Sapphic Book Blog
Explore my latest lesbian book reviews, scrapbook-inspired reading journals/moodboards, and queer reading recs.
Reading Moodboard: "The Lamb” by Lucy Rose
Is your favorite snack fried fingers? How about a tasty human-stewed pie? What about a patch of black mold for dessert? If you say yes to any of those, then get in weirdo--"The Lamb” by Lucy Rose may be right for you.
Sapphic Book Review: “The Lamb” by Lucy Rose
This lesbian folk horror novel will crawl under your skin and stay there long after the last page. Read my sapphic book review of "The Lamb” by Lucy Rose.
Reading Moodboard: "Crafting for Sinners” by Jenny Kiefer
If you like reliving the religious trauma from your youth in the Ozarks (that might just be me?), then take a peek at my reading moodboard for “Crafting for Sinners”.
Sapphic Book Review: “Crafting for Sinners” by Jenny Kiefer
Looking for some rural, religious horror to scratch your teenage-trauma itch? Then this may be the queer horror novel for you! Dive into my sapphic book review of “Crafting for Sinners” by Jenny Kiefer to find out if it’s worthy of your TBR.
Celebrate Pride Month With These Sapphic Banned Books
Reading queer books is an act of rebellion. Around 40% of all new book ban challenges include LGBTQ+ themes or people of color—an attempt at erasure. But we can combat this censorship by reading banned books! Here are five sapphic options to get you started.
Reading Moodboard: "The Starving Saints” by Caitlin Starling
If you love antihero lesbian protagonists, corrupt religious cannibals, and sapphic lusting, then take a peek at my reading moodboard for "The Starving Saints”.
Sapphic Book Review: “The Starving Saints” by Caitlin Starling
Looking for a “fever dream” lesbian horror novel set in a medieval fantasy world? Touch of religious-driven cannibalism? Dive into this sapphic book review of “The Starving Saints” to find out if Caitlin Starling's novel is right for your TBR.
Reading Moodboard: "Monster Blood” by R.L. Stine (Goosebumps Book 3)
🐈 Vengeance for the "crazy” cat ladies!
Book Review: "Monster Blood" (Goosebumps #3) by R.L. Stine
Every time I think I've overcome the nostalgic pull of childhood in the 1990s, I read another book in the Goosebumps series. Now, I find myself watching tubes of Gak on eBay, kicking myself for not saving a closet full when I was a kid after spotting the minimum $25-per-tub price tag in 2026. Stick around as I unravel the many layers of Book 3 and take a wide-eyed journey down memory lane.
Reading Moodboard: "Veal” by Mackenzie Nolan(ARC)
If you love a creature feature hunt with some toxic, sapphic yearning, then enjoy my aesthetic interpretation of "Veal” by Mackenzie Nolan.
Book Review: “Veal” by Mackenzie Nolan (ARC)
Craving sapphic yearning, a chosen queer family, and a battle against the monstrous patriarchy? Then dive into my sapphic book review of Mackenzie Nolan's debut novel, "Veal".
Reading Moodboard: This Vicious Hunger (ARC)
If your ideal dark academia aesthetic 📓 fell into a lezzy cottage core dream 🍄🟫.
Book Review: “This Vicious Hunger” by Francesca May (ARC)
If you have a hunger for sapphic longing, gothic horror, and cottage core wrapped up in a cozy dark academia blanket, then take a bite out of "This Vicious Hunger” by Francesca May.
Reading Mood Board: “Plain Bad Heroines”
It’s giving dark academia ✨zine✨.
Book Review: “Plain Bad Heroines” by Emily M. Danforth
A beautifully sapphic novel full of lesbians and bisexuals is a queer dream for gothic and horror fans that appreciate satire. Read my full sapphic horror book review.
Book Review: "Stay Out of the Basement” (Goosebumps #2) by R. L. Stine
The world is on fire, every week involves a new unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime event, and another recession is looming. To say the least, millennials are exhausted. And, as a result, we're desperately reaching for anything nostalgic. “Stay Out of the Basement” (Goosebumps #2) by R.L. Stine enters the chat.
Reading Mood Board: “Patricia Wants to Cuddle”
If I had a ✨zine✨ in the 90s.
Book Review: “Patricia Wants to Cuddle” by Samantha Allen
Are you a skeptic like Skully? Or an “I want to believe” Mulder? Either way, this horror-comedy novel is sure to give you a laugh while also satisfying your need for supernatural creatures and witchy lesbians that roam the woods at night.
My October 2023 TBR
After starting a new job, it’s probably not a surprise that all my September reading goals – and the accompanying book blog content – went out the window. Thankfully, I’m back on track and in the mood to dive into some spooky reads. Care to join me?
Reading Mood Board: “Welcome to Dead House” (Goosebumps 1)
Goosebumps book one but make it ✨ aesthetic ✨