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A unique take on being queer and Muslim. Lamya offers an alternative interpretation of some of the Quran lines and talks about reconciling the South-Asian heritage with sexuality. It's a really enjoyable and sometimes funny read that gives an insight into internal struggles between wanting to live your true self and being a devout Muslim. What I love about it is that it truly makes you look at things from a different perspective and it is a happy story (for a change!).

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You don't like romcoms, right? Neither do I, no worries! But even so, you definitely need to give a chance to Delilah Green's series. Delilah is a lesbian New Yorkian photographer who constantly avoids any and everything that could possibly take her back to her hometown: Bright Falls. She also does her very best to avoid love or long attachments. Everything has to be casual or it can't be anything at all. But as a family event is taking place in Bright Falls, Delilah will be forced to be back and face all she left behind once. From a sapphic to sapphics! I enjoyed it like a little child. There are fantastic bits and jokes that only sapphics will be able to understand and laugh hard about.

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Would it be fair to say that it's a book about "hidden sapphics"? Maybe not, as there are sapphics all over the place and it tells a story about sapphic longing and desire! However, non-queer critics, Bookstagrammers, and TikTokers often overlook this detail, contributing to the invisibilization of sapphic narratives. If you were avoiding this one for its nature of bestseller and thinking about a plot built upon seven conventional marriages, I'm here to tell you, that's not what this story is about. And... it'll probably surprise you in a positive way! Quick read, engrossing and fun! Very good book for spring or summer evenings spinning around the (im)possibilities of sapphic love :) And btw... it'll get its featured film produced by Netflix!

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I read it and honestly, it stayed with me in that quiet way certain books do. It’s not a story that shouts, but one that lingers - and if you're a queer woman, especially, there's something in it that just clicks on a deeper level. Sumire’s love for Miu isn’t labeled or dramatized. It’s just there...confusing, intense, unreturned. That kind of unspoken queerness... it’s all over the pages. The longing, the emotional distance, the trying to understand yourself through someone else. It’s all so subtle, but it hurts in that beautifully familiar way. There’s no big declaration or rainbow-wrapped happy ending — but there’s something so powerful in how it holds space for love that doesn’t fit cleanly into boxes. For the feelings we’ve carried in silence. For the women we wanted and couldn’t reach. Sputnik Sweetheart isn't trying to be a "direct Sapphic" love story. But maybe that’s why it feels so real. It captures the ache of unspoken pure Sapphic feelings with such honesty. If you’ve ever been there, it’ll find you.

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Really touching reflections of the main character about her family, country, childhood, youth and her partners while she tries to travel with her mother's ashes across Russia. Despite the grief theme I found the reading quite amusing, mostly because of her memories about lesbian community in Russia in 90's and her sexuality reflections. 

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Detective story about sapphic detective Fatma in Cairo. I really liked the setting: 10s in XIX century in our alternative reality where magic creature such djinns exist on a regular basis and live among people as citizens. Plus, the story itself is intriguing.  And the sapphic line is sweet.

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As Greta transcribes the intimate conversations between a sex therapist and his clients, she becomes particularly captivated by one individual, Flavia, whom she affectionately nicknames "Big Swiss". Fascinated by the stories Big Swiss shares, Greta finds herself drawn into the life of this mysterious woman. The book will be adapted to an HBO series soon and will count on Jodie Comer -Villanelle in 'Killing Eve'- as a producer and playing the role of Flavia. I honestly tell you I couldn't put it down - I read it in just a few hours! 

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I don't even remember if the book came first or the movie of the same title, but in any way this is a classic love story where families clash, cultural expectations fly around, humorous situations happen and two brilliant women from different worlds fall in love and try to navigate the societal pressures. It's a cute feel-good story that we sometimes really need.

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A classic. Historical novel set in Victorian era about orphan Sue, who becomes embroiled in a conman’s plot to deceive Maud Lilly, a wealthy but naive heiress. It was probably the first book so directly referring to sapphic themes the I read consciously. I love Waters' writing and her attention to detail. She is also a historian specializing in Victorian times, which was a big passion of mine at the time.

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The Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams

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A widely unknown (it was unknown to me for sure) story of Eve Adams born as Chawa Złoczower - a Polish-Jewish anarchist activist and writer whose life was filled with unbelievable turns of events, who in very dangerous times was living openly and unapologetically and who got targeted by FBI for ridiculous reasons, sentenced to jail and deported back to Poland where she eventually died in Auschwitz. Because of a lack of evidence and testimonies, the book sometimes lacks in depth, but it is still a story of a remarkable woman who lived her own way against all the odds.

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One of my favourite books of all times. It weaves together the lives and stories of various women throughout history who have been inspired by or connected to the poet Sappho. Natalie Barney, Virginia Wolf, Romaine Brooks, Colette... are some of the main characters. The novel blurs the line between fiction and history, offering a unique way of exploring desire, identity and art.

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Heathen: The Complete Series (Graphic novel)

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Natasha Alterici (Writer, Artist, Colorist, Cover Artist), Ashley A. Woods (Artist),Morgan Martinez (Letterer), Rachel Deering (Letterer)

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Big guilty pleasure and one of my favourite graphic novels of all times. Warriors. Vikings. Horses. Lesbians. Norse mythology. Incredibly beautiful illustrations. A story with a very strong feminist touch. What else would you need to love it?

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Are you a fan of sapphic period dramas? If a proper sapphic period drama is your thing, you cannot miss 'Devotion' by Hannah Kent. Beautifully written, the story transports you to the 19th century world of Hanne and Thea, as their Lutheran community flees to a new settlement in South Australia. Hanne experiences synaesthesia, the ability to hear the sounds of nature in a way nobody else in her surroundings can. Grown up in the language of religion, she understands god, love and landscape as a single song. I can only repeat that Kent’s prose is magnificent. It evoked me the joyful and mystic way of writing of the lesbian poet Mary Oliver. Delicious to read. It is definitely a sapphic love story, intense, ardent and powerful, and while every detail is framed through an exquisite writing, it is also able to drape the reader in lush historical detail. You just need to be ready for VERY unexpected surprises and plot twists :)

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Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion

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Eleanor Medhurst takes us on a trip through sapphic aesthetics since Ancient Times til our days. For her, "fashion is what those clothes become when they are situated within a culture" and under this premise she offers a fascinating exploration of the intersection between fashion and sapphic identities. Written in plain language and including personal stories and societal trends into her analysis, Medhurst sees clothing not only as a means of self-expression but also as a form of resistance against normativity. Does a lesbian aesthetic exist? Can sapphism be expressed through aesthetics? This is your book if you'd like to get an answer to these questions!

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Not sure if it's really honest to add this book here. But it was my personal lesbian awakening, so I guess it's fair. Actually, the main romantic line here is straight as a spear, but in the first book we are getting a memory of main character: when she was a high schooler she had pretty intense relationships with her best-best friend. And there is a scene where they having sex... And it was such a revelation for me, high schooler as well those times. Besides, I liked the plot here - it's hard to explain what exactly about it is but it's weird, feels like a dream - like every novel by Murakami, I guess.   

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WLW Omegaverse, guys, you've read the cover correctly :D Well........ Let's just say I feel guilty but I had my pleasure for sure!

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The coziest stuff I've read ever! That's the story about the orc woman called Viv who decided to stop being an adventurer and start her own cafe. A la D&D setting. And I've just known that's the trilogy actually :0 So I guess I'll read the others, cause I liked this one. The story has low stakes, it's just about the girl wanted to lay down her arms and have some kind of retirement but it feels real, and you truly wish her luck. The romantic line is more a platonic one but you still feel the tension between Viv and her coworker.

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That book is the first in Locked Tomb series, and it's often promoted as "necromancer lesbians in space" - which is totally true! I love the characters, the main one - Gideon - has that strong vibe of a masc_loser_sapphic girl I really like. Swords, necromantic magic and feudal but sci-fi setting. Haven't seen anything such this before. The book can be pretty serious and even sad but goofy and romantic at the same time. It could break your heart thou (in a really uncommon way but still), so be careful :D <3

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Did you love 'Carol'? If so, this one may be for you! If you are a fan of secret desires in elite boarding schools and are looking for a piece able to create an imaginary of sapphic desire, don't skip 'Mrs. S'. 'Mrs. S' features a teacher who falls for the headmaster’s wife. Set in an almost indefinable temporal setting, the novel is a tale of exploration of sapphic intimacy, longing and desire written from a sapphic perspective: “When she is not around, I invent her. When she is around, I invent her”. For me the highlight is that it is basically almost plotless, a beautifully written prose poem to sapphic desire, butch experience and longing in summer heatwaves with unforgettable characters.