Pride's official month may be halfway over, but the books don't stop there! You can read with pride any time of the year, no matter your preferred genre.
In this series of blog articles, I want to take you through some of my favorite sapphic books based on genre as well as I want to hear from you about your favorite books!
In this case, I'm talking about some of my favorite weird sapphic(ish) books I've ever read.
With any of these books--and anything you read--please check content warnings and use your best judgement. Your mental health is important; you are important.
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
This book has grown on me over the years... though it freaked me out when I originally read it. This multiple point of view (POV) switch around from different people on the ship, which are searching for mermaids. Not The Little Mermaid kind.
This book is sci-fi horror, and as much as I wanted to read it quickly, it gave me the chills. I had literal nightmares with this book. However, when I got the chance to read the prequel, I totally took it!
Queen of Teeth by Hailey Piper
Yet another sci-fi horror... I don't read a lot of this genre, but when I do, I like it weird. Capitalism and sapphic romance are just elements, but what can I say when a woman literally has teeth growing in her vagina? Things only get weirder from there.
This book had me in a chokehold. If I could go back and read it for the first time, I would. I listened to the audiobook and hated when I had to stop reading.
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Synder
I am not ashamed to say that I read this book in one sitting. I literally told everyone to stop talking to me when I was trying to read. I ignored all my responsibilities and life for this book.
This multi-POV book is sci-fi horror at its finest! If I could read it again for the first time, I would. That's all I can say about the book.
Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda (translated by Sarah Booker)
Here's a book I almost didn't finish. NOT because it isn't a good book, it just made me weirded out. But the point of this blog article is about weird sapphic books.
Maybe it's the school setting? Or the weird teacher-student relationship (not in a sexual way, kinda)? Or maybe it is just the overall book, the sense of foreboding that is so powerful that it just puts you on the edge of your seat.
Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis
This book could best be described as a hot mess, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
One Goodreads user wrote, "this book would kill a straight person," and another Goodreads user said, "Straight people are going to be downright confused by a lot of this book and queer people are probably going to fight about it. This is, truly, a victory and perhaps the most important accomplishment for a queer novel these days. The market really wants a more friendly, watered-down queerness instead of the mess it really is, so I am delighted this novel was published."
I can't do this book justice. I can only chalk it up to literary fiction.
Have you read any of these books? Share your thoughts! I know you probably have some.
What are your weird books? I'm always looking for more! My summer to-be-read (TBR) is filled with weird, sapphic, and just weird sapphic books. I'll share more as I read.
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