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.
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.
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.
Book Review: "Welcome to Dead House” (Goosebumps #1) by R. L. Stine
If you are a fellow millennial - slash - 90's kid, then Goosebumps likely maintained a widespread presence in your childhood. Join me as I revisit the first book in the series.
Reading Mood Board: “Final Girls” by Riley Sager
Reading but make it *aesthetic*.
Book Review: "Final Girls" by Riley Sager
What's your favorite scary movie? If that question is coming from an anonymous phone call, immediately hang up and prepare for your death scene. However, since this is a harmless book blog, feel free to answer in the comments.
Goosebumps Reading Challenge
Let’s revisit the original Goosebumps series!