3.7 ⭐️ I heard gender bent Peter Pan retelling and ran.
Was this perfect? No. Did I enjoy it? Yes.
I think whilst this story does struggle with issues 3.7 ⭐️ I heard gender bent Peter Pan retelling and ran.
Was this perfect? No. Did I enjoy it? Yes.
I think whilst this story does struggle with issues like pacing, over description in some areas, and a lack of fleshing out of characters, it really still holds a lot of magic and discussion around certain topics.
Personally I loved the conversations around misogyny and ableism surrounding the original text. In Peter Pan Hook’s Hook is seen as something to be feared and his limb difference is villainised. The women & girls were treated as homemakers and nothing more. Here Low was very attentive in not only recognising that, but giving us characters who actively fight against those tropes which I found really interesting.
It was fast paced and kept me interested but I really do wish the characters would have been fleshed out further and I held no interest in the romance. Personally I felt like the romance wasn’t needed at all, it felt a tad out of the blue.
Rep// Jordan (MC) has a limb difference, one SC is non binary. Romance featured is WLM.
Thank you to Angry Robot for providing me with a copy to honestly review!
TWs listed below.
TW// misogyny, gore & violence, strong consistent themes of drugs and addiction, withdrawal, abuse (past, briefly referenced), fire, injury....more
I didn’t expect to love this as much as I did; I believe it’s the authors first book and there werenAbsolutely adored this sapphic celebrity romance.
I didn’t expect to love this as much as I did; I believe it’s the authors first book and there weren’t tonnes of reviews so my expectations were low. Then I picked this up and quite literally DID NOT put it down. I skipped lunch. This thing was glued to my hand.
Whilst this does handle some stronger themes in their past, it’s a cute and cosy romance with a dash of drama and fake dating to keep things interesting. It felt fresh and the characters are incredibly lovable and well fleshed out.
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
TW// cheating (in past), frequent themes of addiction sobriety and alcohol, near drowning, brief mention of assault (in past), mention of a suicide attempt (in past) and discussed themes of depression. ...more
3.7 ⭐️ A great sapphic ice queen workplace romance.
This is my first read of Peterson’s and I throughly enjoyed it.
It follows a woman who takes on a 3.7 ⭐️ A great sapphic ice queen workplace romance.
This is my first read of Peterson’s and I throughly enjoyed it.
It follows a woman who takes on a job as a PA to a head of a large corporation, who is incredibly closed off emotionally. It had slight Devil Wears Prada vibes which I adored.
This one is a bit of a slow burn and was fairly low angst. It’s also an age gap romance (26 & 46.)
There is spice but there’s just a dash of it.
Rep// sapphic MC (26), sapphic MC (46.)
Set in // New York, USA
TWs listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
TW// loss of a child (past), mention of a car accident (past,) alcohol. ...more
Let’s go lesbians, let’s go! This is perfect for sapphic The Walking Dead fans.
Give me zombies, romance, and a slight enemies to lovers storyline andLet’s go lesbians, let’s go! This is perfect for sapphic The Walking Dead fans.
Give me zombies, romance, and a slight enemies to lovers storyline and I’m here for it.
I was worried that this would be too fluff / romance centric but Maser does a brilliant job of mixing romance with action that is apt for the dystopian environment.
The story kept me gripped the whole way and I breezed through it in two days. Not only is the romance this captivating slowburn but the story of survival around that was fast paced and gripping.
And yes- it even has a dash of spice.
Rep// Sapphic Asthmatic MC, Sapphic Blind MC. Romance featured is sapphic / WLW.
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
Tw// death of parent (past), parental abandonment (past), death during labour (off page), burns, fire, explosives, guns and bullet injuries, lack of access to medication in a dystopian setting, sex on page. ...more
3.8 ⭐️ A brilliant sapphic romance that looks at themes of questioning a sexuality you were previously so sure of.
This was a brilliant romance read. 3.8 ⭐️ A brilliant sapphic romance that looks at themes of questioning a sexuality you were previously so sure of.
This was a brilliant romance read. There’s an intriguing story beside the romance that had a dash of drama and angst for people that want a romance with more depth to the plot.
It was a read that leaves you feeling immersed in the setting, and Gold has a style of writing that’s a breeze to read.
For people looking for spicy romances, yes this has spice and it has multiple scenes.
Rep// Lesbian MC (29), bisexual MC (32)
Set in// Rome.
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
Tw// sexual harassment/assault (on page, including groping), attempted SA/rape (on page, interrupted before anything happens), biased / dirty cops, scenes with police, semi-public sex....more
There’s something oddly entrancing about the way he portrays Dorian’s reality and the society around him with tWilde has such a poetic way of writing.
There’s something oddly entrancing about the way he portrays Dorian’s reality and the society around him with their set standards of superficial & bourgeoisie morality. This slowly rubs off on him until he loses all sense of perception surrounding the lives of others.
There is plot there, but it mainly felt like a commentary on art and beliefs at the times.
I did mark it down because regardless of how good Wilde’s writing was, there were multiple instances of blatant antisemitism in the portrayal of the featured Jewish character.
Tw// death, murder, antisemitic character portrayal / tropes....more
Even if you don’t typically reach for poetry I can’t recommend this enough. Every piece in this is ju‘Their laws are daggers. Their laws are hungry.’
Even if you don’t typically reach for poetry I can’t recommend this enough. Every piece in this is just as impactful as the last, and explores the harm faced by Palestinians at the hands of the IOF and Israel. Both during the times of the Nakba and up to more recent events.
Tw// colonialism, theft of land, harm to Palestinians at the hands of IOF, displacement, harm of children and adults, murder of children and adults, burning, bombing, military occupation, trauma, mentions of torture (surrounding real life events.)...more
If you’re looking for something low angst with themes of first attraction and later in life coming out 3.8 ⭐️ This was seriously cute sapphic romance.
If you’re looking for something low angst with themes of first attraction and later in life coming out this is for you. Coming out was handled so well in this, as was the lack of pressure surrounding labels.
An ex pro athlete meets high school basketball coach romance with a dash of spice that will have you smiling so much.
Rep/ Lesbian MC ( who lives with chronic migraines and occasional depression), Sapphic & questioning demi MC, non binary SC, Gay SC, Sapphic SCs. Central relationship is WLW / Sapphic.
Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy for review.
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want spoilers.
TW// sick pet, illness (migraines and depression), alcohol, coming out themes, sex on page (masturbation, oral and fingering)...more
Why does this romanticise sexual assault as a basis for starting relationships? Eeeeek.
This was the first manga by this publisher I didn’t enjoy. NorWhy does this romanticise sexual assault as a basis for starting relationships? Eeeeek.
This was the first manga by this publisher I didn’t enjoy. Normally their Yuri have been really solid but this one was sadly a nope for me.
Some shorts in this anthology were good; there’s one story about a maid to a rich woman which honestly would have worked so much better as a standalone and was giving The Handmaiden vibes. Sadly the good stories were outweighed by some of the content they were placed between.
The sexual assault is graphic and feels like a common reoccurring theme in half of the short stories in here. It also feels like it was written for straight men and the school setting for one of these was… again, no.
Rep// sapphics mcs in every story.
TW’s// graphic sexual assault / rape multiple stories, blackmailing and sexual assault, graphic non consensual sex between school aged characters (I’m assuming older teens? Which again, nope.)...more
I enjoyed this sapphic fantasy but not as much as I expected. I think this needed a lot more pages for the story to come through and for the characterI enjoyed this sapphic fantasy but not as much as I expected. I think this needed a lot more pages for the story to come through and for the characters’ choices and emotions to be explored.
Saying that if you’re looking for some short reads for your TBR I would still recommend it, it was enjoyable enough I just wouldn’t reach for it over a lot of other novellas.
Rep// sapphic MC. Relationships featured are sapphic.
TWs listed below, please skip if you don’t want spoilers.
I had such high hopes for this but the plot twist at the end was NOT IT. Uncomfy af.
This was a graphic novel I have been looking forward to reading fI had such high hopes for this but the plot twist at the end was NOT IT. Uncomfy af.
This was a graphic novel I have been looking forward to reading for years and honestly it was a struggle from the get go.
If you’re reading the ebook the text is an odd font that’s hard to make out on a kindle/larger tablet. The speech didn’t make sense at times, which I believe was the grammar choice they were going for with certain characters but it only made this comic all the more confusing.
By the end I worked out the plot, and I really wish I hadn’t because NAH. I had to fight the urge to gag.
It’s a hell no from me. Jumping out the nearest window tbh. Also the lesbian MC felt so predatory which is not the rep I want ty and goodbye.
Rep// Lesbian MC, Sapphic SC’s and WLW / Sapphic age gap relationship.
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want spoilers.
TW// racism/harm against alien race, asylum settings, burning alive / torture and harm to alien race, shooting, death, execution of prisoners, bodies, incest themes (not blood related but technically family,) age gap relationship (without the younger romance interest knowing,) death of parent. ...more
I feel like I should have expected this given it was 50 pages long but the pacing was horrendous.
Whilst the w2.8 ⭐️ This was a very meh sapphic read.
I feel like I should have expected this given it was 50 pages long but the pacing was horrendous.
Whilst the writing style was decent enough, the relationship felt so sudden and forced and there wasn’t much happening. Just a lot of the alien character travelling and the other mc waiting around for her.
If you can get it free on Kindle Unlimited it’s still worth a read especially as sapphics have so little rep in the alien romance genre, but having bought it I’m not sure why I bothered.
4.5⭐️ This book is my Roman Empire. It was written for the lovers of all things gothic, the creampuffs who are now adults, and people obsessed with va4.5⭐️ This book is my Roman Empire. It was written for the lovers of all things gothic, the creampuffs who are now adults, and people obsessed with vampires.
I’ve read so many Carmilla retellings & watched many more that at this point it takes something I adored to stand out. This adaption was both so incredibly different whilst remaining true to the feel of the original book.
Without giving spoilers it’s gritty and spicy, dark and eerie whilst being so incredibly romantic in a slowburn rivals to lovers kind of way.
Rep// Plus sized Lesbian MC, Sapphic MC, Lesbian SC, Queer SCs. Relationship featured is WLW, though there is one group sex scene involving two women and a man.
Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy for review!
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
Tw// gore, blood drinking, sex, group sex, public sex, kink (including binds and edging), alcohol and drug use, smoking, inappropriate relationship between student & professor (no sex etc.) ...more
This was so cosy and fluffy that I smiled the whole way.
I will say stick with it, the wr3.8 ⭐️ Cute sapphic holiday romance with autistic & ADHD rep.
This was so cosy and fluffy that I smiled the whole way.
I will say stick with it, the writing in the first maybe 10-20 pages felt a bit obscure to me (felt quite character background info-dumpy) but I was so happy I stuck with it because the rest of the story was great.
This is a friends to lovers story that included a slightly later in life coming out and fake dating. It’s a sweet and fluffy read that’s relatively low angst.
Rep// autistic lesbian MC (20s), ADHD sapphic & demisexual MC (26)
Set in// Canada (I think?)
TW’s listed below.
TW// homophobia (past), abandonment from family for being gay (past), themes of religion. ...more
3.8 stars ⭐️ This was the rivals to lovers fluff I needed.
It’s definitely more light rivals than heavy enemy vibes, so if you’re going into this for p3.8 stars ⭐️ This was the rivals to lovers fluff I needed.
It’s definitely more light rivals than heavy enemy vibes, so if you’re going into this for pure hatred this isn’t the read for you. Personally I liked the lighter take as it made this a really cosy read.
It has multiple spice scenes for anyone wondering.
I will say I felt like it needed to be shorter, some of the scenes were a tad repetitive and could have been cut but the writing style I really enjoyed.
Rep// bisexual woman MC, lesbian woman MC with carpal tunnel.
Tws / CWs listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
Tw/ CW// mentions of an alcoholic parent, vehicle accident off page, hospital setting, sex on page (oral, fingering, consented spanking and toy use.) ...more
3.7 stars this was SO cute!! Give me all those sapphic teacher romance vibes.
The writing style was incredibly enjoyable and I found myself loving bot3.7 stars this was SO cute!! Give me all those sapphic teacher romance vibes.
The writing style was incredibly enjoyable and I found myself loving both characters. It was so warm and cosy and is a perfect winter romance. I’m glad I grabbed a paperback because I will re read this one.
Also the casual anxiety rep was well handled and great to see.
I debated giving this four stars but I just felt like it was a tad too rushed at times. Some scenes (especially spicy ones) felt very sudden and flew by, going from 0-100 in the span of a page or two.
Saying that, pacing was my only issue with this novel, otherwise I loved it.
Spice wise it had a few moderately spicy scenes but they are fairly brief.
Rep: Bisexual woman MC with anxiety, sapphic woman orc mc, non-binary (briefly featured) background sc.
TW’s listed below, please skip if you don’t want vague spoilers.
TW// anxiety, toxic family, on page sex (graphic), death of a parent (past.) ...more
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