https://www.rpdunwater.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-08-12 https://www.rpdunwater.com/blog/5-sapphic-horror-books-i-loved-this-year monthly 0.5 2024-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ab5469d7b6ba6f764f0a59/cafc5819-0205-401c-8172-d78a8cad9792/our_wives_under_the_sea_sapphic_horror.jpg Blog - 5 Sapphic Horror Books I Loved This Year - Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield This book is so beautifully written. Its mystery unravels so slowly and then suddenly all at once…or not at all? And I love this about it! The first 65 pages had be enthralled. Then it got weird. However, I found a kind of beauty in its lack of detail. Because it didn’t feel like the horrors that befell Leah were most important anyway. It was Miri’s grief amidst her unwavering love that had hooked me. Despite her fear and grief and confusion and horror, Miri took care of her wife while also grieving the person Leah used to be. It left me feeling a little hollow—searching for answers and more details but unable to find them. Then I realized how well that fit the theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ab5469d7b6ba6f764f0a59/de4644ad-6df2-465b-9cec-dbf80b1cfafc/lone-women-victor-lavalle-queer-horror.jpg Blog - 5 Sapphic Horror Books I Loved This Year - Lone Women by Victor Lavalle This book doesn’t have a sapphic main, but does feature a side couple. Still worth the read. Part historical western (set on the plains of Montana) and part creature feature, this book centers on themes of grief, shame, anger, and hardship. The cast was diverse and the character work was incredibly interesting. But what I found most interesting (and most relatable) was the discussion of what it really means to be a “monster.” Is the monster the one born a little different from the rest, who was cast out and beaten down until they had enough and lashed out? Or is it the one that shunned and belittled them, fearing them enough to “do what’s necessary” to protect others from being influenced by their wickedness? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ab5469d7b6ba6f764f0a59/1ef62721-396b-40b0-84f0-73923bdd8bb3/extasia_claire_legrand_ya_sapphic_horror.jpg Blog - 5 Sapphic Horror Books I Loved This Year - Extasia by Claire Legrand Have you ever read a book where you start to wonder if it was actually written for you? That’s Extasia for me. It’s a religious cult survival story but with ghosts and witchcraft and feminist themes. I love it because I’ve lived it. It’s not hard to see where religion and misogyny intersect and become so one and the same that things could get to the extreme they do in this story. I LOVE Rage’s character arc from confused girl to rage embodied to powerful woman. It’s way better than other reviews give it credit for. The twist in this story shouldn’t have been so surprising (because I’d been comparing it to a very similar movie), but it still got me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ab5469d7b6ba6f764f0a59/3a117b2e-6e80-4b80-bc26-a93f00de2a2a/the_invocations_horror_thriller_sapphic.jpg Blog - 5 Sapphic Horror Books I Loved This Year - The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland Though it had characters that were more like caricatures and dialogue that was a little cringey at times, I. Could. Not. Put. This. Book. Down. It reminded me of a campy witchcraft horror from the 80s. It was a fast paced thriller with a cool take on witchcraft and demons, dark true crimes vibes, and enough body horror to have me gagging at times. What I didn’t like? These girls don’t sound 17. And one of the main characters keeps complaining about how annoyed she is by the people she’s working with…but doesn’t really show it. You’d think they were best friends. That being said, I still loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62ab5469d7b6ba6f764f0a59/4df4a5a9-157b-477e-88b5-7f35604a6a5f/wicked-and-the-willing-lianyu-tan-sapphic-horror.jpg Blog - 5 Sapphic Horror Books I Loved This Year - The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan Let me start this off by saying, READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. It was almost a little too much for me at points. But I stuck with it (played one, two, skip a few with pages for two scenes) and I’m so glad. This has to have one of my favorite vampire representations—all the classic vampire tropes (turn into mist, need to be invited in, holy water and sunlight burning like hell), but kept the main character a literal MONSTER. She has ZERO redeeming qualities and I absolutely LOVE it. Sapphic and very spicy, but also filled to the brim with gothic horror and a surprise choose-your-own-ending. 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