Recs if you like The Daughters of Izdihar...

in progress - taking suggestions

Basically, a huge list of every book I ever heard features sapphic / lesbian characters.

I have not read all of these, so I cannot be sure of the amount of the time on page of the sapphic characters or of the quality of the books.

Some of these I do not plan to read at all, since they are not my style. If you feel like a book doesn't belong here, let me know.

For my favs / read, check out my other lists & shelves.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Fantasy settings based on African geography, cultures, folklore, myths, legends, or histories — inspired by the Quest with Asian stories of this kind. Suggestions welcome!

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

Duologies. Duologies! A list full of duologies. This has a collection of titles I'm interested in and some recommended to me. To save you the trouble, I made sure to put both books in a duology in this list. Enjoy! 💐

Dragons, vampires, fae, and the gays.

Books where there is a strong female friendship in a Fantasy book.

Credit to @leong.john.silvers for the name

books with bisexual characters (even if they end up with the opposite sex THEY'RE STILL BI)

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

Books with sapphic* MCs who practice fantasy magic or real witchcraft***. Non-fiction books about witchcraft*** written by and/or about sapphic* folks.

*Nonbinary characters included. All women and femmes included.

**Includes practitioners of spiritual mysticism and healing arts who don’t identify as witches.

***Includes spiritual mysticism and healing that are not categorized as witchcraft.

woman mc + women main cast

Fantasy and sci-fi books where much of the plot is driven by politics

sapphics? gays? trans rep? poly relationships? yes

Books where the cover features only one person

🌈Happy pride month everyone! Here's a fun list featuring LGBTQ+ story's.🌈💛🩷🩵❤️💜💙

📣 Magic is obviously more than vibes, now come on folks! Magic...is... revolution! These books blend fantasy with anti-colonial rage, class struggle, empire critique, and hard-won resistance. Think spellcasting AND strategy meetings. No chosen ones (for the most part), just complicated power. For readers who want their magic systems dense and their politics louder than the dragons.

Fantasy, sci-fi, & fiction