#sapphic relationship and arson

[pduwd]

I saw you love red, white, and royal blue and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend. It also includes a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

Hii!!

Honestly I hadn't heard about it but it sound so interesting and cool omg??? It’s definetly going to be either my next read or to be added to my reading list...thank you so so much for the rec!! ♡

#asks #sapphic relationship and arson #you got me listening!! #book recommendations

[blackberrybonez]

I saw you like sapphic fiction and Taylor Swift and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend and has massive Taylor Swift vibes (especially anti hero, last great American dynasty, gold rush, illicit affairs, I Did Something Bad, and champagne problems). It also has a subplot about arson at the White House and ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters!

holy shit i havent heard of this till now but its going on the tbr because it totally sounds like my type of thing

might have to go check my local bookstore this weekend

#gays n arson and secret relationships??? sign me up #also just sapphic books <333

[thedndgoblinwholivesinyourwalls]

YOUR OCS. can you talk about them 😳👉👈 im intrigued by their crimes

*CLAPS MY HANDS TOGHETER* I’VE AWOKEN OK. SO. RIGHT INTO IT.

Quick rundown of the world they’re in- monsters exist!! And people have to live amongst them even though most of them are very dangerous! So anyways into the murder lesbians :]

Janette Biswar (she’s 47 and suffering/hj) or otherwise this lady:

(oh no the way the images layout lmao but the last one is done by @iersei!) She’s an unwilling cult leader with the church her mum used to run (which is a cult omg) being handed down to her basically! (she completed a rite of passage to be the leader in her teens which was murder she does not like that) And at the moment she’s trying to dismantle the cult to make it a normal cult but then Adele Beckett turns up-

This is Adele Beckett (46 and loving her life/hj)

(i don’t draw her enough and the art on the right is also done by iersei!) SHE’S A COP! (acab) She also fights the monsters in the world they’re in. Transphobic and aro-phobic btw. She gaslight gatekeep girlbosses on a regular basis. (She has a husband called Josh that she was highschool sweethearts with him- he’s transmasc so they were a sapphic couple in the early years)

Onto the actual plot- a cop and a priest walk into a bar basically. (i’m not even joking) so they both do that and they flirt things are said and done woahh (they kiss holy shit :0) They end up sleeping togheter but before that janette was like ‘heyy i’m aro-spec let me explain what that means and how i don’t do romantic relationships” and Adele is like “uh huh. definetly listening” she isn’t. she does not care at all. So basically they have a friends with benefits relationship but then Janette is like “WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE A HUSBAND” since adele is not polyamorous and did not tell Josh about it.

They split up, and don’t talk for a while until Adele’s son, Ryan, ends up being involved in a cult ritual that ends up with him getting his arm chopped off. Adele knows who did it (janette who did not agree to that ritual) and ended up getting revenge. In the form of arson. She was mostly commiting arson because she was just annoyed at Janette and a little bit for her son she isn’t a good mum. So Janette gets burnt alive and then ends up getting resurrected by weird blue spirits called Sprites that curse her with if she cuts her skin, little blue flowers and foliage burst from her skin trying to push their way out which is dangerous! So she has to stay out of town- in the woods- because everyone thinks she’s dead and she’s just planning her way to kill adele.

yeah. there is so much more lore i could go into but i will save that. for later. :D

Basically both of them have killed people and only one really regrets it (janette) okok anywayssss-

#ahdhdjjdd #that took longer than i thought lmao #ocs be upon ye #if you have any questions- pls do ask that is the only way i can talk about oc lore for some reason akshdkdd #ask #paging-possum #my ocs #oc tag #cryptid hunter blabs #yipeeee

[wynsvre]

I saw you love red, white, and royal blue and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend. It also includes a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

WHAT. WHAT. NO???? NO I HAVE NOT??? oh my god i'm sending away for this book IMMEDIATELY... THANK YOU for telling me about this!!!!!

#asks #GUYSSSSSSS WHAAAATTTT

[liv45no]

I saw you like Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Taylor Swift and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend ala shoeh and has massive Taylor Swift vibes (especially anti hero, last great American dynasty, gold rush, illicit affairs, I Did Something Bad, and champagne problems). It also has a subplot about arson at the White House and ft. An entirely queer main cast, really fleshed out characters, and a satisfying ending!

I haven’t heard of it but the way you’ve described it it seems like a book worth reading!

tbh anything that has Taylor Swift in it has my heart too and I LOVED TSHOEH so thank you so much for the recommendation!

(and SORRY I’m only seeing this now I didn’t know there was an inbox on tumblr 🫢)

#tshoeh #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo #burn the house down #taylor swift #anon answered #after a YEAR 😀

[shirmirart]

I saw you love red, white, and royal blue and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend. It also includes a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

OOOOooohhh I didn't know it but I'm definitely taking notes, I love me some wlw - mlm solidarity!! Thank you for the lovely rec!

#answered

[andtheywereroomies]

I saw you like Daisy Jones & the Six and sapphic stories and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an a fictional memoir/oral history (Ala Daisy Jones) abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend/narrative foil. It also has a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and a really satisfying ending!

I hadn't heard of Burn the House Down, so thank you for the rec!! :) It definitely sounds like something up my alley. Is Amazon the best place to get this or is there another place I'm missing? I didn't see it on Bookshop.

What else is everyone reading that we should add to the list? Don't be shy :)

My recent sapphic reads:

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Historical fiction set in 1950s San Francisco, mostly from the POV of a Chinese American girl discovering her sexuality. In short, if you loved the bar scenes from A League of Their Own series, you might like the vibes of this one. It also gets a little spicy. 🌶

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. Ok truth be told I only just started this one, but my lil bi heart loved Red, White, and Royal Blue so I had to check out the author's other books. So far, so good!

Exhalted by Anna Dorn. Astrology meets Fleabag, this is one hot mess of a read (in a fun way).

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Okay okay no one needs me to list this, everyone knows already, but READ IT AGAIN OKAY?? :) Who are we fan casting??

Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz - validate your teenage experience and read this. The short essays make it a breeze and it's extremely relatable.

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much by Jen Winston. Okay tbh the title was really off-putting to me because I was feeling self-conscious about being bi and in a long term monogamous relationship (so many cheating stereotypes), but ultimately I picked up the book and then couldn't put it down. It captures so much of how I felt coming of age in the closet and why I constantly feel invalidated. Love you forever Jen Winston <3

I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson. She talks a bit about discovering her sexuality and it's beautiful <3

(me, an anxious): is this something people are interested in? Should we make this a regular thing? And they were Roomies Recs?

#book rec asks #sapphic books #lgbtq books #sapphic romance #book recommendations #burn the house down #seven husbands of evelyn hugo #casey mcquiston #last night at the telegraph club

[youroldfriendmurkyaura]

I saw you like well-developed, researched, authentic sapphic historical fiction (such as A League Of Their Own) and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president in 1945 and her secret interracial sapphic relationship and her bearded marriage with her mlm best friend/biggest foil. It also has a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. an entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

Guess what! I had this sitting in my inbox for almost a year now, and didn't realize until recently that the message sender was also the you who likes my posts and posts things I like, and I would think of it from time to time but it wasn't available at the library or anything

Meanwhile, sometimes I would go to your tumblr and see your pinned post and every time I thought it sounded good and missed book clubs and wished you had people to share your joy with (it now occurs to me that maybe you do! I hope so) and recently ordered the book because you like it so much and it sounded good, and it has come

Tonight, just now, I looked at the inbox message again and was like, "hold on — is that the same author as that other book???" and went and checked and it is the very same book

because you are you

#books books books #that gay shit #tumblr #my dang self #cat things #Sméagol #Kenna Jenkins

[weirdcatperson1]

I saw you like sapphic stories and Hozier (especially the more political, historic symbolism/messages in his songs) and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend and has massive Hozier vibes (especially Nina Cried Power, Arsonist's Lullaby, The Wages, Better Love, Moment's Silence, and Nobody). It also has a subplot about arson at the White House, a pro-choice subplot with strong Swan Upon Leda energy, and ft. an entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters!

I have not! I’ll definitely check that out, thank you!

#hozier #andrew hozier byrne #kenna jenkins #ask #alternate history #sapphic #lgbtq #lgbtqia

[xhaoticprince]

I saw you love red, white, and royal blue and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend. It also includes a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

I had never heard of this book I'll definitely get it ! It sounds like a really good book and it's not often that I find sapphic books

(THANKS FOR THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE WAY)

#burn the house down #kenna jenkins #red white and royal blue #rwrb

[femaleheroes]

I saw you like sapphic stories and Taylor Swift and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend and has massive Taylor Swift vibes (especially anti hero, last great American dynasty, gold rush, illicit affairs, I Did Something Bad, and champagne problems). It also has a subplot about arson at the White House and ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters!

Sounds cool, thanks. Gonna put it on my to read list

#Asks

[we-made-it-this-far-kid]

I saw you like Daisy Jones and the Six and Taylor Swift and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's a fictional memoir/oral history abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend and has massive Taylor Swift vibes (especially anti hero, last great American dynasty, gold rush, illicit affairs, I Did Something Bad, my tears ricochet, and champagne problems). It also has a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and a satisfying ending!

Omg I’m so sorry to whoever sent this that I’m just responding now bc I just saw this even tho this was sent in March 😭😭😭 I need to check my inbox more so if you’ve sent me an ask and I haven’t responded I’m so sorry i probably didn’t see the notification immediately!!! But I haven’t but after your description I’m definitely going to add it my list of books to read!!!

#taylor swift #reading #gaylor #daisy jones and the six

[donnaemerson]

I saw you like Taylor Swift and well-developed, researched, authentic sapphic historical fiction (such as Portrait of a Lady On Fire) and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president in 1945 and her secret interracial sapphic relationship and her bearded marriage with her mlm best friend/biggest foil. It also has Taylor Swift vibes (especially illicit affairs, gold rush, I Did Something Bad, anti-hero, and last great American Dynasty), a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. an entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

OH OKAY!!! I have GOT to read this. Thanks so much buddy for this recommendation. I really appreciate it 🥰

#taylor swift #wlw #sapphic #book #book recommendations #portrait of a lady on fire #burn the house down #kenna jenkins

[loserdiaz]

I saw you love red, white, and royal blue and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend. It also includes a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

ohhh i did not know about this but now i know what im gonna read this week!!! THANK U OMG WAIT THIS GOT ME AO EXCITEEEED???????

it sounds so cool and interesting and just !!!! and i do love love love a sapphic story. truly, thank u for this rec!

#SCREAMING #THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT NOVEL FOR ME #reminder! #april gets mail 💌

[zirael189]

I saw that you love the seven Husbands of Evelyn hugo and I've just gotta ask: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's a fictional memoir abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend ala shoeh. It also ft. a subplot abt arson at the White House and an entirely queer main cast, really fleshed out characters, and a really satisfying ending!

No, I haven't heard of it. Thanks for the reccomendation, though! I'll add it to my TBB

#seven husbands of evelyn hugo

[bakerstreethound]

I saw you love red, white, and royal blue and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an alternate history novel abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend. It also includes a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and has a really satisfying ending!

Hi! Wow I've never heard of this book before but it sounds really interesting. I do love alternate timelines as they pose infinite 'what ifs' I might have to check it out! Have you watched the Red White, and Royal Blue movie, yet?

I just finished it and I thought they did a great job with it, but I wish they could've done a series because I need more of Alex and Henry together. Their chemistry was amazing-and one of the reasons I was hooked when I first read the book. Plus, the banter is top tier and I liked how it translated to the screen.

#khruschevshoe #red white and royal blue #rwrb film #alex claremont diaz #prince henry fox mountchristen windsor #mail 💌 #answered #my alleyway