A roundup of all the sapphic books I read in 2020.
2020 Sapphic Book Roundup
Author: sapphicbookshelf
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre | Robin Talley
THE LOVE CURSE OF MELODY MCINTYRE is funny, adorable, and sweet.
Books I Want to Read in December
Hi, friends!When I started The Sapphic Bookshelf this past May, I had all these grand visions of posting book reviews and blogs and book tags every week. It’s okay, you can laugh with/at me, too. My senior year of college and a whole thesis and, you know, a global pandemic, all really got in the [...]
Written in the Stars | Alexandria Bellefleur
WRITTEN IN THE STARS is a fun, high quality rom-com with the right balance of angst, smut, and humor—perfect for the holiday season.
Plain Bad Heroines | Emily M. Danforth
Emily M. Danforth’s adult debut PLAIN BAD HEROINES is an intricate, capital-G Gothic tome of sapphic love, tragedy, and so many yellow jacket wasps. Seriously, just an exorbitant amount of wasps.
It’s Been a While… a Note From the Blogger About the Posting Schedule & Upcoming Reviews
I didn't anticipate just how difficult the fall semester would be when I first decided to start this blog back in May. Now, just under a month into the school year, it has become abundantly clear that I don't have the means to post here regularly between class/work/reading/writing/life/etc. I have every intention to continue running [...]
Burn Our Bodies Down | Rory Power
BURN OUR BODIES DOWN is nothing short of a mindfuck. What an odd, serpentine novel full of inherited secrets, unexpected body horror, and multigenerational mother-daughter tensions. It’s one of those books where nothing is obviously wrong for a lot of it, but you know for a fact that something is about to strike. And then, when everything goes up in flames and you turn the final page, you’re left feeling confused and hollowed out. I felt like I had a hangover after reading this book, but like, in a good way.
Cinderella is Dead | Kalynn Bayron (ARC Review)
CINDERELLA IS DEAD is a fun, feminist, subversive fairy tale retelling with a protagonist of color and a happy sapphic ending.
Wilder Girls | Rory Power
WILDER GIRLS is for you if you’re into cool but disgusting body horror, mysterious pandemics, and bizarre books that are overall unsettling.
Anti-Racist Resources & Sapphic Books by Black Authors
This post is split into two parts. First up is a list of resources and actions you can take to support anti-racism efforts and uplift Black voices. After that is a list of sapphic books by Black authors and about Black characters.
