Tag Archives: lesfic

Poppy Jenkins: lesbian romance with classic feel in picturesque Welsh village

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

One of the most demeaning effects homophobia has had on me is to try to convince me, from a young age, that we in the LGBT umbrella were cut off from the sweeter, more innocent sides of the human experience. Poppy Jenkins … Continue reading →

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Graveyard Sparrow: sweet lesbian romance amidst terrors of Victorian horror setting

Posted on June 11, 2016 by

Graveyard Sparrow by Kayla Bashe is a dark, yet sweet and happily resolved, piece of lesbian paranormal with a Victorian Gothic setting. This is a world where magical powers are somewhat normal, if not common, but women with magical abilities … Continue reading →

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Roses on cleavage and lace-wearing kittens, these are a few of my favorite things

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

Out on Good Behavior is the story of how a life-embracing, blue-haired art student with roses tattooed on her cleavage and piercings you can’t see in class falls, hard, for her best friend’s cute blonde roommate, a sweet girl who doesn’t drink … Continue reading →

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The Mystic Marriage: 19th century lesbian scientists creating magic rocks

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

The Mystic Marriage is the story of a proud, emotionally closed-off, initially friendless and basically penniless young woman, Antuniet, struggling to redeem her family’s honor after her brother [insert spoilers for Daughter of Mystery.] There are three subplots in the book: … Continue reading →

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The Space Between: “Popular Girl/Uncool Girl” lesbian contemporary YA

Posted on March 26, 2016 by

Welcome to Ylva Publishing’s newest lesbian YA contemporary. The Space Between (Goodreads link) is basically your quintessential “high school is hell” YA novel, with a cruel Popular Crowd, the Uncool Girl who the Super Popular One finds themselves strangely drawn to … Continue reading →

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FOR SIZAKELE, all-female love triangle about Nigerian-American who bonds with new friend over shared Africanness

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

The prose in For Sizakele by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene is luscious yet easy to follow, and I read the entire book in one day because the characters captivated me so much. This is a book that glows with not only … Continue reading →

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“Daughter of Mystery”: 19th century German setting for lesbian love, religious magic

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

Jane Austen and Charlotte Brönte never wrote about 19th century German lesbians having adventures with swordfighting and religious magic, and we have been the poorer for it until Heather Rose Jones’s Daughter of Mystery came along. At its core it … Continue reading →

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