Book Review: Cider Ella by S.T. Lynn

Format: ebookPublished: June 24th, 2016Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy – Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars This was a sweet take on Cinderella, featuring Ella, a trans woman who is forced to go by her deadname and serve her stepmother and sisters following her father’s death. I really liked Ella as a character, and I liked the way theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Cider Ella by S.T. Lynn”

Book Review: Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

Format: ebookPublished: October 1st, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Romance – Contemporary Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this one so much more than I did. Sapphic Christmas romances are few and far between (though it feels like it’s getting better year on year!) so I was really excited to read this, but unfortunately the mainContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake”

Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield

Format: ebookPublished: March 30th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars The Valkyrie is the story of Brynhild, Gudrun and Sigurd, a fantasy retelling from Norse mythology that reveals another side to the Valkyrie, princess, and hero. Going into this, I’m not overly familiar with Norse mythology and the sagas, so I can’t compare thisContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield”

Book Review: My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon

Format: ebook Release Date: June 8th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars Thank you to Aria for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This is one of those books that feel like it could have been a whole lot better if it was just that bit shorter.ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon”

Audiobook Review: She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus and Valentina OrtizPublisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UKAge: New AdultGenre: Contemporary – RomanceFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: April 14th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars A really sweet sapphic romance, She Gets the Girl follows Alex and Molly, two vastly different girls who try to help each other in their respective love lives, only toContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick”

Audiobook Review: Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe

Narrated by: Tess SharpePublisher: Little, Brown Young ReadersAge: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary – RomanceFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: January 24th, 2023Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, this was adorable. If you enjoy audiobooks, the narration for this was absolutely wonderful, and Sharpe does a great job with separating the voices of Penny and Tate. And as for Penny andContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe”

Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Full prompt: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to ReadContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book”

Book Review: That Could Be Enough – Alyssa Cola

Publisher: Seditious SistersFormat: MOBIRelease Date: June 26th, 2018Genre: Romance – Historical – LGBT+ (WLW) Rating: 5/5 Stars The cover for this book popped up on my Twitter timeline, and as soon as I saw it and the title I had to grab it. Sapphic Romance with Hamilton references? Yes please! I freaking loved this novella,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: That Could Be Enough – Alyssa Cola”

Book Review: Malice – Heather Walter

Publisher: Del Ray UKFormat: MOBIRelease Date: April 13th, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars This book deserves every single star, plus more. Heather Walter takes fairy tales and tweaks them, not so much they’re unrecognisable, but enough to separate them from the Disney versions we know and love. Malice is beautiful and dark and powerful, much likeContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Malice – Heather Walter”