The Girl from the Sea Review — Is It Worth Reading?
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.
Small-Town Lesbian Romance
Small-town sapphic romance: inns, bakeries, ranches, lake towns and the woman who came home for one summer. Each review rates the book, gives the heat level and ending, and sums up what readers say. For a curated shortlist, see small-town lesbian romance, reviewed.
Who We Could Be Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A cosy, low-angst friends-to-lovers story about two childhood best friends who practise dating each other after their engagements collapse, held back by a romance that only properly ignites in the final fifth and editing … Read more
Northeast of Eden Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A hot, fast, kinky Pride novella: Penelope Harkness, a plus-size drag king with ADHD, is adrift after losing her Domme of five years when she tumbles into bed with Christine, a newly out career … Read more
Birds of a Feather Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, funny slice-of-life romance: autistic librarian Adrienne Stecher, who spends weekends with her beloved grandfather, is waging war on the neighbourhood peacocks when she accidentally soaks Casey Knight, a neighbour who adores the … Read more
The Christmas Pic Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A funny, spicy, Hallmark-style sapphic holiday romance: icy tech CEO Ava Garcia-Greene sparks a controversy with her AI Christmas card generator, and after small-town photographer Jo Fisher calls her out on the radio, Ava’s … Read more
Music of the Soul Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A fun, heartfelt and sometimes cheesy rock-star romance: Mandy Harris, the music world’s bad girl, walks away from touring and returns to her hometown, where she meets Anabella, a deaf woman whose own life … Read more
Mending Defects Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, witty small-town slow burn: easy-going Glory Eiben, beloved in her ski town and living with a rare congenital heart defect, befriends her new neighbour Lena Coleridge, a high-school principal fleeing big-city burnout … Read more
What the Heart Sees Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A sweet, low-tension small-town romance: Sage Montgomery, blinded four years ago in the crash that killed her parents, is fighting to save her family’s Oregon horse ranch from unpaid taxes when Julie Aspen, a … Read more
The Secret Crush Book Club Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A cosy, low-angst small-town slow burn: Dani, a busy single mom feeling lonely now that her sister is moving out, joins the library book club run by Zoey, the new librarian with a secret. … Read more
Teaching Hope Review — Is It Worth Reading?
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A cosy, funny small-town romance: heartbroken American teacher Ava takes a job in an English village and ends up teaching six-year-olds — rescued by Hope, the single-mum school receptionist next door whose cat she … Read more