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Smut discourse is something I stopped caring sbout years ago, and by reading enough of it, I think you get used to it, eventually. Internalized homophobia is a whole other beast, and I hope you have people around you or a therapist to talk to about it, perhaps? Maybe looking at wlw/sapphic book discord servers or subreddits that are romance-inclusive might help? I don't talk to most people I know IRL about the queer smut I read, but I do discuss it with queer online friends who read similar stuff, and that helped me feel less alone.
i like many genres. in fact, my favorite genre across all mediums is thriller. i am in a romance and smut phase right now. i am a lesbian and mainly read sapphic romance and smut. i am currently reading āThe Knight and the Mothā, which is my first romantasy. between my own internalized homophobia, and the constant romance/smut discourse, i feel so shameful of what i read and enjoy. sometimes i feel dirty with myself. do any romance readers feel this way? i never read or watched anything romance until i discovered i was a lesbian and realized i didnt hate romance i just wanted something between two women. it took me a long time to build up the courage to actually engage in sapphic media. now, with the romance/smut discourse, all the courage is coming down. š


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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3: Kill Denji
Tatsuki Fujimoto
A mysterious devil is demanding Denjiās heart! But will the devil hunters from Division 4 agree to this deal to save themselves? Or will Denji have to do what Denji does bestāturn into a chainsaw and carve up everything that gets in his way?!

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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3: Kill Denji
Tatsuki Fujimoto
A mysterious devil is demanding Denjiās heart! But will the devil hunters from Division 4 agree to this deal to save themselves? Or will Denji have to do what Denji does bestāturn into a chainsaw and carve up everything that gets in his way?!

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PVRIS has a lesbian lead singer and is one of my favorite pop rock/alt rock bands.


Iām looking for any sapphic singers/bands I might be missing from my library š My faves:
(And Iām probably missing others but Iām boarding a flight and hope to see some responses once I arrive!)
EDIT THANK YOU FOR THE RECS THERE ARE SO MANY I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø

We should illegalize (yes, that's a word) open endings. Not rating this because I'm far from the middle grade target audience.

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Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas
Sam Maggs
A swashbuckling adventure inspired by the historical exploits of real-life female pirates Ā Anne Bonny had it allāher own ship, a pirate crew, and a fearsome reputationābut a new enemy has her on the run and itāll take all of Anneās courage to stay afloat. The night before a major heist, Anne has an unsettling dream, and come morning, the robbery is thwarted by Woodes Roger, a zealot who has sworn to eliminate piracy. With no plan to escape, Anne must persuade her crew to seek the meaning of her dreamāor perish. Full of sass, solidarity, and swordplay, Tell No Tales is a graphic novel about belonging, belief, and how far weāre willing to go to protect the ones we love. Ā

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Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas
Sam Maggs
A swashbuckling adventure inspired by the historical exploits of real-life female pirates Ā Anne Bonny had it allāher own ship, a pirate crew, and a fearsome reputationābut a new enemy has her on the run and itāll take all of Anneās courage to stay afloat. The night before a major heist, Anne has an unsettling dream, and come morning, the robbery is thwarted by Woodes Roger, a zealot who has sworn to eliminate piracy. With no plan to escape, Anne must persuade her crew to seek the meaning of her dreamāor perish. Full of sass, solidarity, and swordplay, Tell No Tales is a graphic novel about belonging, belief, and how far weāre willing to go to protect the ones we love. Ā

This is probably one of the most well-developed romance graphic novels I've ever read. The romance feels realistic and well-paced, and the main couple is very cute. I would've loved to see them talk a bit more about why Momo made the assumptions about PG that she did, but other than that, I really enjoyed this.

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If Youāll Have Me
Eunnie
āIncredibly charming . . . Thereās joy, delight, and absolutely unrestrained romantic sweetness on every page. I love it to bits!ā āTRUNG LE NGUYEN, author of the Eisner Award nominee The Magic Fish Momo Gardner is the kind of friend whoās always ready to lend a helping hand. Sheās introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. Underneath all that cool mystery, sheās actually quick to smile, and when she falls for someone, she falls hard. An unexpected meet-cute brings the two together, kicking off the beginning of an awkward yet endearing courtshipābut with their drastically different personalities, Momoās overprotective friend, and PGās past coming back to haunt her, Momo and PGās romance is put to the test.

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If Youāll Have Me
Eunnie
āIncredibly charming . . . Thereās joy, delight, and absolutely unrestrained romantic sweetness on every page. I love it to bits!ā āTRUNG LE NGUYEN, author of the Eisner Award nominee The Magic Fish Momo Gardner is the kind of friend whoās always ready to lend a helping hand. Sheās introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. Underneath all that cool mystery, sheās actually quick to smile, and when she falls for someone, she falls hard. An unexpected meet-cute brings the two together, kicking off the beginning of an awkward yet endearing courtshipābut with their drastically different personalities, Momoās overprotective friend, and PGās past coming back to haunt her, Momo and PGās romance is put to the test.



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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw
Tatsuki Fujimoto
Denjiās a poor young man whoāll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. Heās a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when heās betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denjiās become a whole new manāChainsaw Man!

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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw
Tatsuki Fujimoto
Denjiās a poor young man whoāll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. Heās a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when heās betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denjiās become a whole new manāChainsaw Man!
Honestly the plot of this series keeps getting more convoluted in a way that's just not fun to me. I also really dislike the dynamic between Maomao and Jinshi and the way he treats her. I think, therefore, that probably means I'm DNF'ing this series.