Witch’s Favor Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Witch’s Favor by Victoria Szalay book cover

Is Witch’s Favor by Victoria Szalay worth reading? Our review of the sapphic dark fantasy prison-ship heist — the found family, the fade-to-black romance, and the cliffhanger.

The Girl from the Sea Review — Is It Worth Reading?

The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag book cover

Is The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag worth reading? Our review of the sapphic selkie graphic novel — the 1/5 heat, the rushed romance, and the bittersweet ending.

Homeward for a Spell Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Homeward for a Spell by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos book cover

Is Homeward for a Spell by Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos worth reading? Our review of the cozy sapphic quest fantasy — the 3/5 heat, the instant-lust problem, and book one.

Compass Rose Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Compass Rose by Anna Burke book cover

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A thrilling drowned-Earth pirate adventure with an award-winning world and a crew readers fall in love with, held back by a central romance that gets less page time than the ship it sails on. … Read more

Heart of the Pack Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Heart of the Pack by Jenny Frame book cover

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A steamy, earnest werewolf romance with an appealing pack world and a heroine finding her confidence, let down by clunky prose and sex scenes whose breeding talk and shifter anatomy many readers find unintentionally … Read more

Second Nature Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Second Nature by Jae book cover

This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon and Libro.fm. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: An immersive, carefully built shape-shifter thriller with one of the most thought-through hidden societies in sapphic paranormal fiction, held back by a romance that only fully arrives in the last … Read more

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Review — Is It Worth Reading?

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall book cover

This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon and Libro.fm. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A dark, beautifully written YA pirate fantasy with an anti-colonial heart and a starred Kirkus review, held back by a romance that falls into place too fast and a plot … Read more

A Pirate’s Life for Tea Review — Is It Worth Reading?

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne book cover

This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon and Libro.fm. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A cheerful, pun-heavy river adventure that doubles the sapphic couples and improves on book one in readers’ eyes, held back by low stakes, a baggy middle, and a main couple … Read more

Practical Rules for Cursed Witches Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham book cover

This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon and Libro.fm. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, adventurous YA curse-breaking quest with a lovable airship found family and a sweet rivals-to-lovers romance, held back by a younger register and twists that readers see coming. Best … Read more

Mortal Follies Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall book cover

This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon and Libro.fm. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A witty, inventive Regency fantasy with a scene-stealing fae narrator and two starred trade reviews, held back by that same narrator keeping readers at arm’s length from the romance and … Read more