Books to read out loud to your queer wife

Old school fantasy, middle grade/YA, sometimes sapphic, low spice. Inspired by @sadgrrrl

Actively looking for recommendations!

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created by critlet

last updated June, 2026

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rrosalindd

I liked Beauty, Spindle’s End, and The Blue Sword, all of which are by Robin McKinley! No gay people unfortunately but classic fantasy/fairy tale retelling vibes

critletOP

Yeah, this is definitely the vibe

OhMyDio

What a great title 👩‍🍳😘

notlizlemon

I nominate Redwall and Animorphs lol

critletOP

I started reading us Redwall, but it got pretty dark pretty fast with what’s his name the Scourge. I’ll have to give it another try (maybe audiobooks). And I actually never read Animorphs!

notlizlemon

Oh they both get dark, Animorphs even quicker. But I was assuming these would be nostalgic picks for the reader/listener pair 😅

greenyuri

not necessarily a fairy tale retelling or fantasy, but city of ember has an interesting pace and concept that i think is a good out-loud read

critletOP

I’m pretty sure I read this in middle school! I’m adding it!

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