Tag: Lou's Review
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Lou’s Review: Bad Beat, by L.M. Bennett
“…the gradual shift from aggression to tenderness is absolutely mesmerising. Bennett created a beautiful relationship arc.”
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Lou’s Review: Neon Roses, by Rachel Dawson
“Rachel Dawson’s debut shines with sincerity from start to finish. Whether she’s writing about lesbian or Welsh working-class community, or what it means to be caught between the cultural norms of both, every word rings true.”
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Lou’s Review: A Million to One, by Adiba Jaigirdar
“A Million to One contains a delicious sapphic romance, the sweet slow-burn fitting for both historical period and YA. Josefa and Emilie’s relationship has a deep-rooted tenderness.”
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Lou’s Review: Checked Out, by Karin Kallmaker
Libraries are very special to me. As a child raised by a single mother who didn’t have much in the way of disposable income when I was young, they have been crucial to my development as a reader, writer, and all-round human being. And so I love reading books which reflect the vital role libraries…
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My Top 10 Sapphic Romances Read in 2023
I hope that you’ll read these extraordinary novels – and that you’ll find the same boundless joy in them that I did.
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Lou’s Review: Forget Me Not, by Alyson Derrick
“Stevie’s relationship with Nora is captivating. Though they’re young women, the intensity of their bond and the deep loyalty they show one another makes this romance entirely believable.”
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Lou’s Review: The Christmas Swap, by Talia Samuels
“Samuels doesn’t so much offer an escape from reality as a necessary reminder of all the beauty life can hold when we’re brave enough to look for it.”
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Lou’s Review: A Game of Deceit and Desire, by Ruby Roe
“Roe had me on the edge of my seat watching these two women overcome layers of suspicion, prejudice, and lies to realise the truth that has been staring them in the face since day one: they belong together.”