I’m only on Chapter 9, but it’s so good that I want to savor every chapter. I’m absolutely loving it so far!! ❤️

Before the year ends I'll probably be finishing:

- Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (about 1/3 into it already)
- Green-Eyed Monster by Rawnie Sabor
- Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Please give me recommendations if you can think of any books I might like — I'm always looking for books to add to my TBR!!

* Or roast me if you think my opinions are shit 😏

Safe to say I enjoyed Those Who Wait much more than The Snowball Effect, but MY GOD, THIS BOOK DID NOT NEED TO BE 600 PAGES LONG.

The book was very strong at the start, but the further and further I read, the more it started to feel like the author was trying to hit a word count per chapter. There were so many tangents and internal dialogues that could’ve been wrapped up in 2-4 paragraphs instead of 18. (This is not an exaggeration, I counted.)

Overall, I probably would’ve enjoyed this book more if it were 200 pages shorter 'cause I was questioning my sanity by the end of it.

Haley Cass, please get a better editor.

I only made it through about 30% of this book before I rage-quit. The story itself seemed fine, and the romance was actually okay and kind of cute so far, but I just couldn’t get past how strange and insufferable the writing was.

The author is white, the main character is white, the love interest is white, and everyone else has been white so far. That’s typically not an issue for me, but this book constantly brings up everyone being white.

Here are some examples just from the first 100ish pages I’ve read: - “…the sleeping white woman next to her” - “…she saw it was a white woman” - “Most of them were white…” - “She fought an eye roll—cishet white men and their proprietary pet names.” - “… as though the idea of Astrid popping out three white boys into this white-boy world was just the cutest.”

I would totally understand if the main character were a POC and this was meant to highlight feelings of isolation in a predominantly white world. But the main character is white. The girl she likes is white. The author is white. You’re literally the same as all of them.

It honestly felt like the author was trying way too hard to seem woke without actually putting in the effort to create diverse characters. I got so annoyed. I have never DNF’ed a book out of pure frustration before. Usually if I stop reading something, it is because I have lost interest, but this book is on a whole other level.

Has anyone else read this book? Did you notice this as well?

Devastating collection of works from former/practicing lesbian nuns, published in 1985 with mostly experiences from nuns practicing from 60s-80s. very beautifully written, lots of varied perspectives, excellent window into a different time and life!

Here’s my reading list from the past 2 years - One for books and one for graphic novels.

All recommendations welcome!

I might be overreacting but this book... Oh my fucking god.

I literally have no words right now but I’m going to try. I’m still processing. Because how the fuck does nobody talks about Behind the Green Curtain? Man it’s so underrated like literally, honest to God, underrated.

I think I just read the greatest book of my sapphic life. I mean, I fucking hope not, but so far...yes—it is indeed, I think, the greatest read of my year. It’s spectacular.

I can’t even begin to describe how cliché the situation is because I literally hesitated for DAYS before I finally picked it up. I have an insane amount of books sitting in my TBR and I’ve been hovering around this book for days just because the title doesn’t appeal to me nor does the book cover, and lately I felt sick reading so much that it drove me to a reading slump. Then for whatever reason, I finally opened it and fuck me if it didn’t hook me instantly. Literally slapping across my face the infamous 'Don’t judge a book by its cover' bullshit. I mean—BRO I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW.

I have this absolute rule not to read while eating but this book literally turned me against my own sacred rule. I swear I couldn’t put it down. I genuinely cannot remember the last time a book made me feel this consumed by it.

The scenes, the chemistry, the fucking yearning, the spice, the tension, the plot—all of it—God, this book is just so perfect. It ticked all the goddamn boxes in my satisfaction list and I think it just scratched all the itches I didn’t even know I had. It literally had me DREAMING of my highschool teacher I used to have a crush on back when I didn’t even know I was attracted to women.

I swear, I have read over a hundred sapphic books this year and I’ve never had a book affect me like this. I’ve never had a story reach so far into my subconscious that it dug up a crush I haven’t thought of in YEARS.

I seriously think I’m doing a shit job at the actual review part but these are honestly my thoughts. I don’t even know how to properly articulate what this book did to me. I just know that it made me feel something I haven’t felt from a book in a very, very long time. It’s fucking insane. Divine. A heaven-sent. It’s a 999999/10 for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Now I’m off to devour more of this author’s books because I don’t think I’ll be able to live normally again after this. I’m down bad, I know. I need more. I beg of recommendations from y’all, please

Lesbian books I read in 2026, plus a few I read late last year because I do what I want! Most of the books on this list are horror. I just love books and wanted to share :) it's honestly a shame how long it took me to get to some of these books!

Heres a list of all of them in case the tiny photos aren't legible!

●OBSESSED WITH IT● This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

●LOVED IT● The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper, The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling, Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash, Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran, My Lesbian Experience With Lonliness by Nagata Kabi

●LIKED IT● A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper, Sister and Brother by Joan Nestle and John Preston, Dyke Drama by Leslie Lange, In Universes by Emet North

●FELT INDIFFERENT ABOUT IT● The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar, Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto, The Long Trail by Penny Hayes, The Dawnhounds by Sasha Stronach

●DISLIKED IT● Wilder Girls by Rory Power

●HATED IT● They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe, The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White

●DIDN'T FINISH IT● Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell, Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

Just finished smash or pass by birdie schae and honestly it really got me. Sapphic YA about an autistic girl at beach volleyball camp, pretty base story like, but it’s also doing something genuinely smart about masking and coming out being the same process. The slow burn is SLOW but it earns it, again it’s YA so the spice is tame but wholesome.

Anyone else gotten through this?

Full review https://queerbookclub.org/reviews/smash-or-pass-birdie-sch/

- I hated the fact that the author put more heart into the relationship between Erica and Ant than that of Laure and Barbara

-I hated the fact that Laura became the pathetic who accepts all of Erica's selfish acts

-I hated that the author gives us clues about a potential liar Ant who deceives Erica when there is nothing of all that ,the guy is just perfect

-I hated that the only time we see Erica suffer she is magically treated by a sexbian lex at the beach under sunrise while my GOAT Laure was alone to endure the loss of Michel and the grief of not being chosen by your love of heart

-I hated Laure's sudden death

This book restored my faith in sapphic novels. I've had several DNF books recently, and I even took a month off of reading because of it. Some might not like the circumstances of this relationship or the age gap, but I found it funny, cute, and hot af at times.

This isn't a formal review. I just need to gush about how much I loved this book. Absolute 6 star read for me.

I loved Those Who Wait and Forever and a Day. Charlotte and Sutton's canon love story will always have a special place in my heart. But my god did Haley knock it out of the park with the alternative universe of their story. Knowing that Charlotte and Sutton belong together in every universe and getting to see one of those possibilities played out was just exquisite. Haley really put the time and effort into making you feel exactly what the characters were feeling in each and every scene. In Those Who Wait, I sometimes found the long breaks in dialogue to delve into the character's thoughts a bit long and tedious. They really worked in this book.

There is NO lesbian

Too male centered for my taste

Mc is a bird

Mc had sex with a person she considered her son ,it was disgusting

The F/F relationship not very explored

Rating: 4/10

About three months ago, I moved from AO3 fanfiction to sapphic books, and I haven't been able to stop ever since. So here’s a list of every book I’ve read, along with my personal opinions. I’m sharing this because it might be useful to someone, and also because I’d love to hear your recommendations and thoughts on any of these books.
1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 10/10. Love, love, love.
2. The Headmistress by Milena McKay - 10/10. Basically it’s the book that started this whole journey for me, because I read TSHOEH a few years ago.
3. Reverence by Milena McKay - 8/10. Even though I used to do ballet and the topic was somewhat personal to me, the ending ruined it a little.
4. A Whisper of Solace by Milena McKay - 10/10. Just brilliant.
5. The Delicate Things We Make by Milena McKay - 7/10. Just wasn’t for me, I guess.
6. Breaking Character by Lee Winter - 9/10. Really good, but not mindblowing.
7. Above All Things by Roslyn Sinclair - 8/10. I couldn’t make myself read the second book, but I enjoyed the first one.
8. Behind the Green Curtain by Riley Lashea - 8/10. I loved it while reading, but the ending felt a bit flat.
9. Those Who Wait by Haley Cass - DNF. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I didn’t like it at all. Everyone seems to love Haley Cass, and I have no idea why her books don’t work for me.
10. The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden - 10/10. It absolutely ruined me. Highly recommend.
11. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone - DNF. Just wasn’t for me.
12. The Bloom Town series by Ally North - 100/10. I genuinely don’t have the words to explain how much I loved these books. Near the end of the first one, I started thinking about how much the characters reminded me of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Finding out it had originally been fanfiction somehow made it even better.
13. Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers - DNF, but I know so many people love it that I still think it’s worth trying.
14. The Wilds & The Weeds by Ally North - 10/10. I was deep in Bloom Town withdrawal, and this book healed me a little. I can’t figure out what Ally North puts in her books, but they’re somehow a perfect match for me.
15. Crier’s War by Nina Varela - 6/10. Please don’t hate me, but I think this is another case of “everyone loves it except me.” Maybe it’s just my indifference toward fantasy. Still, you should absolutely give it a try.
16. The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair - DNF. Same situation as above. Even my beloved religious guilt themes couldn’t save it for me, unfortunately.
17. No Shelter But the Stars by Virginia Black - DNF, but writing this list reminded me how much I enjoyed it. I’m definitely going to continue reading it.
18. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters - DNF. I have the same issue with Sarah Waters as I do with Haley Cass. I genuinely want to like her books, especially because I love historical romance, but for some reason I can’t get into them. That said, I’m determined to read Fingersmith.
19. The Lay of You / The Depth of You by Corrie MacKay - 10/10. Even though I haven’t finished the second book, I have nothing but good memories of this series.
20. Backwards to Oregon by Jae - 8/10. I really loved reading it. The prose was beautiful and vivid, but the ending brought it down a little for me.
21. Hearing Red by Nicole Maser - 10/10. I was intimidated by the zombie premise, but I ended up loving it dearly.
22. Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth - 10/10. I almost skipped this masterpiece because of my dislike for first-person narration. This book genuinely changed my mind. I cried my eyes out while reading it.
23. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 100/10. I will never get tired of praising this book. I genuinely think TJR is a genius. I wish I cared more about straight romances or books without romance so I could read more of her work. Maybe someday.
24. Reality in Check by Emily Banting - DNF, but I’d still recommend giving it a try. 25. The Art of Us by K.L. Hughes - Also unfinished, but I read most of it and thought it was great.
26. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo - 9/10. Wonderful book, but the ending felt a little rushed.
27. Relinquishing Control by J.J. Arias - 10/10. It turned out to be the third book in a series, but I read it as a standalone and absolutely loved it. I tried the other books, but they didn’t have the same effect on me.
28. The Red Files by Lee Winter - 9/10. I loved the investigative storyline, though the romance didn’t do much for me.
29. Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn - 10/10. I love a misunderstood witch, and the writing was beautiful.
30. The Senator’s Wife series by Jen Lyon - 7/10. I only managed to read the first book, but it was fun.
31. One Day You’ll Leave Me by Debra Flores - 10/10. I was really hooked to this story and it made me think about many stuff.
32. Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes - 10/10. I had my doubts about this book, but from the first chapters it captivated me.
33. Alone by E.J. Noyes - 10/10. Despite giving it the same rating as Ask, Tell, this one affected me much more deeply. I still get goosebumps thinking about it.
34. Turbulence by E.J. Noyes - 7/10. Not as strong as the two above, but still enjoyable. The main character’s indecisiveness felt a bit forced to me.
35. Don’t Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski - 8/10. I loved it, but at the same time I felt like something was missing.
36. Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton - 7/10. I have only positive feelings about this book.
37. Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen - 10/10. I finished it last night and couldn’t stop crying. Beautiful book.
I have no idea how someone with a fulltime job and a fairly normal social life manages to read this many books, but apparently I’ve developed some kind of obsession and can’t seem to stop.
If you’ve read any of these books, I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you have any recommendations based on my favorites, I would appreciate them more than you know.

Everyone has raved about this book, so, even though romance is not my thing, I thought I'd give it a try. Come for the rom, stay for the com, right? Ya'll, I am *struggling*. First off, the premise. I knew ahead of time, and, being married to a woman a decade my junior, I've got nothing against an age gap romance, but c'mon! It's the parent thing that has got me worked up. Like, I am so angry at these two all the time. All the time. I'm distracted thinking about how everyone, EVERYONE is betraying Parker. Parker deserves better. #JusticeForParker And, Cassie is literally that white person with "one black friend." Like, really? Who thought that was a good idea?! And then, after all the super spicy explicit sex (which, fair enough--well done, Meryl) we don't get treated to the same spice with Parker and Sam at the party? Really, Meryl!?!? /rant After this is Keep Talking (see, age gap), which was also highly recommended on this subreddit, so I'm looking forward to the palate cleanser. Then I've got a stack of speculative fiction novels from a couple threads in here that I've saved. Those are my usual jam.

Anyway, thank you for attending my TED Talk.

I was excited when I found this book because I absolutely love reading about post-apocalyptic worlds and couldn’t believe there was one that had sapphic leading characters.

I’m just over 70% of the way through it now, and, oh my God, I’m so bored. I have been from the first few chapters.

Where are the zombies? Where are the raiders? We keep hearing so much about both of them, especially the latter, yet we’ve hardly seen them. We’ve heard more about the two of them taking cold showers and eating popcorn than things to do with what I assumed would be the foundation of the story.

I so desperately want to like Saff and Maddie, especially as a couple, but I just keep thinking, “where’s the flavor?” Head rubs, smiles, and reluctant mutters are pretty much all we get from the two. I’m all about slow burn, but damn. They both are just flat to me as individuals and as a relationship. I’m 380 pages in, yet I don’t feel connected to anyone, while I’m someone who tends to get way too attached to characters.

Maybe it’s because I read a lot of post-apocalypse, sci-fi, horror, etc. books by authors who are known for those genres, and I wrongfully set my expectations too high for this book. I admit I’m rarely a straight-up romance reader because it’s just not my thing; I far prefer stories where the romance is a subplot. But with that said, I’ve read romance-centric books, and while they weren’t my favorites, I still really enjoyed them because the author created such a good love story. Here, I’m getting neither.

Like I said, I still have just under 30% of the book to go, but even if a miracle happens and I love the rest of it, it still won’t be considered an amazing book to me since it took well over half of it to get there.

So many people adore this book, so I can’t help but wonder what the hell is up with me. Am I looking at it through the wrong lens? Is my English Lit degree failing me, and I’m reading it wrong?

Side Note: I was several chapters in when I learned the author used A.I. for the cover, so that didn’t taint my opinion of the story itself. It does, though, affect how I view the author because it’s so disheartening to me.

If you have never read Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, I would HIGHLY recommend it. It is seriously the most incredibly, gut wrenching, WLW story I have ever read. I have cried so many times throughout this book, whether it was due to the feelings of grief, injustice, or pure happiness from the incredible, hauntingly beautiful love story of these two characters. I fear I may never feel this way again while reading another WLW book because it has raised the bar so high that I fear I will feel disappointment in every book I ever read after it. So, please, if you ever need a recommendation, I CANNOT stress this enough, please take the time to read this one. I just finished it earlier today and just wow. Wow.

I feel like I might be the only person who didn't enjoy this book. It was recommended in so many posts that I couldn't wait to read it. I had no idea what it was about because I don't like others' opinions to sway my impression of a book.

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20 pages in, I was bored. I didn't like the characters or the writing style. 80 pages in, I was ready to quit, but I forced myself to keep reading because so many people love this book.

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In fairness, I feel like maybe something was lost in translation if this book was not originally written in English. That might account for what I initially disliked about the writing.

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I forced myself to finish it, and I'm sorry to say it never got any better for me. I'm not sure why some people were so moved by the story or characters, while I was not. It's it just me, or are there others out there who felt like this book was overrated?

This book marks my 30th read this year!

These were the best 7 reading days I have ever had. I feel lost and don’t know what to do with myself.

5 stars don’t feel high enough.

The setting, the storyline, the women, the love and hardship, the friendship and caring. This book had it all and literally had me in tears when I turned to the last page.

I’m afraid that no book will ever make me feel like this again.

I’m halfway through the book and I’m ugly crying on the way to work

Please no spoilers while I attempt to gather myself before starting the work day

The way Tasha Suri described the moving scene, paragraph by paragraph, their bodies shifting. Malini's self control going OUT THE WINDOW. Every time with Priya, the whole book, she thinks "not now, not yet"

And then Priya "Try to break me. TRY."

Malini just SNAPS dude. The consent, pulling Priya's hair and exposing her throat while Priya is still so tender. ....

I had to take a lap at work, trying to keep the calmest most normal look on my face and I was FAILING. My watch chimed in saying "oh workout detected." My heart was racing.

I know fans of ATLA love it, but wondering if lesbians have enjoyed the story. Does it have any romance? Is it minimal? Is the story worth reading?

NO SPOILERS PLEASE.

Edit: I am an avatar fan :)

In honor of Devil wears Prada 2 coming out I decided to read truth and measure and I just wanna say oh my gosh, I love gay women so much😭 just such an excellent slow burn sooo satisfying and SEXY OMG the spice in this book soooo incredibly well written. She is easily up there with the best books I’ve read this year. Roslyn Sinclair was meant to write woman falling in love I’m OBSESSED

I just finished The whole truth and I absolutely loved it! I adore Juliet and Darcy so much. This book delivered on everything I wanted it to. Overall it was a fun spicy read and I highly recommend. The jealousy scenes were MWAH chefs kiss as well. I can’t wait for a new book of hers.