Only One Bed (Sapphic Reading Challenge #6)
This week’s Sapphic Reading Challenge category features a trope that seems to be quite popular in women-loving women romance. I call it the “only one bed” trope. It includes two characters who are not (yet) a couple having to share the only available bed.
Usually, that leads to hilarious situations: one character clinging to the edge of the bed so she won’t give away her attraction, or they wake up in the middle of the night, cuddled up to each other. And sometimes, a whole lot more than cuddling happens.
Books with a “Return to Hometown” Theme (Sapphic Reading Challenge #3)
The third category of the Sapphic Reading Challenge is a theme that I see a lot, especially in WLW & lesbian romance: books in which the protagonist returns to her hometown after years away.
Maybe it’s the fact that many queer people have to leave their hometown to be able to be their authentic selves and then have to face their past sooner or later—families that might not have reacted too well to their coming out or a first crush they left behind.
Sapphic Reading Challenge 2021
Happy New Year and welcome to the Sapphic Reading Challenge 2021!
The Sapphic Reading Challenge is a fun, year-long event for readers of women-loving women fiction. It runs from January 1 to December 31, 2021. You can join any time you want. You can earn badges and win ebooks and signed paperbacks at the end of the year. The real prize, however, is discovering new favorite books and authors all year long!
WLW & Lesbian Opposites-Attract Romance Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #36)
This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian opposites-attract romance novels—a romance in which the two main characters have very different personalities. So, here’s the WLW & lesbian opposites-attract romance puzzle: You can either download the crossword grid by right-clicking on the picture below or download the PDF with the crossword grid […]
WLW & Lesbian Rich Girl/Poor Girl Romance Novels (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #34)
This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian rich girl/poor girl romance novels—a romance in which one of the two main characters is wealthy, while the other has significantly less money.
WLW & Lesbian Books Featuring First Responders (F/F Fiction Crossword Challenge #32)
This week’s F/F Fiction Crossword Puzzle features WLW & lesbian books with first responders. These characters arrive first on the scene of an emergency. Some are paramedics or EMTs; some are police officers or firefighters, and there’s also a lifeguard.