The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics is a luscious historical f/f romance. I adored this book, which includes science, art, and feminism. It may be too slow for some people’s taste – this is a book in which people spend a lot of time either thinking about their feelings or talking about their feelings. It’s very much a drawing room romance as opposed to an adventure romance. However, if you have the patience for this … Continue reading The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite →
This guest review is from Aarya Marsden. Aarya Marsden is a pseudonym for an Indian-American college student and long-time romance reader. Her favorite authors include Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Lucy Parker, Kresley Cole, Alisha Rai, Lisa Kleypas, Alyssa Cole, Tessa Dare, Meredith Duran, Mina V. Esguerra, Kate Clayborn, and many more. You can follow @Aarya_Marsden on Twitter, where she gushes about romance novels and is a firm advocate for a happily-ever-after. … Back in November … Continue reading Guest Review: Proper English by K. J. Charles →
I know we’re not especially far into 2019 yet, but We Set the Dark on Fire is hands down my favorite book of the year so far. It’s a YA novel about two women who are placed in competing positions inside a toxic patriarchy, then say “fuck that noise,” fall in love with each other, and help foment rebellion. It’s completely gripping, the world-building is excellent, and as a dystopian future, it feels alarmingly possible. I … Continue reading We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia →
Knit One, Girl Two is a knitting lesbian romance novella with Jewish characters. I bet a bunch of you just one-clicked before reading any more of this review, right? It’s not a perfect book – in fact it suffers from a lack of almost any kind of conflict – but it was exactly what I needed. I’m traveling for work. According to the odometer I’ve driven just under six hundred miles in two days. I’m … Continue reading Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman →
We get this request pretty often, as good lesbian romances can be harder to find than good gay romances. So we’ve compiled some romance recommendations that feature heroines falling in love with each other! Redheadedgirl: First Position by Melissa Brayden Sarah: Have you read her books? Redheadedgirl: I’ve read that one. I liked it! Sarah: Please stand by. I reviewed The Butch and the Beautiful by Kris Ripper , which is part of zir Queers of La Vista series. … Continue reading The Rec League: Lesbian Romances →
I liked this story, but I went in expecting a completely different set of conflicts based on the cover copy. Jaq is a high school teacher and she’d like to find a long-term partner. She’s got a stable life in La Vista, the town where she lives: she goes to mass with her dad (one of the most interesting, poignant, and under-explored parts of the story) and sees him regularly, and she has a strong, loving … Continue reading The Butch and the Beautiful by Kris Ripper →
Alert! Red Alert! We have a f/f science fiction book with strong romantic elements featuring an Asian-Northern American heroine who trains genetically-engineered sea monsters to attack ships and who is forced to work for pirates! This is not a drill! Catnip ahoy! The Abyss Surrounds Us is a science fiction YA in which Earth’s political and geographical boundaries have been altered by flooding. Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Leung comes from a family who trains Reckoners, genetically engineered … Continue reading The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie →
I was reading Twitter on the treadmill Monday morning when I saw an announcement go by that this book had been released. F/F romance with a trans heroine and roller derby? It is a testament to some kind of total body skill that I managed to one-click buy without falling off or hitting the wall. Apparently, I have walking muscle memory and one-click buy muscle memory in equal amounts. I started reading while walking, and … Continue reading Roller Girl by Vanessa North →
Dissension isn’t what I expected, but it sure is good. This dystopian novel has a romance in it, but it’s not a romance novel, per se, and the ending is bittersweet at best. Those looking for a happy love story will be disappointed, but those interested in a character-driven, solid, bittersweet science fiction story will be more than satisfied. Dissension tells the story of Echo Hunter 367. Hunter is a clone, raised by The Church. … Continue reading Dissension by Stacey Berg →
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig is $2.99! This is urban fantasy about a woman, Miriam Black, who knows when everyone is going to die. She gets tangled up with a dude whose death foretells her own, and tries to stop it. It’s dark, gritty, violent urban fantasy, not terribly romantic but much praised by some readers. The rest of the series is currently on sale for $2.99 each!
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Nuts by Alice Clayton is $1.99! And I’m really hoping this isn’t a “blink and you miss it” sale, since I feel like her books are rarely discounted. I personally love Clayton’s writing and it’s a great blend of humor and romance. I’ve started reading this one actually and I love the heroine, though I’ll admit the circumstances that send her back to her hometown are a little silly.
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