Recs if you like A Magical Girl Retires...
a (ongoing) sapphic masterlist! (600+ books!)
every struggled to find actual lesbian/sapphic books when at the library or bookstore? so did I!
bc of said struggle, I started to curate a personal list of books that either has lesbian MCs and/or featured a primary sapphic romance.
i haven't read all of these, but I do try my diligence in confirming that they meet the above perimeters, since many books claim to be sapphic when they're not. this is an ever updating list, only fiction for now!
the feminine imagination in east asian literature
a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.
High Femme Fiction
pink, sophisticated & sometimes fatale <3 (added some essential nonfic & poetry!)
Books like an espresso shot
Short, quick reads that still pack a punch and wake you from your numb slumber
Sapphic Fantasy (YA Included)
A collection of sapphic fantasy books that I have seen recommended across tiktok
Translated Korean Literature
๐ A thousand lives before dying ๐
Eclectic choices of stories to forget life sucks.
A Pink Sapphicโs Bookshelf
the coquette femme aesthetic is of the utmost importance
korean literature by women
discover korean literature through women's writtings.
Fantasy WLW
Collected lists of Fantasy themed WLW, both suggested by other Pagebound readers and myself! โบ๏ธ
Books with pretty illustrations ๐จ๐ญ
Because Milo winter isn't the first to do so! Books and novels with illustrations have always existed! And I love seeing art peppered in through out a novel to get the extra boost as a reader. So here are novels with pretty illustrations in case you want that extra pizzazz in your books.
books to read in one sitting
short books around 200 pages or less that you can easily read in one sitting! for those who just want a quick read or those trying to hit their reading goals ! i tried to include a variety of genres including lit fic, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller, etc.
translated korean lit.
a non-exhaustive list.
Yes, Iโm Judging the Cover
Books that I think have beautiful front covers. Open for recommendations!
Magical Bureaucracy
red tape but make it fantasy
alphabet soup group
Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.
If You're a Fan of Magical Girls
If you like magical girl media, you'll probably like these books. These books either give off magical girl vibes or are fully magical girl fiction.
Only including manga that ISN'T explicitly in the magical girl genre (since those are much easier to find)
Sapphic and BIPOC
Sapphic books with POC leads
women in translation โ ยฐโโ.เณเฟ*:๏ฝฅ
ladies love to write all around the world!
๐ธ Asian Drama Energy
Romances and stories with K-drama, C-drama, and J-drama vibes.
