Mostly sapphic romance, YA, sci-fi, fantasy, but I'll try most genres of fiction (except horror). Would probably read more graphic novels, but most of them don't display too well on my e-reader.
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The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, …
32-year old Tar feels like a Non-Player Character in their own life. They’ve been utterly sidelined by their anxiety and …
Infamous: A Novel audiobook, by Lex Croucher... Named A Most Anticipated Romance of 2023 by …
I don't tend to like historical sapphic romance as much as contemporary, but this one is pretty amusing so far.
I don't tend to like historical sapphic romance as much as contemporary, but this one is pretty amusing so far.
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo …
Fun, quick read. Might even read again.
I appreciated that homophobia wasn't one of the major issues, even for a queer romance set in Florida. (Nothing wrong with writing about homophobia, but I think other books in the genre cover it plenty and variety is good!) Instead the book focused more on imposter syndrome, neurodivergence, biphobia, Margo's search for an identity in the queer community that fits her, and Abbie's struggle with her family's issues. Oh, and the classic sapphic "does she want to be friends or girlfriends" dilemma.
Looking at that list, it seems like this could be a really serious and intense book, but instead I was laughing every couple pages. Margo & Abbie are hilarious, Margo's family pets are absurd, and Manny & Robbie the extremely sincere feminist sports bros are "Too good for this world."
Fun, quick read. Might even read again.
I appreciated that homophobia wasn't one of the major issues, even for a queer romance set in Florida. (Nothing wrong with writing about homophobia, but I think other books in the genre cover it plenty and variety is good!) Instead the book focused more on imposter syndrome, neurodivergence, biphobia, Margo's search for an identity in the queer community that fits her, and Abbie's struggle with her family's issues. Oh, and the classic sapphic "does she want to be friends or girlfriends" dilemma.
Looking at that list, it seems like this could be a really serious and intense book, but instead I was laughing every couple pages. Margo & Abbie are hilarious, Margo's family pets are absurd, and Manny & Robbie the extremely sincere feminist sports bros are "Too good for this world."
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her …
In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all …
Content warning very minor spoiler; tangential to main plot
supportive parents + amusing parents = I like this scene quite a bit.
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo …
Content warning very minor spoiler; tangential to main plot
And I say, more clearly, more resolutely, to my parents, "I'm gay. I'm just... I don't know what else to say. I'm gay."
There is total silence in the room.
Then my mom says, "Oh, thank G-d."
I blink. "What?"
My dad sighs, like he's relieved. "Margo. Sweetheart. You have terrible taste in boys."
— Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum, Sara Waxelbaum
Since it isn't entirely clear from the text, that's "gay" as in "lesbian" as in not going to be dating boys any more.
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo …
We're going somewhere! But where! Am I dressed appropriately? I'm going for cottagecore, so: my hair is wavy, my makeup is natural, and my dress is floral and ephemeral and perfectly twirly.
I was built to frolic in a wheat field and post sponsored content about it on Instagram. But are we going to a lesbian wheat field? Am I going to have to meet new people? Make small talk? Who knows!
I am too autistic for this shit. AT LEAST TELL ME WHICH MASK I NEED TO PUT ON.
— Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum, Sara Waxelbaum
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo …
[...] his Communists Have No Class shirt [...]
— Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum, Sara Waxelbaum
The Internet says this is an actual shirt!
Not sure why, but I really enjoy characters who wear funny shirts.
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo …
"it's not exactly like this sundress and these strappy sandals scream gay."
I roll my eyes. "Who cares? They're you, and you're gay, so they're gay"
— Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum, Sara Waxelbaum
A little bit of sin is good for the soul.
Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has a …
A little bit of sin is good for the soul.
Gadriel, the fallen angel …
Loved this so much I read it twice, and then read it aloud to my partner, and then read it again.
That might partly be because it's got a genderfluid character, but it's also just so much fun!
Loved this so much I read it twice, and then read it aloud to my partner, and then read it again.
That might partly be because it's got a genderfluid character, but it's also just so much fun!
One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and …
This is the book that got me thinking about what decisions I was making out of fear - one week later, I started seriously re-evaluating my gender identity.
