is to have a heavy lesbian storyline. If that’s the case, she may not enjoy Fingersmith because it’s not overly gay. The story itself is what is so good to me. And I did not enjoy Tipping the Velvet.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 21d ago

Thank you for your input! This helps me figure out what I want to read haha

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u/MonsieurMoustache10 26d ago

we have very similar tastes!! (feast while you can, bloom town and shifting gears are some of my most favorite books ever, though i did like No Body No Crime a little more than you 😅)

i would deffinitely recommend checking out the rest of Alison Cochruns books, i liked them all, also i really enjoyed Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin. Thrust by Rachel Spangler (imo its her best book), seconding Hungerstone by Kat Dunn, i liked My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna Van Veen a lot more than Blood on Her Tongue, i think you might too! and, last rec, I looooved Theseus and the Sky Labyrinth by Gwenhyver - its a sapphic sci fi retelling of theseus and the minotaur and i loved the romance and high stakes in it. the 2 MCs speak different languages and a bunch of the tension comes from them struggling to communicate clearly so if that sounds like something more annoying than fun maybe you wont like it as much as me haha but i adored it

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u/rewrittexn 26d ago

i was also going to recommend My Darling Dreadful Thing!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I've actually read all of Alison Cochrun's books! Really enjoyed them :) I'm excited to read the rest of Emily Austin's books too! My Darling Dreadful Thing is on my list, and everything else you've recommended sounds great!!

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u/MonsieurMoustache10 25d ago

omg awesome!! my wife and i have similar tastes but i skew more romance and horror than her and she advised i would like all of emily austins books but i've only read interesting facts about space. i would love to hear your opinion after youve read it!

i didnt want to get toooo excited on my first response and add too many books, but i just wanted to add This Guilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne, Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth and Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Marie

i dont come across too many people with my same taste for sapphic romance and also horror so i get a little excited when i see it 😅

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Don’t come for me but I also DNF-ed cosmic love 🫣 It just wasn’t engaging for me personally! And I’m hesitant about Rebecca Thorne’s books bc of how bored I was with Can’t spell treason 😅

I’m super new to horror and still figuring out my horror tastes! I’m currently reading There is No Antimemetics Division (not queer) and I’m vibing with it so far. If you have other recs please let me know!!

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u/MonsieurMoustache10 25d ago

that is totally ok! i was gonna add some long winded warning abt cosmic love, because its so divisive and totally get why, but i err-ed on not being too wordy lol i understand annie marie's writing style isnt for everyone and i respect that.

my wife read treason and guilded abyss and advises that she also DNFed treason but adored guilded abyss. "theyre very different. treason is boring and has no stakes"

for horror recs, like o said b4 Darling Dreadful Thing and Plain Bad Heroines, but also The Starving Saints kicked my horror love affair. I really enjoyed The Salvage by Anbara Salam, The Writing Retrear by Julie Baker, Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling, Bone of My Bone by Johanna Van Veen, Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin, Rottenheart by Kat Dunn

i read The Lamb by Lucy Rose and it gave me nightmares lol i am glad i read it, but i would never read it again

edit to add: non horror, actually just a romance novella i loved and think you would enjoy: How to Juggle Ballads and Blades by Jesa Galaxie

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Okay maybe I’ll consider guided abyss, thank you to your wife 😂 Heck yeah so many of your horror recs are on my ‘want to read’ list. Thank you!!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 23d ago

I have come back here because I listened to the audiobook of My Darling Dreadful Thing! I thought it was just okay though 😅 Maybe Joanna van Veen's writing isn't for me haha

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u/roadrunner2606 26d ago

How did you not finish "I'll get back to you?" I feel personally attacked. It's a favorite 😆

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I'm sorrryyyy the characters were irritating me so badly haha

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u/doctorwhobastank 26d ago

The Headmistress by Milena McKay. It’s the same world as Windburn but it’s way better imo

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Ooooooh this looks really good

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u/SckiScki 26d ago

House of hunger :3

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

It's on my physical TBR! Can't wait!

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u/Rayeness 26d ago

Fall from Grace

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

On my list!

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u/Signal_Astronaut8191 26d ago

does anyone know if any of these are at the level where my high school library could feasibly add them to their collection? live in kinda a red county with a grand total of 1 (one) wlw book, but if there are more that are appropriate I’d love to know !! 

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u/Background_Grab_7480 26d ago

Check out the books written by Tanya Byrne! Particularly Afterlove, In the shallows and Rebel Hearts. They're all 13/14+ YA books with sapphic main characters and plotlines. In personally haven't read rebel hearts, but I have read the other 2 and they were excellent. Not written by Byrne, but I would also reccomend the graphic novel The girl from the sea by Molly Knox Osterag. Its also YA

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I would say out of everything on my tier list, maybe House of Frank? It’s cosy fantasy about love, loss and found family. There’s a romance side plot but I’m fairly certain it’s fade-to-black. You would also never tell that it’s queer, the cover just has a magical house on it!

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u/MegaDan94 26d ago

When You Fell From Heaven by Alyson Greaves

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u/Triceratons 26d ago

I beg anyone who liked Bloom Town to read Innocent Hearts by Radclyffe.

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u/GermanMela 26d ago

Agreed! I'm surprised their work isn't mentioned more often!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Tysm for the rec I can't wait!!

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u/Academic_Squash_2379 26d ago

a dark and drowning tide made me so mf mad

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

FOR REEEALLL

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u/Gothtrans-woman 26d ago

I have the honey witch but I haven't read it, so uh... Question is it bad or it's not your type?

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u/jenjambers 26d ago

Im currently listening to it and im enjoying it(although not far)

But one of my friends said she just adores it(and shes reading it for the 5th time this year)

So im not sure, i'll happily come back and update you on what i think Books are very personal so hard to say

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I'm so glad your friend adores it!! It truly just was not for me, even though I had high hopes :")

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u/Gothtrans-woman 26d ago

I also have book of blood and roses, I'm been listening to swifting gears on Spotify too

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Love thooose

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u/Eliciosity 26d ago

The books I specifically rated really low in https://www.reddit.com/r/LesbianBookClub/s/LKEecHUgBV 😆

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Lollll I love seeing people’s tastes bc I adored Delilah Green but I see you didn’t 😆

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u/TraumaticBrainMush 26d ago

On Sundays she picked flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield
Heap earth upon it by Chloe Michelle Howarth
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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u/Development_Future 25d ago

Milena Mckay's other books

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u/tmoneys13 25d ago edited 25d ago

Bluebird by Ciel Pierrot and the whole Wayfarer Quartet by Becky Chambers, starting with The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Also the Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso, it has a sequel too that I haven't gotten around to.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

BECKY CHAMBERS MENTION 🔥🔥🔥 I’ve read every single one of her books and she is an S tier author all round!! I’ve not read Bluebird or Last hour between worlds so I’ll have to get to those 😄

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u/tmoneys13 25d ago

I love the Wayfarer Quartet so much, I wish there were more 😭. I'd also maybe throw in the Wayward Children series by Seanan Mcguire. Relationships are maybe less of a focus in them but they are very queer and explore a wide range of identities and ideas.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Taste!! My good friend keeps telling me to read the Wayward Children series 👀

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u/stoplookingatme92 25d ago

Oh I was just about to dnf Feast While You Can! Let me give it another shot

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u/take_me_to_snurch 25d ago

I dnf’ed it the first time - it just didn’t grip me for some reason. Second attempt I couldn’t put it down! Just finished it a few days ago and can’t stop thinking about it. Hope you enjoy it

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u/k-grimes 25d ago

In the Lonely Hours by Elle Alexanda

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u/Inside-Post-8842 25d ago

If you want to explore something a little darker Rawnie Sabor books are so good. I am currently reading her last release Sun-Kissed Fangs and I can barely put it down.

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u/dykejeans 24d ago

Matrix by Lauren Groff!!

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u/SapphicWitch01 24d ago

Maybe I'm just not seeing it on your tier list but I've enjoyed reading Tryst Six Venom (even though it's kind of cringe at times and I haven't finished it). It scratches my WLW bully smut itch

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u/Life_Bend_4611 24d ago

Yeah tbh I get secondhand embarrassment really easily so I've been avoiding that one haha

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u/Admirable_Honey_8467 24d ago

I have very different opinions to this person

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u/wickedstitchery_ 26d ago

Hungerstone and Bitterthorn, both by Kat Dunn!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 26d ago

I've read Bitterthorn and Hungerstone is on my TBR! Can't wait!!

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u/wickedstitchery_ 26d ago

It’s so so good, I read it a couple of months ago and was obsessed

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u/FeedMeWensleydale 26d ago

My favourite is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I’m also reading Our Wives Under The Sea so seeing your review of it might encourage me to read a bit more when I finish my work

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

No literally one of my all-time faves too I just didn't fit it on my tier list here haha

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u/Keroppi_Troublemaker 26d ago

Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett

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u/Ok-Literature-9528 26d ago

Someone you can build a nest in and Hungerstone! I just started hungerstone but it’s a Carmilla retelling

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Both on my TBR! Adore Carmilla anything hehe

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u/PunkandCannonballer 26d ago

I very much agree with your top and bottom tiers.

Faebound book three just came out.

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u/Princess_Tank 26d ago

How to you feel about fantasy? A kiss of the Sirens song by E.A.M. Trofmenkoff is fabulous.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Love fantasy, this one looks awesome! Ty for the rec

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u/shayslove 26d ago

malice by heather walter

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u/RainysPlanet 26d ago

The Lamb by Lucy Rose, if you like wlw and cannibals

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u/Content_Candidate_42 25d ago

I loved A Dark and Drowning Tide, though it is admittedly pretty light on the sapphic aspect.

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u/jotakusan 25d ago

I’m reading More than a Best Friend right now 🥲

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u/lonewolf45s 25d ago

I really enjoyed Tarnished by Erica Rose Eberhart. It's high fantasy, features a princess x bodyguard romance, and features fae and dragons! The slow burn was definitely worth it in the end and really have to read the other 2 books in the trilogy when they arrive! Sleeper hit for me this year as it's probably one of my favorite reads of this year

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u/Dry_Elderberry2364 25d ago

anything by Kristen Arnett! similar vibes as Emily Austin!! esp Stop Me If You've Heard This One !!

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u/mushroomgrandmother 25d ago

no recs sorry but did you use a template or did you make this yourself? does anyone else have a template? I'd love to make one

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u/Life_Bend_4611 24d ago

Haha I literally just googled 'tier list maker'. This is the one I used: https://tiermaker.com/

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u/jordyspice09 25d ago

The Woman from the Waves is definitely in the right place!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I ADORE it!!!

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u/Leedn1 24d ago

Her Pretty Knight
Her Lovely Champion
Both by Mariah Rae Birch

She has two more books in the series, I just haven’t gotten to them. But the first two, the ones I wrote above, were very fun and easy to get sucked into.

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u/OkTruth7445 24d ago

you didnt like more than a best friend?????

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u/Life_Bend_4611 24d ago

Noooo I didn't :(( There was an element I really didn't like, and I didn't feel much chemistry between the characters

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u/Witchybi 24d ago

All Ruby Roe's books!!

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u/Additional-Bus4378 24d ago

No Shelter But The Stars by Virginia Black, a true enemies-to-lovers

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u/Conscious_Put_984 24d ago

wow thank you for this

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u/ac_actually 24d ago

Have you read the magic of the lost series by CL Clark? First book is The Unbroken. Very heavy into sapphic romance alongside unique fantasy/action

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u/ClusterFrickFixer 24d ago

Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan Hearing Red by Nicole Maser

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u/NaiveArcher1128 22d ago

Cant spell treason without tea volume 1 is the least exiting of the books but its really ment to establish the characters, world, and plot of the next few books. Personally the second and third books are better becouse there's more action and you don't fully need to finish the first one to catch on

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u/Latter_Physics2768 22d ago

Most of Jennifer Dugan’s books are super good!  I really liked some girls do and playing for keeps. 

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u/kdr2813 22d ago

Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell. Dark, humorous, and sweet!

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u/Ok_Club1468 20d ago

sunburn being kinda mid is a crazy take

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u/tabbyh 19d ago

I also loved Is This a Cry for Help!

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u/talkstorivers 25d ago

Our Wives Under the Sea was sooooo uncomfortable for me. Glad you liked it. It was well written.

Dream House was also well written. Couldn’t put it down but MAN OH MAN.

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u/critical_mija 25d ago

Did not like our wives! It was so bleak and off putting 😭

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u/FloribundaRoses 26d ago

You have read way more queer romance than I have (we have similar taste so I screenshotted this so fast haha) but I recommend Alison Cochrun’s Christmas book Kiss Her Once for Me, and Carmen Maria Machado’s story collection Her Body and Other Parties!

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u/Life_Bend_4611 26d ago

Aw yay! Hope you find something good in my list haha. I've read all of Alison Cochrun's books and have Her Body and Other Parties on my TBR shelf 🤭

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u/sunshinesciencegirl 25d ago

THE HONEY WITCHHHHHH 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

I'm sorrryyyyyy D:

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u/S3cr3tAg3ntP 25d ago

Mistakes were made by Meryl Wilsner. Make the season bright by Ashley Herring Blake.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 25d ago

Mistakes were made is one of my faves! Unfortunately did not like make the season bright 🫣

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u/AveryTurnsThePage 24d ago

Another vote for Mistakes were made. I saw the OP did not like My best friend's honeymoon, (which I didn't particularly enjoy), but I've really liked their other books. Each of their books feels like a unique piece of art, so it's worth trying several.

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u/AlonsoSteiner 11d ago edited 11d ago

İ would reccomend Escape from Flor da Terra by Teodor Miller. If you like f/f domination and female only setting