…. we just couldn’t settle on only 4 recs for this prompt, so have 8 instead! to avoid clogging up people’s dashes, we hid some of the blurbs beneath the cut.
The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
Cas Leung, a Reckoner-trainer-in-training, has been around sea monsters raised to defend ships from pirates all her life. But when her first solo mission goes awry and she falls into the hands of the pirate queen Santa Elena, she is suddenly training a Reckoner pup to defend the ship she was always taught to destroy. Or - sea monsters, morally grey lesbian pirates, enemies to lovers, there-was-only-one-bed, handcuffed-together central. (blurb by our brilliant @asteristudy)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
A historical coming of age story, set in the 1950s San Francisco, following a 17 year old heroine, growing up as Chinese American at the time of the Red Scare, through family bonds and conflict, her sapphic awakening and so much more. Also, this novel really highlights the importance of representation. (blurb by the lovely @kkul-bee)
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
A sweet and endearingly weird graphic novel following Snap, who just wants to rescue opossum babies but accidentally befriends the local witch. Things may or may not spiral from there. (blurb by our amozing @upside-down-uni)
People Notice the Rain by Cindy Paul
A beautiful, smoothly unravelling narrative meets truly atmospheric writing in this story of growth and trust, with the added sprinkle of the supernatural. Fresh and exciting, and most importantly, inclusive in a way that feels as effortless as breathing. Truly worth picking up, even if werewolf stories aren’t your cup of tea - this just might change your opinion (it did mine)(I still cannot believe it). Each book in the trilogy introduces more different identities, ending with, quite literally, a single token straight in the (found) family. Oh, there’s also d&d and gorgeous weather motifs that just tie the tale together perfectly. (blurb by yours truly, @bulletnotestudies)
Updated list of lesbian films / TV series that are 100% safe: Kyss Mig / Kiss Me, I Can't Think Straight, High Art, Loving Annabelle, When Night is Falling, Tipping the Velvet, Imagine Me & You, Pariah, The Kids are Alright, Saving Face, Jenny's Wedding, Kissing Jessica Stein, Elena Undone, Lost and Delirious, If These Walls Could Talk 2, Aimee & Jaguar, The Two of Us, Duck Butter, Vita & Virginia, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Happiest Season, The World To Come, Ma Belle, My Beauty.
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