The Summer Love Strategy Review: Is It Worth Reading?
A warm, very queer YA friends-to-lovers summer romance, held back by flat writing.
Trans Representation
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.
Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A short, sweet and steamy Valentine’s novella: lonely romantic Iris Clarke, autistic, trans and ace-spec, gets a surprise visit from Jaya, a plus-size Cupid who picked her file, and asks to spend the day completing her dream-date list with Jaya herself. Readers love the representation, the careful communication and the spice; critics found the … Read more
Roller Girl Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Verdict: A warm, big-hearted roller derby romance with a trans heroine who gets to be the star of her own story and some of the best female friendships in the genre, held back by a romance and a secret-relationship conflict that most reviewers found too thin to carry the weight. Best for: Readers who want … Read more
The Final Strife Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A blood-caste epic fantasy with one of the most original worlds in recent sapphic SFF and a genuinely moving addiction arc, held back by a slow first half, a pushy love triangle and a romance that shares the stage rather than owning it. Best for: Readers who want big-canvas … Read more
Light From Uncommon Stars Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A genre-blending story of music, demons, aliens and donuts with one of the most loved trans heroines in modern SFF and a gentle sapphic romance at its centre, held back by point-of-view shifts that jump mid-scene and a science-fiction strand some readers never warm to. Best for: Readers who … Read more
Nevada Review — Is It Worth Reading?
Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: The founding novel of contemporary trans women’s fiction — funny, furious and more honest about the inside of a trans lesbian’s head than almost anything before it, undercut by a slack plot, a voice that grates on some readers and an ending built to frustrate. Best for: Readers who … Read more