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augustraine · 6 months

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Does anyone have good wlw book recs?? Specifically with one of them at least being masc? I'm so sick of going on tiktok looking for books where it's just two fem white women. 😭 I want more then the same 5 books yk??

#lesbians #lesbian #wlw #books #like i already have #one last stop #the priory of the orange tree #Cinderella is dead #the henna wars #last night at the telegraph club #jasmin throne #I JUST WANT TO READ ABOUT MASC WOMEN PLEASE.#and also sex #queer stuff #queer #sapphic #two women yk

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booksandothersecrets · 2 years

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wlw weapon-loving women

#wlw #sapphic #cinderella is dead #the priory of the orange tree #ead x sabran #samantha shannon #gideon the ninth #jude duarte #in the ravenous dark #criers war #girls of paper and fire #a dark and hollow star

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kazbrekkerskane · 1 year

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for the record: feel free to vote even if you are not a lesbian

obligatory I know it's 'wlw' or whatever but I'm calling it lesbian. shut up

if you haven't read any of these I strongly encourage you to do so!!!

rb and share for a larger sample size pls :)

#gideon the ninth #the locked tomb #the 7 husbands of evelyn hugo #criers war #wilder girls #honey girl #one last stop #cinderella is dead #the henna wars #the lumberjanes #last night at the telegraph club #lesbians #sapphic #wlw #gay women #radblr #radical feminists do interact #radical feminist safe #lesbian radfem

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mysticallilac · 9 months

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remember when i said that i should make a discord server for wlw fantasy books? well, a lot of people were interested in the concept so i did it!

the server includes the priory of the orange tree, the masquerade, the burning kingdoms, among all others (which i've tagged this post with!) here's the link if you're interested in joining:

co owned by me and @ephemeralzenith 🫶

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lesbicosmos · 7 months

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it's international lesbian day and since im ill and just sitting here reading, have some of my fav lesbian book recommendations!!

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A Short History of Queer Women by Kirsty Loehr

Starting with a non-fiction one, this tells the stories of many lesbians and other sapphics from history and is really interesting and, at points, hilarious

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

This is my current favourite book, I read it recently for a book club and just fell in love. It tells the story of Leah, a marine scientist who went on a deep sea mission that went horribly wrong and is now acting very strangely, and her wife Miri. It is a dual pov, with Miri's chapters following her trying to figure out what is happening to Leah post-mission return, and Leah's chapters following the events that happened on the mission itself. The strange supernatural body horror is part terrifying part intriguing and the love story is so tender and devoted, and the writing style is absolutely GORGEOUS.

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

In the similar realm of lesbian supernatural fiction, this is probably one of my all time favourite books. The first half is a sweet first-love romance between teenagers Ash and Poppy in Brighton, but when Ash dies on New Year's Eve and becomes a grim reaper, she can't forget what she and Poppy had, even if it means giving them only a few more days together.

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

A lesbian retelling of Cinderella, this book follows Sophia, who grew up hearing the fairytale and is now about to be sent to the royal ball for choosing, where her life may be forfeit if she isn't chosen by a man. Sophia doesn't want to be chosen at all, and she fears the girl she loves will be chosen and they will have to part.

She Gets The Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick

I read this book while I was on holiday and loved it. It's a YA romcom which follows two perspectives:, Alex, a headstrong flirty lesbian who knows how to get girls but struggles to keep them, and Molly, who is very awkward and doesn't know how to go about talking to Cora, the girl she's completely in love with. When their paths cross at college, Alex begins helping Molly talk to Cora in an attempt to prove to her ex that she can be serious about romance, but as their plans progress, their feelings may have changed and they could be instead falling for each other.

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

This is the book I'm currently reading but I'm putting it on here anyway because I love it already. Set in Chinatown in 1954, with Red-Scare paranoia and deportation looming over her father, seventeen year old Lily Hu risks everything once she meets Kathleen Miller and the two fall in love at a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club

#i love all these books SO MUCH #international lesbian day #book recs #queer books #lesbian books #a short history of queer women #our wives under the sea #cinderella is dead #she gets the girl #last night at the telegraph club #lesbian

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nazliwrites · 8 months

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“Everytime I pick up an educational book to study, I somehow end up having another fantasy novel in my hand. And then I have to finish reading it so I don’t disrespect it.”

Just me? Anyone else? No? Okay.

#fantasy books #currently reading #bookish #bookworm #booktok #booklover #book #books & libraries #fourth wing #acotar #rwrb #serpent #serpent and dove #the cruel prince #cinderella is dead

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haveyoureadthisbook-poll · 8 days

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#cinderella is dead #kalynn bayron #young adult #fantasy #this is book 500 woo 🥳#book poll #have you read this book poll #polls

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lgbtqiacharacterotd · 2 months

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Today’s LGBTQIA+ Character of the day is Sophia Grimmins from Cinderella is Dead, who is a lesbian!

#sophia grimmins #cinderella is dead #lesbian #sapphic #canon #canon lesbian #canon sapphic #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia

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slaughter-books · 6 months

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Day 23: JOMPBPC: Trickster

The fairy godmother tricks Cinderella! 🪄

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #trickster #cinderella is dead #kalynn bayron #beautiful book #beautiful cover #amazing author #lgbt+#bookish #i love books

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thearoaceplantmom · 1 year

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3 books that you would recommend everyone to read

I cannot possibly choose ONLY three, but here's my list of book recs:

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Carrie Soto is back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

those are some of my favourite books ever, tell me which ones you've read<33

#alice oseman #radio silence #rwrb #casey mcquiston #cemetery boys #aiden thomas #carrie soto is back #taylor jenkins reid #a good girls guide to murder #holly jackson #the song of achilles #madeline miller #cinderella is dead #kalynn bayron #lgbtqiia+#books #reading #i love them all so much

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beyondthedustjacket · 3 months

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BOOK AESTHETICS — BOOKS I’VE READ

Avalon High by Meg Cabot Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Dune by Frank Herbert Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Life of Pi by Yann Martel The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin The Selection by Kiera Cass Seraphina by Rachel Hartman To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

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sapphic-book-tournament · 6 months

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Here we are! The bracket for the Sapphic Fantasy Book Tournament! Polls will start going up Tomorrow!

Edit: I see the spelling errors now, they’ll be fixed next round.

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thereadingchallengechallenge · 1 year

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JOMP BPC - Feb 3 - Black Pride

Kalynn Bayron is probably my favourite Black author at the moment. hopefully I love her upcoming horror novel as much as I enjoyed her fantasy reads

#kalynn bayron #this poison heart #cinderella is dead #justonemorepage #jompbpc #booklr #bookblr #trcc original #portraits #lgbt books #wlw reads #authors of colour

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madsaart · 10 months

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“My painted face stares back at me like a stranger.”

Back on my book shit with Kalyn Bayron’s “Cinderella Is Dead”!! A captivating story with ever endearing characters, I finished it in two days and loved every bit!

As someone who grew up loving the Cinderella story that also turned out 💅 this book has now lodged itself somewhere special in my heart lol!

Sophia grew on me and I truly came to love her in the end, soooo here is one of the scenes that I instantly knew I had to recreate from the book. (Accidentally added a faucet before realizing it def shouldn’t be there but it was entirely too late lmao)

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queer-book-character-tournament · 1 year

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#Layne Dawncreek #The Tarot Sequence #kd edwards #Nico de Varona #The Atlas Six #olivie blake #Constance #Cinderella is Dead #kalynn bayron #Ronan Lynch #the raven cycle #trc #the dreamer trilogy #maggie stiefvater #polls #lgbt books

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patheticbatman · 4 months

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Part One

I’m very proud of these dolls, and I’m also leaving them at my parents’ house, so I did a little photoshoot with some books as background so I can have nice pictures of them.

Each book is one that is based on their fairy tale, they exist in some form in that universe, or I genuinely think that character would read it. It cannot be their origin book.

Also, they ALL have to be books I have read. If the other books are more like companion books though, then I disregard that rule. They cannot share series either.

First up is Snow White with Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine. Funnily enough, I read this book before Ella Enchanted. I love it though! I always remember the singing and weird-reading-to-make-the-audience-laugh game :).

Second is Cinderella with Cinderella is Dead, by Kaylynn Bayron, and a little toy dog, because the Disney version has a dog. It’s a wonderfully revolutionary and queer take on a world that supposedly worships Cinderella, but actually uses her memory as an oppressive tool. Like an unwilling martyr.

Third is Alice with After Alice by Gregory Maguire (the dude who wrote Wicked). I have other Alice in Wonderland adaptions, but I haven’t enjoyed the others like this one. If you like ratfics, you may enjoy After Alice.

Fourth is Wendy with Peter and the Sword of Mercy, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. I debated on whether to do the first book of this series or not, but Wendy only appears in this book, so I leaned toward this one instead. Out of all my Peter Pan adaption books, I like my one about Hook as a boy in Eton best. But only Wendy’s dad appears in that, and I don’t think she would read it, so I went with this series instead. I wrote a book report about the story set in the desert Kingdom when I was like 9, I loved it a lot.

Fifth is Aurora with While Beauty Sleeps, by Elizabeth Blackwell. It’s an inventive take that I enjoyed quite a bit. Explores how expectations can be used in your favor, etc.

Sixth is Eilonwy, with The Princess, The Crone and the Dung-Cart Knight, by Gerald Morris. I know The Black Cauldron is based on a book series, but I’ve only read a snippet, and I don’t have a copy of any of the stories anyway. So she gets to have a late - Arthurian novel.

Seventh is Ariel (she has six sisters so this pleases me) with The Hothouse Princesses by S. A. Hemstock. The author wrote some of the best Steven Universe fanfic, so I bought her first published story when it came out. Idk how it isn’t a bigger hit - it’s about a princess who was raised by peasants, gets discovered, wants to go back, and instead gets shunted off to a misogynistic, colonialistic, colorist princess finishing school, where she finds out some serious conspiracy shit about fairy godmothers. Anyway, Ariel often felt oppressed by her dad and curious about the Human world, so I imagine it would catch her eye.

Eighth is Belle with Lindworm, by Jenny Prater. Coincidentally, this is another case of me reading a superb fanfic writer’s work (Batfam this time) and instantly snapping up their OG work. I have a book of short stories that had a more direct BATB parallel story, but I was trying to stick with Novels. In any case, this is the story of the maiden who married the Lindworm, and what the Royal family does once they have to reckon with the nations of the dead princesses.

Ninth is Jasmine with the School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainini. Her character really only appears in the prequel, but I wanted to acknowledge this really great series properly. I read the entire thing this summer, and I love its thematic approaches. In any case, I feel like this series’ approach to beauty, freedom and other dichotomies would pique her interest.

Tenth, we have Gabriella (Ariel’s mermaid BFF) and her Sign Language interpreter Olly. I have her human form. Anyway, I decided she might enjoy Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick. It has Deaf characters and lots to show about the Human World, which I supposed she might enjoy. I found it quite interesting as a kid, and like with all the other Selznick books I own, I used to color all the hair, clothes and eyes in, lol. Listen. I had a lot of time on my hand and consistent access to Sharpies XD.

I’ll link the other parts to here when I post them!

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

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