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Hi, I'm Z. He/they. Nonbinary lesbian. I read mainly fantasy and horror with some more literary stuff here and there. I also read a lot of queer books (especially about toxic lesbians) ☆

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Ancestral Magic: A Modern Witch's Guide to Folk Traditions & Reconnection

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Fluids

May Leitz

A woman, desperate for companionship. Another woman desperate for acceptance. Love and obsession quickly spiral out of control in this psychedelic horror story by musician and horror personality May Leitz. Written in an often stream of consciousness style, FLUIDS tells the story of what despair truly looks like. The content within this book will shock you and it is not for the faint of heart or stomach.

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Stand Alone Book Series(?) Order

I'm wondering... does anyone ever read books out of order or as stand alones when they are technically in a series. For example Elsie Silver or Tessa Bailey books. I've heard that they can be read on their own but the worlds cross over ... but my perfectionism must treat them in a series order lol. It's hard when I pick up book 2 in a little library because then I feel like I need to buy book 1 before I can get started.

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Savage Blooms

S.T. Gibson

S. T. Gibson, the queen of erotic fantasy romance, returns with this ravishingly dark trilogy of gothic manors, faery magic, and forbidden desires set in the foreboding Highlands of Scotland. For as long as Adam can remember, the legends passed down from his world-traveling grandfather have called him to a crumbling manor in the Highlands. His closest friend Nicola longs for the same adventure, as well as for Adam himself. She’ll follow him just about anywhere – even to the remote wilds of Scotland – if it pushes the pair to surrender to their shared attraction. But when a storm strikes and strands them unexpectedly, Adam and Nicola find themselves at the mercy of the eccentric owner of the infamous house, Eileen, as well as her brooding groundskeeper, Finley. Trapped by the weather, and bound by ancient faery magic, Nicola and Adam get more than they bargained for as they become entangled in Eileen and Finley’s world of mind games, deceit and forbidden desire. As ancestral sins are unearthed, Adam and Nicola will have to reckon with the spell Eileen and Finley have cast over them – and whether or not they even want to be free.

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Thoughts Be Bloody

Auden Patrick

A struggling student, a resident golden boy, and the curse that will bring them this queer, trans retelling is Hamlet as you’ve never read it before Exploring classism, identity, and the true meaning of revolution, this dark academia novel is perfect for fans of R. F. Kuang’s Babel and S. T. Gibson’s An Education in Malice The summer before his sophomore year, Horatio Bithersea walks into the university library to find Carson Hamlett, resident golden boy and master magician, cradling his father’s dead body. Life at Elsinore, one of the most prestigious universities in the secretive magical world, simply goes on when the professor’s death is ruled an accident—despite the mysterious circumstances and the bloody scene. A year later, Horatio is keeping his head down, attempting to graduate without his out-of-control magic harming his classmates. That changes when the ghost of Hamlett’s father appears and places a curse on Horatio and avenge his death by destroying Elsinore and its heart, lest the ghost robs them of their minds, memories, and their very souls.Elsinore has given Horatio everything—knowledge of his magical ability, an escape from his abusive family, and freedom to pursue his life as a transgender man—and now he’s to be its doom. As the two uncover more of Elsinore’s secrets Horatio finds himself becoming more and more ensnared in Hamlett’s dark but charismatic web. The question is not if Horatio will manage to destroy Elsinore. The question is if Hamlett will destroy him first.

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Large physical TBR's

So I don't have a very large TBR, and not a lot of physical books in general. I own exactly 100 books, which makes calculating a percentage easy. I currently have 19 books on my TBR, 4 of which I've started. I always see book content creators have these huge TBR's of 200-400 books and it kind of makes me wonder "Is that normal?" Because I don't know anyone in my personal life who has so many unread books. And of course these people have a channel dedicated to books and often make money off of reading. So it might be a bit of an unrealistic comparison.

So I want to know: If you aren't a content creator and reading isn't a source of money in some other way for you either, how large is your TBR? Why is it not smaller or bigger? Do you think having such a large TBR (>200 books) is wasteful?

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Witches of the Wheel

Lindsay Merbaum

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Witches of the Wheel

Lindsay Merbaum

In her metaphysical mystery Witches of the Wheel, Lindsay Merbaum weaves a spellbinding tale of mythology, bartending, and queer belonging. Gold grows up knowing only a few things about herself: something lets her see ghosts and read her neighbors' secrets, and her mother seems to hate her. But when she strikes out on her own, she stumbles into a job at The Wheel, a literally-underground lesbian bar where a coven gathers every Thursday and each entrance requires a painful sacrifice. It feels like the first place she's belonged. But the bar, its patrons, and its history are more complicated, and more dangerous, than Gold ever realized. As she entangles herself in her new community, she learns more about herself than she wanted to know—and attracts an ancient goddess’s deadly attention. Praise for Witches of the Wheel “Oh, what a world Lindsay Merbaum has created. With her words, she’s woven a spell that blooms then burns bright, unveiling a realm of ancient and unending magic. I only wish the novel was as eternal as its characters. My advice to the novice—grab a cocktail, find a cozy, candle-lit alcove, and let the witches and goddesses take the Wheel.” —EV Knight, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Fourth Whore and Three Days in the Pink Tower “In this intoxicating blend of magical realism, where fairy tales and ancient myths bleed into modern queer life, Gold must navigate a world where bartending is a sacred calling, sacrifice opens doors, and the gods themselves walk among us with their own agendas. As she’s pulled deeper into Babylon’s hidden magical underworld, she discovers that being chosen by a goddess is not a gift but a transformation—one that will demand everything she has and reshape her into something altogether more powerful and more terrifying than human. For fans of Circe and The City We Became, Witches of the Wheel weaves mythology and desire into a darkly enchanting tale of a young woman discovering that her greatest power lies not in controlling her magic, but in surrendering to what she’s always been meant to become.” —Tracy Cross, author of Rootwork and A Gathering of Weapons

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Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

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Sapphic Lit Recs?? 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

What are some your favorite sapphic books? I’m not necessarily looking for romance, but it’s okay if the book contains some romance. I also prefer books set in older time periods, as opposed to something super contemporary.

***Thank you everyone for all the wonderful recommendations! If anyone is interested I created a shelf in my PB library with all the suggested books. 🫶🏻

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🪻Lavender Menace🪻

by magpie_reads

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Books where a sapphic character is being a menace. Maybe they're messy, monstrous or murdering someone.

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