The Dos and Donuts of Love Review: Is It Worth Reading?
A pun-packed sapphic YA baking show novel with a proud fat, queer, Bangladeshi Irish heroine, held back by a romance that waits in the wings until late.
Second Chance Romance
Sapphic second-chance romance: exes, former best friends and first loves who find their way back. Each review rates the book, states the heat and ending, and sums up what readers say. See our sapphic second chance romance books.
Melt With You Review: Is It Worth Reading?
Jennifer Dugan’s YA ice cream truck road trip has a lovely premise and a Booklist star, but readers keep tripping over its miscommunication plot. Here’s what the evidence says.
Picture-Perfect Christmas Review: Is It Worth Reading?
Charlotte Greene’s Glenwood Springs Christmas romance has a lovely town and friend group, but readers keep tripping over Quinn’s jealousy and a rushed reconciliation.
Returning to Love Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A married-couple second-chance romance with some of the most honest depression writing in sapphic fiction, held back by a long, repetitive middle and a reconciliation that happens mostly off the page. Best for: Readers who want a realistic story about mental illness inside a marriage, and who can forgive a slow middle, a lot … Read more
The Witch Queen Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Heather Walter closes the Crimson Crown duology with a satisfying finale for Snow White’s wicked queen. Readers love the ending and Ayleth. The middle is a different story.
In What World Review — Is It Worth Reading?
A sapphic multiverse rom-com about two former theatre rivals chasing their missing mentor through alternate realities — a fresh, tender premise held back by a present-day romance that leans on its own backstory.
Bridget & Gabe Are Not Okay Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Lex Croucher’s Camelot sequel splits its romance between Bridget and Gwen (F/F) and Gabe and Arthur (M/M). It is careful about trauma, closed door, and slower and sadder than book one.
Love on the Main Stage Review — Is It Worth Reading?
A warm second-chance romance between a reluctant pop star and a closeted Norwegian princess at a Eurovision-style contest. The cast and care for heavy themes shine; the love story feels compressed.
The Marriage Rebound Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Meka James’s Atlanta Cannons #2 is a rare married-couple sapphic sports romance with real heat — and a fight that repeats for most of the book. Here’s what 141 Goodreads ratings and the reviews behind them actually say.
Don’t Call Me Hero Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A tense, steamy small-town romance between a veteran with PTSD and an icy prosecutor from her past, with a heroine readers root for and chemistry that crackles, undercut by a betrayal that a vocal minority feel is forgiven far too easily. Best for: Readers who love ice queens, damaged military heroines and explicit heat, … Read more