Sapphic September 2025
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tjs_whatnotI swear that it was just coincidence that I started off September reading a few lady-lovin’ diddies. But once I remembered Sapphic September, I leaned in, HARD.
Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bed and Breakup by ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sunhead by Alex Assan ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hourglass by BarbaraMazzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
So, what lady lovin’ story should I read next?
Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I really don't know about this book. I'm feeling like I'm supposed to love it a lot more than I did because it's Ace-centered, but… is it? IDK. I know that asexuality is a spectrum and everyone does it differently and I'll have to get used to even in books that touch on this bit of me, it won't always resonate with my branch of Ace. Or something. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
This was great! But of course it was, it's Alexis Hall. I've yet to read a bad Hall. Sure, I've read some that weren't necessarily my jam, but they're all masterfully written. This one was great because it dealt with relationships, but also, like a real mystery in the true Agatha Christie level of intrigue and amateur sleuthing as well. I can’t for sure tell you how well done that part was done, because I’m not a big mystery reader perse, but the relationship part was lovely.
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ahhhh! My first Taylor Jenkins Reid (still fills me with an odd level of glee that I share the exact initials with them 😍) and I loved it! It really did a good job of creating a cast of characters that I loved (and one that I loathed) and gave this amazing and very real relationship against the backdrop of the US space program. I felt I was walking through history. ❤️❤️
Bed and Breakup by ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Charming and delightful second chance rom-com of a book. It felt very much like a Hallmark movie, except instead of taking place in a Christmas Village of festive neighbors, it's a super queer Southern charm small town. ❤️❤️
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ALL THE TEARS! 😭😭😭
I mean, she did warn for it, but still. It starts out so tropetastic and fun-- two women who were best friends in the critical middle school ages, then had a falling out about *feelings* then are mortal enemies who only share a mentor that means everything to them. And completely opposites. See? Hi-jinx! Throw in a cross country trip the mentor forces them to take and all my favorite things in one book.
But then, we get that the reason for the cross country trip (and I don’t think any of this is spoilery because it’s all pretty much in the summary on the back of the book, but feel free to skip and just get it and read it for yourself) is because before mentioned mentor is dying, and some of the two girls opposites is one has anxiety and the other has ADHD--fun times.
But, JFC is it good. So heart achy, beautiful and also, really fuckin’ funny.
Sunhead by Alex Assan ⭐️⭐️⭐️
UGH. I wanted this to be so much better. I think I always feel that way when I find something that was going to be all fandomy and will speak to me on a fangirl level and it just… didn’t?
Hourglass by BarbaraMazzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I really like the world that was created, but I don’t know when and if it will continue, so I’ll hold judgment until I find out. But, it was a bit like that Justin Timberlake movie about time? And the mechanics of immortality… I think? IDK.
So, what lady lovin’ story should I read next?
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Date: 2025-10-19 01:27 pm (UTC)If you prefer contemporary, check out Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose.
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