The Afterward Review — Is It Worth Reading?
E.K. Johnston’s after-the-quest YA fantasy gives a knight and a thief a tender, happy-ending romance — but its split timeline loses many readers. Our evidence-led review.
Found Family
The Coldest Touch Review — Is It Worth Reading?
A YA sapphic vampire mystery with a clever death-vision hook and a warm side cast, held back by a romance many readers never feel. Our evidence-led review.
Books, Iced Coffee & a Side of Dragons Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Amanda Lovelace’s debut graphic novel pairs a shy bookshop owner with the trans woman next door in a town full of pet dragons. Raquel Travé’s art wins everyone over; the thin, episodic story divides readers. Our evidence-led review.
Earthbound Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Our evidence-led review of Earthbound, the final Faebound book by Saara El-Arifi: a satisfying, emotional finale for Yeeran and Furi, held back by stakes that resolve too easily.
Never Date a Celebrity Review — Is It Worth Reading?
A warm, low-angst sapphic Notting Hill set in an Irish village pub, with a found-family trio readers adore, let down by a third act that resolves its conflict too quickly.
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.
Accidentally Falling Review — Is It Worth Reading?
A cozy, very spicy single-mom-and-nanny romance on an upstate apple orchard at Halloween. The fall setting and the kid are the highlights; an abrupt ending that leaves the father subplot unresolved holds it back. 3.7/5.
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.
The Holiday Treatment Review — Is It Worth Reading?
A funny, open-door sapphic Christmas rom-com with a hot Hawaii fling and a meta holiday-movie premise, held back by a rushed second half and a contrived breakup.
Witch’s Favor Review — Is It Worth Reading?
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.