In Love and War by Lisette Marshall Review

In Love and War by Lisette Marshall book cover

Verdict: A short, sharp, seriously spicy enemies-to-lovers novella — grumpy fae warrior meets chaotic sunshine demon on the battlefield, and the sparks are immediate. Best for: Fae Isles readers craving Naxi and Thysandra’s full story, and anyone who wants maximum tension and heat in a single sitting. Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ High Spice (Explicit, Open Door) Rating: … Read more

This Splintered Sea by Haley J Munroe Review

This Splintered Sea by Haley J Munroe book cover

Verdict: An action-packed sapphic pirate romantasy with deadly trials, stolen identities, and a gloriously messy love triangle — addictive from the first page. Best for: Readers who want high-stakes competition fantasy, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a cursed princess playing pirate against impossible odds. Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Medium Spice (Open Door, devotion-driven) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars … Read more

Malice by Heather Walter Review

Malice by Heather Walter book cover

Verdict: A lush, atmospheric sapphic Sleeping Beauty retelling told from the villain’s side — slow-burning, morally grey, and quietly devastating. Best for: Readers who love forbidden romance, fairy-tale retellings, and a heroine who chooses to become the monster the world already calls her. Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Medium Spice (Open Door, but restrained) Rating: 4 out of … Read more

Will It Hurt? (Lily X) Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Will It Hurt? by Lily X book cover

Updated on October 6, 2026 Verdict: A funny, grief-soaked witch-and-vampire story with a real sense of Edinburgh and leads you rarely see in sapphic vampire romance, held back by a love story that keeps stepping aside for the resurrection quest. Best for: Readers who want vampire romance with a plot engine and a South Asian … Read more

Consort of Fire Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha book cover

Updated on October 6, 2026 Verdict: A lush, very explicit F/F/M romantasy built on an established sapphic couple and a dragon god who is not what they were promised, held back by a thin plot that many readers say is mostly travel and sex. Best for: Readers who want romance-first, high-heat fantasy with a bisexual … Read more

Like in Love with You Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Like in Love with You by Emma R. Alban book cover

Updated on October 5, 2026 Verdict: A bright, banter-led sapphic Regency rom-com in Bath with real chemistry and more heat than the genre usually allows, held back by a sagging middle, a rivalry that thaws too early and an ending many readers found abrupt. Best for: Readers who want witty, low-angst historical romance with an … Read more

Anderson in Bloom Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan book cover

Updated on October 5, 2026 Verdict: A yearning-soaked second-chance romance between two former child stars, with a sharp eye for what early fame does to people, held back by a couple who spend most of the book avoiding the one conversation they need to have. Best for: Readers who want angst and longing more than … Read more

Playing for Keeps Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Playing for Keeps by Alexandria Bellefleur book cover

Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A glossy, steamy rival-publicists rom-com with sharp banter and a commanding older love interest, held back by a celebrity subplot that takes over the book, a premise that reads to many as real-person fan fiction about a famous pop star and her football-player boyfriend, and a third-act breakup some … Read more

In the Lonely Hours Review — Is It Worth Reading?

In the Lonely Hours by Elle Alexanda book cover

Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A tender, funny neighbours-to-lovers slow burn between an exhausted ER doctor and the older, guarded former concert pianist on the other side of her wall, with banter readers love and a happy ending, held back only by a middle that some find predictable. Best for: Readers who want a … Read more

The Book of Blood and Roses Review — Is It Worth Reading?

The Book of Blood and Roses by Annie Summerlee book cover

Updated on October 5, 2026 Verdict: A vampire-academy romantasy with a genuinely charged hunter-and-vampire pairing and a well-loved audiobook, let down by a rushed final act and plot turns that arrive a little too conveniently. Best for: Readers who want a sapphic vampire romance with real danger between the leads and a moody Highland campus, … Read more