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Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
4.5
i love lesbian love in the face of deep emotional pain!!
i just wish the ending had been a bit more fleshed out because the build up had been so good but then it felt a bit rushed. don’t let that distract you from an excellent sapphic love story though
i just wish the ending had been a bit more fleshed out because the build up had been so good but then it felt a bit rushed. don’t let that distract you from an excellent sapphic love story though
Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe
4.0
i really wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as i did - i started reading with the expectations of a light, cute romance novel, but then pretty quickly was hit with a much more ‘real’ story of mental illness, grief, disability, mother-daughter relationships, etc.
tess sharpe has a lovely way of weaving together an interesting storyline with much darker themes and complicated characters, which i really enjoy
tess sharpe has a lovely way of weaving together an interesting storyline with much darker themes and complicated characters, which i really enjoy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
very sweet book, an easy read that i nearly finished in one sitting. bonus points for hayley kiyoko and also a happy ending for wlw
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
i will come back when my attention span is better </3 i was really enjoying
I fell in love with hope by Lancali
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
as soon as i read ‘if i gave you the ending you wanted, you wouldn’t remember it,’ i knew that i wouldn’t make it out of this book in one piece
The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
sapphic mythological retellings my beloved <3
i did enjoy this book, but there was just not enough on the actual development of the relationship between brynhild and gudrun for me to really become invested in them.
also loved loved loved the conflict between odin, freyja and hel and the exploration of the different afterlives and worlds. i could have read an entire book focused on brynhild creating and negotiating her new afterlife as well as her relationships with the other valkyries.
the ideas in this book were so cool but i feel like the best ones were just crammed into the last few chapters, which is a bit of a disservice to the beauty of the story heartfield’s telling
i did enjoy this book, but there was just not enough on the actual development of the relationship between brynhild and gudrun for me to really become invested in them.
the ideas in this book were so cool but i feel like the best ones were just crammed into the last few chapters, which is a bit of a disservice to the beauty of the story heartfield’s telling
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
insane women my beloved <3
on a more. serious note, i loved the way this book was written. although it's not really 'light' reading; i want to go back and analyse every single story down to the barest bones of its meaning because i do not felt like i understood it enough the first time around to do machado's writing justice
on a more. serious note, i loved the way this book was written. although it's not really 'light' reading; i want to go back and analyse every single story down to the barest bones of its meaning because i do not felt like i understood it enough the first time around to do machado's writing justice
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault